HEALTH NEWS

Bishop Herman Students Cry For Toilet Facility

July 7, 2022

By; Seraphine Nyuiemedi Students of Bishop Herman College in Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region, have appealed to government and other relevant authorities, to provide them with better toilet facilities and potable water. According to some form three students who spoke to GBC News, they have resorted to defecating in the open, since they gained […]Continue Reading

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Bad Roads Put Bortianor MP In Trouble; Residents Vow To Uproot Him If…

July 7, 2022

The one-term in office tsunami, that befalls some former Members of Parliament (MPs) for Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfrom constituency in Greater Accra region, as a result of poor performance, couple with disrespect for electorate, is about to hit the incumbent MP, Sylvester Matthew Tetteh. This follows raging complaints and anger from residents over deplorable state of many Continue Reading

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Discriminatory policies needed for local businesses but AGI rejected reversal of benchmark value – Oppong Nkrumah

July 7, 2022

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that discriminatory policies are required to help grow local industries. It is part of this reason that the government introduced the reversal of the 50 per cent benchmark value in order to assist local producers. However, he said, the Association of Industries (AGI) rejected that move because in […]Continue Reading

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Eid-ul-Adha: Monday, 11 July declared public holiday

July 6, 2022

The government through the Interior Ministry has declared Monday, 11 July 2022, a statutory public holiday. This is because Saturday 9 July marks Eid-ul-Adha which is a holiday on the Islamic calender. Due to the fact that the said day falls on a weekend, the holiday has been moved to Monday as it has traditionally […]Continue Reading

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NIA sets record straight on cards left to rot in office

July 6, 2022

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed the assertion circulating on social media that some Ghana Cards have been left to ‘rot’ at the Sowotuom Office. In a statement, the Authority explained that the said cards are 2D-barcode cards which were printed between 2008 and 2014 but were never issued to Ghanaians. According to NIA, […]Continue Reading

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OPEC chief Muhammad Barkindo dies in Nigeria

July 6, 2022

The secretary-general of OPEC, Muhammad Barkindo died aged 63 on Tuesday night in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, according to officials. His death was announced on Wednesday morning in a tweet by the head of Nigeria’s state oil company (NNPC). The circumstances of the death remain unclear. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) termed his death “a Continue Reading

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Death Penalty bills initiated by Madina MP gazetted

July 6, 2022

The Criminal and Other Offences (Amendment) Act 1960 Act 29 and Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 1962 Act 105, commonly referred to as the Death Penalty Bills introduced by Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, have been gazetted. The Bills which seek to amend sections 46, 49, 49a, 180, 194 and 317a of the Criminal […]Continue Reading

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Akufo-Addo cuts sod for €500m Manso to Huni Valley railway line

July 6, 2022

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, 5th July 2022, cut the sod for the commencement of work on the construction of the €500 million Manso-Huni Valley section of the Western Railway. Describing it as the highest single investment for rail development since Ghana gained independence, President Akufo-Addo indicated that the project is expected to be completed […]Continue Reading

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Ghana bags $3.3bn from non-traditional exports in 2021

July 6, 2022

Ghana’s Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) earnings increased from $2.847 billion in 2020 to $3.33 billion in 2021, representing an increase of 17% during the period under review. This was reported at the 2021 NTE statistics launch by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority in Accra. Over the past five years (2017 to 2021), the country’s NTEs grew […]Continue Reading

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IMF bailout: We will resist attempts to punish the poor worker – Dr. Beyuo to government

July 6, 2022

General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Titus Beyuo, says both the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should look for creative ways to solve Ghana’s problem rather than disadvantaging poor public workers as has been done in the past. According to him, the cutting down of public sector employees, the freezing […]Continue Reading