FitchRatings has downgraded Ghana’s Long-Term Local- and Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘CC’, from ‘CCC’. Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks to issuers with a rating of ‘CCC’ or below. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this rating action commentary. KEY RATING DRIVERS Increased …
Read More »Twitter users shocked as import duty on car skyrockets from GH¢49K to GH¢55K within a month
A post shared on social media in which a car dealer witnessed a drastic increment in final duty and taxes payable for an imported vehicle, in a month, has left many users dumbfounded. Sharing details of the tax invoice, the expected amount to be paid moved from GH¢49,000 to GH¢55,000 …
Read More »Floods sweep away 1,500 corpses from Nigerian cemetery
Floods have destroyed more than 1,500 graves at a cemetery in the central Nigerian town of Mariga in Niger state. More than 500 graves have been swept away by the floods in the past week alone. The chief imam of the town, Alhassan Musa Na’ibi, told the BBC about 1,000 …
Read More »If you are suffering from these illnesses, eat Guava seeds
The guava tree has nutritious leaves, fruit, and seeds. Extracts from guava leaves have been shown to help treat a number of diseases and symptoms. Examine the information carefully for the best results, figuring out where you need or want to follow up and doing so. People often think …
Read More »Ghanaians living abroad, children from 6-15 yrs to get Ghana Card
The Executive Secretary of the NIA, Professor Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah, has said the NIA would begin the next phase of registration which allows Ghanaians living abroad to acquire their Ghana Card. Children from the ages of 6 to 15 years will also be considered for the exercise. “The authority is …
Read More »Galamsey forces cocoa farmers to transport water from home to farm
Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board, Fiifi Boafo, says illegal mining activities in water bodies have compelled cocoa farmers to transport water from home to their various farms for use. This, he said, has led to a high cost of operations for cocoa farmers since they would …
Read More »Full penalty shootout: Watch highlights as Kadiogo eliminate Kotoko from CAF Champions League
Asante Kotoko have been eliminated from the preliminary stages of the CAF Champions League after losing 3-1 on penalties to RC Kadiogo. The two-time CAF Champions League winners despite going into the second league with a 1-0 advantage bow out of the competition after losing the game by a lone …
Read More »Why Supreme Court once removed Justice Honyenuga from hearing Opuni’s trial
Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, the judge at the trial of former COCOBOD Chief Executive, Dr Stephen Opuni and businessman Seidu Agongo, was once removed from the case after being found to have exhibited bias tendency towards the first accused. “There is a real likelihood of bias on the part of …
Read More »VIDEO: I still want to marry a woman from the Volta Region – Akufo-Addo declares
The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has given a clear indication of his desire to still marry a woman, even in his retirement years. The president explained that the dream to marry a woman from the Volta Region has been a longstanding one and that not even the lapse …
Read More »Would you ever let your wife or girlfriend receive services from these massage therapists?
Would you ever let your wife or girlfriend receive services from these massage therapists? Source: Michael Agyapong Agyapa
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