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Transport fares to increase by 19% from Oct. 29 – GPRTU

Transport fares to increase by 19% from Oct. 29 – GPRTU

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has disclosed that the Union will increase transport fares by 19% effective October 29. According to Godfred Abulbire, General Secretary of the Union, the increment is due to the recent hikes in fuel prices coupled with the galloping inflation and the current depreciation of the Cedi. Speaking in...

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Akufo-Addo must follow Ofori-Atta, Adu Boahen and go, he is bereft of ideas – Kpebu

Akufo-Addo must follow Ofori-Atta, Adu Boahen and go, he is bereft of ideas – Kpebu

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is bereft of ideas in how to govern the country, a private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has said. He says the President must also leave office after the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry Charles Adu Boahen have exited Mr Kpebu said he was pleasantly surprised by...

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New PM Rishi Sunak pledges to fix Britain’s many problems

New PM Rishi Sunak pledges to fix Britain’s many problems

Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he was not daunted by the scale of the challenge as he became Britain’s third prime minister in two months, pledging to restore trust, rebuild confidence and lead the country through an economic crisis. The 42-year-old former hedge fund boss, who has only been in elected politics for seven years,...

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Call to sack Ofori-Atta by NPP MPs not a betrayal – Appiah Kubi

Call to sack Ofori-Atta by NPP MPs not a betrayal – Appiah Kubi

Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North Andy Appiah Kubi has said the call by some New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmakers to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry Charles Adu Boahen does not amount to betrayal of the President. He...

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Sammy Gyamfi blames Ghana’s woes on Ofori-Atta, Bawumia

Sammy Gyamfi blames Ghana’s woes on Ofori-Atta, Bawumia

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi has reacted to calls made by New Patriotic Party (NPP) Lawmakers to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack his Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen. He said the economic woes facing Ghanaians at the moment were created by the...

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Times are hard under Akufo-Addo but don’t contemplate suicide – Mahama

Times are hard under Akufo-Addo but don’t contemplate suicide – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to Ghanaians not to entertain the thought of committing suicide due to economic hardships. He said although times are tough in Ghana at the moment, suicide is never an answer. He was commenting on one Kakra who recently electrocuted himself at Kasoa, in the Central Region. He asked all...

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Obuasi: Youth clash with military over rescue of trapped miner; three wounded

Obuasi: Youth clash with military over rescue of trapped miner; three wounded

Three persons have reportedly sustained gunshot wounds after some youth allegedly clashed with military officers at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The youth had mobilized to rescue their colleagues who were reportedly trapped in a mining pit belonging to AngloGold Ashanti on Tuesday. An altercation ensued between the youth and the military officers, leading to...

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Cedi depreciation, high inflation temporary – BoG expresses confidence in Ghana’s economic outlook

Cedi depreciation, high inflation temporary – BoG expresses confidence in Ghana’s economic outlook

The Second Deputy Governor the Bank of Ghana Elsie Addo Awadzi has said the fall of the Cedi against the Dollar and also the high inflation rate (32.7%) are temporary. She expressed confidence of a positive outlook for Ghana’s economy. Speaking at the 21st Annual National RCB CEOs conference on the theme ‘Positioning Rural banking...