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Passengers of British Airways (BA) are mounting pressure on the airline to reduce its fares by signing an online petition. The petition, published on charge.com, already has 1,035 signatories as of 13:17 local time on Monday 8 May 2023. The petition was started by one Esther Lulu who said Ghanaians …

A picketing pensioner bondholder has stated that government is perpetrating robbery on bondholders whose funds remain unpaid despite previous assurances. According to him, the situation where pensioners are having to picket for their monies is akin to the government taking arms and attacking them. “In fact, it is more or …

This week the government secured GH¢2.57 billion from the sale of treasury bills in the auction on May 5, 2023. The auction saw an oversubscription of GH¢733.79 million even though interest rates have been rising. The target for this week’s auction was GH¢1.83 billion. Also, interest rates have increased to …

The Volta Regional Director of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hope Smith Lomotey, has noted that his outfit will soon close down churches and drinking spots operating without licences. He also called on churches whose licences have expired to renew their permits to enable them to continue with their operations. In …

cle WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email This Former Manchester City player, Yaya Toure Former Manchester City player, Yaya Toure has vented his anger at his former agent Dimitri Seluk over the player’s supposed curse on Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola being lifted. The Ivorian in a tweet vehemently denied any association …

The US Embassy in Ghana announced on May 6, 2023 via its social media handles that its “Diversity Visa 2024 selections are now available!” It meant that applicants accepted to apply for visas under what is widely known as the US Visa Lottery were ready. The embassy explained, however, that …

Ghana has surpassed Ivory Coast in cocoa production over the half year 2022/23 crop season, according to the latest Cocoa Market Report by the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO). As of 31 March 2023, cumulative arrivals of cocoa beans in Ivory Coast were lagging behind previous season levels, while the volume …

The US greenback has been considered one of the most powerful currencies in the world. But in recent times, some countries have made the decision to de-dollarize. De-dollarisation refers to countries reducing their dependence on the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency, medium of exchange, or as a unit of …

    Censorship of a specifically chronic nature can never augur well for any entity or organisation at any level. That significantly includes media houses, whether they are print-oriented or within the electronic media categories.   Things have certainly changed from the Baby Boomer era, and as the world recognises …

Parliament has approved a total of $710 million in an emergency sitting today. MPs were summoned from the Easter break purposely for the 7 loan agreements some of which have been outstanding since last year. The facilities are a US$60.6 million as a third additional financing for the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and …