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18 remand prisoners at Ho Central Prison freed

Some eighteen (18) remand prisoners in the Ho Central Prisons have been set free by the Justice For All (JFA) programme at its sitting today the 29th of November 2019. The eighteen remand prisoners were in prison on remand for various offences mostly murder and possession of narcotics. The special …

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Phase 1 and 2 of VW car assembling plant commences in 2020

German Ambassador to Ghana, Christoph Retzlaff has confirmed that the German car manufacturer, Volkswagen (VW) will from early 2020 commence the first phase for the establishment of an assembling car plant in Ghana. According to him, the second phase of the assembling plant will also be established at new premises …

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Black Friday shopping experience hugely patronised in Ghana

Shoppers in Ghana and across the world have yet again participated in one of the world’s exciting shopping experiences. The Black Friday usually offers shoppers outrageous reduction in prices on all kinds of items. Although not a very common experience in Ghana, the day is gradually gaining recognition. Citi Business …

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Minority to summon EC boss over referendum

The Minority in parliament wants the chairperson of the EC summoned over the upcoming referendum. Speaking during the presentation of the business statement of the House, Tamale Central MP and ranking member on the Committee on Constitutional, legal and parliamentary Affairs, Inusah Fuseini demanded that the EC must brief the …

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COCOBOD trial: Key State witness rejects A-G’s fertilizer exhibit

The ongoing trial of former COCOBOD Chief Executive, Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni and businessman, Seidu Agongo, on Wednesday recorded another shocking moment with the Attorney General’s third prosecution witness rejecting the state’s most vital exhibit; the powdered lithovit foliar fertilizer entered into evidence last year. The exhibit is at the …

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Over 5,800 basic school leavers in Ghana’s prisons

Basic school leavers top the list of prisoners in the country, according to the Prisons Service’s 2018 Annual Report. The report shows that out of the 9,034 persons who were convicted last year, 5,888 had only completed basic education, while 1,427 had attained secondary or post-basic education. The report also …

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High unemployment, cause of drug abuse in Ghana – Psychologist

Ms Crescensia Baarkoh, a Psychologist at Total Life Enhancement Centre Ghana (TOLEC GH), a mental health advocacy Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) operating in the Northern region, has attributed the rampant abuse of drugs among the youth to high unemployment in the country. She noted that the frustration of highly qualified graduates …

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Audit Service asked 2 assemblies to refund money

The Audit Service has instructed the Wa West and the Nadowli Kaleo District Assemblies to refund an amount of Ghc2,955.00 and GHC8,702.18 respectively being overpayments of contracts. The Service gave the instruction during separate town hall meetings in Kaleo and Wechiaw organised by the Ghana Strengthening Accountability Mechanism Project (GSAM) …

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PDS weighs legal options against GoG over deal termination

Power Distribution Services Limited (PDS) has said it is “carefully weighing its options” as far as its response to the Government of Ghana’s termination of its power distribution deal with the private firm, adding that it “continues to reserve all its rights under the transaction agreements and applicable laws to …

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Govt explains why it introduced Ghc100, Ghc200 Cedi notes

The Governor of the Central Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison has explained the rationale behind government’s policy decision to introduce new Bank notes of Ghc100, Ghc200 and 2Ghc coin. Addressing a presser covered by MyNewsGH.com, the Governor said “twelve years after the redenomination exercise, sustained periods of high inflation …

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$993m Pwalugu dam will end Bagre dam disasters – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has broken ground for the construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and Irrigation Project. The project, according to President Akufo-Addo, “will be the single, largest investment ever made by any government in the northern sector of the country”, and is in fulfilment of a pledge …

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Zuma fails in court challenge over corruption case

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has failed in his legal attempt to get a decision on whether or not he should face trial for corruption taken to the Supreme Court. Last month, the High Court in Pietermaritzburg ruled that he should go on trial on charges relating to an …

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Video of the Day: ‘Rastaman throw one stone’

It has been exactly a week since the Black Meteors had their dreams of playing in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo shattered, after losing the 3rd place match of the Under 23 AFCON to South Africa. Whilst the pain of the lose still lingers, this video of a Twi commentary …

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18 remand prisoners at Ho Central Prison freed

Some eighteen (18) remand prisoners in the Ho Central Prisons have been set free by the Justice For All (JFA) programme at its sitting today the 29th of November 2019. The eighteen remand prisoners were in prison on remand for various offences mostly murder and possession of narcotics. The special …

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EC accountants ordered not to disburse referendum cash

The Electoral Commission has directed its regional accountants to ‘hold on’ with the issuance of funds to the respective branches for the December referendum. An internal memo from the deputy chairperson of the commission in charge of operation to staff sighted by Starr News did not give a reason for …

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GUTA refuses engagement with Nigerian traders in Ghana

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has expressed its unpreparedness to engage with Nigerian traders in Ghana following the name-calling it has been subjected to by the latter. GUTA said members of the Nigerian Traders Association, Ghana (NUTAG) have at every opportunity hurled insults at them over their insistence …

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GFA to meet Kofi Amoah over $100,000 Glo money

The Ghana FA has called an emergency meeting on Friday with the chairman of the caretaker committee of the federation Dr. Kofi Amoah to explain why $100,000 went missing from the $1 million paid by Glo to the governing body, Ghanasoccernet.com can reveal. The new federation led by Kurt Okraku …

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