President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said his government was keenly monitoring the outcome of the ongoing Brexit negotiations between Great Britain and the European Union because of its implications for Ghana’s trade policies. “It is important for us because our economic relations are heavily centered there. So the way in which it will be configured is going to be of ...

The new management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has commenced processes to audit the Trust. The move, according to the new management, aims at improving the operations of the Trust, to inform it of what new measures need to be implemented to make the Trust a viable entity within the sub-region. According to the Director General ...

Former President John Agyekum Kufour has warned of a forthcoming security crisis unless political leaders seriously address the worsening youth unemployment challenge. He cautioned that the current situation is dire and could result in the overthrow of constitutionally elected governments. Ex-President Kufuor made the statement when the leadership of the International Democratic Union (IDU) who are attending a conference in ...

Uber boss Travis Kalanick has resigned as chief executive after pressure from shareholders, according to media reports. Mr Kalanick will remain on the board of the firm, however, the New York Times said. His resignation comes after a review of practices at the firm and scandals including complaints of sexual harassment. Last week he said he was taking an indefinite ...

The Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister Kofi Dzamesi will be hauled before Parliament today, Wednesday June 21, 2017 to answer questions over a Christian pilgrimage to Israel. The move to send over a 100 persons to some Holy cities has been described by majority of the public as a misplaced priority on the part of government. The Christian Council of ...

Rapper Prodigy, one half of the influential hip hop duo Mobb Deep has died, according to a co-author on one of his books, Kathy Iandoli. He was 42. A cause of death has not been released, but the rapper had been hospitalized for complications caused by sickle cell anemia prior to his death, Iandoli told CNN. Prodigy had been in ...

DAYBREAK has picked disturbing reports of ongoing scheming along the corridors of power over the future of Ghana’s attempt to operate a completely paperless ports system by September this year. Our sources at the Ministry of Finance say there are plans for the project to be given to an entirely new company to operate although there are two companies already ...

New research finds that two chemical compounds commonly found in household cleaning and personal hygiene products cause birth defects in rodents. Researchers from the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech – both in Blacksburg, VA – set out to examine the effect of a common type of chemicals in ...

Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has announced that Monday, June 26, 2017, should be observed as a statutory public holiday. The day marks the Eid Ul-Fitr, which is an important religious day celebrated by Muslims worldwide to mark the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. A statement from the Minister says the public holiday must be observed throughout ...

A global survey of experts in machine learning suggests it will be 120 years before all human jobs are automated. In 45 years’ time, though, half of jobs currently filled by humans will have been taken over by an artificial intelligence system, results indicate. The report, When will AI exceed human performance?, says AI will reshape transport, health, science and ...