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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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Fuel prices increased 15%
Posted on | CommentOil Marketing Companies (OMCs) exhibited new prices at their filling stations after the 15 percent increase in the prices of petroleum products took effect yesterday. This comes few weeks after the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) announced a nine percent increase … Read more →
Afari Gyan receives highest award of the land
Posted on | CommentThe immediate past Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari Djan has been given the highest national award for his service to the nation. The award, Companion of the Order of Star of Ghana was presented by President John Mahama on … Read more →
PHOTO: Mayor physically assaults wife
Posted on | CommentCREDIBLE INFORMATION reaching this medium indicates that the former mayor of Tema, Robert Kempis Ofosu-Ware, has allegedly assaulted his wife physically. The wife, whose name was given as Afua Kempis, was reported to have sustained various degrees of injury on … Read more →
87 yr old man rapes woman, 79
Posted on | CommentAn 87 year old man is before an Accra High court for allegedly raping a 79 year old woman. The accused, Kofi Aduobi, a resident of Aburi Akwapim in the Eastern Region is said to have on March 23, 2015 … Read more →
Kwaku Bonsam’s take on gay marriage
Posted on | CommentDreaded traditional priest, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, has asked Ghana’s President, John Mahama, to re-assure Ghanaians his government would not hide behind the cloak of ‘civil rights’ to legalise same sex marriages just as the United States did recently. The priest … Read more →
Police investigate Bishop Bonegas
Posted on | CommentThe police are investigating the conduct of Bishop Daniel Kwame Kissi Bonegas, the Founder and Overseer of the Great Fire Pentecostal International Ministry, for allegedly engaging a policeman for guard duties without authority. The policeman, Lance Corporal Benjamin Akyea Mensah, … Read more →
PHOTO: Cape Coast Castle on fire
Posted on | CommentFire gutted a shop within the premises of the Cape Coast Castle in the Central Region on Sunday destroying items worth millions of Ghana Cedis. According to sources, the fire started around 12pm and was finally brought under control around … Read more →
Petroleum prices to go up on July 1
Posted on | CommentPrices of petroleum products could go up by 10% from Wednesday morning, unless government steps in to absorb the expected increase. According to Joy Business analysis on the factors and formula that guides the price review by the National Petroleum … Read more →
Tema: Man found dead in storm drain (DISTURBING PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentThe body which had multiple knife wounds at the back and left shoulder was suspected to have been dumped in the early hours of Sunday. Eyewitnesses told a source they spotted the body at about 7 am. A taxi driver, … Read more →
T’Poly Student remanded over drugs
Posted on | CommentA 25- year-old student of Takoradi Polytechnic, Samuel Suleman has been remanded, into prison custody by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for possessing dried leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) without authority. The accused person’s plea was not taken … Read more →
Prez. Mahama appoints new TOR Boss
Posted on | CommentPresident John Mahama has appointed Kingsley Awuah Darko as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief of Staff which said Mr Awuah Darko “has been asked … Read more →
Legon signs $64 million deal
Posted on | CommentThe University of Ghana (UG) has entered into a $64.4 million Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) agreement with Africa Integras for the construction of new academic facilities for four colleges at the university. They are the College of Education, College … Read more →
National Security officials to invigilate BECE re-sit
Posted on | CommentOfficials of the National Security will be in charge of invigilation of the re-sit of the cancelled papers of the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) which kicks off today, June 29, 2015. According to the Deputy Minister of Education in … Read more →
US Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal in all 50 States
Posted on | CommentStates cannot keep same-sex couples from marrying and must recognize their unions, the Supreme Court says in a ruling that for months has been the focus of speculation. The decision was 5-4. Justice Anthony Kennedy, seen as a pivotal swing … Read more →
PHOTOS & VIDEOS: The lady making allegations against Rev. Owusu Bempah
Posted on | CommentA young lady whose name on Facebook Betty Hipsy real name Betty Kessewaa posted pictures of her bruised face on Facebook alleging that founder and leader of Glorious Word Ministry International Rev. Owusu Bempah has beaten her up.According her the … Read more →
18 MODEC workers HAVE NOT been sacked
Posted on | Commentwww.233times.net can authoritatively confirm that, the supposed 18 workers who were rumoured to have been sacked by MODEC Ghana are still on the payroll of the Company. Mr. Sallah, the acting General Secretary of General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers … Read more →
Bank of Ghana to release $20m daily to stabilise cedi
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) has decided to intervene on the foreign exchange market with a daily supply of $20 million to allow foreign investors to participate in the country’s short-term debt instruments. This is in a bid to boost … Read more →
NPP haven’t given us money to demonstrate – Residents of Old Fadama
Posted on | CommentResidents of Old Fadama have denied allegations that they were instigated by a political party to riot on Monday. According to them, the decision to demonstrate was spontaneous following the demolition by the city authorities carried out on Saturday. One … Read more →
BoG releases more dollars to stem cedi fall
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) has started releasing more dollars onto the market to help halt the cedis’ depreciation. The BoG took the decision after a meeting with the commercial banks in the country last Friday. The regulator was also … Read more →
US Embassy: We aren’t ripping Ghanaians off
Posted on | CommentThe Unites States Embassy in Accra-Ghana, has dismissed reports that it is ripping Ghanaians off by accepting visa fees in spite of the visa issuance imbroglio that has hit US embassies across the world. The embassy has not been able … Read more →
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