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New US visa fees: Unpacking the hike in GH¢ and US$ terms – Data story

The United States recently announced new visa fees which measure was due to affect three main nonimmigrant visa (NIV) applications. The affected visas include the Non-Petition-based NIV, work visas and the E Category applicants and are slated to take effect on May 30. In this data story, GhanaWeb does a …

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NDC primaries: Meet the 5 NDC gurus in Duffour’s inner circle

  The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is preparing for its presidential and parliamentary primaries on May 13, 2023, to select leaders who will lead the party into the 2024 general elections. Ahead of the primaries, former finance minister Dr. Kwabena Duffour is seeking to unseat the party’s three-time presidential candidate …

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Black Sherif deserved to win Artiste of the Year award – Piesie Esther break silence

Gospel music star Piesie Esther has congratulated arch-competitor Black Sherif for winning the ultimate Vodafone Ghana Music Awards accolade during the 6 May 2023 event. Ms Esther spoke to Metro TV’s Dessy Fayden on the red carpet after the music awards show ended right after the declaration of Black Sherif …

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‘It’s John Mahama’s time to save Ghana, rescue the economy’ – Haruna Iddrisu

Tamale South Member of Parliament and former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has declared support for the candidature of former president John Dramani Mahama as flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Haruna was joined by a number of MPs from across the Northern Region at a campaign stop for John …

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Two suspected armed robbers beaten to pulp at Millennium City in the Central Region

Two persons suspected to be armed robbers have been beaten to pulp and nearly set ablaze by residents at Ninja Junction, a suburb of Millennium City in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The suspects numbering three wielding knives and other offensive weapons are said to have jumped …

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Who wins Korle Klottey primaries? The ‘fight’ between Zanetor Rawlings and Meredith Naakai Lamptey-Addy

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is gearing up for the parliamentary and presidential primaries scheduled for May,13. Ahead of this, GhanaWeb focuses on key areas of the contest and other issues regarding the contest. One of such areas is females contesting incumbent colleagues in some constituencies. Today’s feature focuses on …

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Stroke becoming prevalent among the youth

Programme Manager of the Non-Communicable Diseases of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Efua Commeh, has indicated a rather worrying trend of rising stroke cases among young people of 40 years and below in Ghana. According to her, these have become so owing to many cases of hypertension in such young …

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I am the messiah to rescue Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency for NDC in 2024 – William Edu Oduro

NDC Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate for Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency in the Central region, Mr William Adu-Oduro, says his vision to develop the constituency is unalloyed.   According to Mr William Adu-Oduro, the constituency would be ushered into a stage of development if the delegates of the party give him the …

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