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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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Man arrested as girlfriend barks like dog after sex
Posted on | CommentA 33-year-old man has been arrested and put before a court to answer for using a charm during sexual intercourse with his girlfriend, which made her bark like a dog. Suspect Ibrahim Orona appeared before a magistrates’ court in Abeokuta on … Read more →
Western Region: 8 month pregnant woman, son killed in accident at Juaboso
Posted on | CommentAn 8 months pregnant woman and his son have been killed in an accident at Juaboso, in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region. According to an eyewitness, a truck loaded with plantain roots failed it breaks leading it … Read more →
“Money is the problem now” – Sekondi-Takoradi residents cry over operation paint your building
Posted on | CommentSome residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis have commended the Assembly for the Operation Paint Your Building Campaign. Speaking to Skyy News, some of the residents said the campaign is a good idea by the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) as it … Read more →
Port expansion to recruit over 3000 residents of Sekondi-Takoradi – WR Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Minister says over three thousand (3000) residents of Sekondi-Takoradi will be employed as the Takoradi Harbour expansion has been completed. Speaking at a presentation where Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah gave street bulbs to residents in Airport Ridge … Read more →
State loses GH¢27bn to tax exemptions – Finance Minister confirms in Parliament
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has confirmed that the country lost about GH¢27 billion to tax exemptions granted some businesses between 2008 and 2020. The amount translates to about GH¢2.2 billion surrendered in tax waivers each year for the … Read more →
2 Teachers at Asangrakwa SHS remanded for rape, indecent assault
Posted on | CommentTwo teachers of Asankragwa Senior High School have been remanded into police custody by the Asankragwa District Magistrate Court for allegedly rapping and assaulting two first-year students of the school. The first suspect, Ernest Donkor, contrary to section 97 of … Read more →
Ghanaian woman shot dead in US
Posted on | CommentThe police have confirmed the death of a Ghanaian woman, 41, who was shot dead by unidentified persons on Cambridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. According to reports, the woman was one of two Ghanaian women shot at 7:00 pm on … Read more →
Ambulance Service admits charging deceased woman in labour GHc600 before transporting her
Posted on | CommentThe probe into the death of Agustine Awortwe, a woman in labour who died in transit from Takoradi to Accra by the Parliamentary Select Committee has reached day 3. It is alleged that the victim died due to negligence of … Read more →
WR Minister presents street bulbs to Airport Ridge residents
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Minister has presented street bulbs to Airport Ridge residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah says as part of his measures to ensure security and development in the community, he is sharing the bulbs to … Read more →
3-month operation paint your building campaign launched in Sekondi-Takoradi
Posted on | CommentA three-month sensitisation campaign has been launched by the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) to create awareness of the Operation paint your building Campaign after which enforcement of the bye-law will be intensified. Paragraph two of the STMA bye-laws on … Read more →
UK heatwave: Country may have hottest day on record with 41C forecast
Posted on | CommentThe UK could have its hottest day on record this week, with temperatures forecast to hit up to 41C (106F). The Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning on Monday and Tuesday in much of England, from London and … Read more →
Ukraine war: Zelensky suspends security chief and top prosecutor
Posted on | CommentPresident Volodymyr Zelensky has suspended the head of Ukraine’s spy agency (SBU) and the prosecutor general, citing many cases of treason in the two powerful organisations. He said more than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied … Read more →
Over 30% of countries at near-debt distress – IMF Boss
Posted on | CommentMore than 30% of emerging and developing countries are at or near debt distress, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has revealed. For low-income countries that number is 60%. According to her, the tightening financial conditions and … Read more →
WhatsApp to let users react with any emoji, not just its chosen 6
Posted on | CommentWhatsApp users will soon have the ability to react to messages with any emoji, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced in a Facebook post.. “We’re rolling out the ability to use any emoji as a reaction on WhatsApp,” the CEO wrote … Read more →
Uber sued in US over sexual assault claims
Posted on | CommentUber is being sued in the US over allegations of assault by drivers on the ride-hailing platform. The filing includes allegations women passengers “were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers”. … Read more →
NPA assures of reduction in fuel prices in coming months
Posted on | CommentThe National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has assured the public of a reduction in the prices of fuel in the coming months locally. This is based on anticipation of the drop in the price of crude oil on the international market. … Read more →
Cutting UK taxes now would be a mistake – IMF
Posted on | CommentTax cuts are being promised by several Conservative party leadership hopefuls, but a top official at the International Monetary Fund has warned it might be better to raise them instead. “I think debt-financed tax cuts at this point would be … Read more →
Marburg Virus Disease: Ghana confirms first 2 cases
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service has confirmed the first cases of the Marburg Virus Disease, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. It is only the second time the zoonotic disease has been detected … Read more →
Bishop Ogyiri Asare hosts Archbishop Duncan Williams, Apostle Joshua Selman, Nathaniel Bassey, Bishop Chingbundu for 25th International Prophetic Gathering in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe Zion Praise Chapel International is set for the 25th edition of the annual International Prophetic Gathering (IPG) dubbed ‘Performance’ at the church’s auditorium in Takoradi from Sunday 31st July, 2022 to Sunday 7th August, 2022. The event which is … Read more →
‘You lack jurisdiction in Assin North 2020 Parliamentary elections’ – Tsatsu tells Supreme Court
Posted on | CommentLawyers for the embattled Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson, on July 13, 2022, filed a supplement to their statement of the case in the Supreme Court following the order of the court on Tuesday. The Assin North … Read more →
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