The year-on-year Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate for July 2021, fell to 8.4 per cent compared to 10.1 per cent recorded in June. The rate represents a 1.7 percentage point decrease in producer inflation relative to the rate recorded in June 2021. Professor Samuel Annim, the Government Statistician, who announced this on Wednesday in Accra, … The post Ghana
The Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC) has called on State parties under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement to formulate policies for the regulation of the digital currency regime. This, it said, would present a viable means to improve financial inclusion on the African continent, Ms Bridget Agbenya, a Research Intern … The post State
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a land guard to four years imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding the Member of Parliament for Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Constituency in the Central Region of four plots of land. Nii Amu Dodoo denied the offence but was found guilty after the trial. In sentencing Dodoo, the Court presided over by … The post Land
Aggrieved Public Sector Workers-Ghana, a coalition of public sector workers, Wednesday took to the streets of Accra to protest the inadequacy of the recent four per cent pay hike by the Government. The group said that the percentage increment was unfair to public sector workers, and would not mitigate the current high cost of living … The post Aggrieved
A shipment of 249,000 UK-donated AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, has arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra. A statement issued by the British High Commission in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the vaccines would be deployed across Ghana for those most in need of them. It said the vaccines were … The post UK-donated COVID-19 vaccines
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Wednesday reiterated his commitment to the corruption fight, saying it is the priority of his government to ensure that the country is rid of the vice. In a meeting with the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition at the Jubilee House, Accra, he said his administration’s fight on corruption had not waned and … The post My
Ghana is developing its first Biodiversity Policy aimed at reducing threats to its over 6,000 flora and fauna to promote the sustainable utilization of biodiversity and benefits sharing to meet the people’s needs. The draft policy, which is at the consultation stage, is in line with the post-2020 global biodiversity conservation framework, an agenda to … The post Ghana
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has agreed to suspend its strike, following an emergency meeting with the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations. This is contained in a Memorandum of Agreement between the government and the UTAG, copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra. Dr Yaw … The post UTAG
Participants at the close of a symposium on the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) initiative, in Accra, have called for strengthened collaboration among African countries for the sustainable development of the continent. The participants identified poor cohesion among African countries as a contributory factor to the underdevelopment of the continent and urged governments to draw … The post China-Africa
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Upper West Region have arrested 35 foreign nationals for entering Ghana illegally. The illegal migrants, who comprised 11 Burkinabes, 19 Malians, two Sierra Leoneans and three Guineans, aged between 17 and 55 years, were arrested in Nandom at about 1840 hours on Tuesday, August 17. This was … The post GIS
The Bank of Ghana and the Monetary Authority of Singapore are working to create a Financial Trust Corridor (FTC), a dedicated ecosystem for mutual recognition and closer relationships between businesses, including SMEs, and financial institutions on the platform. Dr Ernest Addison, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, who announced this on Wednesday, said the … The post Ghana
A 22-year-old farmer, Tettey Kwasi, has been granted bail in the sum of GH?10,000 with two sureties, one to be justified by the Enchi District Magistrate court for being in possession of suspected narcotics drug and instruments intended for unlawful entry. The accused, who pleaded not guilty to the offense, would reappear before the court … The post Court grants suspected
The Government has announced that it will dedicate a minimum of one per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to supporting research, science, technology, and innovative activities. To that end, the government was putting measures in place to establish a National Research Fund, which would be accessible to researchers and all potential innovators. … The post Government
A man who told his 16-year daughter that his pastor had directed him to have sex with her to spare their family of spiritual calamity, has appeared before a Madina District court charged with rape and incest. George Offei, a pure water machine operator, has had his plea reserved as his case docket has been … The post Court remands man who raped
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