Tag Archives: SHORTAGE

Truckloads of onions procured in Niger and headed for Ghana have been left stranded in Benin following the closure of the Benin border. The development if not addressed immediately could result in a shortage of the produce in Ghana since much of the onions consumed in Ghana are imported from …

The Bono East Regional capital’s Techiman Municipality is said to be running low on superglue. According to shop owners, the shortage is caused by a new craze in the area by suspected drug addicts who inhale the glue as a narcotic. According to the revelation, the suspected drug addicts light …

The Minority in Parliament has revealed that contrary to assertions by President Akufo-Addo and his Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu no deaths have been recorded as a result of shortage of childhood vaccines, 5 lives have been lost. Debating the President’s State of the Nation Address, Ranking Member for Committee …

The District Minister of Koforidua Ascension Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rev. Justice Kwame Asumeng, has rebuked Ghanaians for being ungrateful to God for protecting the country from the severe scourge of COVID-19 pandemic which has affected the global economy. Government has blamed Ghana’s struggling economic situation on …

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is asking more questions about how Ghana got childhood vaccines delivered on March 12 despite a global shortage as claimed by government. Ablakwa in a March 13 social media post had alleged that the consignment of vaccines delivered to help …

Management of the Tamale Teaching hospital has said it is taking steps to address challenges with the shortage of oxygen supply currently being experienced at the hospital. In a statement signed by its Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Atiku Adam, it said the development is a temporary glitch and the …

Ghanaian veteran musician Mzbel, who accurately predicted that Portugal would win the FIFA World Cup in 2022, has shared a dream in which she claims there would be water scarcity in 2023. A musician cum entrepreneur said in a post dated December 21, 2022, that she had dreamt about humans battling …

Onion sellers in the Kwadaso municipality of the Ashanti region have forewarned Ghanaians about shortages during this year’s Christmas festivity. According to the traders, over 90% per cent of onion sellers have withdrawn from the business due to the Ghanaian cedi’s inability to compete with the CFA and the Dollar. …

Financial Analyst at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, is optimistic the local currency – Cedi – will soon stabilize and trade among major trading currencies, especially the US dollar. According to him, dollars will soon not be on the market due to the unwillingness of Ghanaians to purchase the currency at …

The rising cost of fertiliser on the global market will negatively affect availability of rice and other staple foods in 2023 if the crisis between Russia and Ukraine continues into next year, a Chief Economist at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Maximo Torero Cullen, has predicted. Mr. …