The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and Solidaridad West Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement initiatives and offer technical support aimed at enhancing diversification, alongside cocoa intensification towards boosting the incomes of producers. The MoU seeks to boost support for market transformation by working simultaneously with relevant stakeholders …
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The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is set to sensitize security officers on the guidelines on the Conditions of Arrest, Police Custody and Pre-Trail Detention in Africa (Luanda Guidelines). This would be done at a workshop being organised by CHRAJ in partnership with the African Commission on …
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Six persons have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for forcing a 12-year old girl into marriage at Abeka Zongo, Accra. The victim’s parents, together with the supposed husband’ and his parents as well as an Abeka Imam, who witnessed the marriage ceremony have been arraigned. The 12-year-old victim …
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The Ministry of Health (MOH), in partnership with Starkey Hearing Foundation, on Monday inaugurated the Technical Working Group for the development of a National Strategic Plan on Ear and Hearing Health.The members of the Technical Working Group are Dr Luqman Lawal, Director of Research, Starkey Foundation, Dr Alhaji Newman Issu, …
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Dr Emmanuel Kwame Asenso, the Director of Health Talk Limited, on Monday cautioned Ghanaians about what they consumed as food, which accounts for the rising disease burden and youthful deaths in recent times. He said one area that most people failed to exercise self-control was what they ate and drunk, …
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Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive, has reiterated the call on parents to send their children to school, especially the girl-child, to promote national development. He said there was the need to ensure gender equality in all spheres of life and urged kindergarten teachers to sustain the …
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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has alerted healthcare professionals and consumers, not to distribute supply, or purchase any Hydrocortisone Injection B.P 100mg. The product is labelled Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate Injection B.P 100mg, batch number 5AE01007, manufactured by Ambica Pharma Sales, India with expiring date 09/2018. A statement signed by …
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The Ghana Cocoa Board has announced that the purchases of the 2018 light crop cocoa season ceased at the close of business on Thursday, September 13. This was in a statement issued by the Public Affairs Department of the Board and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Monday. It …
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Tamale to host fourth National Policy Dialogue The Fourth National Policy Dialogue, on the Government’s flagship programmes, has been scheduled for September 24 and 25, at the University for Development Studies in Tamale. It will be on the theme: “Assessing Government’s Flagship Programmes – The Journey so Far.” The Dialogue, …
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The Government has acknowledged global rating agency, Standard and Poor (S&P’s) Ghana’s sovereign credit rating from B- to B and assigned a stable outlook. Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information Designate, said the Government welcomed the rating and considered it as a feedback and affirmation of their submission …
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