Month: July 2023

AMA Jails Five Food Vendors, Shuts Restaurant Over Food Safety
31 Jul

AMA Jails Five Food Vendors, Shuts Restaurant Over Food Safety

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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in the last six months jailed five food vendors and closed down a restaurant for flouting food safety regulations. It also confiscated the items of 17 food vendors, Mrs Florence Kuukyi, Director, Metro Publlic Health Department, AMA, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA). She said some of the vendors sold expired food, ingredients and cooked in unclean places. Mrs Kuukyi said others had kitchen staff, who were not medically screened or were suffering from infectious diseases, which could be transmitted to consumers. She said her office was embarking on education, training, screening, and monitoring of…
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Emmanuel Yeboah Scores Second League Goal In Two Games To Salvage Point For CFR Cluj
31 Jul

Emmanuel Yeboah Scores Second League Goal In Two Games To Salvage Point For CFR Cluj

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Ghana forward Emmanuel Yeboah scored once again for CFR Cluj to increase his tally on Sunday night in the Romanian top flight. Yeboah was crucial once again for the club as his first-half strike sealed a point for them in their fixture against Universitatea Craiova. The Black Meteors forward latched onto a decent cross from his teammate to beat the goalkeeper and equalise for Cluj after the away team had taken the lead earlier in the game. https://twitter.com/kweku_lawrence/status/1685738211581001728?s=20 The goal was the Ghanaian’s second league goal of the 2023/24 campaign after scoring in the 3-1 away win over UTA Arad…
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Fuel Prices Expected To Go Up By 9.0% From August 1, 2023 – COPEC
31 Jul

Fuel Prices Expected To Go Up By 9.0% From August 1, 2023 – COPEC

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Fuel prices are expected to go up from tomorrow August 1, 2023, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has disclosed. According to the Chamber, the prices of petrol and diesel are likely to increase averagely by about 9.0% over the current mean price of ¢11.90 per liter, whilst the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) goes up by about 20.0%. Petrol will therefore sell at ¢13.27 per liter, whilst diesel will go for ¢13.93 per liter. A 4.5 kilogramme LPG cylinder, is expected to sell at ¢170.91 within the window. All pump prices are expected to be within ±5% error…
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T-bills Auction: Government Records Marginal Oversubscription; Interest Rates Hit 30.30%
31 Jul

T-bills Auction: Government Records Marginal Oversubscription; Interest Rates Hit 30.30%

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Government recorded a marginal oversubscription of treasury bills auction, as interest rates continued its upward trend on the money market. According to the auction result by the Bank of Ghana, the government got about ¢2.34 billion. The target for this auction was about ¢2.28 billion. ¢1.493 billion cedis were bids tendered for the 91-day bill. All the bids were subsequently accepted. Also, the bids for the 182-day T-bills were estimated at about ¢503.58 million. Similarly, all the bids were accepted. For the 364-day bill, about ¢345.14 million were gotten from the auction. Meanwhile, interest rates on the 364-day bill went…
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Ernest Kofi Owusu-Bempah Writes: John Mahama’s Legacy Of Corruption Rages On
31 Jul

Ernest Kofi Owusu-Bempah Writes: John Mahama’s Legacy Of Corruption Rages On

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Former President John Mahama not long ago marked the beginning of another electioneering season aimed at the presidency of Ghana. But even before Ghanaians indulge him, questions are being posed as to the viability of his candidature, looking back at a legacy of profound corruption and egregious conflicts of interest he left behind, the repercussions of which continues to echo six and half years after he left office. After campaigning on the promise that he would stamp out corruption in public office, Mahama did the opposite, using his power as the President to boost his own profits through numerous underhand…
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Mahama Will Never Consider Zanetor As His Running Mate Because…- Dasebre Agyei- Dwamena
30 Jul

Mahama Will Never Consider Zanetor As His Running Mate Because…- Dasebre Agyei- Dwamena

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Broadcast Journalist, Dase Agyei Dwamena has opined that there's no way John Dramani Mahama will consider Klottey-Korle MP, Zanetor Agyemang- Rawlings as his running mate for the 2024 elections. This comes after it emerged, according to sources close to the former president that there is a hunt for a replacement for Prof. Opoku-Agyemang who was nominated vice presidential candidate for the 2020 general election. Names of prominent NDC figures have emerged including former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah; former Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority, Sylvester Mensah and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, Joshua…
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NDC Opens Nominations In 18 Leftover Constituencies On Aug. 1
29 Jul

NDC Opens Nominations In 18 Leftover Constituencies On Aug. 1

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The National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana's largest opposition party, is set to open nominations in 18 constituencies where elections were previously put on hold due to unresolved differences. The party conducted its internal polls on May 13, 2023, nationwide to elect the flag bearer and parliamentary candidates for the upcoming 2024 general election. However, the elections in the 18 constituencies had to be postponed. According to Mr Daniel Amartey Mensah, the acting Director of Elections for the NDC, the nominations in the affected constituencies will open starting Tuesday, August 1, 2023. He clarified that in some of the affected areas,…
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Interior Ministry Declares August 4 As Statutory Public Holiday
29 Jul

Interior Ministry Declares August 4 As Statutory Public Holiday

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The Interior Ministry has announced that Friday, August 4, 2023, will be observed as a Statutory Public Holiday throughout the country. August 4 marks Founders’ Day which is observed to commemorate the contributions of all the people, notably the “Big Six” who fought for the country’s independence. Originally, Founders Day was celebrated on September 21 to mark the birth anniversary of Ghana’s first prime minister and president Dr Kwame Nkrumah before it was moved to August 4 in 2018 by President Akufo-Addo who proposed an amendment to the Public Holiday Act. In a press statement issued and signed on Wednesday, July 26,…
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BoG Records ¢60.8bn Loss In 2022
29 Jul

BoG Records ¢60.8bn Loss In 2022

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The Bank of Ghana recorded a loss of ¢60.8 Billion Ghana cedis in 2022, its Annual Report and Financial Statements has revealed. The Central Bank’s record loss is coming after it posted a ¢1.2 billion profit in 2021. According to the Annual Report and Financial Statements, the loss is attributed to a decline in the Group’s net worth position due to the impact of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) and impairment of some assets. Again, its total liabilities and subsidiaries exceeded its total assets by ¢54.52 billion. In 2021, the Central Bank recorded a surplus of ¢5.72 billion. Reasons…
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Scrap Dealer Jailed 10 Years For Stealing Car Gearbox
29 Jul

Scrap Dealer Jailed 10 Years For Stealing Car Gearbox

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An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 25-year-old scrap dealer for stealing a Renault gear box and its housing belonging to a driver. Mohammed Mansur also stole engine heads of Toyota Corolla S, and Renault air conditioner motor, all totaling GHS8,500.00. Charged with unlawful entry and stealing, Mansur pleaded guilty. The Court presided over by Mr Samuel Bright Acquah, convicted Mansur on his plea and sentenced him to five years imprisonment for unlawful entry and 10 years imprisonment for stealing. “Sentence will run concurrently,” the Court said. The facts, as presented by Police Chief Inspector Daniel Danku, prosecuting was that…
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