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The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday requested Parliament to approve the withdrawal of GH¢27.434 billion from the Consolidated Fund, which the Ministry has appropriated to finance state expenditure from January to March…

Two farmers, Kabu Ayiku Petsi and Daniel Gaglozu, have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly trafficking an eight-year-old boy. Gaglozu is said to have given the victim to Petsi to serve as herdsman. The Court, presided…

The Government of Ghana on Wednesday said it has invested in excess of GH¢15.7 billion on key flagship programmes. According to Finance and Economic Planning Minister Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, “these flagship programmes have created the…

Participants at a forum on rosewood logging and charcoal burning have called on the public and institutions to name and shame the influential persons engaged in the practice. They said the persons behind the logging of rosewood and…

Mr Zhu Jing, Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy, said the COVID-19 situation would soon improve as close to nine vaccines have entered phase-three of clinical trials for treatment. He said that had been confirmed by the World…

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has developed a Manual on hybrid maize seed production to equip seed growers with the requisite skills and resource to efficiently produce the desired quality and quantity required by…

A total of 10,055 medium and small-scale businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Volta Region have received financial support from the Government to scale up activities. The COVID-19 relief funds were disbursed to…

A 28-year-old manager of Joyment Ventures has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly embezzling GH¢535,963.83 belonging to his employers. Karikari Acheampong is alleged to have used part of the money to set up his own…

Every year in Ghana 767,200 pregnancies, that is 53 per cent of all pregnancies were unintended. Stakeholders in the health sector made a call on the government and non-governmental partners to reduce the burden of unsafe abortion by…

Dr Emmanuel Osei-Twum, an Associate Professor in Chemistry, a witness in the trial of Dr Stephen Opuni and two others, says the report submitted to the Economic and Organised Office (EOCO) is credible. He said if an attempt report was…