Tag Archives: GHANA

Pru MP to sue Ghana Highway Authority

Member of Parliament for Pru East, Dr Kwabena Donkor, is threatening to take legal action against the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) over the poor road network. According to him, the authority had looked on for the Yeji stretch to deteriorate without taking steps to fix the road. “We will consider …

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Ghana Tennis team attacked by armed robbers in Nigeria

The Ghana Wheelchair Tennis National Team were attacked and robbed of their valuables by armed robbers in Nigeria The team were on their way to Ghana after participating in a tournament. The unfortunate incident occurred around 2:30 am on Tuesday at Ogun Stage in Nigeria. Despite efforts to escape, the …

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Tullow drags Ghana gov’t to int’l arbitration in London over $387m disputed tax

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has announced that Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL) has filed requests for arbitration with the International Chamber of Commerce in London in respect of two disputed tax assessments received from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The assessments relate to the disallowance of loan interest deductions for the …

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VIDEO: Jay Z represents Ghana at Super Bowl

American A-Lister, Jay Z, has represented Ghana during the annual Super Bowl, the National Football League’s penultimate playoff game that determines the league champion in America. The show also has some of the top artistes attending and on the back of Jay Z’s black hoodie was Ghana, clearly printed on …

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Ailing Ghana coach Sellas Tetteh ‘cries’ for help

Under-20 World Cup-winning coach, Sellas Tettah has appealed to Ghanaians to come to his aid to assist him financially as he strives to overcome ill health. According to the coach, his condition has robbed of him a substantial amount of money as he has had to spend his money on …

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E-regime: Ghana abolishes filling of landing cards at KIA – Bawumia declares

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has announced new modalities with respect to travellers entering the country through the airports. Starting 31st March 2023, inbound passengers will “no longer be required to fill out landing cards. This is because the same information can be obtained electronically,” Bawumia announced via a Facebook post dated …

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Meet the first African professor to have taught at the University of Ghana

He was Ghana’s Prime Minister from 1969 to 1972 and is credited with his efforts to restore civilian government to Ghana following military rule. Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia achieved many strides in education which appeared to have been his first love before his full conversion into politics. In this piece, we explore …

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When Ghana used to spend Pounds as its currency

Ghana hasn’t always had the Cedi as its legal tender – currency. As a colony of the British whose currency is the British Pounds, the country had to be given a currency in line. In the 50s countries under the British Colony were using the British West African Pound which …

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Ghana begins to locally manufacture its own bullion vans to combat robbery

Ghana has started assembling Cash-in-Transit (CIT) armored trucks to keep the country’s banks’ movement of large sums of money secure and impervious to robbery assaults. The first four vehicles that DIHOC- KE­NAKI Manufacturing Company Limited (DIKMAC) equipped at its armored vehicle assembling facility at Burma Camp in Accra are now …

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5 most common cancers in Ghana; their causes and prevention

CANCER! As scary as the word sounds, means a lot of different things. However, the most common among all these is the disease. This is caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. There are many types of cancers that attack the human body …

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