Author: Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie
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Bank of Africa sponsors 2020 Independence Day Golf tournament
The Achimota Golf Club hosted the IBB International Golf Club of Nigeria to an Independence Day Golf Tournament at the Achimota Golf Course. The tournament, which was sponsored by Bank of Africa, saw the Ghanaian team rival their Nigerian counterparts in a fun-filled competition. Ghana dominated on both days of the competition by scoring 20.5…
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BoG directs banks; other financial institutions to take steps to prevent spread of COVID-19
The Bank of Ghana has directed all financial institutions operating in the country to take adequate steps to help curtail the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. Ghana has already recorded 6 cases of the disease which has killed over 6,000 people out of nearly 170,000 cases globally. All six of Ghana’s cases have been described…
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Tullow Oil to stop re-injecting Jubilee Field gas after reaching deal with gov’t
Tullow Oil says it will no longer re-inject gas at the Jubilee fields as government has agreed to accept the gas produced at the nation’s premier oilfield. The company in 2019 bemoaned government’s inability to off-take gas from the Jubilee fields forcing the company to re-inject the associated gas from its oil which led to…
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Minerals Commission to get tough on community mining to check destruction of water bodies and forests
The Minerals Commission says it will commence the monitoring of community mining activities to clamp down on the pollution of water bodies and some forest reserves. There have been reports of heavy pollution of the Offin and Pra Rivers due to the use of mercury by artisanal small scale miners; a situation partly due to…
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Coronavirus: Ghana’s 2 cases involve top Norwegian Embassy official, and a Ghanaian
Citi News sources have confirmed that one of the two persons who contracted the coronavirus–COVID-19 pandemic, is a senior official of the Norwegian Embassy in Ghana. The other person is a Ghanaian who returned from Turkey into the country. At an emergency press conference on Thursday night by the Ministry of Information, the Health Minister,…
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Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ghana
Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ghana, the Health Minister Kwasi Agyemang-Manu has announced. He made this known at an emergency press briefing by the Information Ministry on Thursday night, March 12, 2020. The two cases tested positive after laboratory tests from the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research. According to the Health…
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Bill to ban importation of ‘accident cars’ and over 10-year old cars passed
Parliament has finally passed the Customs Amendment Bill, 2020, which places a ban on the importation of second hand cars of more than ten years old, as well as salvage cars, locally referred to as ‘accident cars’. Although the Minority in Parliament had opposed portions of the law particularly on the grounds of job losses, …
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Petroleum product pricing and deregulation rules can’t be sidestepped – Hassan Tampuli
The National Petroleum Authority, NPA, says it is committed to ensuring that the rules of petroleum product pricing and deregulation are adhered to. Oil Marketing Companies and regulators have often been accused of dragging their feet when fuel prices ought to go down at the pumps after reduced crude prices on the international market, but…
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Fuel prices may go down by 15% – NPA Boss
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says per its calculation, fuel prices at the pumps may go down by 15% on March 15, which is the next pricing window. This follows the 30% drop in global crude prices and the relative stability of the cedi against major international currencies. Groups like the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers…
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Huawei nova 5T with 5AI cameras and a solid performance now available in Ghana
The latest addition to the growing list of Huawei’s smartphone family, Huawei nova 5T is now officially available in Ghana. After treating Ghanaians to an amazing pre-order gifts worth more than GHC800, smartphone enthusiasts can now have their Huawei nova 5T. Huawei has updated its youthful and fan-favorite nova series with a brand new device…