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Producer Price Index drops to 9.7%

The Producer Price Index (PPI) has dropped to 9.7% for September from that of August which was 10.2%. Producer Price Index (PPI) for September 2019 dropped to 9.7% from the August figure of 10.2%. The PPI is the system that measures the average change over time in the prices received …

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Against the tide, cocoa growers plan to suspend ethical programmes

In a world that’s growing increasingly concerned about corporate commitments to environmental and social responsibility, top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana are planning to make a move that goes against the tide. The West African nations, which produce more than 60% of the world’s cocoa, are preparing to suspend …

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ZETA Insurance Brokers Shut Down For Operating Illegally

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has completely shut down ZETA Insurance Brokers for operating illegally. According to the commission, the said company has been operating for the past five years in Accra. Addressing the media on Thursday, the Commissioner of Insurance, Justice Yaw Ofori says the Police are currently investigating …

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Nigeria has taught Ghana how to defy ECOWAS protocols – GUTA

Since late August 2019, Nigeria has closed three of her borders -Seme-Krake, Igolo and Idiroko. According to President Buhari, the move is to curb smuggling of rice into the country through its neighbouring countries. The country further tightened the screws by banning trade across all land borders to force its …

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Mexico drug wars: Fighting erupts as El Chapo’s son goes free

Heavy fighting broke in northern Mexico after the security forces seized one of the sons of jailed drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Fighting raged for several hours after Ovidio Guzmán López was found during a routine patrol in the city of Culiacán. Footage on Mexican TV showed armed men …

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Gov’t scheming to plunder ECG assets through PDS share restructure – NDC alleges

  The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) claims it has intercepted a document that allegedly exposes a clandestine plan by the government to loot the assets of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The intercepted document, a letter addressed to the Chairperson of Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu, …

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Seductive dressing by female students contributes to sexual harassment – Lecturer

Collins Badu Agyemang, a lecturer at the Psychology Department of the University of Ghana, is of the view that provocative and seductive dressing of some female students contribute to sexual harassment and misconduct in society. To Dr Agyeman, “there is the issue of power play in all sectors of society …

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Trust in us to do deliver Ghana – NDP

  The National Democratic Party (NDP) is calling on Ghanaians to repose confidence in them in order to deliver Ghana from its current woes. Eastern Regional Secretary of the NDP Mr. Gideon Amoasi Ampah promised in an interview on Radio 1 to break the hold the New Patriotic Party (NPP) …

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3 ‘killer’ cops who butchered Adonfe driver interdicted

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has interdicted three police officers for manhandling and butchering a civilian driver at Adonfe on Tuesday, 15 October 2019. They have been handed over to the Police Intelligence and Professional Standard Bureau for investigation. A statement from the police Command said it has recommended, as …

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