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Don’t lock up children with disabilities — parents advised

Mrs Georgina Aberese-Ako, the Upper East Regional Director of the Department of Children, has advised parents against locking up their children born with certain disabilities. She said such a practice had over the years limited the abilities and potentials of such children, who could contribute significantly to transformation of their …

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Payment of September salaries of some gov’t sector workers freezed

The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has withheld the payment of the September 2022 salaries of some public sector workers due to a mismatch of employees’ bank names on the Government of Ghana payroll. Others affected are workers with invalid bank account numbers. In a statement, the CAGD said …

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How East Cantonment Pharmacy boss, Rocksters, other big Kwahu indigenes beautify the town

The stories of extremely successful people lowering themselves to the point where they pick up brooms and other working tools just to tidy up major roads that are usually littered with rubbish is not heard often. But even more inspiring is the story of how Ebenezer Kofi Bediako Amoafo-Hene, the …

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Nine-month-old baby found dead at Asikafoabatem

A nine-month-old baby, who was reported missing for three days at Asankrangwa in the Wassa Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region, has been found dead. The body of Akua Ago was found in a stagnant water, suspected to be a fishpond, at Asikafoabatem, a suburb of Asankrangwa. Mr Joesph …

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VIDEO: Agradaa at it again as scores cry foul over new money doubling scam at her church

play video Scores of people who went to the church of one-time fetish priestess, Nana Agradaa, now known as Evangelist Mama Pat, are crying foul in what they describe as a scam by the repented woman. In several short video clips that have since gone viral in the last few …

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This is why Bob Marley’s wife moved to Ghana

Bob Marley’s wife, Rita Marley, has spent more than 20 years residing in Ghana. In the 1990s, she relocated to Ghana with Bob Marley’s family. In 2013, she petitioned for and was granted citizenship in Ghana. Rita Marley now has a Ghanaian name — Nana Afua Abodea. In Ghana’s Aburi, …

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The ‘unwelcomed intrusion’ that pushed Anas from working with CID on galamsey investigation

Undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has revealed details on why he backed down on an earlier decision to involve the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service in his galamsey investigation. This was contained in a statement by the celebrated journalist, who is also the owner of Tiger Eye PI, …

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‘Every bomb, every bullet’ statement at UN – Ukraine thanks Akufo-Addo for support

Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister has expressed his country’s gratitude to Ghana for standing by them amid the Russian invasion that started in February this year. Kuleba arrived in Accra on Wednesday, October 6 and departed on the 7th, with Ghana being the third stop of his African …

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VIDEO: Kwahu is Ghana’s Switzerland – Nana Asante Bediatuo touts

Nana Asante Bediatuo, the Executive Secretary to Ghana’s president, says Kwahu, in the Eastern Region of Ghana, is one of the blessed towns that the country should be proud of. According to him, Kwahu is Ghana’s Switzerland because of its good weather, development, and the kind nature of its people. …

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