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Inflation rate for November rises to 8.2 per cent

The Year-on-year inflation rate for November rose to 8.2 per cent, up by 0.5 percentage point from the 7.7 per cent recorded in October 2019. The month-on-month inflation between October and November stood at 0.7 per cent. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, who announced this on Wednesday, said …

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Independent parliamentary candidate joins NPP

The former Presiding Member of the Akuapem North Municipal Assembly, Nana Asiedu Ofei who contested as an Independent Parliamentary candidate in the 2016 general election, has announced his decision to join the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and support their cause. He explained that as an Independent candidate, he garnered 9,092 …

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Osafo Maafo sues Auditor-General

Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo has instructed his lawyers to commence legal processes against Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo for the wrongful surcharge on him. In a statement signed and released on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, the Mr. Osafo Maafo said: “The evidence available shows clearly that the Auditor-General erred in law …

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Osafo-Maafo goes to court over Kroll contract surcharge

The Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo says he is heading to court with four others over the auditor general’s decision to surcharge him in the one million Kroll contract. The former member of Parliament says the move is to afford him the opportunty to clear his name in the matter. “I …

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Court orders striking teachers to resume work

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an injunction to compel the striking teacher unions to immediately resume work. The court order also barred the teachers from continuing with the strike which has been in effect since Monday. Meanwhile, the teachers say forcing them to the classroom in spite of …

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Woyome’s Trassaco luxury apartments up for sale

The state is set to auction three properties belonging to a businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, to defray his ¢47.2 million in debts. A notice of the auction was published in the Daily Graphic on December 2, 2019, detailing the location of the residential properties. Theghanareport.com has visited two of the …

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Parliament demands arrest of man who destroyed Peace C’cil building

The defence and Interior committees of Parliament are demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of an unidentified individuals who allegedly demolished an office Complex owned by the National peace Council. The peace council expended fGHC400,000 for expansion works upon receipt of the bungalow donated by the Works and Housing Housing …

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Gov’t releases money to pay striking teachers

Government has released money for the payment of the outstanding arrears for teachers in the country who have been striking since Monday. The teachers are on strike over government’s refusal to pay them the money which spans 2017 till date. In a letter, the finance ministry ordered the Controller and …

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7-hour siege at Somali hotel ends with10 deaths

Somali Security forces have shot to death five attackers who officials said were behind a raid Tuesday evening on an upscale hotel near the presidential palace, officials said. At least five people were killed in the attack and scores rescued, officials said. Among those killed is a former judge and …

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I’m not a murderer – Rawlings roars in self defence

Spokesperson for the Rawlings family, Ernest Owusu Bempah, has brushed aside accusations that the former president orchestrated and sponsored the extrajudicial killings of some former army personnel shortly after the 1979 revolution. Former close associate of Mr Rawlings and one of the architects of the June 4 Uprising, Major Osahene …

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Togbe Afede kept away from Farmers’ Day at Ho

President Akufo-Addo and the Paramount Chief of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, appear to be in an open warfare to the extent that the respected traditional ruler last Friday, boycotted this year’s National Farmers’ Day celebration, which incidentally was held in his home, Ho –Volta Region. The 35th National …

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Newmont Mine to affect portions of Sunyani-Kumasi highway

Newmont Goldcorp has affirmed its readiness to divert the Afrisipakrom -Techire road, as the company finalises processes to commence actual mining on its Ahafo North concessional area. The Company’s Ahafo North concession is expected to cover 4,000 hectares of land around five major towns – Yamfo, Adrobaa, Susuanso, Terchire and …

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Six remanded over Mankessim shooting

The Cape Coast District Court 2 presided by her honour Gloria Mensah Bonsu has remanded into police custody six suspects in connection with the Mankessim shooting. The six were arrested on Saturday at Mankessim after a shooting incident during the enstoolment of Queen Mother, Nana Araba Otua. Speaking to Adom …

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MPs will be marked absent if they fail to enter chamber – Speaker

Any Member of Parliament (MP) who comes to Parliament without entering the chamber will be deemed absent from parliamentary duties, Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has ruled. By the ruling, MPs who come to the premises of Parliament House and conduct other businesses without entering the chamber would …

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Local firms lack capacity to print currency notes – Bank of Ghana

The Head of Currency Management at the Bank of Ghana, John Gyamfi, says the Central Bank for the foreseeable future will continue to print Ghana’s currency notes with well-proven and trusted international companies as local firms lack the capacity to execute such jobs. The comment follows the revelation that the …

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University of Ghana student electrocuted at Adenta

A student of the University of Ghana on Tuesday met his untimely death after he was electrocuted while checking up water level in the polytank at the top of his home at Adenta Ashiyie in Accra. An eyewitness told Starr News, the deceased, identified as Michael went up to check …

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