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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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NIA denies wrongdoing in ‘Kwabena Adu Gyamfi’ Ghana Card issuance

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has denied any wrongdoing in the issuance of a Ghana Card bearing the name Kwabena Adu Gyamfi. According to the NIA, the registration officials are bound to register and issue a Ghana Card to an applicant who presents any of the valid documents specified by …

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Godfred Dame and the 5 other lawyers who saved Ghana from a $55 million judgment debt

Ghana was saved from having to pay a sum of $55 million after a Chinese-based construction company dragged it to the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The company; Beijing Everyway Traffic & Lighting was seeking for arbitration from the international court over what it said was the termination of a contract …

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Permanent Court of Arbitration throws out international arbitration against Ghana

The Permanent Court of Arbitration has, in a final award dated January 30, 2023, dismissed an investor-state arbitration instituted by Beijing Everyway Traffic & Lighting Tech. Co. Ltd. (the “Claimant”) against the Government of Ghana (“Respondent”) after upholding a preliminary objection by the Attorney-General acting as counsel for the Government …

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Ghana free from sleeping sickness

Ghana has eliminated gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis, commonly known as Sleeping Sickness, as a disease of public health concern. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a tweet, congratulated the government, health workers and communities for working towards the elimination of the disease. “This is …

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Monkeypox outbreak: Ghana records four deaths and 116 cases

Ghana recorded four deaths and 116 confirmed cases of the Monkeypox disease in 2022, in 14 out of the 16 regions. Two deaths were recorded in Upper East and one each in the Greater Accra and Central regions. The Savannah and Ahafo regions did not record any cases, Dr Farida …

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Regions with the most feared and powerful shrines in Ghana

Ghana is known as a secular country with a high Christian population and a favorable Islamic following too. In spite of these two dominant religious groups the country also enjoys the existence of shrines and traditional deities. It is believed a greater part of the population Christians and Muslims alike …

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There is no Victor Kusi Boateng in NIA’s database – Ablakwa reveals Ghana Card records

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu has disclosed some purported details on the Ghana Card of embattled secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng. The secretary is accused of operating under the pseudonym Kwabena Adu Gyamfi for criminal purposes, in …

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VIDEO: I’m taking my hood to Africa, they’ve got to see Ghana – Meek Mill

Following criticism from many Ghanaians for filming portions of a music video at the Jubilee House, American rapper Meek Mill has admitted that he won’t return to Ghana alone the next time he visits. In a tweet, the artiste shared, he said he was going to invite others to make …

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