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Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that a well-harnessed entrepreneurship model is a vital driver of a country’s socio-economic growth. He said entrepreneurship resulted in the creation of new businesses, which were essential for the development of vital and vibrant small and medium enterprises. “There is a growing recognition …

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday reiterated government’s commitment to equip local manufactures to become prequalified for the World Health Organization (WHO) to place locally produced medicines on the international markets. Mr Kwaku Agyemang Manu, Minister of Health opined that any nation that desired development, must strive to be self-sufficient …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday called for continuous and peaceful co-existence between Muslims and Christians to engender national unity, harmony and development. He said, both Islam and Christianity shared common beliefs, therefore, it was unnecessary to attack one another for not agreeing with the view points of one’s …

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application filed by Mr Francis Kwarteng Arthur, seeking to prohibit the National Identification Authority (NIA) from making the provision of a digital address code a prerequisite for procuring the Ghana Card. The applicant, among others, contended that the digital address code was entirely …

The Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem (KEEA) Municipal Police Command on Tuesday raided and demolished some structures, shanties and ghettos within Elmina, which housed drug peddlers and criminals. The exercise, which started around 0700 hours, was done in collaboration with the KEEA Municipal Assembly with massive support from the Elmina Traditional …

Dr Clifford Abdallah Braimah, the Managing Director of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has expressed worry over the poor electricity supply to the company. This he said, might compel GWCL to cut off partnership with its power supply partners. He said the company had sought to develop alternative sources …

Professor Peter Quartey, the Head of Economic Division at the Institute for Statistical, Social and Economic Research on Tuesday called on the Bank of Ghana to regulate the Foreign Currency Black-market Transactions. He said, the measure would ensure that anybody, who transacts business through exchange of currency, leaves record for …

The Ghana Society of Radiography (GSR) on Tuesday said training biomedical engineers in ten days by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to work as radiographers poses serious threat to the country’s healthcare delivery. The Society said to be qualified as a radiographer according to the Health Profession Regulatory Bodies Act, …

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, NPA, Mr Hassan Tampuli, has said his outfit would seek for the amendment of the ACT establishing the Authority to enable it to apply tougher sanctions on those caught in petroleum theft. The NPA, in February this year, confiscated petroleum products smuggled …

Mr Daniel Nii Kwatei Titus Glover, Deputy Minister of Transport, says government would not watch for Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to collapse. Workers of the GPHA on Tuesday started a week-long red attire protest as part of a road map to protest against unfavourable clauses of the Meridian …