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Court overturns Gregory Afoko’s bail
on: by Radia Sambare
An Accra High court, in a U-turn, has revoked the bail granted to Gregory Afoko, a suspect being tried for the murder of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Upper East regional chairman, Adams Mahama, in 2015. The suspect was granted bail earlier
$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
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
Ghana Nurses association commends decision by government to export experienced nurses
on: by Radia Sambare
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has supported the decision of the Health Ministry to export only the best and experienced nurses in the country. President for the association, Kweku Asante Krobea said because Ghana will benefit from the export