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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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Banks must reduce interest rates – Ken Agyapong
Posted on | CommentThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has called on commercial banks to reduce interest rates to stimulate economic activity. “Interest rates in Ghana are very ridiculous and make it virtually impossible for local businesses to compete … Read more →
Monkeypox cases shoot up to 18 – Ghana Health Service
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service has confirmed that the positive monkeypox cases have increased to 18. Speaking at a Covid-19 briefing on Wednesday in Accra, the Director of GHS, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye stated out of 72 suspected cases that were sampled as … Read more →
Shama: 12yr old girl dies after building collapses on her
Posted on | CommentA 12-year-old girl has died in Shama, in the Shama District of the Western Region after a building collapsed on her amidst the heavy rains. The sad incident happened at about 9:00 pm on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. According to … Read more →
No cholera in Accra – GHS
Posted on | CommentThe Greater Accra Region, the hotbed of cholera outbreaks in Ghana, has not recorded any case of the disease since the outset of the rains, the Regional Health Directorate has revealed. The Regional Director of Health, Dr Charity Sarpong, said … Read more →
NSS acquires 20,000 acres for commercial farming
Posted on | CommentThe National Service Scheme (NSS) has acquired 20,000 acres of farmland in the Kumawu area of the Ashanti Region for a commercial farming estate. Known as Kumawu Youth Farm, the project will start with the cultivation of maize, rice and … Read more →
MOMO loan not free money — BoG
Posted on | CommentSince the introduction of mobile money (MOMO) loans by the telecommunication companies (telecos), some of their customers have taken undue advantage of the opportunity. While some have taken the loans to either start or recapitalise their businesses, others have accessed … Read more →
Declare your assets – Attorney-General tells OSP board members
Posted on | CommentThe Minister for Justice and Attorney-General (AG), Godfred Dame, has urged the newly sworn-in members of the board of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to declare their assets. The AG was speaking at the swearing-in of the board … Read more →
WR Minister commissions 2 projects at Adiembra SHS and Diabene SHS
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah has commissioned two projects at the Adiembrah Senior High School in Sekondi and Diabene Senior High School as part of the government’s commitment to face out the double-track system in the various Senior … Read more →
Shama Junction: Man allegedly kills his two children, himself
Posted on | CommentA man in his forties (’40s) has allegedly killed his two (2) children by poisoning at Shama Junction in the Shama District of the Western Region on Monday, June 20. The name of the suspect who is said to have … Read more →
National Cathedral registered as private entity – Ablakwa
Posted on | CommentRanking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has contradicted the claim by the Secretariat of the National Cathedral of Ghana that the project is state-owned. The North Tongu MP in a Facebook post on Monday, June 20 … Read more →
I am not on talking terms with Akufo-Addo – Boakye Agyarko
Posted on | CommentFormer Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko says he currently has no relationship with President Akufo-Addo. Mr. Agyarko was sacked by the President in 2018 over a power purchase agreement between the government of Ghana and the Africa Middle East Resources Investment … Read more →
Transport fares expected to go up by 10%
Posted on | CommentTransport fares are expected to go up by some 10% later this week if the unionised operators, Ghana Private Road Transport Union and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council, are able to get the Transport Minister’s blessings on this margin … Read more →
NHIA to include mental health treatment in NHIS – Dr Okoe Boye
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, says the Authority is committed to include mental health treatment under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). He said the Authority had requested data … Read more →
Crash deaths rise to 1,140 in 5 months
Posted on | Comment-It represents 8.8% decline from 1,250 killed last year Provisional data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) shows that the number of commuters killed in road traffic crashes recorded in the … Read more →
Apple store workers vote to form first US union
Posted on | CommentWorkers at an Apple store in Maryland have voted to unionise, forming the tech giant’s first retail union in the United States. The employees of the shop in Towson passed the measure 65-33, with about a dozen abstentions. After the … Read more →
Japan: Osaka court rules ban on same-sex marriage constitutional
Posted on | CommentJapan’s ban on same-sex marriages does not violate the constitution, a district court in Osaka has ruled. The ruling dealt a blow to gay couples and rights activists, after another district court in Sapporo ruled in 2021 that the failure … Read more →
Medical, Dental Council inducts 138 new doctors
Posted on | CommentThe Medical and Dental Council of Ghana (MDCG) last Friday inducted 138 new doctors into the council, with a charge on them to exhibit high standards of professionalism and conduct in their various fields. A Deputy Minister of Health, Gifty … Read more →
EKMA set to digitalise Agriculture
Posted on | CommentThe Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality in the Western Region has embarked on a project to digitize agriculture and make it more interesting and attractive to the youth. According to the Agric Director of the Municipality, Mr John Gyimah, indicated this will … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTOS: Man found dead in storm drain at Airport Ridge
Posted on | CommentA man believed to be in his late thirties was on Saturday, June 18, found dead in the main storm drainage at Airport Ridge, a suburb of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. His death is believed to be a result of the … Read more →
18yr old drowns in galamsey pit in Wassa Akropong
Posted on | CommentEighteen-year-old Owuraku has been confirmed dead after he went swimming with friends in a mining pit at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region. One of his friends who spoke with Skyy News said, they went to the location at about … Read more →
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