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CDG-Gh mocks ‘voodoo budget of desperate Government’

The Caucus for Democratic Governance, Ghana, CDG-GH has ridiculed the mid year budget read by the finance minister on Thursday, describing it as “voodoo budget of desperate Government”. The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday disclosed that dry food packs and hot cooked meals distributed by the government to mitigate …

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Police seize gun of Hawa Koomson

Police in the Central Region have confirmed retrieval of the gun used by MP for Awutu Senya East following the chaos that erupted at the constituency in the ongoing voter registration exercise. The lawmaker also submitted documents covering the weapon after she honoured an invitation extended to her by the …

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VIDEO: Why you should be careful when buying a phone or expensive gadgets on the streets of Circle

Business transactions on the streets in the country is not a new thing as it dates back to several decades in the Ghananain history due to its convenience and low cost of products. Though the laws of Ghana frown on the selling of goods on the street, scarcity of resources …

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Western Region records low patronage of mother, child health services

The Western Regional Health Director, Naa Dr Jacob Yakubu Mahama has expressed worry about the decline in patronage of mother and child health services in many health facilities in the region since the outbreak of the COVID-19. He explained that antenatal care visits by pregnant women for the mid-year had declined …

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Akufo-Addo presents GH¢2 million to 1,000 persons living with disability

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented GH¢2 million to 1,000 persons with disabilities, who are also entrepreneurs, under the Presidential Empowerment for Male Entrepreneurs with Disability (PEMED). Launching the event at the Jubilee House, on Friday, 24th July 2020, President Akufo-Addo stated that the funds would provide some …

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Coronavirus: All patients in Upper East recovered and discharged

Dr Josephat Nyuzaghl, the Upper East Deputy Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in charge of Public Health, has said all 279 COVID-19 patients in the Region have been treated and discharged from the various health facilities. According to him, all COVID-19 patients had fully recovered, adding that “As we speak, we …

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2020 mid-year budget ‘bold’; ‘we must succeed’ – Nana Aba Anamoah

Media personality Nana Aba Anamoah has said it will be to Ghana’s credit if government is able to achieve all initiatives spelt out in the July 2020 mid-year budget review. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday, 23 July 2020 presented the mid-year budget statement to parliament. As part of the …

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Hawa Koomson arrested by Police

The Awutu Senya East Constituency MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson has been arrested by police in the Central Region. This follows a misunderstanding at a voters’ registration centre in Kasoa on Monday, which resulted in the Special Development Initiatives Minister firing a gun. The Special Development Initiatives Minister told JoyNews that …

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Driver, passersby save fuel tanker from near-explosion

The vigilance of a tanker driver and his mate together with help from passersby prevented what could have been a deadly explosion at Anloga Junction in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The tanker, with registration number GT 4796-12, carrying 52,000 litres of petrol from Accra toward the BOST …

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Rawlings visits Atta Mills’ Asomdwee Park

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has visited the final resting place of the former head of state, the late President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills. The founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) visited the Asomdwee Park, near the Osu Castle in Accra to lay a wreath to commemorate the eighth anniversary of …

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