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IMF Approves Ghana’s $3bn Bailout

May 18, 2023

After nearly 10 months of waiting with bated breath, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is said to have approved Ghana’s request for a $3billion Balance of Payment support to stabilize the economy. Reports indicate that, a staggering $600million will be disbursed to Ghana within a week, once Ghana’s programme is approved […]Continue Reading

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Lotto Marketers Reject ‘Nuisance Taxes’

May 16, 2023

Members of Lotto Marketing Companies (LMCs) who trade in lottery and gaming products have kicked against the imposition of what they termed, “nuisance taxes” on lottery and betting games. The lotto marketers, who are unhappy with the government and the Finance Ministry’s decision to impose 20% income tax on “Gross Gaming Revenue” of lottery, betting […]Continue Reading

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Era of Akans Leading NPP Is Over

May 16, 2023

Outspoken Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Michael Okyere Baafi, has stated that the era when the flagbearer position in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was a preserve for Akans is over and it is now time for other ethnic groups to also take over the realm and lead the party as flagbearer and ascend […]Continue Reading

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Galamsey Pit Swallows 7 Miners, 17 Others Remain Trapped

May 16, 2023

Seven people have been confirmed dead after an illegal mining pit in which they were working caved in on them at Korle Teye (Takorso site) in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region. About 17 others, according to reports, are trapped under debris, as time runs out, with locals helping with rescue efforts and […]Continue Reading

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Assin South NDC Candidate Goes Independent

May 16, 2023

A defeated parliamentary aspirant in the just-ended National Democratic Congress(NDC) primaries in the Assin South constituency in the Central Region, has jumped the boat, announcing his decision to contest as an independent candidate in the 2024 general elections. Nicholas Nana Baffoe, who is considered as a doyen of politics, narrowly lost to his main contender, […]Continue Reading

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Mireku Duker Donates To Osu Children’s Home, Tarkwa Prison

May 11, 2023

…To Mark His Birthday   George Mireku Duker, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has donated assorted items separately to the Osu Children’s Home in Accra and the inmates of the Tarkwa Prisons in the Western Region to mark his birthday anniversary on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The items, which included bags of […]Continue Reading

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Oda Police Under Pressure To ‘Free’ Chief, Yemeni Galamsey Suspects

May 11, 2023

The police in Akyem Oda in the Eastern Region are said to have come under intense pressure to free four suspects, including a chief, who were arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal mining, notoriously called “galamsey.” Nana Baffour Akyeampem, who is a chief of Asomdwe, and three Yemeni nationals, namely Hussein Ali, Muhammed Omar and […]Continue Reading

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Juju Scare Hits NDC Office

May 11, 2023

The Ablekuma North Constituency office of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Accra became the centre of attraction, after a member of the party sneaked in to perform what appears to be spiritual ritual at the party’s premises. The ritual, commonly called “juju” in the local parlance, according to reports, was carried out yesterday […]Continue Reading

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Jospong Group Goes Green

May 9, 2023

Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has entered into a historic international partnership with ZeroNox Inc., a leading provider of sustainable, off-highway vehicle electrification company, with the formal signing of the Joint Venture (JV) agreement to provide electric vehicles in Ghana. The agreement, which was signed at the ZeroNox headquarters in the USA, aims at advancing Continue Reading

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Former MMDCEs To Picket At Jubilee House

May 9, 2023

The immediate past Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) under the President Akufo-Addo administration are threatening to picket at the Jubilee House, Kanda, Accra, as a sign of frustration over delay in payment of some salary arrears owed them by the state. According to them, the delay in paying benefits due them, which include […]Continue Reading