The Government has committed over $200 million to address coastal erosion in hotspots. Out of the amount, $150 million have been allocated to the Western Region alone, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation said. He said Government was committed to finding innovative ways of halting …
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The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the Upper East Region has disposed off large quantities of assorted products for violation of import laws. The items, confiscated from importers, were burnt at the Sherigu landfill site in the Bolgatanga Municipality. They included Cigarettes, Tramadol and other pharmaceutical …
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The Supreme Court has set January 21, 2019 for its ruling on an interpleader motion filed by former UT Bank claiming ownership of some properties out of many others identified by the State as belonging to Alfred Agbesi Woyome. The State has identified five substantial properties supposedly owned by Mr …
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An Accra High Court has directed the Executive Director of Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) to furnish the court with some letters and other documents to assist in the trial process by Tuesday December 11. This letters and documents includes a letter for renewal of certificate dated November 20, …
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Mrs Cynthia Morrison, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has said the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate has gone up again and urged health workers and campaigners to intensify public education nationwide. The warning comes after government early this year raised concerns about the deadly virus spreading fast in recent …
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The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) said the country has resorted to external borrowing because it has consistently under-achieved its revenue targets. ISSER stated that government had borrowed about GH¢50 billion over the past years, including bail out loans, adding that, if the situation is not checked, …
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The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research of the University of Ghana (ISSER) has recommended some adjustments to the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy in 2019 to free up some capital for investment in other critical areas. According to the ISSER government should apply means testing …
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The Western Regional Health Directorate in collaboration with the Ministry of Health has made the necessary preparations to vaccinate 294,809 targeted people in five selected districts of the Region against Yellow Fever. The exercise, which excludes expectant mothers, would be executed in the Bodi, Juaboso, Wassa Amenfi West, Wassa Amenfi …
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Mr George Oduro, the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, has called for a Public-Private Partnership to improve on the horticulture sector in the country. Mr Oduro, who was speaking at the Hortifresh Business Platform Meeting in Accra, said the partnership would sustain and increase the gains made over the …
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Health authorities in the Ashanti Region are worried about the sudden increase in the prevalence rate of HIV infection in the Region. The Region, which had been recording declining rates in the last three years, saw a sudden rise in infections in 2017 at the rate of 3.2 per cent, …
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