June 2018

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged African countries to strengthen the independence of their electricity regulatory bodies, as the continent aims to attract investment to provide power to over 600 million people that lack access…
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Africa has appealed to China to help solve issues of HIV/AIDS and poverty that impede the socio-economic development of the continent. Mr Thesele Maseribane, the Minister of Communication, Science and Technology of Lesotho challenged…
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About 7,000 pupils in the Fanteakwa district of the Eastern Region have benefited from a reading programme organized by the World Vision International in Ghana (WVIG). It was implemented in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service…
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Funerals, among other rites of passage are becoming a common savour of foreign tourists in the country, and must be considered by tour operators and agencies, Mr Yao Dzide, local Tour Guide of UK Tours has said. He said the rich culture…
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The timely intervention by the police saved three young men, including a guard at the ceremonial gates of the Jubilee House, from being lynched when they were mistaken for robbers at East Legon last Sunday night. A man who suspected the…
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Investors continued to sell their holdings in Ghanaian equities as the Cedi depreciates. In effect, the benchmark index extended losses into yet another week, losing 2.4 per cent on a week-on-week basis to close at 2,918.3 points. This…
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A new polio vaccine called IPV ((Inactivated Polio Vaccine)  has been introduced into Ghana's routine immunisation programme for children who are 14 weeks old. Together with other routine vaccines, the vaccine is expected to help…
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Former Vice-President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has called on members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to focus on invigorating the party ahead of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. In a tweet to congratulate…
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The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has cited the government for breaching the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA) 2011 (Act 815) in the disbursement of petroleum revenue. According to PIAC, the government had…
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Minister of Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has predicted that the destruction to maize crops by fall armyworms in 2018 will be less than 1,000 metric tonnes. According to him, the fall armyworms “have come to stay” but the ministry…
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