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Air fares soar by nearly 25% as Iran war forces flights to re-route
Posted on with No CommentThe war in the Middle East has helped to trigger a surge in air fares, with the lowest-priced economy tickets costing 24% more on average than they did a year ago, according to new research. The report, from the consultancy … Read more →
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I don’t have money to buy food – Suspected Policeman cries in court
Posted on | CommentOne of the policemen who were allegedly involved in the robbing of a bullion van which ended up in the killing of the driver of the van at Maame Krobo in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District in the Eastern … Read more →
20% of Ghana’s revenue to go into debt servicing till 2035
Posted on | CommentA NEW report, jointly published by seven organizations, has revealed that Ghana is in a debt crisis because the country is losing around 30% of government revenue in external debt payments each year. It attributed the situation to a … Read more →
Fuel prices up 11%
Posted on | CommentTHE Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana has said its monitoring of fuel prices suggests an increase of between 8 and 11% effective October 16, 2016. “Diesel prices have seen an increase of between 8 and 11% on current ex pump … Read more →
Right to Information bill withdrawn
Posted on | CommentThe government, through the Attorney General, Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, has again withdrawn the earlier Right To Information (RTI) and replaced it with a new one. The first bill was laid in parliament on November 12, 2013 and the legislators have … Read more →
Ghana raises 2-year US$94.64m Euro Bond
Posted on | CommentThe Government of Ghana (GoG), on Thursday, raised an amount of US$94.64 million in a two-year Euro Bond, which was highly subscribed. The successful issuance of the bond would go a long way to boost government’s medium term debt management … Read more →
Ghana-USA to invest in technology transfer
Posted on | CommentGHANA and the United States of America would be looking forward to invest and collaborate in technology transfer to help build the capacity of both countries. This, according to the countries, would enable them live up to treaties on protection … Read more →
Taxes on petroleum products hit GH¢3.4b in 6 months
Posted on | CommentGOVERNMENT has bagged over GH¢3.4billion from taxes imposed on petroleum products for the first six months in 2016. Data released by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) for products sold for the first six months of 2016 puts the total … Read more →
More than 190,000 Ghanaians are blind
Posted on | CommentMore than 190,000 Ghanaians are blind, the acting Head of the Eye Care Unit of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr James Addy, has disclosed. According to him, four out of five of the cases become blind from preventable causes. … Read more →
Public Universities in Ghana face collapse – UG Vice Chancellor
Posted on | CommentThe Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu has warned that administration of public universities in Ghana will grind to a halt if government fails to permit universities to employ more lecturers. He said most universities … Read more →
Samsung takes £4.4bn hit from Note 7
Posted on | CommentThe total cost of pulling Galaxy Note 7 smartphones off the market will be at least £4.4bn ($5.4bn), Samsung said. The South Korean tech giant had already lowered its third quarter-profit guidance by £1.9bn ($2.3bn). On Friday, it said it expected … Read more →
Man, 62, dupes Pastor
Posted on | CommentA 62-year-old refrigerator technician who allegedly defrauded a pastor to the tune of GH¢38,000 under the pretext of selling him a car, has been arrested by the police. The suspect, Benjamin Amissah aka Uncle Ben, purportedly posted a picture of … Read more →
Boko Haram releases 21 Chibok girls to Nigerian government (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentBoko Haram militants handed over 21 Chibok schoolgirls to Nigerian authorities Thursday after a series of negotiations, Nigeria’s government said, in the first mass release of any of the more than 200 girls and women kidnapped from their school two years … Read more →
Pregnant women to show passports at hospital before giving birth in UK
Posted on | CommentPregnant women will be forced to hand over passports before they give birth at NHS hospitals under controversial proposals to clamp down on health tourism. A pilot scheme backed by the Home Office will see every mother-to-be told to prove their right to … Read more →
German Chancellor assures Africa of support
Posted on | CommentGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has emphasised that Africa will be a priority when her country takes over the G20’s revolving presidency at the end of 2016. Speaking in Ethiopia yesterday on the final stage of a three-nation African tour, which … Read more →
Ghana makes progress in management of economy – IMF
Posted on | CommentThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Ghana is making progress in its economic management but cautioned that the country will have to ride on a bumpy path to economic recovery. The Assistant Director and Head of Fiscal Policy … Read more →
Man arrested for buying GHC170 worth of kenkey on credit
Posted on | CommentA 35-year-old man has been arrested by the Awutu Police Station in the Central Region for buying Kenkey and fish on credit to the tune of GH¢170 over a month period. The food seller, Afia Tettehwaa, narrated to Joy News … Read more →
Dr. Bawumia supports Alma Mater with GHC50,000
Posted on | CommentThe opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s vice Presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has made a cash donation of Ghc50,000 for the renovation of the old Assembly Hall of Tamale Senior High School, his alma mater in Tamale. He earlier gave … Read more →
WikiLeaks releases 2nd batch of 2,000+ emails from Hillary Clinton campaign chair
Posted on | CommentWhistleblowing website WikiLeaks has released a second batch of emails from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign chairman John Podesta. The new release features 2,086 hacked emails out of a trove that Julian Assange says includes 50,000 messages. Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has … Read more →
Scotland is best place to live in UK – Study reveals
Posted on | CommentWITH its crystal clear rivers, snow-capped mountain peaks and world-beating beaches, it is little wonder Scotland attracts millions of visitors every year. But now a major study has revealed that Scotland is the best country in the UK in which … Read more →
PHOTOS/PRICES: 10 watches more expensive than a Ferrari
Posted on | CommentLet’s be realistic here, the economy is in the crapper and your 401k looks about as arousing as you do after a cold shower. What’s a Burgundy drinking, ‘stache rocking, web surfing Internet denizen like you to do? Diversify your … Read more →
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