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Prez. Mahama vows to keep inflation in single digits after sharp decline
Posted on with No CommentPresident John Mahama has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to sustaining inflation within single digits, following a marked drop in the rate to 3.2 per cent. The President said the achievement forms part of a broader strategy to stabilise the economy … Read more →
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Ritual killing in Sefwi Bekwai: Youth calls on IGP
Posted on | CommentSefwi Bekwai Youth Association, a pressure group in the Western North Region in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality today, July 28, are on the street chanting war songs in their black and red attire demonstrating over recent ritual killings in … Read more →
Takoradi: Pupils sustain injuries as tipper truck crashes into school bus
Posted on | CommentA tipper truck with registration number AS 7462 -17 on Wednesday afternoon, July 27, crashed into a school bus (school’s name withheld) at Anaji on the Nkroful-Apollo highway. Some school Children on board the bus who sustained minor injuries were … Read more →
SSNIT saves over GH¢312 million by deactivating 21,337 ‘ghost pensioners’
Posted on | CommentThe Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has been able to save GH¢312.27 million as a result of the deactivation of 21,337 “ghost pensioners” from its database. The savings follows the non-renewable of life certificates by some pensioners from … Read more →
Facebook owner Meta in first ever sales fall
Posted on | CommentThe owner of Facebook and Instagram was hit by a fall in advertising sales in the three months to July which caused the first year-on-year revenue decline in the firm’s history. Meta’s total revenue slipped 1% to $28.8bn (£23.7bn), but … Read more →
Gas prices jump as Russia cuts German supply
Posted on | CommentGas prices jumped after Russia further cut gas supplies to Germany and other central European countries after threatening to earlier this week. European gas prices rose almost 2%, trading close to the record high set after Russia invaded Ukraine. Critics … Read more →
Atta Mills’ family to take legal action against Koku Anyidoho’s Atta Mills Institute
Posted on | CommentThe family of the late President John Evans Atta Mills says it is considering legal action over the operation of the Atta Mills Institute, founded by Koku Anyidoho. The family says Mr. Anyidoho is using the name of the late … Read more →
State institutions owing ECG have paid – MD
Posted on | CommentThe Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Samuel Dubik Mahama has disclosed that all state institutions owing the company have settled their debts. Addressing the press at the back of an expired moratorium to consumers, the MD revealed … Read more →
Police and Presidency perceived as Ghana’s most corrupt institutions – Afrobarometer
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service and the Office of the President are perceived as the country’s most corrupt institutions. These were the outcomes of an Afrobarometer study undertaken by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana). The research found that the … Read more →
Sex before embarking on a long journey can kill you – Drivers warned
Posted on | CommentA road safety expert, Cecil Gabrah, has warned that drivers who indulge in sexual activities before embarking on long journeys risk losing concentration and can be involved in road accidents. He says having sex is like going on a 100-metre … Read more →
Prof. Mills stood for political unity — Tsatsu Tsikata
Posted on | CommentLate President John Evans Atta Mills was on a mission to sanitise the country’s politics through integrity and service to humanity, a legal practitioner, Tsatsu Tsikata, has stated. Delivering the J.E.A. Mills 10th anniversary commemorative lecture in Accra yesterday, Mr … Read more →
Dental hygienist reveals 7 biggest mistakes you make while brushing your teeth
Posted on | CommentBrushing our teeth twice a day is a task many of us have been doing for as long as we can remember. Most people know that skipping this daily routine could result in cavities, dirty teeth and oral health issues. … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo nominates 4 new Supreme Court judges
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated four new justices to the bench of the Supreme Court. The names of the four have been forwarded to Parliament in line with legal requirement for Parliamentary vetting and approval. Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. … Read more →
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan sell San Francisco home for $31 Million
Posted on | CommentMark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have sold one of their San Francisco homes for $31 million in an off-market deal, a spokesperson for the family confirmed. The deal marks the most expensive sale in San Francisco so far this year, … Read more →
Persons culpable in ¢10m NDA signature forgery case will be charged – Special Prosecutor
Posted on | CommentThe Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has warned that it will prosecute all persons found culpable in alleged offences regarding the award of a contract by the Northern Development Authority (NDA). In a statement issued on Monday, the OSP … Read more →
Mid-Year Budget: Takoradi’s PTC roundabout interchange at 35% completion
Posted on | CommentThe Finance Minister reading the 2022 Mid-Year Review budget at Parliament on Monday, 25th July 2022, said the PTC Roundabout Interchange being constructed in Sekondi-Takoradi is at 35% completion. Mr Ken Ofori-Attah said the president is determined to fix the … Read more →
Hypertension, diabetes rising in Muslim community – Experts warn
Posted on | CommentHealth experts have raised concerns over the prevalence of high blood pressure and diabetes among residents in Koforidua Zongo. The situation has been attributed to a shift in healthy eating and regular physical exercise in form of walking which was … Read more →
Residents in ‘Galamsey’ areas are at high risk of contracting Marburg virus disease – GHS
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) has warned that residents of communities near illegal small-scale mining (‘galamsey’) sites have a high risk of contracting Marburg virus disease. According to the GHS, residents of these areas should be extra vigilant because the Marburg virus … Read more →
Takoradi: Fire razes down 2 rooms in Effiakuma
Posted on | Comment2 rooms have been razed by fire in Effikuma in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region. The 2 affected rooms are being occupied by a single mother of four children. A tenant who witnessed the incident told Skyy News … Read more →
Road users on Accra-Tema motorway to pay tolls after expansion works
Posted on | CommentCommuters on the Accra-Tema motorway will start paying tolls again after the completion of expansion works on the road. Similarly, users of other newly constructed roads would also have to pay road tolls to use those roads. The Minister of … Read more →
The state of economy is a painful one for me to report – Ofori-Atta
Posted on | CommentFinance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has admitted that the Ghanaian economy is not in normal times. The situation, Mr Ofori-Atta, has blamed on the covid-19 pandemic which has brought world economies to their knees and the protracted Russia and Ukraine war. “In … Read more →
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