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Govt committed to lifting financial barriers on education

Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, Edu. Minister

Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education has reiterated the government’s resolve to lift financial barriers on education to increase access. He said the government was determined to ensure that every Ghanaian child achieved the dream of attaining higher levels of education to enable him or her to contribute effectively to national development. Dr Opoku Prempeh was speaking at the ...

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President Akufo-Addo is building an inclusive Ghana with pragmatic policies – Bawumia

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says pragmatic social intervention policies introduced by the government of President Akufo-Addo has contributed significantly to building an inclusive nation, which is leaving no one behind. Addressing Muslims and Ghanaians during the National Virtual Eid ul Adha Prayer at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in Accra on Friday, Dr. Bawumia said government’s social intervention initiatives, ...

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Did former president Jerry Rawlings really beat up his veep in a political feud?

Kow Arkaah, was Rawlings' first vice-president in a democratic Ghana.

Very few living statesmen on the African continent possess the myth-cum-fact biography of Ghana‘s former President Jerry John Rawlings, the country’s longest-serving head of state. For starters, Rawlings, by virtue of his initials J.J. was called Junior Jesus by the commonfolk from about 1979. He was the savior who was going to give back to the people what the ruling ...

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Abantu engages State Institutions on women’s participation in election 2020

Abantu for Development, a women’s right advocacy organization has put together a dialogue session for state institutions intended to increase the effectiveness of women’s actions for inclusive, credible and a peaceful general elections in December 2020. The Institutions include, the Electoral Commission (EC), National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. Held in ...

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Parliament approves €101.76m for Nima drain project

Parliament has approved a total of €101.76 million loan agreement to finance the design and construction of drainage and ancillary sewage system, that will cover the Nima drain from Kaokudi to the Odaw River Basin. The agreement is between the government and Standard Chartered Bank, London. The facility comprises of the Term Loan Facility of €91.4 million as well as ...

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22 million Ghanaians suffered reduced income over coronavirus restrictions – Report

Approximately 77.4% of households in Ghana experienced a decrease in income since March 16 this year when COVID-19 restrictions were introduced, the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed. The numbers meant that approximately 22 million Ghanaians are affected by reduced household income. The GSS in a research report titled ‘Brief on COVID-19 Households and Jobs Tracker – Wave 1,’ also revealed that 82.8% of households ...

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NYA to engage youth for solutions to aid Ghana’s post coronavirus recovery

Sylvester Tetteh

National Youth Authority, under the auspices of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, is set to engage Ghanaian youth as part of the International Youth Day Celebration scheduled on 12th August 2020 to tackle the challenges created by the Covid-19 by providing solutions to aid Ghana’s post coronavirus recovery. According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Youth Authority ...

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Shut down ‘witch’ camps – GPCC as it condemns ‘barbaric’ lynching of 90-year-old

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has said it is time for the government to consider closing down the various “witch” camps in the country. The Council also called for the reintegration of the inmates of those camps mostly found in the Northern Region of the country, into society through their families. The call by GPCC comes days after ...

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ECG to implement new Meter Management System in October

Customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will soon be able to buy pre-paid credits anywhere in the country and be credited in real-time. This will be after a modern Meter Management System (MMS) worth US$12 million being set up by the Millenium Development Authority (MiDA) for the ECG is implemented “in the beginning of the fourth quarter of ...

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Establish the land regulatory authority – Dr Gyamera opines

Dr Ebenezer Ankomah Gyamera, Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast

The Chief Executive Officer of Gyam Engineering and Construction Works Limited, Engineer Dr. Ebenezer Ankomah Gyamera, has called on government to establish the Land Regulatory Authority as a measure to minimize the various land related disputes in the country. Speaking in an interview on the Hard Truth show on Ocean 1TV, Eng. Dr. Gyamera indicated that the process of leasing ...

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