The Bank of Ghana today announced a cut in the policy rate from 17 per cent to 16 per cent. A reduction of 100 basis points. In a press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, the Bank indicates that inflation has steadily declined from 15.4 per cent at the end of 2016, to 11.8 per cent in … The post Bank of Ghana cuts policy rate to 16% appeared first on
Concerned Youth of Talensi, a youth group in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, over the weekend called on government to revoke the license and close down the operations of Shaanix Mining Company Limited in the area. According to the group, 61 people have so far lost their lives over the years through … The post Talensi youth calls for shutdown
A circuit court at Nsawam Adoagyiri in the Eastern region has remanded a fetish priest at Pampaso number one into Police custody. Charged with fraudulent breach of trust, the court presided over by Ms Audrey Kocuvie-Tay ordered that Loius Trukusu who pleaded not guilty should reappear on February 1st 2019. Prosecuting, Chief Police Inspector Alex … The post Fetish
A 25 year old motorbike rider, Ahumah Hormeku, has been arrested by the police for the alleged murder of another motorbike rider last week at Matsekope, near Sege in the Ada West District. The body of the deceased, Abdulai Ossah, also aged 25, was found in a prostrate position in a pool of blood on … The post One nabbed over murder of a motorbike rider appeared
The Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mrs. Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo- Danquah at the weekend engaged the families of the three young ladies kidnapped in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis. The visit was to empathize with them and promise them of the command unreserved action to bring the perpetrators … The post CID
The Western and Central Zonal office of the Public Utility Regulatory Commission, (PURC) recorded a total of 893 complaints against 577 complaints received in 2017. There was also a credit sales adjustment to the tune of GH? 86,230.10 credited to the account of 52 customers. Out of the 893 complaints received within last year, 815 … The post W/R PURC records more complaints
A 19 year old woman, Patience Anane, is in the custody of the Kwame Danso Police for allegedly stealing a 10-month old baby from Kumasi. The Suspect has been remanded into the custody of the Police at Kwame Danso, capital town of Sene West District in the Brong-Ahafo Region whilst the child is also being … The post Woman in Police custody for stealing a baby appeared
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been advised to effectively use social media to enhance their visibility and to engender greater interaction with the citizenry. A Local Governance Expert with the Institute of Local Government Studies, Dr Eric Oduro-Osae, who gave the advice, noted that communication technologies and social media provide a unique platform … The post MMDAs
Farming in the Cape Coast Metropolis is being threatened by rapid urbanization, regardless of the fact that cities provide opportunities for rural smallholder farmers to raise their incomes by connecting to larger urban markets. More than 30 major farming communities that served as the food basket for the over 169,894 people in the Metropolis have … The post Urbanization
The Municipal Chief Executive of Sissala East Assembly, Mr Karim Nanyua, says citizens have unwavering right to demand accountability from public office holders who are equally under obligation to provide information to the people. “Accountability afford citizens to demand for better governance and service delivery which will intend reduce poverty and better the lives of … The post Sissala
The Cape Coast Metropolitan Director of Agric, Mr William Henry Fordjour, has called on the Government to institute concrete structures to attract the youth of the country into agriculture. He said agriculture in Ghana has become a high-risk enterprise in the sense that there is no agriculture insurance as it is in other parts of … The post Make
The Kwahu Traditional Council (KTC) has planned to enforce traditional practices to deal with hunters who set peoples farms ablaze in the name of haunting for game. The action is to reduce the rampant bushfires in the farming communities of the traditional area during the dry season. The decision was taken when the Traditional Council … The post Kwahu
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