U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday that places 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent tariffs on goods from China starting Tuesday, the White House said.
Panama Canal was built by the US in the early 20th century and handed over to Panama in 1999. After returning to office, Donald Trump threatened to take the Canal back from Panama, claiming China’s control over it. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday, February 2, warned Panama’s President that Washington will “take measures necessary” if Panama does not immediately take steps to end China’s influence and control over the Panama Canal.
Tullow has announced that it will resume drilling in Ghana’s oilfields in May 2025. This follows successful resolution to Ghana’s tax arbitration
“We need urgent relocation of the homeless. Ghana Gas promised to construct a hundred two-bedroom apartments for the victims by December 2024. Out of that, the company started work on only 10 and even that remain uncompleted. We need these apartments completed.”
The committee, chaired by Professor George K. T. Oduro, a former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, has been given two weeks to submit a comprehensive plan for the forum.
The suspended MPs include the two chief Whips for both the Minority and Majority caucuses, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor and Frank Annoh-Dompreh, as well as Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli and Jerry Ahmed Shaib.
Africa CDC teams are also currently deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and have been involved in implementing key interventions in partnership with the Government and other partners.
The tariffs would also invite retaliation. Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, has already vowed to counterpunch by pulling American alcohol off store shelves in the Canadian province – no idle threat; Canada is the world’s No. 2 market for America’s distilled spirits (behind the 27-nation European Union).
In economic data, U.S. jobless claims fell to 207,000, beating estimates, while economic growth slowed to 2.3% in Q4, down from 3.1% and below expectations of 2.6%. President Trump confirmed 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports starting February 1.
The town of Redon, surrounded by rivers and marshes, has been underwater since the arrival of Storm Ivo. Mayor Pascal Duchene remarked, “It’s highly likely the peak won’t be reached today, but it will be in the next few days,” indicating mounting concerns as the Vilaine river approaches historic flood levels last seen in 2001.
