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19 Dec

The Economy Is Bouncing Back Due To Good Leadership Of The NPP- Daniel Nkrumah

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The first vice chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), for Okaikoi South constituency, Daniel Nkrumah has stated that the leadership of the Akufo-Addo led administration is bent on ensuring the economy bounces back to normalcy, hence, the reason the cedi has begun appreciating against the dollar. "The NPP was really criticized and chastised during the depreciation of the cedi- for which others mocked us with our mantra of breaking the-eight-year cycle", he spoke on Movement in the morning on Wontumi Radio/Movement TV. "Many traders were inflating the prices of their wares but turn to blame the government- as…

19 Dec

Transport Fares Go Down By 15.3% Today

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Commercial transport operators will reduce their fares by 15.3% today (Monday, December 19). This follows a directive by the leadership of the Union. The directive is due to the recent downward trend of petroleum prices. In a press release issued by the Union head, the percentage of reduction was agreed upon following engagements with key stakeholders. “Following the negotiations and in consideration with the plight of drivers, commuters and the general public, we have resolved to reduce the existing transport fares by 15.3%,” the statement added. “With the recent reductions in the prices of petroleum products, it became necessary to…

19 Dec

Ghana Card: NIA Begins Premium Services At Its Ashanti, Eastern And Western Regional Offices Today

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The National Identification Authority (NIA) will on Monday, December 19, begin premium services for the Ghana Card registration exercise at three of its regional offices. These are the Ashanti, Eastern, and Western Regions. This will be in addition to the NIA Head Office and Calbanlk Head Office in Accra. “The National Identification Authority (NIA) announces for the information of the general public that effective Monday, 19th December 2022, it will offer premium registration services at its Ashanti, Eastern, and Western Regional offices. “These centres will operate in addition to the premium centres at the NIA Head Office and Calbanlk Head…

19 Dec

Petrol Prices Will Reduce Further – Napo

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PRICES OF petroleum products are expected to reduce further in the coming months to help make life comfortable for Ghanaians, Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has assured. The minister, also known as ‘Napo’, noted that he was shocked to see that some Ghanaians were happy when the prices of petroleum products shot up a few weeks ago. He stated that it was not good for politicians to wish evil for the country just because they wanted to recapture political power and form a government. According to Napo, those who wished that petroleum products would increase to make the…

19 Dec

Trouble in Paris: Police Crack Down on French Fans Angry Over their World Cup Final Penalty Loss

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Armed police used tear gas on the streets of Paris tonight after disorder broke out following the World Cup defeat to Argentina. Football fans descended en masse to the streets of the country's biggest cities Paris, Lyon and Nice after the game. Officers quelled a disturbance in the Champs-Elysees as flares were ignited and fireworks went off, The Sun reports. Meanwhile, similar scenes played out in Madrid, the capital of Spain, as jubilant Argentinian fans flooded the streets in celebration. Pictures showed a huge crowd of fans in white and blue in the city's main square, drinking in the atmosphere after their…

19 Dec

‘No I’m Not Going To Retire!’ – Messi Wants to Continue with Argentina as World Champions

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Lionel Messi says he will not be hanging up his international boots after captaining Argentina to victory at the World Cup in Qatar. Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream on Sunday in Qatar as Argentina beat France to lift the trophy for a third time. The Argentina captain scored twice for La Albiceleste as an exciting game finished 3-3 after extra time and went all the way to penalties. Messi then coolly converted his spot-kick as Argentina won the shoot-out 4-2 to be crowned world champions. The forward, who picked up the Golden Ball award as the best player of the tournament,…

19 Dec

I’m Keen About 31st Night More Than Messi Was With 2022 World Cup Final – Rev Owusu Bempah

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Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, the founder and leader of the Glorious Word Power Ministries is promising fireworks at this year’s 31st Night church service. In a sermon on Sunday, December 18, 2022, Reverend Owusu Bempah urged the congregants to anticipate something extraordinary and unprecedented. He likened his eagerness towards the day to how Lionel Messi of Argentina was reported to be having sleepless nights relative to Argentina’s final World Cup game against France on Sunday, December 18, 2022. “This year’s 31st All Night will be different from the others. We will see things we’ve not seen before and Ghanaians will…

19 Dec

National Cathedral Will Be Ghana’s Thanksgiving To God For Sparing Us Wars, Famine – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Akufo-Addo has said upon completion, the National Cathedral will serve not only as the country’s collective thanksgiving “to the Almighty for the blessings He has bestowed on our nation, sparing us the ravages of civil war that have bedevilled the histories of virtually all our neighbours, and the outbreak of deadly mass epidemics but also as a rallying point for the entire Christian community of Ghana, which represents seventy-plus per cent of the population.” The president made this known on Sunday, 18 December 2022, when he delivered an address at the centenary celebration of the Ga Presbytery of…

19 Dec

Cedi Rally: BoG To Keep Buying Mining, Oil Fore, Swap Gold For Oil – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that for his government to keep the strength of the appreciating cedi, the Bank of Ghana, in the weeks ahead, “will continue with the purchases of forex from the mining and oil sectors to enhance liquidity supply to the market; continue with the single, unified forex forward auction and some modest targeted bilateral support to critical imports; and the implementation of the gold-for-oil swap transaction, which will significantly remove forex pressures on the cedi”. According to him, the appreciation of the cedi against all major trading currencies is a result of deliberate policy interventions…

19 Dec

Cedi Appreciation: It’s Only Fair You Reduce Prices – Akufo-Addo To Drivers, GUTA

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President Nana Akufo-Addo has said as the cedi keeps gaining in value against the dollar and other currencies of international trade, it is only fair that the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), who increased prices when the reverse was the case, also reduce prices to reflect the current situation. “I believe this is not only a fair request, but also a just one, and I urge all of you to join me in this clarion call so we can all have a more pleasant Christmas,” the president said on Sunday, 18…