The year-on-year Producer Price Inflation edged up to 29.1 per cent in July 2024 from 25.6 per cent in June, data released by the Ghana Statis­tical Service (GSS), has revealed. The month-to-month rose to 3.7 per cent in July from 2.5 percent in June. A statement issued by the GSS on the July 2024 Producer … The post Producer Price Inflation hits 29.1 % appeared first on Ghanaian

 The Chief Ex­ecutive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines (GCM), Dr Sulemanu­Koney, has stated that the Human Resources (HR) Departments of the mining companies must play leading roles in driving sustain­ability initiatives within the mining sector. He said aside addressing work­force-related challenges, sustain­ability issues must occupy the attention of the HR departments of … The post Sustainability

 The policeman, who allegedly shot a man to death at Koans Estate, Kuntunse Satellite, in the Greater Accra Region, has appeared before the Adabraka District Court, charged with provisional murder. Constable Smith Gyekyi, 25, allegedly killed the victim, Stanley Ahadzi, at about 3:00 am, on  August 18, following a disagree­ment over a ride-hailing fare. Constable … The post Policeman

 Electoral Area, said a misunder­standing ensued between the two brothers the previous day, and in the night, Amuzu went to the suspect’s house to have a discus­sion with him. The assembly member said in the process, the suspect, still angry with his brother, pulled his single barrel gun and shot Amuzu without any provocation. Mr … The post Launderer granted GH¢800,000 bail

Women in Human Resources (HR) manage­ment have been urged to harness the power of Humility, Empathy, and Resolve (HER) to redefine the profession within organisations. HER is a contemporary concept in HR practice in Ghana designed to elevate and advance the profes­sion through key principles. An HR Consultant, Dr Hazel Berrard Amuah, who gave the … The post ‘Harness

 The Noguchi Memorial Insti­tute for Med­ical Research (NMIMR) of the University of Ghana is investigating 60 suspected cases of dengue fever from the Kadjebi District in the Oti Region. The district has already recorded two confirmed cases of the disease. As a result, the Kadjebi District Rapid Health Response Unit (RHRU) and the Oti Regional … The post Kadjebi

The second-larg­est diamond ever found – a rough 2,492-carat stone – has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond. It is the biggest find since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905 and cut into nine separate stones, many of which are in the British Crown … The post World’s second-largest diamond found in Botswana

The former Auditor General, Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has charged internal auditors to be proactive in risk management, rather than being reactive. “Develop a comprehensive risk management plan ahead of time, rather than react to issues as they arise,” he said. According to him, risk management involved anticipating challenges like funding shortages or political interference, … The post Be

A large quantity of unregistered prod­ucts was confiscated by Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) officials from four supermarkets during a swoop at Osu in Accra yesterday. All labelled in Chinese, the items—including pharmaceutical drugs, tobacco and food con­sumables—were seized at Jia Hua Agricultural Trade Company, Panda Mart, Downwind Sail, and Hauang Jia YI Limited supermarkets. … The post Flouting

Work on there-modelling and rehabilitation of the 300-bed block at Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital (ENRH) is advancing steadily with about 37 percent of work done. Occupying about five acre site, the project,expected to be com­pleted by December this year, aims to enhance healthcare delivery for Western Region and the broader West Africa sub-region. The medical … The post Effia Nkwanta

There will be no room for delays or requests for contract extensions in the execution of the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Projects (GSCSP), the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Ad­jei-Mensah Korsah, has indicated. The GSCSP is aimed at en­hancing urban management and basic urban services by 2,535 by participating Municipal Assemblies … The post No

 The National Sports Authority’s (NSA) Deputy Director General, Abdul Majeed Bawa, has confirmed that the playing surface of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium will be ready to host Ghana’s first group match against Angola in the 2025 AF­CON qualifiers on September 5. Mr Bawa gave this assurance with just 16 days to go for Gha­na’s … The post Baba Yara Sports Stadium will

 Ghana’s Julian Nunoo Nii Akwa has been ap­pointed by the Confeder­ation of African Football (CAF) as centre referee for the CAF Champions League preliminary round 2nd leg game between Gor Mahia from Kenya and El Merreikh of South Sudan. The 32-year old,who was recently honoured as the best referee for the 2022/23 Ghana Premier League … The post Champs League appointment for Nunoo appeared first

 The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has selected the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram as the host venue for the fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) Super Cup. The off-season tournament is scheduled to commence on September 21 and is expected to wrap up on September 29. Qualification for the tourna­ment is … The post Prampram to host 2024 WPL Super Cup appeared first

Defend­ing Ghana Premier League champions, FC Samartex 1996, will take on 2024 FA Cup winners, Nsoatreman FC, in the Champion of Champions on August 31. The game, which will tradi­tionally usher in the new football season, will take place at the T&A Park in Tarkwa, with kick-off scheduled for 6pm. FC Samartex 1996 defied the … The post FC Samartex 1996 to Face Nsoatreman FC in Tarkwa

 The second edition of the Agricultural Innovation for Africa (AIA) confer­ence will be held in Accra. The conference seeks to bring together diverse players in the agricultural sector to chat a way forward for the industry. Being organised by the Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC) and its  the next administration should reduce the current fiscal rule … The post Second

 The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has recom­mended that the next gov­ernment should contemplate the implementation of windfall taxes on thriving sectors such as extractives, banking, telecom­munications, and Information and Communication Technology firms in order to bolster the nation’s tax revenue. The economic think-tank said, this measure was essential for improving the country’s revenue collection … The post ‘Impose

The Accra Circuit Court Nine has grant­ed a travel consultant GH¢100,000.00 bail with two sureties for allegedly defrauding a tour operator of $15,000.00. MargiusAdjei, 47, is accused of taking the money, equivalent to GH¢225,000.00, from a travel and tour owner under the guise of obtaining Nicaraguan visas for his clients. Adjei pleaded guilty with an … The post Travel

 A 55-year-old man alleged to have stolen a goat at KpareKpare, a farming community near Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, has been paraded through the township carrying his booty. Abalo Kwesi, the suspected thief, was made to carry the goat on his neck in the full glare of the residents … The post Goat thief paraded through community carrying booty appeared

An “alarming number” of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize and humans could be at risk too, the country’s health minister has said. Elijah Muchima announced that approximately half of the 25 samples taken from mill­ing companies were found to contain exceedingly high levels … The post Contaminated maize