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DUAPONKO, MECHANIZED BOREHOLE COMMISSION TO SUPPLY POTABLE WATER FOR RESIDENCE

  A mechanized borehole for the residents of Duaponko in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti region has been put into service by Pecan Energies Ghana Limited and Buruli Ulcer Victims Aid (BUVAFOUNDATION PROJECT). Mr. Emmanuel Jackson Agumah, the founder and leader of the Buruli Ulcer Victims Aid …

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Free SHS reduced HIV infections, pregnancy among girls by 50% – AIDS Commission boss

The Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, has credited the Free Senior High School policy for the 50% drop in HIV infection and teenage pregnancy cases in the country. According to him, the policy has enabled more girls to enrol in secondary schools. He cited the …

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Ghana AIDS Commission Celebrates World AIDS Day with Farmers in Kumasi

  Ghana AIDS Commission on Friday, 1st December 2023, celebrates the 2023 World AIDS Day with Farmers in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region on the theme “LET COMMUNITIES LEAD”. Speaking on the theme ” Let Community Leads” Mrs Olivia Greham, Ghana Aids commission Ashanti Regional Technical Coordinator said the world …

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Hight Street’s application to mine in Kakum park was rejected – Minerals Commission

The Minerals Commission has stated that the Commission completely rejected an application submitted by High Street Ghana Limited for a license to mine in the Kakum National Park and therefore the said application not given any attention whatsoever. In a press statement signed by the chief executive officer, Mr Martin Kwaku Ayisi, …

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Akufo-Addo to commission largest Salt Mine and Processing Plant in Africa at Ada

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday August 30, 2023, commission the Electrochem Salt Mine and Processing Plant located in Ada-Sege in the Greater Accra region. The salt mine and processing plant, which is the largest in Africa has the capacity to produce about 1,000,000 metric tons (250 tons per hour) …

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S/R: Official vehicle of Fisheries Commission official snatched at gunpoint

The official vehicle of the Savannah Regional Director of the Fisheries Commission has been stolen. The vehicle was purportedly seized at gunpoint in Tamale on Monday evening. The event occurred in front of his house in the Northern Regional capital’s Bi-water area, putting the local population and authorities on edge. …

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Parliament passes Narcotics Control Commission Bill to allow cannabis cultivation for industrial purposes

Ghana’s Parliament has successfully amended the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2023, granting permission for the cultivation of cannabis for industrial purposes. This amendment follows a ruling by the Supreme Court in July 2022, which invalidated Section 43 of the bill due to the lack of parliamentary debate prior to its …

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People now sniffing sanitary pads to get high – Narcotics Control Commission warns

The Deputy Accra Regional Commander of the Narcotics Control Commission, Reas Hakim Oduro has made shocking revelations about how some youth in Ghana are getting addicted to hard drugs. He found it worrying that some youth have become dependent on hard drugs which, to them, give them an inexplicable euphoric …

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Ghana High commission warn Ghanaians in SA ahead of national shutdown

The Ghana High commission in South Africa has warned its citizens to avoid mass gathering and restrict their movements to safe areas ahead of the Economic Freedom Party (EFF) planned “national shutdown” on Monday, 20th March, 2023. According to mission, though, the organisers of the national shutdown have ensured peaceful …

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Bank of Ghana, Ghana Air Force commission helipad to airlift currencies to Sefwi Boako

Following the accident of a Bank of Ghana Bullion Van in November 2019 at Techiman, in the Bono East Region of Ghana, the Management of the Bank of Ghana established a committee to investigate the circumstances leading to the accident and make recommendations to improve currency movement operations in the country. Amongst other recommendations, …

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