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As part of the measures to control security risks, and to facilitate identification procedures, the government of Canada will on July 31, 2018 commerce the use of biometrics procedures for all its applicant. All applicants from Europe, the Middle East, and

Government has announced a closed season for the month of August, during which no fishing activity will be permitted in Ghana’s marine waters – with the tuna fleet excepted. The directive, which affects all other fleets including artisanal fisheries, is in

Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah, Executive Director, National Population Council, has said family planning hold the key to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She underscored the need for voluntary family planning to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger towards achieving universal primary education,

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Minister Shirley Ayokor Botchwey has told Parliament that the government is yet to establish the actual number of Ghanaians stranded in Libya. They were, however, doing everything through Ghana’s Missions in Valletta, Malta, Tripoli and

Chief of the Fulani Community in the Ashanti Region has commended Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government for setting up its first cattle ranch in the Afram Plains to solve the clash between nomadic herdsmen and farmers. According to Osman bin

The management of Suntreso Government Hospital in Kumasi, Ashanti region, have attributed the death of a 30-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn baby to inadequate beds at the theatre. It was reported that the 30-year-old pregnant woman died at the Suntreso

Former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur is reported dead. He is reported to have collapsed at the Air Force Gym in Accra Friday morning whilst exercising. He was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital where he was pronounced dead. …more to

Police have expressed worry over the increasing concealment of cocaine, marijuana and other illicit drugs in soups, stews and alcoholic beverages by youth in the Central Region. According to the Police Service, this new trend of using the banned substances makes