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Import duty cut: Checkout goods under benchmark value

There is seeming confusion over the reduction in the benchmark values for all imports announced by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. A whopping 50% has been slashed on import duties except for vehicles which would be reduced by 30%. The move, which took effect from Thursday April 4, 2019, …

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Savelugu bio-larvicide factory coming – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the co-operation between Ghana and Cuba is being extended to the eradication of malaria in Ghana.According to President Akufo-Addo, “soon, through a joint venture agreement with Labiofam S.A., a bio-larvicide factory will be established in Savelugu, in the Northern Region of Ghana.”In addition, …

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EC pleads for more time to implement ROPAA

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday told an Accra High Court (Human Rights Division) that the new EC boss and her deputies require more time to comply fully with the court’s orders on the implementation of the Representation of the Peoples Amendment Act (ROPAA). Mr Justin Amenuvor, counsel for the …

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Be RICH if your family is BROKE – Moesha advises youth

Actress Moesha Bodoung has advised the youth to raise their families from the shackles of poverty by strive for riches. According to her, ” If you don’t come from a rich family .A rich family must come from you”. Actress Moesha made this in a post on her Instagram page. …

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2 die at Kpone head-on collision

Two persons died immediately while three passengers sustained serious injuries after a head-on collision involving two vehicles on Tuesday night at Kpone on the Tema-Aflao highway. The accident occurred around the Kpone Barrier in the Kpone-Katamanso District of Accra when the driver of a Toyota Highlander with registration number GW …

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Male teachers peeping at us – Bongo SHS female students

Students of the Bongo Senior High School in the Upper East Region have been sent home to forestall chaos after the female students boycotted breakfast and lunch over allegations that their senior housemaster and some tutors often peep at them while nude in their dormitories.The students refused to go for …

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NDC and NPP Need a Substitute In Governance – Group

Before and after independence till date governance has been in the hence of NDC and NPP but the ordinary voter has never enjoyed even a tip bit of their campaign promised made to them, a Group calling itself “Takra” bemoaned. The ruling government has done bit of it by implementing …

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Bawumia is NDC’s main headache – Baako

The brilliance of Vice-President Dr Mahammudu Bawumia presents a major challenge to the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abdul-Malik Kwaku Baako, Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide has said. According to him, Dr Bawumia is a good communicator, who is able to simplify economics to the understanding of everyone. …

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158 Asokore Mampong Youth Graduates Under NBU Program

*2018 batch* of trainees enrolled under No Business As Usual (NBU) Project have graduated after completing a six months training program. Out of 158 youths who were schooled in the area of core life skills and Employability, 40 were part of a gamma category whiles 83 and 35 were categorised …

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Jeff Bezos: World’s richest man agrees $35bn divorce

The world’s richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and his wife MacKenzie have agreed a record-breaking divorce settlement of at least $35bn (£27bn).Ms Bezos keeps a 4% stake in the online retail giant, worth $35.6bn on its own.Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in Seattle in 1994, a year after …

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The Don fires Patapaa for snubbing the media

The host of ‘U Sey Weytin’, Prince Tsegah aka The Don has blasted Patapaa for snubbing the media when he was welcomed by the press on his arrival from his Europe tour at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Patapaa who returned from his Europe Tour on Tuesday refused to speak …

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Zimbabwe caning: Court bans ‘inhuman’ juvenile punishment

Zimbabwe’s constitutional court has banned the caning of juvenile convicts as a judicial punishment. Nine judges decided that judicial corporal punishment was illegal under the country’s constitution. They ruled it was cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. While attitudes are changing, many parents in Zimbabwe still believe corporal punishment …

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Kenya shuts terminal of main airport in Nairobi over fire incident

Kenya has closed one departure terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi after a fire sparked by a baggage system malfunction forced authorities to evacuate passengers and staff, the state-run airports operator said on Thursday. JKIA, as the airport which is the main gateway into the East African nation …

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PDS to publish power cuts timetable from today – PURC

Ghanaians may now heave a sigh of relief as steps have been taken to provide them with a schedule on the recent blackouts. The decision was taken at a meeting between Power Distribution Services (PDS), Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) on Thursday. Confirming …

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PHOTOS: Kumasi rainstorm destroys properties, one person injured

A rainstorm on Thursday evening in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital, has left scores of people displaced. Roofs were ripped off buildings and giant billboards fell, in some instances on moving vehicles, at Afful Nkwanta, Stadium and Asokwa, all in the Kumasi metropolis.   One person has been hospitalized after …

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Ghosts cleared off payroll – Accountant General

The Controller and Accountant General, Eugene Ofosuhene says his department has cleared off all ghost names that existed on public sector payroll. According to Mr. Ofosuhene Ghana’s coffers for a long time has suffered alot; losing huge portions of its revenue as a result of waste and leakage through the …

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