Cedi Begins To Slide

Dr Kofi Wampah – Bank of Ghana Boss The local currency Cedi has started depreciating against major foreign currencies on the forex market. As at press time yesterday, the Ghana cedi was going for GH¢3.73 to a dollar as against GH¢3.40 on July 8. Nii Ogbamey Tetteh visited some commercial banks around Nima and the Ring Road to assess the performance of...

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Give Us Our Money – Collapsed Building Workers

Dr. Prosper Adabla Workers who were at the site when the four-storey building under construction collapsed near the president’s residence and the premises of the Free Zones Board at Cantonments in Accra on Saturday, have complained about their unpaid salaries. Though Dr. Prosper Adabla, the owner of the building was killed when the structure collapsed, the workers insisted...

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Ghana Electoral Process Lauded

EC Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, Dr. Matlosa and Hannah Tetteh Director of Political Affairs at the African Union (AU), Dr. Khabele Matlosa, has commended the electoral process of Ghana, stating that it had done well in terms of improving the management of elections. According to him, there is the need for other African countries to learn from the professional electoral...

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Africa Requires Enlightened Politicians

Dr. Feyemi FORMER GOVERNOR of Ekiti State in Nigeria, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has stated that the African continent requires thoughtful politicians with character and integrity who are bold and broad-minded enough to consider things which lie beyond the scope of their immediate benefit. According to him, the continent also requires enlightened politicians   who...

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Rent Charges Skyrocket

Dr. Philomena Nyarko Rent charges in most cities in Ghana have been increased astronomically in recently due to high prices of petroleum products and depreciation of cedi against major foreign currencies. Dr. Philomena Nyarko, Government Statistician, who disclosed this to BUSINESS GUIDE recently in Accra, said ordinary Ghanaians are helpless because they often fail...

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Veep Urges Muslims To Be Tolerant

Vice President Amissah-Arthur (right), interacting with Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu. Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has urged Ghanaians to tolerate various religious faiths in order sustain peace in the country. According to him, there was the need to appreciate the different faiths in Ghana in the wake of religious attacks and violence in the sub-region. Mr...

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Airtel Money Registers 2m Customers

Hannah Agbozo Airtel Ghana, one of the leading telecommunications companies in Ghana, has registered 2 million customers on its mobile money payment platform. According to Hannah Agbozo, Director for Legal and Corporate Affairs, the attainment of the milestone broke the myth surrounding social innovation in the banking sector. “The 2 million customer milestone goes...

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Inflation Rises To 17.1%

Dr. Philomena Nyarko Year–on–year inflation for June 2015 as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded 17.1 percent up from the 16.9 percent recorded in May 2015. The monthly change rate for June 2015 was 1.8 percent compared to one percent recorded in May 2015. Government Statistician, Dr. Philomena Nyarko, addressing a press conference in Accra, said...

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Immigration Officers Interdicted

Nine officers from the Ghana Immigration service (GIS) have been interdicted for their involvement in various criminal misconducts that have caused the Service and the State thousands of Ghana cedis. These criminal misconducts which ranged from falsification of stamps, permit racketeering, theft of residence permit stickers to underpayment and nonpayment of approved fees among others are said to have caused  a drastic drop in revenue generation. According...

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Adjetey Anang Turns Lecturer At NAFTI

Adjetey Anang Popular Ghanaian actor, Adjetey Anang is now lecturer at the National Film & Television Institute (NAFTI) years after the gracing the screens as an actor. “It is true. I am doing part time lecturing at NAFTI on acting. It’s a new area in their curriculum. It was introduced last year and I was called by the rector of the school to take that...

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Robbers Raid Film Makers

FIPAG Boss, Mr Hackman (in white shirt) inspecting the affected shops A chain of six stores and warehouses belonging to some of Ghana’s leading  film producers, marketers and distributors at the Kejetia Bus Terminal in Kumasi were over the weekend robbed by unknown assailants, Nii Ogbamey Tetteh has gathered. The well organised thieves were said to have...

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Rapper 50 Cent says bankruptcy filing is 'strategic business move'

50 Cent Rapper 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, reporting debts and assets in the range of $10 million to $50 million. The 40-year-old New York born entertainer called the voluntary Chapter 11 filing in a Connecticut bankruptcy court a "strategic business move" that would not affect fans. "They won't see any adjustments ... I'm clear on my target...

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Adjetey Anang Speaks -My Awards, Accident & Now A Lecturer

Adjetey Anang and Elorm (wife) An implausible talent, Adjetey Anang, steadily meanders his way through to the top and currently remains one of the most adorable and relevant Ghanaian screen icons of our time. He is a flawless actor and radiates a personality of desirable reputation. Adjetey Anang became a household name late 1999 and early 2000, when he...

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Scientist Queries E-Waste Burning

Dr Kwadwo Ansong Asante Dr Kwadwo Ansong Asante, a senior research scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has condemned the indiscriminate burning of electronic waste since it emits various contaminants into the environment. According to him, burning of electronic appliances emits polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) and brominated flame...

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Vodafone Organises Blood Donation Exercise

Telecommunication giant, Vodafone Ghana, has donated several pints of blood to the National Blood Service (NBS) through a recent blood donation exercise at its headquarters within the Airport City enclave to support victims of the recent flood and fire disasters. The exercise which was aimed at increasing the country’s blood stock levels in handling flood-related emergency...

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‘Gov’t Must Partner Churches’

(from left) Rev. Bassey and Most Rev. Gabriel Mante Rev. Fr. Evaristus Bassey, Executive Secretary of Caritas Nigeria, has called on government to partner religious bodies in order to achieve the Post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Caritas is an agency established by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). It is a specialized vehicle for human development...

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Delta Airlines Champions Malaria Prevention

Delta Airlines has distributed treated insecticide bed nets to residents of Nima and Maamobi in Accra, in collaboration with the Ghana Red Cross Society. According to Petra Asamoah, General Manager of Delta Airline General Sales Agency (GSA) Ghana, the distribution of the treated nets which was targeted at women and children, was part of organisation’s ‘Hang Up and Keep Up’ malaria prevention campaign. She said the campaign was part of their...

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Bill Cosby Admitted He Gave Woman Drugs Before Sex

Bill Cosby US comedian Bill Cosby admitted he obtained sedatives with the intent of giving them to women he wanted to have sex with, court papers from 2005 show. The unsealed files, obtained by the Associated Press news agency, show Mr Cosby made the admission in a sex abuse civil case brought by a woman. That case was settled for an undisclosed sum in 2006. Mr...

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Ama Ata Aidoo Honoured In Winhoek

Ama Ata Aidoo Ghana’s acclaimed Pan-African feminist, poet, playwright and novelist, Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo, was recently celebrated at the  AfricAvenir and Spoken Word event in Namibia. According to organizers, celebrating a woman’s contribution to Africa’s renaissance through screening of the 78-minute Ghanaian documentary entitled, ‘The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo,’...

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50% Ghanaians Lack Access To Water

Bishop Akolgo The integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has stated that though water is part of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets, 50 percent of Ghana’s population lacks access to safe water. According to the policy think-tank, access to potable water which has been described by the United Nations (UN) as a human right has rather become a scarce...

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There Is No Zongo Girl In My Life -Stonebwoy

Stonebwoy Award-winning Ghanaian musician Stonebwoy has told the VOA that there is no girl in his life, days after winning Best International Act, Africa at the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards in the USA. “There is no Zongo girl in my life but there are a lot of Zongo girls out there…We thank God for the women in our lives—our mothers, our sisters,...

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Tigo Supports GJA Awards

Dr. Monney receiving the cheque from Gifty Bingley Telecommunications company, Tigo Ghana has presented a cheque of GHC 10,000 to support the online category of upcoming Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) awards. According to the telecommunication company, the aim to recognize and appreciate the contributions of journalists fueled the drive to support the...

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