BUSINESS

Transfer news: Winners and losers after deadline day

Premier League clubs have spent £1.218bn on signings during the transfer window. But who will be the happiest with their business? You can also have your say at the bottom of this page. Big winners Ollie Watkins started to repay his £28m transfer with a hat-trick in the 7-2 thrashing …

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Sale Of Wildlife Booms As Residents Defy Ban

Bushmeat lovers are still enjoying the delicacy in spite of a ban on the hunting and capturing of wildlife in the country until December 1. The practice continues unabated and traders in the Eastern Region continue to line up on the Suhum-Kumasi road to sell their kill. The Wildlife Division …

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Cocoa farmers excited about 28.2% price increase

The Ghana Cocoa Coffee and Sheanut Farmer Association (COCOSHE) has praised the Akufo-Addo administration for the 28.2% increase in cocoa prices for the 2020-21 crop season. According to the farmer-based organization, the producer price of a bag of 64kg of cocoa beans has been increased from GH¢ 515 to GH¢660 …

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Edinson Cavani: Man Utd sign ex-PSG striker on free transfer

Manchester United have signed former Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani on a free transfer. The 33-year-old Uruguay international, who left PSG at the end of June, has signed a one-year contract. Cavani has scored 341 goals in 556 club matches, including a record 200 in 301 appearances for the French …

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Gold, Cocoa push Ghana’s exports to US$15.6 billion in 2019 – BoG

The 2019 Financial Stability Review report released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revealed that Ghana’s exports increased by 4.6 percent to $15.6 billion in 2019. This improvement in exports, according to the report, was driven largely by a 14.6 percent and 8.6 percent growth in gold and cocoa exports respectively. …

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Man rapes 70-year-old stroke patient at Gbawe [Audio]

A middle aged man has allegedly raped a 70-year-old woman at Dzaman near Gbawe in the Greater Accra region. The victim, Rose Odikro, suffering from stroke, said the suspect, whose name was only given as Achikolo, raped her on Sunday, October 4, 2020. Narrating her ordeal on Adom News, she said the …

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Ethiopia ‘bans flights over Nile Dam’

Ethiopia has banned flights in its airspace over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for security reasons, according to the privately-owned Reporter website. “The director-general of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation, Col Wesenyeleh Hunegnaw, told Reporter that following consultations with relevant security organs, the airspace in Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State [north-western Ethiopia] …

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Ghana’s Jubilee field reaches 300m barrels of oil production

Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL), operator of the Jubilee and Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) fields, has announced that the country has reached a milestone with 300 million barrels of oil production from the Jubilee field. Tullow and its partners GNPC, Kosmos, Anadarko and Petro SA, in a statement said they …

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Wedding car kills 2, at Sefwi Bodi

A driver has narrowly escaped from an angry crowd after an attempt was made to lynch him after he reportedly knocked down three persons kicking two on the spot with the third persons now in critical condition. The incident occurred at Sefwi Bodi in the Eastern Region, Rainbow Radio’s Odeshiaba …

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Yaa Jackson Shares Lovely Video with Boyfriend

Ghanaian Actress who has now turned to a musician Yaa Jackson has finally shared a picture of his boyfriend for the first time to the whole world and social media is buzzing. Social media was lit over the weekend as the world marked ‘boyfriend’s day’ and actress/singer Yaa Jackson decided …

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COVID-19: SHS2, JHS2 students resume school today

Second year students in Senior High Schools and Junior High Schools are returning to school today, Monday, October 5 2020 to complete their academic year. The decision was taken by the Ghana Education Service, after consultation with the relevant stakeholders. The students will remain in school until 14 December 2020. …

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Dec 7 Elections: Filing of nominations begins today

The filing of nominations for all aspirants in the December 7 general elections begins from today, Monday, October 5. Both presidential and parliamentary aspirants have from Monday to Friday, October 9 to submit their nominations. The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) made available via its IT Department unique passwords to general …

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School Reopening: Parents commend government, call for e-learning

Some parents have commended Government for successfully opening schools in the country gradually amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some parents said, they were happy their 2nd-year children in Junior High Schools and Senior High Schools were having their turn from Monday, October 5th saying they have been home for too long …

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Cedi performance in first half of 2020 is the best since 2014

In the Republic of Ghana, the sole legal tender is the Ghana Cedi and Ghana Pesewa. The Foreign Exchange Act of 2006, Act 723, prohibits pricing, advertising, and receipt or payment for goods and services in foreign currency in Ghana. Consequently, it is imperative to continually assess the strength of …

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