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University of Ghana Postpones 2026/2027 Academic Year Reopening Indefinitely

The University of Ghana (UG) has indefinitely postponed the reopening of the 2026/2027 academic year, which was scheduled to begin on Monday, October 12, 2026. In a notice dated October...

Dumsor Is Killing Our Business – Upper Dixcove Fishermen

The Chief Fisherman of Upper Dixcove in the Western Region, Nana Kwaku Dadzie, has raised concerns over the impact of persistent power outages, popularly...

Retailers feel sales drop as cement prices rise by GH¢12 

The latest GH¢12 increase in cement prices is beginning to weigh heavily on demand, with retailers reporting declining sales and fewer customers visiting their...

BoG Announces Tougher Penalties for Customers Who Issue Dud Cheques

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has introduced a progressive penalty regime for customers who issue dud cheques, with sanctions becoming increasingly severe for repeat...

56.4% of Ghanaians Remain in Poverty – World Bank

The World Bank says 56.4% of Ghanaians remain in poverty despite recent economic growth, warning that widening spatial disparities and limited job creation are...

Proposed Beer Tax Risks Affecting Over 2,000 Jobs – Accra Brewery

Accra Brewery PLC (ABL) has warned that proposed changes to Ghana’s beer excise duty regime could increase the tax burden on locally produced beer,...

Kessben Group CEO, Stephen Kwabena Boateng, Passes Away at 68

Stephen Kwabena Boateng, popularly known as Kwabena Kesse or Kessben, and Chief Executive Officer of KESSBEN Group of Companies, has died at the age...

Producer Price Inflation Rises to 4.0% in July 2026

Ghana’s producer price inflation rose to 4.0% year-on-year in July 2026, up from 3.5% in June, driven largely by higher gold prices and continued...

Three Remanded Over Alleged Concealment of 866 Cocaine Slabs in Gari at Tema Harbour

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded three persons into lawful custody over the alleged concealment of 866 slabs of substances suspected to be cocaine...

118 Bags of Cocoa Intercepted at Bunkpurugu Border, Four Arrested

The North East Regional Police Command has arrested four people and intercepted 118 bags of cocoa beans weighing 11,800 kilogrammes at Bunkpurugu in the...

Three Young Men Convicted Over GH¢38,450 Mobile Money Fraud in Assin Fosu

The Assin Fosu District Court has convicted three young men for defrauding a 26-year-old trader of GH¢38,450 through a fraudulent electronic money transaction. The convicts...