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Ghana to regain US FAA category 1 status

The country is tipped to regain its US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 status, the BFTonline reports. This follows the realignment of various policies, establishment of key institutions, and amendment of laws governing the aviation sector in line with international requirements over the past few years. The economic benefits …

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Ghana has less than 20% real forest – Expert

s (0) WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Google+ Email This Print This File photo The Technical Director in-charge of Forestry at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Musa Abu-Juam, says Ghana currently has less than 20 per cent of real forest due to illegal activities, such as illegal chain-saw operations …

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Ghana, Mauritius commit to the implementation of Smart City Project

The Ghanaian delegation at the on-going 2019 IMF/World Bank Meeting on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, met with Mauritian government officials to review progress towards the establishment of Smart City Project in the country. They discussed the progress of work and came out with timelines towards the implementation of the project …

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Ghana Chamber of Mines allocates US$442,000 to tertiary educational fund

The Ghana Chambers of Mines says it has allocated an annual contribution of USD$442,000 to the newly launched Tertiary Educational Fund for five years. It said the move is aimed at keeping the country’s mining industry on an increasing course with a regular stream of highly qualified astute professionals. According …

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The curse from 12 yards: Five times Ghana lost on penalties at tournaments

If there is anything in football that Ghanaians and Ghanaian footballers dread most, then its penalty shootouts. Ghana’s record when it comes to the ‘lottery’ as some call it, is nothing short of abysmal. Penalty shootouts have become Ghana’s perennial nemesis and whenever it gets to that stage of a …

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Senior Minister fumes over Ghana spending US$1.35bn on rice importation

Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has lamented over Ghana spending US$1.35 billion last year on rice importation alone. According to him, foreign exchange that could be used on machinery to modernise the economy was spent on rice although rice could be grown in every part of the country. Mr Osafo-Maafo made …

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CAL Bank sheds 14.29% on the Ghana Stock Exchange

Eight days into the month of October, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) saw 58,219 shares trading at a market value of GHS 68,976.16. Closing with an all losers market; the worth of the exchange declined by 0.37% (GHS 207.22million) to end the day at GHS 56,091.17 million. CAL Bank (CAL) …

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Ghanaians are small-minded – Duncan-Williams

General Overseer of the Action Faith Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has taken a swipe at Ghanaians for being shallow-minded about the little things that don’t matter. He says Ghanaians are so rigid that they see it a crime for someone to prosper unlike the case of countries like Nigeria. …

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Yaw Yeboah’s superb solo strike sends Ghana to U-23 AFCON

Ghana has defied odds to beat Algeria 1-0 and qualify for their first-ever CAF U23 Cup of Nations finals. Captain Yaw Yeboah, who plays for Celta Vigo, scored the only goal to ensure the Black Meteors secured a 2-1 aggregate win. Ghana gaffer Ibrahim Tanko made three changes to his …

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Ghana secures US$20m Saudi funds

The Government of Ghana has secured a US$20m concessional funding for the construction of additional facilities, supply and installation of medical equipment to the adjunct clinical block at the Bolgatanga Regional hospital in the Upper East Region. At a signing ceremony between the Government of Ghana and the Saudi Fund …

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