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Ghana Card is now e-passport – ICAO declares

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has given its seal of approval for Ghana’s national Identity Card, the Ghana Card to be recognized globally as a valid e-passport Thus, holders of the Ghana Card as well as its future biometric equivalents can present it as official documentation at all 197 …

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VIDEO: Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu celebrates birthday with customized E-Levy cake

The E-Levy ‘fight’ appears to be blowing up more by the minute and it seems the Majority is stopping at nothing until their message is drummed into every ear. From town hall meetings to ardent arguments in parliament, the NPP and Majority side in parliament have consistently pushed for the …

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Water crisis in Sekondi-Takoradi soars

Several residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis are yet to see water run through their pipes despite the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) rationing exercise. This the GWCL said was as a result of reduced pumping hours at the treatment plant at Daboase occasioned by raw water unavailability. “The company understands what cherished customers …

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Drunkards Association of Ghana launches E-drink app for members

The President of Drunkards Association of Ghana, Moses Onyah, has announced the introduction of the Electronic Drink app for its members. The app, known as E-Drink, will afford the members the opportunity to request any alcoholic beverage at various comfort zones without going through hustles. Moses Onyah, also known as …

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Perez Chapel clarifies Kennedy Agyapong’s comments on Agyinasare

A bishop at the Perez Chapel International has clarified reports that earlier stated that the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, was a former classmate of the Presiding Bishop of the church. In an earlier report where the legislator was speaking to a congregation while Bishop Charles Agyinasare was also …

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Did McDan ‘fight’ cost Kwakwa his job as Airport MD?

When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2019 directed the sacking of the then Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company, John Dekyem Attafuah, the president further redirected the appointment of Yaw Kwakwa who was then a deputy to take over the position. While no reason was given per the official …

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McDan takes over Twitter after Airport boss sack

Some Ghanaians have been quick to take to social media in reaction to the sacking of the Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company, Yaw Kwakwa. The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, in a letter has relieved Mr Kwakwa of his position on the directions of President Nana Addo Dankwa …

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Ghana Airport Company MD, Yaw Kwakwa sacked

President Nana Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of Yaw Kwakwa, the Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited. In a letter dated February 4, 2022, to the Company’s Board Chair, the Transport Ministry said, “per a letter No OSP127/22/104 dated on January 31, 2022,” the President has directed the …

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Anloga: 60-year-old man found dead in lagoon at Tegbi

A man believed to be in his 60s has been found dead in a lagoon at Tegbi Agbedrafor near the new site of Caring Sisters Vocation School in the Anlo District of the Volta region. He was suspected to have drowned in the lagoon. The incident occurred on Tuesday, February …

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Jailing our presenter won’t stop us from speaking truth to power – XYZ Mgt.

The management of XYZ Broadcasting Limited, owners of Power 97.9 FM, Radio XYZ, and TV XYZ, have expressed shock over a jail term handed to Power FM news anchor Oheneba Boamah Bennie. An Accra High Court (Criminal Division 2) slapped the host of Battle Ground on Power FM with a …

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