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Prices of petrol and diesel are expected to fall between 3.7% and 4.04% per litre, beginning Thursday March 1, 2023. According to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), this follows a decline in the prices of the products on the world market, despite a marginal depreciation of the cedi to the dollar during the period. “These expected drop in prices ...

A cargo of Russian oil is heading for storage tanks in Ghana, a nation that exports crude itself and is on the doorstep of two regional supply powerhouses. The development suggests that traders could be scouring the market for new buyers of Russian barrels after the European Union stopped almost all seaborne imports from the country in December. The bloc’s ...

Representatives of bondholders who did not subscribe to the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) have raised doubts about the assurances given by the Ministry of Finance to pay coupons on old bonds by Monday, March 13. The Ministry, in a statement on Monday, February 27, assured that administrative steps are being taken to ensure that coupons and principals on old bonds are ...

Independent presidential hopeful, Dr Samuel Sarpong Ankrah has said the frustration and disappointments of Ghanaians following what he describes, as incompetent governance, will soon be a thing of the past. He stated that after 63 years and counting of independence, with all the resources available to the nation, Ghana is still going through her foundation years similar to what some ...

The Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Dr John Kwakye has said that Ghana needs a strong third force to break the duopoly of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The NPP and the NDC have dominated political power since the inception of the Fourth Republic in 1992. Although other political parties ...

Prices of petrol and diesel are expected to fall between 3.7% and 4.04% per litre, beginning Thursday March 1, 2023. According to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), this follows a decline in the prices of the products on the world market, despite a marginal depreciation of the cedi to the dollar during the period. “These expected drop in prices ...

Director of Becky’s Orphanage Home Seth Asiedu expressed his sorrow over the passing of Christian Atsu, whom he referred to as the “pillar of support” for the orphanage. Atsu, a former player for the Black Stars, had been involved with the orphanage since 2016, providing assistance to uplift the spirits of the orphans. Atsu’s efforts included the construction of a ...

Chief Executive Officer of Christian Atsu’s Youth club, Cheetah FC, Hayye Yartey has revealed that Christian Atsu offered his full maiden salary which he received at FC Porto to a church in Ghana. Following the 31-year-old’s untimely death, much has been said about his charitable acts, which included donating to orphans and bailing out minor offenders. Hayye Yartey, who facilitated ...

A philanthropist and a staunch supporter of the Member of Parliament for Jomoro Constituency, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has paid for the nomination form of the MP in her bid to seek for re-election in 2024. Mr. Paul Nyamekeh, who hails from Bonyere but now resides at Jaway Wharf in the Jomoro Constituency, made a payment of GH¢5,000 to purchase the nomination ...

The General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Janet Nabla has said that Ghana has a good Constitution but needs firm men and women in leadership to implement its contents. Contributing to a discussion on the 30th anniversary of Parliamentary Democracy in Ghana, on TV3’s Big Issue, Thursday, February 23, she said “we need strongmen to implement our constitution ...