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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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U.S. issues new Ebola treatment protocols
Posted on | CommentThe United States issued stringent new protocols on Monday for health workers treating Ebola victims, directing medical teams to wear protective gear that leaves no skin or hair exposed to prevent medical workers from becoming infected. The new guidelines from … Read more →
Foreign curriences and GHC exchange rate as at 20th Oct, 2014
Posted on | CommentGHS Exchange Rates 1 GHS in GHSs US Dollar 0.3123 3.2025 Australian Dollar 0.3558 2.8104 Canadian Dollar 0.3517 2.8436 Swiss Franc 0.2947 3.3932 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 1.9128 0.5228 Euro 0.2443 4.0937 British Pound Sterling 0.1934 5.1703 Indian Rupee 19.14 0.052243 … Read more →
Fuel prices down by 2%
Posted on | CommentThe National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced a two per cent reduction in fuel prices. The price change takes effect from Tuesday October 21, 2014. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the NPA, Yaro Kasambata said the … Read more →
2 children drown at Ewusiejoe in the Ahanta West District (Disturbing PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentYours in the indefatigable service of ghana, Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson can confirm that the bodies of 2 children who drowned yesterday in the butre river at ewusiejoe in the Ahanta west Disrict of the Western Region have been retrieved … Read more →
28-year-old man arrested for having 4 wives,7 fiances & 5 girlfriends (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA prolific lover with four wives, seven fiancées and five girlfriends has set Austria’s record for bigamy. Sonko Tijan was finally caught in a honey trap at Vienna Airport after two of his wives realised they were married to the … Read more →
Devastating accident at Legon; many injured, none dead
Posted on | CommentA BMW 320i with registration number GT 2313 Q was travelling on the Tetteh-Quarshie to Madina stretch of the Walker Bush highway and suddenly collided into a Toyota Corolla with registration number GN 7137-13 just opposite the Total Filling … Read more →
Pope Francis suffers setback on gays
Posted on | CommentPope Francis has suffered a setback as proposals for wider acceptance of gay people failed to win a two-thirds majority at a Catholic Church synod. A draft issued half-way through the meeting of senior clerics had called for greater openness … Read more →
Mad man kills and dumps baby in latrine
Posted on | CommentA mad man at Brohani, a community in the Wenchi municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region, has killed and dumped a one-year-old baby girl in a public pit latrine. Background Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Brong Ahafo Regional Police Public … Read more →
Power outage to push up prices
Posted on | CommentGhanaians should brace themselves for the worst because of the announcement of a revised time-table for customers by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Under the new arrangement, customers would enjoy a 24-hour power supply and thereafter experience power cut for … Read more →
We must control Ebola within 60 days or else… – United Nations
Posted on | CommentThe UN says the ebola outbreak must be controlled within 60 days or else the world faces an “unprecedented” situation for which there is no plan. The United Nations made the stark warning as it warned that the disease “is … Read more →
Stowaway drowns after jumping into sea at Takoradi Port
Posted on | CommentDrama unfolded at the Takoradi Port Wednesday when nine attempted stowaways who were fleeing arrest jumped into the sea leading to the death of one. The nine had concealed themselves in a Singaporean vessel, MV Kota Bunga which had come … Read more →
Parents of kids’ trapped to death in fridge detained
Posted on | CommentThe couple whose four kids were found dead in an unserviceable mini refrigerator at Bechem in the Brong-Ahafo Region, have been held in police custody since the bizarre incident happened on Tuesday. According to the Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Public Relations … Read more →
$120m needed within weeks to abate load shedding
Posted on | CommentGhana needs to urgently raise at least 120 million dollars to purchase crude oil to power its thermal plants as the power crisis worsens. This is the country’s power producers’ short-term response to the crippling power crisis currently confronting the … Read more →
British nurse who survived Ebola to return to Sierra Leone (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentA British volunteer nurse who survived Ebola said he is returning to West Africa where he caught the disease “because there is still a lot of work to do out there.” William Pooley was the first known U.K. citizen to … Read more →
UK school stops Ghanaian teacher’s visit over Ebola
Posted on | CommentA school in County Durham, in the UK, has postponed a planned visit from a teacher from Ghana, after parents voiced concerns about the Ebola virus, despite the country not having any cases. The teacher was due to visit Howden-le-Wear … Read more →
Psychiatric hospitals to stop admissions
Posted on | CommentPsychiatric Hospitals in the country will from next week stop admitting patients if funds are not released for the running of the facilities, Dr Akwasi Osei, Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, has said. “While the mental health … Read more →
Detainee commits suicide in cells
Posted on | CommentReports reaching DAILY GUIDE indicate that a man, believed to be in his late 30s, has allegedly committed suicide in police cells at Bogoso in the Western region. The deceased, whose name was given as Banjamin Teye, was said to … Read more →
4 siblings trapped to death in deep freezer
Posted on | CommentFour siblings, including a two-year-old girl, have been found dead in an unused deep freezer at Maame Ntiriwaa Junction, a suburb of Bechem in the Tano South District in the Brong Ahafo Region. The three boys are Tanko, 12, a … Read more →
Ghana’s NHIS wins International Award in Belgium
Posted on | CommentSince the emergence of the NHIS on the global healthcare landscape as a promising model of financial risk protection against the cost of healthcare for all residents of Ghana, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has earned international plaudits and … Read more →
Bench warrant for self-styled abortion Doctor
Posted on | CommentA bench warrant has been issued by an Accra High Court for the arrest of Joseph Drah, the self-styled abortion specialist at Universal Mission Clinic who allegedly bonked women before aborting their babies. This was after the suspect failed to … Read more →
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