File photo Drivers who ply the Goaso-Kumasi road in the Ahafo Region have boycotted work in protest of the continuous fuel price hikes. According to them, their businesses are struggling and they will be out of jobs if the transport fares are not increased. The aggrieved drivers told Adom …
Read More »COPEC predicts further increases in fuel prices
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has predicted a 10 percent increase in prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) with petrol and diesel likely to see an increase between GHS 3 and GHS 8 effective Tuesday, November 1, 2022. COPEC says this has been as a result of the …
Read More »Sachet water prices to go up today
Ghanaians will begin paying more for sachet and bottled water from today, Monday, October 31, 2022. This follows a recommendation from the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers for prices of sachet water to go up by 60 pesewas. It also suggested that 500ml bottled water be …
Read More »Fuel prices to go up further in November – IES
Fuel prices are expected to go up at the pumps mid-November, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has projected. This is due to the significant depreciation of the Cedi against the American greenback, and the appreciable increase in Gasoil price on the international fuel market. [adrotate group=”2″]“In IES’ estimation, …
Read More »Kumasi Traders turn down President Akuffo Addo’s plea to reduce prices of goods
File photo Traders in the Central Business District of Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti Region, say they will only reduce prices of goods if the local currency appreciates against other international currencies. According to them, though they are willing to sell their products at a relatively cheap price, high …
Read More »COPEC predicts 10% increase in fuel prices
File photo Fuel prices are expected to go up by 10%, beginning this Sunday, October 16, 2022. According to the Chamber for Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), this is due to a 3.66% increase in the price of crude oil and 4.08% depreciation in the value of the cedi to the …
Read More »We will continue to increase alcohol prices, If you can’t buy then drink water – Hon Kofi Jumar
By:brightwebtv /nana asare barimah The managing director of Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation (GIHOC) has urged Ghanaians to change their taste for alcohol if they can’t afford it. The former Member of Parliament (MP) for Asokwa stated on Nyira fm that “We have increased the price of alcohol and we …
Read More »Fuel prices may hit GH¢7 per litre by January ending – IES predicts
By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Institute for Energy Security (IES), says consumers should expect fuel prices at the pumps to hit GH¢7 per litre in the second pricing window of this month, January. Fuel prices per litre at most pumps around the country dropped to around GH¢ 6.50 on average …
Read More »Reduce Transport fares now – COPEC to trotros, taxis
By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare barimah The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has called on commercial drivers to immediately reduce transport fares due to the President’s decision to lift the restriction placed on commercial vehicles in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Akufo-Addo announced on Sunday that commercial buses and …
Read More »Listen: Minister replies John Dumelo over prices of local rice
Listen: Minister replies John Dumelo over prices of local rice To the Minister, claims that prices of locally produced rice are expensive are an attempt by some people to pollute and misinform the public about the real prices of rice produced locally. Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Kennedy Nyarko Osei Deputy …
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