Tag Archives: GHANA

Ghana Tops the Chart among Countries Benefiting from CoL Online Scholarships

Three Ghanaians, namely Enoch Adjei, Hamadu Hassan and Anane Vida who have completed 102, 94 and 61 courses respectively emerged as top learners on the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) scholarship programme. Ghana, through the Ghana Library Authority forms part of the four countries which includes …

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Agric can attract big investors if govt invests in infrastructure – Prof. Quartey

To make agriculture attractive to big investors, government must invest heavily in infrastructure that will facilitate farming activities and secure their investments, Director of the Institute of Social, Statistical and Economic Research of the University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey has said. His comments come on the back of declining …

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Ghana to lose GHS15.85bn in revenue in 2020

Ghana’s is expected to lose about GH¢15.85 billion in revenue as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a report from the Ministry of Finance states. The nation is targeting about GH¢67 billion in revenue (tax and non-tax) for this year. According to the Finance Ministry, Ghana’s fiscal gap as a …

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35 Ghanaian deportees from Kuwait test positive for coronavirus

Thirty-five of the 231 Ghanaians who were deported from Kuwait last week have tested positive for Covid-19. This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in its Covid-19 case management update on May 31. The 231 deportees were said to have tested negative for the virus in Kuwait before …

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Ghana’s Coronavirus cases now 7768 with one more death

One more death has been recorded whilst 119 Coronavirus patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2540. The country’s Coronavirus case count has also increased to 7768, according to the Ghana Health Service. The current figures are an update on Friday, May 29 records where the …

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Soldiers won’t be your oppression tool – Vanderpuije to govt

MP for Ododiodio Nii Lante Vanderpuije has warned  Deputy Defence minister Major Rtd. Derrick Oduro not to count on the military government intends oppressing Ghanaians ahead of the December polls. According to him, the military will not allow themselves to be used as a tool for oppression. Speaking to Starr …

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Ghana ranked third Most Corrupt Country in the world

Transparency International, the nongovernmental organization based in Germany, defines corruption as the misuse of public power for private benefit. The organization’s most recent version of its Corruption Perceptions Index also states that the failure to significantly control corruption is fueling a global crisis in democracy. Colombia is perceived to be …

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Mamponteng residents worried about abandoned road projects

Residents at Mamponteng in the Kwabre East Municipality have expressed concern over the continued delay in completing the road networks in the community. According to them, the situation was not only affecting socio-economic activities in the town, but had also resulted in severe injuries to many people who have fallen …

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Extend training for police recruits to 12 months – Police administration urged 

The Police administration has been urged to consider reviewing the training duration for police recruits from six months to a maximum of twelve months.   Social  Commentator and Youth Activist Mr. Kwabena Frimpong believes that  the police are responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of …

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EC Must Rather Think Of Limited Registration For Tranquility – EGS Jabs

The President of Educate Ghana Summit(EGS) is of the view that, the Electoral Commission of Ghana should plan of limited registration to get citizens who have turned 18 years old registered and forget about the new Register for the absence of disturbance; peacefulness.   The cause of this call is …

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