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Ghana’s producer price inflation rose to 8.9 percent year-on-year in December from 7.1 percent in November on petroleum prices, the Ghana Statistics Service office said on Wednesday. The monthly change rate was 0.9 percent. Petroleum inflation rose to 36.4 percent from 27.7 percent in November, the Deputy Government statistician Mr Anthony Amuzu said. The mining and quarrying sub-sector recorded the highest year-on-year producer price inflation rate of 19.1 percent from 14.4 percent in November, while manufacturing rose to 8.8 percent, an increase of 1.6 percentage points higher, from 7.2 percent. Utilities inflation for December 2017 was 0.1 percentage points lower…

President Donald Trump has for the first time said he is prepared to be questioned under oath as part of an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election. He said he was “looking forward” to it, subject to the advice of his lawyers. Investigators are assessing if the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the election in his favour – a claim denied by Mr Trump and Russia. Investigators will also determine if Mr Trump obstructed the inquiry. The US intelligence community has already concluded that Moscow tried to sway the presidential election in favour of…

Policy think tank Imani Ghana has described the Nana Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government as having made reasonable progress towards implementing some of the promises made in its 2016 manifesto. In what the think tank termed ‘IMANIFESTO18’, a presentation of an assessment of the NPP’s first year in office was done. IMANIFESTO is a periodic analytical report by Imani Ghana that helps to determine the feasibility of manifesto promises, the level of execution of such promises and their impact on citizens. The exercise, which previously rated governments in quantitative terms with marks between 0 and 100 percent, adopted a…

Deputy Defense Minister Major (Rtd) Derrick Oduro has described as unwarranted concerns raised by some security experts about the ‘Shoot to Kill’ approach of dealing with activities of Fulani herdsmen. Some security experts have raised concerns over government’s ‘Shoot to Kill’ strategy in dealing with the Fulani cattle menace in the country, describing it as an abuse of the rights of the animals. In an attempt to clamp down on activities of these herdsmen, security personnel have been charged to shoot at any possible threat aimed at impeding their efforts at ensuring safety. According to the deputy minister, activities of…

The government of Anambra, a state in south eastern Nigeria, has banned the drinking of raw garri, which it says can lead to Lassa fever. The disease is transmitted to humans via food and objects contaminated with rodent urine or faeces, according to the World Health Organisation. Garri is a popular Nigerian food made from cassava that can be eaten or drunk. If it is cooked thoroughly, the Lassa fever virus will die. But many Nigerians consume it raw. “The garri you see spread along the highway while you’re travelling is very risky to consume, especially when you drink it,”…

The government of Anambra, a state in south eastern Nigeria, has banned the drinking of raw garri, which it says can lead to Lassa fever. The disease is transmitted to humans via food and objects contaminated with rodent urine or faeces, according to the World Health Organisation. Garri is a popular Nigerian food made from cassava that can be eaten or drunk. If it is cooked thoroughly, the Lassa fever virus will die. But many Nigerians consume it raw. “The garri you see spread along the highway while you’re travelling is very risky to consume, especially when you drink it,”…

Deputy Health Minister Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu has dared former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana to take him to court, if he feels maligned by the exposé on his involvement in the University of Ghana Medical Centre. The deputy minister who was speaking to host of Sunrise morning show Winston Amoah Wednesday said claims he made against the former Chancellor and eight others are based on facts available to him. “If he wants to take me to court he is free to go, I am doing my job so he can call me all the names he so desires. I…

Hip life legend Okyeame Kwame says he wants Ghanaian ladies to go into a relationship with men not because of their handsomeness, six pack or money, but based on the number of trees they plant in a year. With growing greenhouse gas emissions arising out of deforestation among others, the rapper believes taking the issue of climate change in Ghana seriously by adopting sustainable land usage and management, including planting of trees would go a long way to safeguard our livelihood and existence. “It’s about time that a girl will look at a man and say I’m going to be…

Tributes have been paid to actor Simon Shelton, best known for playing purple Teletubby Tinky Winky, following his death at the age of 52. Actress Emily Atack said her “wonderful uncle” had been “taken so suddenly” and was “the kindest and most talented man you could ever wish to meet”. Shelton took over the role of handbag-carrying Tinky Winky after original actor Dave Thompson was sacked in 1997. Other roles included The Dark Knight in children’s TV show Incredible Games. According to the actor’s son Henry, Shelton – who was also known as Simon Barnes – died on 17 January.…

Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has revealed that Ghana did not have any explicit exit plan with the United States of America, with regards to hosting the ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees in the country. This means the two, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby,  and their families become the responsibility of Ghana, she told Parliament on Wednesday. They were in detention for 14 years after being linked with terrorist group Al-Qaeda and later controversially brought to Ghana following agreement with the US government under the country’s former leader, John Mahama early 2016. The two-year bilateral cooperation…