May 2018

Economist and Head of Finance Department at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Godfred Bokpin has warned of future hardships for Ghanaians if the country fails to implement alternative retirement plans. This, he believes…
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The Registrar Generals Department has extended the deadline for filing tax returns from 4th May 2018,   to 31st May, 2018. The extension of the date was triggered as many people thronged the Registrar Generals Department to file their…
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Africa World Airlines (AWA) on Saturday, 5 May 2018 prevented Rita Kriba, a person with disability, from boarding their flight because of her condition. Ms Kriba, who walks with the aid of crutches, missed her flight to Kumasi from Accra…
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The Ghana Aids Commission (GAC) says HIV/AIDS is still prevalent in Ghana and has charged the media to intensify the fight against the disease through their platforms. Speaking at a training workshop for Greater Accra Health Reporters in…
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The Bank of Ghana said the yield on its weekly 91-day bill eased to 13.32 percent at an auction on Friday, compared with 13.35 percent at the last sale on April 27. The bank said it had accepted all 178.97 million cedis ($39.74 mln)…
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Four miners have died after an earthquake caused a cave-in at a South African gold mine. The miners were among 10 rescued from Sibanye-Stillwater's Masakhane mine, west of Johannesburg, after the incident on Thursday. Three miners…
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The main opposition party in Madagascar is calling on the government to resign a day after the High Court ruled parts of a new electoral law are unconstitutional. Supporters of opposition politician Marc Ravalomanana, who served as…
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Displaced victims of a fire outbreak at Abofu, near Achimota in Accra, last Thursday, have appealed to the government and other philanthropists for support to restore their means of livelihood. The fire destroyed mainly metal and wooden…
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A 16-year-old girl in India was burnt alive after her parents complained to village elders that she had been raped, according to police. Fourteen people have been arrested in connection with the attacks in the eastern Indian state of…
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Africa's largest economy has moved to boost trade with China. Nigeria, China have announced they will conduct a currency swap amounting to nearly $2.4 billion, making trade between the two countries less reliant on the US dollar. In a…
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