Author: Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie
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Huawei nova 5T with its five AI cameras continues to show strong performance
The latest member of the Huawei smartphone family continues to show strong performance. Geared up to refresh the series with a new life is the HUAWEI nova 5T, Huawei’s latest mid-tier smartphone that packs flagship grade hardware and performance boasting the title of a trendy flagship. The nova series has a wide range of devices…
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Containing COVID-19: Markets in other regions to be disinfected this week – OB Amoah
The Local Government and Rural Development Ministry says the disinfection exercise being done in markets in the Greater Accra Region will be extended to markets in other regions in the coming days. According to a Deputy Minister, OB Amoah, after the exercise ends in the capital on Monday [March 23, 2020], it will be carried…
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COVID-19: Bureau of Public Safety calls for lockdown of Greater Accra, Ashanti Regions
The Bureau of Public Safety has called for the immediate lockdown of Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions for at least 21 days. The Bureau also called for the closure of all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and all All Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs). It added that essential services could be exempted from this…
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Containing COVID-19: Goil donates sanitizers, PPEs to GPRTU
The Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL), has donated assorted items worth thousands of Ghana Cedis to the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), as part of efforts towards the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 in Ghana. Presenting the items which include 30,000 pieces of hand gloves, 30 gallons of hand sanitizers, 300…
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Bank of Ghana’s MPC meets from today to assess economic impact of COVID-19
The Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee will today [Wednesday], March 18, 2020, meet to assess the possible impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the domestic economy. This is to enable the regulator take the necessary steps to mitigate its impact and ensure financial and economic stability. In a statement issued on Monday, the Bank…
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Enough of the validation; pay us our money – Customers of defunct Fund Managers tell SEC
The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Collapsed Fund Management Companies is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to concurrently carry out the proposed validation process of their claims alongside payment of locked up funds. It was the expectation of the affected customers that they would receive their monies as government started paying customers of…
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COVID-19 impact: Betting and match-viewing centres hit over suspension of games
Aside from the fatalities caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there’s a huge economic impact of the disease globally. One of the hardest hit sectors is the aviation industry, as air travel has been restricted in some countries. This has also affected tourism, with the latest being the cancellation of various crowd-related events such as football.…
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Printing of GHS100 and GHS200 denominations cost $8.97m – Finance Minister
It has emerged that government spent 8.97 million US dollars in printing the new 100 and 200 Ghana cedi notes. The new notes also came with a new GHS2:00 coin. The revelation was made on the floor of Parliament by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, during a response to a question on how much was…
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It’ll be disappointing if fuel prices don’t go down further – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana, COPEC, says it expects prices of petroleum products at the pumps to go down further after some Oil Marketing Companies reduced prices by about seven percent on Monday, March 16, 2020. Following a drop in global crude oil prices and the relative stability of the cedi for about two…
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Gold mining firms anticipate increased returns as the commodity’s price rises
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the economies of many countries, and affecting sectors such as aviation, trade, oil and gas and tourism; nonetheless, gold mining companies are making gains. Players in the sector say they’re anticipating increased returns in the wake of the pandemic, as the price of the commodity has witnessed increases over the…