BUSINESS

Moody’s downgrades Ghana’s rating from Caa1 to Caa2

Rating agency, Moody’s has downgraded Ghana’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings from Caa1 to Caa2 and placed the ratings on review for downgrade. Moody’s, in February this year, downgraded Ghana from B3 to Caa1. The agency contends that the further downgrade stems from the government’s decision to seek …

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Ghana Cedi falls 40% to dollar

For nine months this year, the cedi has lost 40.05% in value to the US dollar, according to data from Bloomberg. This makes the cedi the second-worst performing currency in the world. The cedi is ranked as the worst among the 30 top-performing currencies on the African continent. In July, …

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FAO forecasts global rice shortage next year

The rising cost of fertiliser on the global market will negatively affect availability of rice and other staple foods in 2023 if the crisis between Russia and Ukraine continues into next year, a Chief Economist at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Maximo Torero Cullen, has predicted. Mr. …

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Farmers surrender cocoa farms for galamsey

Uncompetitive cocoa prices on the international market is forcing cocoa farmers in gold-producing areas to sell farmlands for illegal mining activities, the Ghana Civil-society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has said. The situation is rather disturbing, given cocoa has been the main cash crop that has been the backbone of the economy. …

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Stretch Marks Causes, Risk Factors and prevention

Stretch marks are set-in streaks that show up on your stomach, breasts, hips, butt, and thighs.  These long, thin, rippled marks are also called stria. If you have stretch marks, you probably wish they’d go away. These grooves or lines in your skin aren’t harmful to your health, but they aren’t great to …

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Don’t replace condoms with emergency pills

The Programme Manager of the National STIs and HIV/AIDs Control Programme (NACP), Dr. Stephen Ayisi-Addo has advised the youth to desist from replacing the use of condoms with emergency contraceptives. According to him it was important the youth used contraception correctly, consistently and continuously if they want to be protected …

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Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful Presents WTPF-21 Report at the On-Going ITU PP-22 As the Chair of the sixth World

   Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum (WTPF-21), the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful presented a Report on the WTPF-21 to participants at the ongoing Plenipotentiary ​Conference(PP-22). The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful presenting the report The report which was presented on 28th September, 2022 summarises the …

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Ghana Elected Chair of the Commonwealth ITU Group

    The Republic of Ghana, on 25th September, 2022, was elected Chair of the Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG) for a four-year term in Bucharest, Romania. The CIG which is made up of fifty-four (54) Commonwealth countries meets periodically to establish a set of objectives to be achieved at various …

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Ghana to stop using petrol in 50 years – Bawumia

Ghana’s Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced plans by the government to transition from the use of fossil fuel to renewable energy by 2070. To that end, Dr Bawumia has called on stakeholders in the energy sector to accelerate the production and utilisation of oil and gas reserves in Ghana. …

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Lakeside Village, Metro TV, Net Village Host Walk Of Life

    Net 36 Vista’s Real Estate Brands Lakeside Village, Metro TV, Net Village Host Walk Of Lifehave partnered Accra-based Metro TV for the maiden edition of ‘Walk of Life’ dated for October 1st, 2022 The exercise, according to the organizers is a monthly health walk aimed at promoting a …

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Reason Why A Woman May Urinate During Intercourse

If you believe Healthline, “urinating during intercourse is a fairly prevalent health condition that affects many people (mainly women) during intercourse,” Urination while a hard-on is largely a problem for women because men’s bodies have a built-in mechanism to avoid itThe question of why people pee while sexually active has been …

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UTAG strike looms

There are reports of growing agitation among University teachers following the high cost of living and what some describe as worsening conditions of service There is however uncertainty if the agitation is related to any possible breaches of pledges made after the nationwide action by all 15 public Universities in …

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PIAC demands whereabouts of US$100m oil proceeds

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) is demanding answers on why US$100.7million was not paid into the Petroleum Holding Funds as required by law. The amount relates to 944,164bbls of crude liftings made by JOHL, a subsidiary of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) that holds 7 percent interest in …

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