Inflation Drops To 12.1%
Inflation has dropped again for the month of June from 12.6 per cent in May to 12.1 per cent. This is the lowest since December 2013. The marginal reduction in the price of fuel was mentioned as one...
Tag: Geography of Africa
Making EPA Meaningful To Ghana
Ghanaian exporters have intensified appeals for the government to improve their lot and make them competitive ahead of the eventual implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)....
Sudan Party Warns Extended US Sanctions May Encourage Unrest
The party of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir said Thursday it would hold the United States responsible for any insecurity in Sudan after Washington extended decades-old sanctions against Khartoum....
Kotoko Players Involved In Fatal Accident At Nkawkaw; 1 Feared Dead
Players and some back room staff of Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC are reported to be involved in a gory accident at Nantia, about 300 meters to the main Nkawkaw bypass road. The accident occurred around...
Cop Commits Suicide
Police personnel at the Suame Divisional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region were thrown into a state of grief on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 when news got to them that one...
Ashanti Region Police To Probe Officer’s Alleged Suicide
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has launched investigations into reports that one of its officers, Corporal Ebenezer Kofi Otchere, committed suicide. The 33-year-old police officer is said to...
CODEO On Nationwide Campaign Against Political Vigilantism
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), is on a nationwide campaign against political vigilantism which is gaining notoriety in Ghana’s political environment. CODEO and other...
Fire Destroys Properties At Citi Lights’ East Legon Branch
Properties worth thousands of Ghana cedis have been destroyed by fire at the East Legon branch of City Lights in Accra. The fire which started around 4:30pm is said to have begun on the second floor...
Tunisia Museum Attack Trial Adjourned To Late October
A newly-opened trial over a 2015 attack at the Bardo museum in Tunisia's capital that killed 21 foreign tourists and a policeman has been adjourned until October 31, court officials said Wednesday....
How It Happened and Ghana’s Increasing Suicide Rate
The Kumasi policeman suicide which occurred Wednesday morning, adds to the incessant cases of suicide across the country in recent times. A police officer with the Buffalo Unit in Kumasi, Corporal...
‘Bandits’ Kill 6 Police In Kenya’s Laikipia Region
At least six police officers were killed and four injured in Laikipia in Kenya's central highlands on Wednesday in the latest violent incident to hit the area. Police said the officers were killed in...
Constitute Councils For Universities Or Face Our Wrath
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has given government a two-week ultimatum to constitute Councils of the various universities in the country or face their wrath. Even though some...
Sudan Halts Talks After Trump Extends Sanctions
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday suspended negotiations with Washington aimed at ending sanctions against Khartoum, after the United States extended its embargo for another three...
Jirapa MP’s Boy; 3 Others Killed Over Alleged Robbery
A campaign team member of Dr. Francis Bawana Dakura, Member of Parliament for the Jirapa Constituency, has been identified among four suspected armed robbers killed in two separate incidents in the...
GHC9.68 Daily Minimum Wage ‘small’ – Joe Appiah Tells Gov’t
Former Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North, Justice Joe Appiah has says the new daily minimum wage announced for 2018 by the National Tripartite Committee is insufficient considering the economic...
Sudan Regrets US Decision To Extend Sanctions But Still Hopeful
Sudan voiced regret on Wednesday over a US decision to keep sanctions in place for another three months but expressed hopes the punitive measures will still be lifted soon. US President Donald Trump...
Newborn Among Migrants Reaching Italy After Rescue Off Libya
The first of more than 3,500 would-be migrants picked up off the coast of Libya in recent days arrived Wednesday in Italy, as Rome pressures other countries into taking their share. The early morning...
My Life Is In Danger For Fighting Galamsey In Prestea
Divisional Chief of Prestea Traditional Area in Prestea Huni Valley District of the Western Region, Nana Ntaboah Prah IV, has lamented that he has been receiving constant verbal threats from illegal...
‘Homosexuality Won’t Be Decriminalised’
Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Ocquaye, says Ghana will not decriminalise homosexuality. The Rt. Hon. Speaker stated categorically that Ghana will not consider changing laws...
Foundation To Hold Charity Concert In Support of Juvenile Offenders
A child oriented nongovernmental organisation, Juvenile Reform Foundation-Ghana (JRF-Ghana) has launched a charity concert to raise funds in support of released and incarcerated juvenile offenders in...