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[ad_1] The Ghana cedi is expected to strengthen by roughly 1.0% to the US dollar in 2024, Fitch Solutions has disclosed in its latest Country Risk on Ghana. This will make it one of the best-performing currencies in Africa during the period. According to the UK-based firm, the government will make progress regarding the restructuring…
[ad_1] EXPLAINER As the conflict between Israel and Palestine reaches its third day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, October 9, 2023: Fighting Gun battles are continuing between Hamas fighters and Israeli forces in three main areas in southern Israel – at a kibbutz in Karmia, and in the cities…
[ad_1] Schools closed as city issues second ‘black’ rain warning – its highest – in a month amid torrential rain, strong winds. Hong Kong has closed schools and suspended trading on the stock exchange after a weakening Typhoon Koinu brought torrential rain and storm-force winds to the southern Chinese territory. More than 150mm of rain…
[ad_1] Volunteers and rescue workers in quake-hit Afghanistan say they are forced to use shovels and even their bare hands to look for victims and survivors. “There is no modern equipment nor trained search and rescue teams. This could result in a rise in casualties. If we don’t urgently receive advanced and trained rescue teams…
[ad_1] Citi FM’s first official Roadshow of the Premier League season was always going to be a special one. First off, the station’s Roadshows are usually huge events, and Sunday’s was no different as fans of the Premier League turned up in their numbers. The venue was also a huge draw; the +233 Jazz Bar…
[ad_1] “I hope you’re taking care of yourself.” That’s the line that’s been coming at me for years now –– across my texts, LinkedIn DMs and voicemails, across dinner tables and Slack messages, and haven’t-seen-you-in-forever emails. I know people mean well. I can feel their complicated mix of sympathy, pity and thank-God-it’s-not-me relief. But the…
[ad_1] Gomoa West DCE, Bismark Baisie Nkum. The Executive Committee of the Gomoa West District Assembly in the Central Region is demanding the immediate transfer and subsequent replacement of the current Police Commander in the district capital, Apam. A letter sighted by Myjoyonline.com making the request, was forwarded to the Chairman of the Regional Security…
[ad_1] Initiatives that recognize exceptional literacy talents must be promoted as a means to improving the rate of illiteracy in Ghana. Over 7.9 million persons aged 6 years and older in the country cannot read and write with understanding, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The government and educational institutions have therefore been entreated…
[ad_1] The US says it is moving an aircraft carrier, ships and jets to the eastern Mediterranean and will also give Israel additional equipment and ammunition. It follows the Hamas attack on southern Israel, which President Biden called an “unprecedented and appalling assault”. The US was also working to verify reports its citizens were among…
[ad_1] The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has said it is embarking on a mission to illuminate the lives of Ghanaians, particularly those in under-served communities. With an unwavering commitment to improving livelihoods, the GNPC Foundation says it has set out to touch the lives of five million Ghanaians, promising a brighter future for the…
