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KATH pumps GH₵30 million to revamps its operations

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has invested an amount of GH¢30 million to provide ultra-modern equipment and retool its entire operations. This has helped to revamp the operations of the hospital, the second-largest referral facility in the country built resilience in its quest to provide quality, affordable …

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‘It’s difficult to reach Adwoa Safo as a Whip’ – Annoh-Dompreh cries out

Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Majority Chief Whip, has indicated that he is finding it very difficult to reach out to ‘absentee MP’ Sarah Adwoa Safo. According to him, there have been some occasions that he has had fruitful discussions with the Dome-Kwabenya MP, who is currently in the United States, but recently it …

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‘It’s mindless’ – Ablakwa demand probe after demolition of Bulgarian Embassy in Accra

The Member of Parliament of North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed anger that the Bulgarian Embassy in Accra at 10 Kakramadu Road, East Cantonments, has been completely razed in a “lawless, provocative and mafia-style operation”. According to Mr Ablakwa, information available to him indicates that “armed rogue elements …

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After 65 years it’s clear Ama Ghana has failed – Kwaw Kese

Rapper Kwaw Kese believes that Ghana has failed its citizens as the country turns 65 after independence in 1957. To Kwaw Kese for a country as old as Ghana, there should not be lack some basic needs such as good schools and hospitals. But that cannot be said about the …

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Before Ghana’s Big Six, the Ashanti Kingdom had its own Big Six – Chief of Nkwantakese

The conversations that rolled out in the special edition of Showbiz A-Z in Kumasi this weekend were quite revealing. Among those revelations is that the Ashanti Kingdom is a pioneer to the phrase ‘The Big Six’. The Chief of Nkwantakese, Nana Boakye Yam Ababio, disclosed this interesting information during Saturday’s …

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Ghana Month: How the cedi got its name

Many years ago, before Ghana gained its independence in 1957, locals in the Gold Coast used the British West African Pound which was the currency of the British colonies in the region. According to the Bank of Ghana, during this period, the West African Currency Board (WACB) was in charge of …

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‘It’s not true that gov’t can’t pay salaries from next three months’ – John Kumah

A Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr. John Kumah, has debunked the Speaker of Parliament’s assertion that government may not be able to honor its salary obligations from the next three months. The Speaker of Parliament made this disclosure last week in parliament attributing it to his sources. Making the revelation …

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Russia bans British airlines from its airspace in tat-for-tat move

Russia has banned British aircraft from using its airspace, the state civil aviation regulator Rosaviatsiya says. The ban on all flights to and over Russia also extends to aircraft leased in Britain. London barred Russia’s Aeroflot airline from flying to Britain on Thursday, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Source: GNA

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Russia-Ukraine War: It’s Not Easy! Even America And Britain Haven’t Evacuated Their Citizens – Gov’t

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong says it will be difficult for the government to evacuate Ghanaians in war-hit Ukraine. He explained that Ukraine is now a ‘no flight zone’ for any country to evacuate its citizens. ” . . Evacuation from the country is not easy …

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Nigeria offers to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine

The government of Nigeria says it will evacuate its citizens who wish to leave Ukraine as soon as airports are re-opened in the country. In a statement, Nigeria’s foreign ministry says the West African country “has received with surprise” the reports of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A spokeswoman for the …

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