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Government protests CNN’s child slavery documentary

The Government of Ghana has protested a Cable News Network (CNN) documentary for its poor reflection of efforts by government to address the detestable practice of child labour on the Volta Lake. CNN, in the past week, has been airing a documentary which highlights the history and impact of the …

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Once lost, hearing doesn’t come back – World Health Organization

Worldwide, some 466 million people have disabling hearing loss, and the WHO estimates that by 2050 that figure will almost double, affecting one in 10 people. The cost of unaddressed hearing loss is believed to be around US$ 750 billion. To mark World Hearing Day 2019, WHO has launched a …

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Mahama explains leaked tape in church

The 2020 National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama has stressed the opposition party has no problems with the National Peace Council despite a leaked tape that called for insults on the Council’s chairman. Calls for verbal abuse on the chairman of the Council Rev. Prof Emmanuel Asante was made …

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Consider giving head teachers more freedom – Ayariga

Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, is making a case for headteachers to be given more freedom to turn around the fortunes of basic education as an alternative to the Ghana Partnership Schools (GPS) initiative. Speaking on The Big Issue, Mr. Ayariga noted how little power and management competency …

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Ofosu Ampofo to meet CID on Monday over leaked audio

  The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress Ofosu Ampofo says he will on Monday honour an invitation by the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police following some comments he allegedly made in a leaked audio. The recording, which the NDC claims is doctored, appears to have its …

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Kwaku Baako has lost his credibility over Anas – Kofi Akpalo

  The Founder and Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, says Journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Kwaku Baako Jnr. has lost his credibility because he defends the indefensible. Government in its quest to resolve illegal mining deployed security men to three regions considered …

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Ofosu-Ampofo ‘missing’

The Chairman of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, is reportedly playing continuous ‘hide-and-seek’ with the Ghana Police Service following a leaked audio recording that has set tongues wagging in the country. The audio recording contains chilling strategies the NDC intends using for the 2020 elections – one of …

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Amewu unsure of new ECG owners

Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu, has expressed uncertainty over the new owners of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), saying the government will waste no time in taking over the operations of the state asset, if the new manager, Power Distribution Services (PDS), fails to meet key performance indicators. PDS, …

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Fanteakwa South residents raise alert over foreigners engaged in galamsey

Residents in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region have raised red flags in connection with the influx of foreigners in various communities in the district. According to them the foreigners believed to be from some francophone countries are actively engaging in illegal small scale mining. Over 50 of …

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Former NPP MP for Afigya Sekyere East Constituency dead

The former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya Sekyere East Constituency in the Ashanti Region is dead MyNewsGh.com sources have confirmed. It is gathered that Hon Hennric David Yeboah died while receiving treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi on Friday night. Hennric …

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