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Engineered Landfill Site Underway In Accra – Sanitation Minister

Following the decommissioning and re-engineering of the Kpone landfill, the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) has disclosed that it has secured a 65.5 acre land at Ayidan, in the Ga South Municipal of the Greater Accra Region, for the construction of a new engineered landfill site. According to …

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Dr Agyepong Re-elected As ESPA President

Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong has been re-elected as President of the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) for the next two years – 2022-2024 – at the 5th ESPA AGM held in Accra on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. With his re-election, Dr Siaw Agyepong becomes the only person to have held …

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Iron ore discovered in commercial quantities in Oti Region

The Ghana Geological Survey Authority has discovered large quantities of Iron ore deposits in Akokrowa, a farming community in the Oti Region of Ghana. The iron ore, according to the geological investigation, is 55.22 weight percent (fe) and of a higher grade. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel …

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Akuapem Poloo’s bail hearing resumes

The convicted actress, Akuapem Poloo through her lawyer Andrew Kudzo Vortia is expected to move her latest application for bail today as she files a notice of appeal against her 90-day custodial sentence. The convict is currently serving the remainder of her jail terms. However, the lawyers have filed for …

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ECG begins meter reading in Krobo

A combined team of personnel from the Tema Regional Office and the Krobo District of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Tuesday began a meter reading exercise in the Krobo District of the Eastern Region. The personnel, divided into five teams and led by the Krobo District Manager of …

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3-day-old baby dumped at refuse site rescued

A three-day-old baby boy has been found alive on a refuse dump at Sefwi Asem Nyinaa Krom, a farming community in the Bia East District of the Western North Region. The abandoned infant was discovered by some primary school pupils who were running after a ball around the site. Adom …

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Gov’t buying new Presidential jet – Nitiwul confirms

The Minister for Defence Dominic Nitiwul has confirmed government is in the process of acquiring a new Presidential jet. According to the minister, the move is based on a request by the Ghana Air Force for procurement of a main aircraft for government business. Answering questions from North Tongu MP …

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Otumfuo gold coins hit market in 2022 at US$2,500 each

The ‘pillar of peace’ commemorative gold coin to celebrate the achievements of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will hit the market next year, January 2022. According to Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), the official government assayer, the gold coins are for commemorative purposes so only a limited number was minted …

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A Plus, Kevin Taylor ‘tax’ Otumfuo over-taxation comment

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu’s recent comments on taxes and taxation continue to elicit reactions from a broad range of public figures, on-air and online. The latest are two prominent voices on social media, Kwame Asare Obeng, widely known as A Plus and Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor. A Plus posted a photo shared …

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2022 budget is one of the best-ever — Osafo-Maafo

The Senior Presidential Advisor, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, says the 2022 Budget is one of the best Ghana has ever produced because of its focus on youth entrepreneurship and employable skills development. He cited the infusion of the Electronic levy (E-levy) in the proposed budget towards funding entrepreneurship programmes as one …

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Black Sherif shows excitement over collaboration with Burna Boy

Mohammed Ismail Sheriff, popularly known as Black Sherif has expressed joy over his recent collaboration with popular award-winning music legend, Burna Boy. In an interview he recently granted on TV3, he says that his collaboration with Burna Boy is ‘very big’ for his career because he has many songs that …

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NDC USA’s Response to Gov’t E-Levy

  On the issue of E-levy: The NPP Gov’t is just plain Insensitive or Lazy.   The 2022 budget, laid before the Ghanaian parliament by the finance minister – Mr. Ken Ofori Atta, on the 17th of November 2021. Deliberately and insensitively attempted to skew the minds of Ghanaians from …

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Ghana deepens ties with Luxembourg

On Monday, 13 December 2021, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo paid a day’s working visit to Luxembourg, as part of efforts to deepen bilateral relations and ties of co-operation between Ghana and Luxembourg. Amongst others, President Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri Albert Gabriel Félix …

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