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Ghana has 70 per cent more resources in the sea compared to land

Dr Kamal Deen Ali

Dr Kamal-Deen Ali, the Executive Director of Centre for Maritime, Law and Security (CEMLAWS) has said maritime is critical to national development and should be considered whenever boundaries were being drawn to measure the landmarks within the country. “We have not paid enough attention to maritime and some of the few we have paid attention to, are having declining implications ...

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PWDs receive employment opportunity

Mrs Adodo Adih-Nuviadenu

A project to create employment and livelihood opportunities for the vulnerable such as people living with disabilities {PWDs}, women and children, has been unveiled in Accra. Named the “Thankful Hearts Project,” it will entail the training of selected persons in mosaic artworks, in partnership with some individuals, corporate bodies and government stakeholders, after which jobs and projects would be secured ...

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Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire close to adopting single cocoa trading system

The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo has revealed that Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire are close to harmonising their system of trading cocoa at the world market. This is to give the two major producing countries some control, at the cocoa market. The harmonisation will help the two countries in their quest take a strong position on ...

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Youth unemployment threatens Africa’s security – Nana Addo to African leaders

Nana-Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo wants African leaders to address the growing youth unemployment situation in Africa as it threatens the stability of the continent. According to him, urgent attention is required to tackle the situation which has become a security threat on the continent. Speaking at the opening of the 9th AU High-Level Retreat on the promotion of Peace, Security and Stability ...

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Tarkwa: Police arrest Nigerian woman for trafficking; rescue 10 girls

Police at Tarkwa in the Western region have arrested a Nigerian woman for allegedly trafficking a number of girls from her country to Ghana to engage in prostitution. Victoria Omotayo promised to offer the young ladies lucrative jobs in Ghana because her company was in need of sales girls. “She approached them and her parents and told them that she is a ...

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Businesses urged to give employment opportunities to PWDs

Mr  Gyimah  Minkah  Andrews, Chief  Executive Officer  of  the  Nana SKB  Foundation, a non- Governmental Organization based in Asokere in the Ashanti Region is encouraging the business community in the country to give employment opportunities to Person with  Disabilities(PWDs) as they have a lot of competencies imbedded in them. Mr Andrews who is a visually impaired graduate of the University ...

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Ghana Must Address Non-Revenue Water Problem – Report

A new report on access to clean drinking water and sustainable water management in Ghana has found that the proportion of non-revenue water in the country is more than twice the international level of 20 percent and the benchmark of 33 percent for the low-income country peer group. Non-revenue water, according to the German Industry and Commerce in Ghana (AHK ...

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Assembly to demolish property along Weija Dam banks

Buildings at Tetegu, Oblogo, Away and other communities close to the Weija Dam site are to be demolished to ward off people from encroaching on the site. The exercise will also affect structures constructed on access roads, illegal routes and public lands which pose danger to lives and properties. The Weija/Gbawe Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Patrick Kwesi Brako, told the ...

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ASDA makes modest gains in sanitation, hygiene battle

The Awutu Senya District Assembly (ASDA) has taken steps to clear unauthorized dumpsites in three communities and would deal with two more in the coming months. The beneficiary communities are Bawjiase-Asempanyin, Mankessim and Adawukwa. Asempanyin was noted to have received a new skip container from the Assembly whereas the construction of a shared toilet facility to mitigate open defecation is ...

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‘Import More Ghanaian Goods’

Carlos Ahenkorah

Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah, has appealed to the US government to import more Ghanaian goods to help government achieve its ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda. Speaking at a day’s Trade Africa Learning programme in Accra yesterday, themed “Enhancing Ghana’s Trade Competitiveness,” he said the move would improve trade, skill development and promote better market access. It was ...

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