The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has said Ghana has enough fuel stock to last a month amid fuel shortage concerns. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Hosi said there was no need to panic. “We have enough stock to keep us stable and actually buy us enough time to fix the ...
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Lawyer pushes for prosecution at BoG over management of cedi
A lawyer, Dr. John Baiden, is pushing for the Attorney General to cause prosecutions at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) over the perceived mismanagement of the Ghana cedi, which continues to lose value against the dollar. He has petitioned the Attorney General and said, “the Bank of Ghana has compromised the Ghana Cedi. It is out of line and must ...
Read More »Ghana likely to go back to the IMF – Economist
Ghana is likely to return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support, an economist, Dr Adu Sarkodie has said. He says if this finally happens, it will affect some of the government’s programmes such as the free Senior High School, Nation Builders Corps (NABCO), and others. “We are likely to go back to the IMF. I don’t like it when we ...
Read More »Prez Akufo-Addo charges the private sector to help with Ghana’s economic recovery
As the Ghanaian economy strives to rebound to pre-pandemic levels, the Government is urging the private sector to come up with innovative products and services to satisfy the needs of their markets. The remarks come at a time when businesses are complaining of high cost of production in the country which is affecting the competitiveness of Ghanaian businesses. Data from ...
Read More »COVID-19 Trust Fund releases GH¢1.8m for research into coronavirus herbal medication
The COVID-19 National Trust Fund has advanced an amount of GH¢1.8 million to the Centre for Plant Medicine Research for the possible production of herbal medication for coronaviruses. The fund says the use of unorthodox medicines has become important following the spike in COVID-19 cases. Speaking at a signing ceremony at the Jubilee House, Chairperson of the Fund, Sophia Akuffo, ...
Read More »Inflation hits 27.6% in May
Ghana’s Consumer Price Inflation accelerated to 27.6% year-on-year in May from 23.6% in April hitting a new 18-year high, the Statistical Service said on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. This means that in the month of May 2022, the general price level was 27.6% higher than in May 2021. The Ghana Statistical Service figures also indicated that month-on-month inflation between April ...
Read More »Ghana Health Service on alert as country deals with three outbreaks
Ghana is currently experiencing three different disease outbreaks; namely COVID-19, Influenza A H3N2, and Monkey Pox Disease, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. According to the GHS, although control measures have been put in place to curb the outbreaks, it has advised the public to stay alert to ensure that the health system is not overwhelmed. COVID-19 Giving a ...
Read More »Let’s not create panic in Ghana with threats of terror attacks – Centre for Counter Extremism warns
The Executive Director for the West Africa Centre for Counter Extremism (WACCE), Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar has warned Ghana not to create fear and panic in the country with threats of terror attacks. Although he called for extra vigilance to forestall any possible attack, he said there is the need to have a conversation about not creating panic within the system. He explained on ...
Read More »African governments advised to reduce growing reliance on plastic-packaged Water
A Call has been made on African Governments to take steps to address the increasing reliance on plastic packaged (sachet) water on the continent. The trend, according to Africa Water Justice Network is spiraling up as a result of perceived low quality of distributed water and lack of access to most peri-urban dwellers. The group said, though African Governments have ...
Read More »GII commends Special Prosecutor for freezing Sir John’s assets
The Ghana Integrity Initiative has commended the decision by the Office of the Special Prosecutor to freeze the assets of the late Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John. In an interview with Citi News, the Programmes Manager for the Ghana Integrity Initiative, Mary Adda, said the decision is well within the remit ...
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