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Ghana’s 2011 year-end inflation is 8.58%, within central bank’s expected target
Ghana’s inflation rate for December 2011 stood at 8.58%, slightly up than 8.55% recorded in November, the Statistical office says January 11, 2012.
Officials pegged the average rate of inflation for 2011 at 8.73%.
The Bank of Ghana (BoG)…
National Malaria Control Programme distributes 11m treated bednets for free
The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) is distributing 11 million Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) free of charge nationwide.
The more than GH¢99,000 worth of ITNs were made…
Curbing money laundering in Ghana: Financial firms to monitor employee’s bank accounts
Ghana’s new anti-money laundering guideline has given financial institutions, especially banks the mandate to monitor the bank accounts of their employees.
This is to enable the employer sense any signs of a potential money laundering.…
Ghana, Turkey trade volume reaches $448m in 2011
Economic and trade ties between Ghana and Turkey have been on the rise since the last two years with the deepening of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
The volume of trade shot up from $175 million from 2010 to $448 million in…
Two alleged petrol smugglers in Court
A Ho Circuit Court on Wednesday remanded two people in police custody for allegedly attempting to smuggle petrol to Togo.
The two are Tanda Kodzo, a fuel pump attendant at the Star Oil Filling Station at Aflao and Kofi Tsikata, an ‘Okada’…
President Mills declared Ghanaian after picking national ID
President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday picked his National Identity Card from the National Identification Authority (NIA), thrilled that he has been declared a Ghanaian.
After Dr William Ahadzie, Executive Secretary of NIA, had…
Ghana lost three economic advisors in 3 months late 2011
Three economic advisors to Ghana’s President John Mills passed away within three months in the last quarter of 2011.
Strangely, each died in each of the three months – September, October and November.
Two of the three died in the US…
Four Chinese in Court for alleged illegal mining
Four Chinese persons on Wednesday appeared before Takoradi Circuit Court “B” for allegedly possessing mercury without license and illegal mining.
They are Xu Xiao, Tang Jian, Tang Lin He and Yang Xian.
Their pleas were not taken and they…
Environmental Health Officer calls for incentives for sanitation workers
The Environmental Health Officer in charge of the Eastern Region of Ghana, Mr. Adu Nkumsah, has called on government and other major stakeholders in the environmental sanitation industry to consider instituting special award schemes for…
Lack of cooperation affecting payment of caterers – School Feeding Programme National…
Mr Seidu Adamu, National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), has blamed the delay in the payment of some caterers on the programme to the lack of cooperation from some district assemblies.
He said some districts on…