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IMF loan won’t save Ghana’s economy – Renowned US economist

A renowned international economist at the Johns Hopkins University in the USA, Professor Steve Hanke, has stated Ghana’s decision to enter an economic programme with the IMF will not salvage the economy. He predicts that a financial bailout from the Bretton Woods Institution is likely to fail just like the …

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Cedi performance begins July selling at GH¢8.17 to US Dollar

On the Interbank forex rates from the Bank of Ghana today, July 1, 2022, the Ghana Cedi is trading against the dollar at a buying price of 7.2269 and a selling price of 7.2341. As compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 7.2209 and a selling price of 7.2281. …

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Missing former Nigerian diplomat found dead in US

Police in Tuckahoe, New York, United States, have found the body of a former Nigerian diplomat, Ambassador Ejeviome Otobo. The 70-year-old, AMB Ejeviome Eloho Otobo was declared missing by Police in Tuckahoe, New York in United States of America. It was learnt that Ejeviome Otobo went missing on Wednesday, June …

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Nigerian beat makers have more global impact after ‘stealing’ some aspects from us – Dr Ray Beat

Nana Yaw Nkrumah known in showbiz as Dr Ray Beat, a popular sound engineer has said that currently, Nigerian producers are making more impact in terms of music production than his colleagues in Ghana. “In the beginning, they learnt from us but for now Nigerian producers are making more impact …

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‘My body, my choice’: Anger over US Supreme Court anti-abortion ruling

Hundreds of protesters descended on the United States Supreme Court on Saturday to denounce the decision to overturn the half-century-old Roe v Wade precedent that recognised women’s constitutional right to abortion. The sweeping ruling by the court, with a 6-3 conservative majority, was set to vastly change American life with …

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Liberian ex-fighter charged in US over civil war

A man from Liberia who had sought asylum in the US has been charged with, among other crimes, fraudulently attempting to obtain US citizenship. Moses Wright was a former commanding general of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) during the country’s civil war, and according to the indictment he was …

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Medikal’s US visa application bounced over 2021 gun incident

Ghanaian rapper, Samuel Adu Frimpong, popularly known as Medikal has reportedly been denied a United States visa. According to GhanaWeb sources, the rapper was bounced on Tuesday, June 21, 2022; after he had attended an interview at the US Embassy in Accra. Our source confirmed that the decision to bounce …

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Ghana Airport probes death of male passenger from the US at KIA

Authorities have confirmed the death of a middle-aged male passenger travelling from the US to Ghana’s capital Accra. The deceased arrived onboard United Airlines at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) from Dulles International Airport Washington at approximately 10:20 am in the company of a relative, according to a statement from …

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Middle-aged man who arrived at KIA from US confirmed dead

A middle-aged man was onboard a United Airlines flight from the Dulles International Airport Washington, US, has been reported dead after arriving at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The man is reported to have died on Friday, 17 June 2022. A statement issued by the management of the Ghana Airport …

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