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US President Donald Trump has authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, provoking outrage from the South American nation’s leader. The US has conducted at least five strikes on suspected drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean in recent weeks,…
US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he has authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela – a highly unusual admission of what is normally a highly sensitive and tightly guarded state secret. The authorisation – more typically…
Former Public Relations Officer of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, has defended the partnership of KGL Technology Limited with the National Lottery Authority (NLA). He stressed that the company has significantly contributed to the financial sustainability…
The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new $100,000 (£74,000) fee on H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers. The fee “will make it cost-prohibitive” for US employers to use the programme, said Neil Bradley,…
The Canadian government has threatened legal action against global car giant Stellantis over its plans to move production of the Jeep Compass to the US. Earlier this week, Stellantis revealed a $13bn (£9.68bn) investment in America and plans to shift…
Economist Professor Godfred Bokpin has said Ghana’s economic orientation is not structured to promote exports but to encourage imports. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on October 15, he warned that without fixing the country’s deep structural issues, policies like the…
A new global award scheme has been launched to recognise the world’s most promising early-stage entrepreneurs. The Investec Early-Stage Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (The Investec Easies), powered by OPUS, is the first awards scheme designed to spotlight founders at…
Economist Professor Godfred Bokpin has argued that China stands to gain more from the zero-tariff trade agreement with Ghana than Ghana itself. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on October 15, Prof. Bokpin said the deal must be understood primarily from…
President Donald Trump has said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil, as the US seeks to tighten financial thumbscrews on the Kremlin as part of efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump told…
A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown. It comes less than a week after the administration confirmed several agencies had begun laying off about 4,000 workers. US District…