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$1million per constituency to be implemented very soon in Ghana
on: by Radia Sambare
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has granted letters of commencement to the three development authorities to commence the full implementation of the $1-million per constituency pledge under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) for the 2020 fiscal year. The commencement
Operation vanguard nabs 50 illegal miners
on: by Radia Sambare
Fifty suspected illegal miners in the Western and Eastern regions have been apprehended in various operations conducted over the past week, according to Operation Vanguard. On Saturday, 13 July 2019, Op VANGUARD personnel in the Western region apprehended 16 suspected Chinese illegal
South Korea Foreign minister pays courtesy call on Ghana’s vice president
on: by Radia Sambare
The Foreign Minister of South Korea, H.E. Kang Kyung-wha, on Friday, 12th July, 2019 called on the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, at the Jubilee House, Accra. H.E. Kang Kyung-wha is in Ghana on a two day working
Ghana joins commonwealth nations to commit their support to press freedom
on: by Radia Sambare
Ghana has joined other commonwealth nations to pledge their commitment to the protection of Journalists at the just ended Global Conference for Media Freedom in London. The two-day conference was also used to discuss ways to ensure responsible media and support
Ghana, Ivory Coast add fixed ‘’living income’’ on all cocoa contracts to fight poverty
on: by Radia Sambare
Top global cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana have imposed a fixed “living income differential” of $400 a tonne on all cocoa contracts sold by either country for the 2020/21 season, an official letter indicates. The premium, which replaces an earlier
Health Alert: Ghana Health Service detects deadly polio type 2 virus in its Northern region
on: by Radia Sambare
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has detected potentially deadly poliovirus type-2 in the Northern Region capital, Tamale. The service has declared a public health emergency following the detection. After the declaration, the GHS has detailed field investigations to identify the possible
South Africa includes Ghana on its visa free country list
on: by Radia Sambare
The decision was announced Wednesday before South Africa’s Parliament by the Home Affairs Minister, Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi. No further details, including the implementation date, were provided by the Minister who was presenting his Ministry’s 2019/2020 budget to parliament for approval. Ghana
Ghana stands to gain more from hosting AFCFTA secretariat
on: by Radia Sambare
Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kyeremanteng, has said the country stands to benefit in numerous ways for hosting the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In his opinion, there could not have been a better time