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CEO rescues 24-yr old from huge hospital debt after surgery at Korle Bu

Chief Executive Officer of Nungua Warehouse, Collins Okley Otoo paid out a debt of Ghc 10, 026.70 to free Oswald Kito from the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Center at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after his amputated wrist was reconstructed. Oswald, 24, became a victim of circumstance and …

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Pressure mounts on ECOWAS Chair, Akufo-Addo to speak on violence in Nigeria

Pressure is mounting on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to speak out on the ongoing #EndSars and #EndPolicebrutality protests after force was reportedly used against the protestors. Several reports said protestors had been killed in the Lagos on Wednesday night, scaling up not just the disaffection against the Nigeria government …

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Private audit firm appointed to audit Domelevo’s foreign travels

A private firm, K&A Accounting Services has been appointed to audit foreign travels of the Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, and other top management of the Audit Service from 2017-2020, The firm which was appointed by the Audit Service Board has begun the audit is expected to audit GH¢2.1 million and …

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Sanitation Ministry Begins Evacuation Of Illegal Dumpsites In Ashanti Region

The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) has begun an emergency evacuation of heaps of refuse at illegal dumpsites at the Nkawie MA Primary School and others in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.   However, the exercise at a third illegal dumpsite at Akrofrom …

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Church building collapses, 1 dead, others injured

A three-storey building belonging to the Church of Prosperity at Akyem Batabi in the Eastern Region has collapsed trapping its members. According to a report by Graphic.com.gh, church members who were at the premises at the time of the unfortunate incident could be heard crying for help beneath the wreckage. …

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Ghana To Issue E-visas In 2021

Ghana is set to begin the issuance of electronic visas (E-visa) from 2021. Procurement procedures have started for the selection of a firm to partner the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to design and issue E-visas. The private partner will work between January and May next year to get the system …

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Church Members Trapped Under Collapse Building At Akyem Batabi

Several people are feared dead after a Church building collapsed at Akyem Batabi in the Asene Manso Akroso District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon. Several Members of the Church of Prosperity founded by Prophet Akoa Isaac have been trapped under the rubble. One person has been …

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The Yendi trouble was a big challenge for me – Kufuor

The second President of the fourth Republic of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, has opened up on the biggest challenge in his two-term tenure as the head of state. Kufuor, who led the New Patriotic Party as its flagbearer to break the dominance of the National Democratic Congress in the 2000 Presidential elections has said that …

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Ministry Of Sanitation Commence Evacuation Of Landfill Sites Nationwide

The Ministry of Sanitation and water resources led by Hon. Cecelia Abena Dapaah in line with ensuring that landfill sites in the country are properly managed has began evacuating some illegal dump sites across the country.    The exercise will be done simultaneously in all the 16 regions in Ghana. …

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Child labour rising in Ghana and Ivory Coast’s cocoa farms – Study finds

The use of child labour has risen in cocoa farms in Ghana and Ivory Coast during the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, academics said on Monday, largely supporting earlier findings that were questioned by both states. The prevalence of children doing hazardous work, including using sharp tools, …

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