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Your gold-for-oil plan bogus – Prof. Hanke to Dr. Bawumia

Steve H. Hanke, a professor of Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University, has described as “bogus” Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s announcement of a new policy of buying oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollars. According to him, Ghana’s vice president is grasping for straws with this new gold-for-oil plan. The …

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VIDEO: Black Sherif performs at 25th MOBO Awards

Breakout star from Ghana, Black Sherif performed at the 25th anniversary of the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards which took center stage at the OVO Arena in Wembley. The MOBO Awards are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in ‘music of black origin’, including hip hop, grime, …

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No ban on small-scale mining – Mireku Duker

George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has opposed calls for the government to ban small-scale mining as a way of tackling illegal small-scale mining a.k.a galamsey. According to him, any form of ban on small-scale mining will do the country more harm than good. Speaking to …

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Qatar ’22: Ghanaians arrested for selling match tickets

Some Ghanaian football fans have been arrested in Qatar for selling World Cup match tickets. This was disclosed by the Minister for youth and sports, Mustapha Ussif on Tuesday, 29th November 2022, when in the company of the Ambassador of Ghana to Qatar, Mohamed Noureddine Ismail and some security operatives …

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‘Economic Maguire’ Bawumia scoring own goals – Adongo

Isaac Adongo, MP, Bolgatanga Central, has chastised Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who is also the Head of the Economic Management Team, for scoring his own goals with the abysmal performance of the economy. Using the football analogy to drum home his message on the floor of Parliament while debating …

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Three secondary school students arrested for raping their classmate

Three high school students from Akure High School were arrested by the Ondo state police command for allegedly raping and defiling a classmate. The state police spokesperson, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami, in a statement released, confirmed the incident saying the 14-year-old victim was lured into the bush at the back of …

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Bank of Ghana allays fears on depleting foreign reserves

The Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, has calmed nerves over the country’s depleting foreign reserves, saying once polices outlined by government and the Bank start bearing fruit the situation will come back to normal. According to the Summary of Economic and Financial Data (November 2022) published by the …

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NDC to appeal ‘untenable’ Techiman South election petition ruling

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the ruling of the Wenchi High Court on the Techiman South Parliamentary election petition. The opposition party described the ruling as untenable and indicated that it will appeal the ruling of the court. The High Court on Wednesday dismissed the election petition filed …

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Zambia plans to sell controversial presidential jet

Zambia’s leader has said he plans to sell the presidential jet his predecessor bought in his last months in office in controversial circumstances. Hakainde Hichilema said he wants to recover $193m (£160m) that was spent to buy the Gulfstream 650. “We do not support that extravagance, because we could have …

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Ways to Overcome Job Loss Depression

By Joycelyn Kyei Baffour   “When you lose something, don’t think of it as a loss. Accept it as the gift that gets you on the path you were meant to travel on.” – Unknown. Working as human resources professionals, we have collectively found ourselves at one point or another …

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