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Pot with snake and headless vulture discovered at Sehwi Essam market

Market women of Essam-Debiso were left in utmost shock after a pot containing some items believed to be for ritual purposes was discovered. The pot containing a live snake and a headless vulture was found wrapped with a black cloth and red bandage and hidden in the heart of the …

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‘Agric Minister turns market queen?’ – Tarzan asks

Dr. Charles Wereko Brobby, Chief Policy Analyst at the Ghana Institute for Public Policy Options (GIPPO), is questioning whether the Minister of Food and Agriculture is now a market queen. His comments follow an earlier statement by the sector minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto when he told farmers in Sefwi …

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Black currency market must stop – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday expressed worry about the activities of the black currency market which has significantly contributed to the weakening of the Cedi against major trading currencies. He said the situation where the parallel market was driving the supply and rate of foreign exchange transaction was unacceptable, and …

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GUTA shut down: Middlemen takeover ‘Abossey Okai’ Spare Parts Market

0 Middlemen, popularly called ‘Affair Boys’ Wednesday took over trading activities at the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Market to attend customers “partially” following the closure of shops by owners as directed by the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA). Most shops were closed as of 0900 hours but a few …

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Asantehemaa stops election of new Kumasi City Market leaders

Asantehemaa Nana Konadu Yiadom II has called off an election exercise scheduled to appoint various trading commodity leaders in the Kumasi City Market. The election, scheduled for Wednesday, October 26, 2022, according to reports, was called off by Asantehemaa after she summoned the organisers to her palace for questioning. According …

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Fire guts over 10 shops at Kumasi Central market

Fire swept through more than 10 shops at the leather and footwear section of the Kumasi Central Market on Monday morning, destroying properties worth thousands of Ghana cedis. Items including leathers, bags, shoes, slippers and sandals were burnt in the inferno. Traders at the leather and footwear section of the …

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Kumasi central market flooded, items destroyed

Severe flooding at the Kumasi Central Market in the Ashanti Region has destroyed wares estimated to be over 10 billion old cedis About 300 shops filled with wax prints, provisions, kitchen wares, children’s clothing, assorted drinks, and food items among others as water submerged their area early Monday morning. Some …

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Businessman shot in broad daylight robbery at Asafo Market

A business man has reportedly been shot in broad daylight robbery at Kumasi Asafo Market in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The suspected armed robbers also made away with Gh¢ 50,000 in the process. The incident which occurred around 2:00 p-m, on Wednesday September 8, 2022 saw the business man …

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10 factors to consider before investing in Ghana’s real estate market

In the words of Joseph Seth Aidoo Jnr, the Executive Director of one of Ghana’s largest real estate firms, Devtraco Group… “Ghana’s investment terrain, particularly its real estate market, provides financial security for potential business owners, as well as a landscape that offers comfortability for Diasporas.” This statement is testament …

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