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Ghana’s Inflation: Inflation rises marginally to 21.5% for September

September 2024 saw an increase in inflation from 20.4 percent in August to 21.5 percent in September 2024. Food inflation has increased, which is the cause of the increase. August 2024 saw a sharp increase in food inflation, from 19.1% to 22.1%. Nonetheless, from 21.5...

Abandoned patient at Ojobi: Health Ministry refers alleged medical misconduct to CID

A case concerning suspected medical malpractice at the Trauma and Specialist Hospital in Winneba, Central Region, has been escalated by the Ministry of Health to the Attorney General's Department and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). This comes after a Ghana Health Service (GHS) inquiry that...

GNMTA request payment of 12 months unpaid allowances for rotational nurses and midwives

The Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA) is demanding the correction and payment of 12 months’ worth of unpaid allowances owed to rotational nurses and midwives. In a statement dated Sunday, September 29, GNMTA, which represents the interests of rotational nurses, highlighted that the government has...

Youth Pastor Sentenced to 50 years in prison for impregnating 13-year old girl.

A former youth pastor who impregnated a 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to 50 years in prison without the chance of release. Marvin Scales, 53, of Waxahachie, was sentenced to fifty years in prison after entering a guilty plea to two counts of sexual abuse...

Update: Fuel prices to go down or remain stable; LPG to increase marginally-IES

The price of fuel and diesel are projected to remain same or go down for the following two weeks, beginning October 1, 2024, the Institute for Emery Security have stated. But in the absence of outside policy interventions, the price of liquefied petroleum gas, or...

VIDEO: ELLEMBELLE DISTRICT-Galamsey Crisis in Anwia township

Kwasi Nyankeh Menlah writes; Anwia, a township in the Western Region of Ghana, is currently at the heart of a burgeoning galamsey crisis. This illegal mining activity has sparked significant controversy, drawing attention to its detrimental effects on both local communities and the broader...