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Top ten returnees to the Ghana Premier League

For some players, the commencement of the Ghana Premier League on November 14 will be the start of a new path in their careers. Their first matches in the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League will be the first time they will be competing for clubs in the league. But for some …

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From Ghana to Nigeria: Little pieces of home

The young Ghanaian men and boys who come to this farm in Osun state, Nigeria, each year to find work mostly say they do it in order to improve their lives once they return home. They have been brought into the country in groups by a “master” – usually an …

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Ghanaian exporters face high import duties in Britain

Ghanaian exporters are in impending danger of being slapped with high import tariffs by Britain as the country is just weeks ago from a no-deal Brexit. While Ghana is part of a preferential trade terms deal involving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union, Britain’s …

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IMF debunks Ghana’s HIPC status

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has debunked claims that Ghana has been classified as a Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) based on data on its website. A statement by the IMF indicated that the recent update of Ghana’s debt-to-GDP ratio has NOT triggered any decision or action by the institution. …

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See 8 photos of Ama Serwaa who is arguably the most beautiful policewoman in Ghana

A young Ghanaian female police officer, known on social media as Ama Serwaa Dufie, has been trending online in the last few days. This follows beautiful photos of Serwaa Dufie that popped up online earlier in the week on social media. In the photos sighted by GHBase.com, the young lady …

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Ghana attracts US$785.62m in FDI commitments in 1st half of 2020

Despite the inevitable dampening effects of COVID-19 on Foreign direct investment commitments worldwide, Ghana was able to achieve a partial recovery during the first half of 2020, from the dismal performance during the corresponding period of 20I9. The reasons for the very bad performance for the first half of 2019, …

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Ghana Armed Forces employs driver who rescued 17 people out of collapsed church building

A taxi driver known as ‘Cote D’Ivoire has been honored for his phenomenal gutsiness after he single-handedly extricated 17 people from the wreckage of a collapsed 3-storey church building at Akyem Batabi in the Asene Manso Akroso District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. Pursuing the information of his escapade …

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Ghana allocates US$86 million to purchase 19 Israeli armored vehicles

Ghana is purchasing at least 19 armored vehicles from Israel at a cost of US$86 million to fight terrorism, according to parliamentary documents. Israel’s Elbit Land Systems is providing the fortified vehicles following an agreement between the Israeli Discount Bank and the Government of Ghana and insured by the Israeli …

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Government Commits 3 Million Cedis to Support Public Library Endowment Fund

The Ghana Library Authority has unveiled a Public Library Endowment Fund as a flagship initiative as part of its 70th Anniversary Celebration to support the growth and development of public libraries in Ghana.    This was made known at the launch of the 70th Anniversary in Accra. The Board Chairperson …

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Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium: Bank accounts closure nothing to do with blacklist – EU

Head of the European Union delegation to Ghana, Ambassador Diana Acconcia, has refuted reports that Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium has been ordered to close its accounts with ING Bank on grounds of EU blacklisting the country. According to Ambassador Acconcia, it was purely a business decision taken by the bank. …

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