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‘Educate Youth In Management Of Plastics’

The Ministries of Sanitation and Water Resources, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Local Government and Education have been urged to sensitise the youth in the management of plastics and waste in general. Making the call during a facility tour of some Zoomlion Ghana Limited’s plastics production plants (PPP) in Accra on Wednesday, …

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Bawku: Military, police forceful evict traders from Highways market; scores injured, vehicles destroyed

Residents and traders at Highways, a suburb in Bawku in the Upper East Region have sustained varying degrees of injury after a joint police-military team forcefully dispersed them from their current place of trade. The security officials reportedly used force in an attempt to get the traders to move from …

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VIDEO: Kwahu fired up for 2022 Easter celebrations after 2 years of COVID-19

It’s just about a month away from the Easter celebrations and Kwahu is geared up already ahead of the celebrations. Annually, thousands of revelers throng the township to join in the host of fun activities that usually take place on the mountain top. With back to back events, scheduled from …

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The situation in Bawku is now very scary – Municipal Chief Executive

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Bawku, Amadu Hamza, has stated that the insecurity in the Upper East Regional capital is becoming very frightening. He said that the situation is becoming so bad that the security apparatus of the Bawku Municipality and the Upper East Region cannot adequately handle it, citinewsroom.com …

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Oliver Barker-Vormawor still in our custody over inability to meet bail condition – Police

The Ghana Police Service has released a statement indicating that FixTheCountry Movement convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor is still in its custody after failing to meet his bail requirements. The Tema High Court, presided over by Justice Daniel Mensah on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, granted Oliver Barker-Vormawor bail in the sum of Two …

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PHOTOS: Two killed, houses burnt over renewed chieftaincy dispute at Jantong

Two persons have been confirmed dead and five houses torched in a renewed chieftaincy dispute at Jantong in the North East Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The deceased; 53-year-old Hawa and one Seidu Abdulai, 40, were part of several others who were attacked with guns Wednesday morning. Information gathered …

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All is set for 2022 Kwahu Paragliding Festival – Tourism Authority

All is set for this year’s Kwahu Easter Paragliding Festival, Mr Kofi Atta Kakra Kusi, Deputy Head, Corporate Affairs, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has disclosed. He said the festival since its inception in 2003, had been an annual event which brought dozens of tourists from in country and the diaspora …

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E-Travel card for government officials launched

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance has launched the Government of Ghana Staff and Travel Card (GoG E-Travel Card) for use by government functionaries and employees. The launch of this innovative product, geared toward enhancing public financial management and reporting, was made possible …

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Ablakwa ‘unveils’ Akufo-Addo appointee behind Bulgarian Embassy demolition

A former deputy CEO of Ghana Cocoa Board, Dr Yaw Adu-Amankwah, who is now an appointee of the President Nana Akufo-Addo at the National Development Planning Commission, according to North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is using his connections within government to brazenly, in a “lawless, provocative and mafia-style”, trespass …

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We’ll sue anyone who abuses Manhyia Palace – Europe, America Asanteman Councils

The Asanteman councils for Europe and North America(USA AND CANADA) have served notice of taking the legal route to seek redress if any group or persons seek to pour insults on the Manhyia Palace again. The Councils in a joint release copied to the Ghanaian Observer Newspaper stated its opprobrium …

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