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Controller announces dates for paying civil servants in 2020

The  Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has published the dates for payment of salaries for civil servants for the year 2020. Per the schedule, the earliest date for the payment of salaries is December 18 while the latest payment date is May 27. CAGD in a statement announced that: …

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Several Police recruits cannot read and write basic English – Report

It has emerged that some recruits of the Ghana Police Service cannot read, write and understand the official English Language even to the point of resorting to the archaic way of thumb printing documents instead of penning their signatures. “It is so sad to find men and women today who …

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Aburi – Ayi Mensah highway opened temporarily to traffic

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has temporarily opened the Accra bound carriageway from the Peduase Lodge to Ayi Mensah on the Aburi – Accra road to vehicular traffic. The Ghana Highway Authority closed that section of the road in October 2019 due to some slope failures and rock falls, with …

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Western Region tops teenage pregnancy table

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for a concerted effort to tackle what it describes as an alarming rate of teenage pregnancy in Ghana. At a two-day end of year review meeting with stakeholders in the Volta Regional capital Ho on Friday, 27 December 2019, experts and government …

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China gifts 100 police vehicles to Ghana

The Chinese government donated 100 police vehicles to Ghana on Monday to help the West African country strengthen its capacity building in law enforcement. “These vehicles will play an important role in fighting crimes and protecting both Ghanaian people and foreign investors,” said Wang Shiting, Chinese ambassador to Ghana, at …

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Adopt positive attitude towards national development –Ejurahene to Ghanaians

The Chief of Ejura Traditional area in the Ashanti region and the Protocol Director at the Office of the Vice President Barima Osei Hwedie II has urged Ghanaians to develop positive attitudes and also nurture a spirit of patriotism towards national development. According to Barima Osei Hwedie II, unsatisfactory work …

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January 7 is a holiday – Interior Minister declares

The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery has announced, for the information of the general public, that January 7, 2020 has been declared a public holiday. The day would be observed nationwide as the Constitution Day to mark the adoption of the Constitution of the Fourth Republic of Ghana on …

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It’s an insult to pay 1 of 6 months’ salary arrears – Sir John

Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, says it is an insult and unacceptable for the government to pay beneficiaries of the Youth in Afforestation Programme, only one out of the six months’ salary arrears. 83,000 beneficiaries are owed six months by the government. The affected persons have …

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List of famous people who died in 2019

GOSSIPS24 BRINGS YOU A COMPLETE LIST OF FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DIED IN 2019. THE LIST CAPTURES PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS. From Nobel-winning novelist Toni Morrison to iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe, here are some of the famous deaths of 2019: JANUARY 21: Argentine footballer …

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