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Ntotroso chief requests for Operation Vanguard to tackle galamsey

The Omanhene of the Ntotroso Traditional Area in the Asutifi North District of the Brong Ahafo Region, Barima Twereku Ampem II, is appealing to President Nana Akufo Addo to dispatch Operation Vanguard Unit to the community to help fight the activities of illegal mining in the area. He assured government …

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No More Road Of Death, Bunso Junction Gets Speed Ramps

The efforts by residents at Bunso Junction to find solution to the series of road accidents at Bunso Junction on Accra- Kumasi Highway in the Eastern region has resulted positively as the road minister, Hon. Isaac Asiamah and the Ghana Highway Authority have listen to their grievances over the series …

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Obesity on the rise as Ghana embraces fast food

ACCRA, Ghana — After finishing high school a decade ago, Daniel Awaitey enrolled in computer courses, dropped out to work in a hotel, then settled into a well-paying job in the booming oil sector here. He has an apartment, a car, a smartphone and a long-distance girlfriend he met on …

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Galamsey Pit Collapsed Killing One and Trapping Others

Despite the fight against gallamsey, some illegal miners who are bent on overlooking the fight by the president Nana Addo and the minister of lands and natural resources Hon. Peter Amewu, some residents in the Brong-Ahafo Region have been involved in a tragic accident leaving one Nigerian dead and several …

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E/R: MMDA’s charged to mobilize revenue properly

A five days training workshop on improvement of revenue mobilization across the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) has commenced in Koforidua at the Catholic Training Centre in the Eastern Region. The Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour speaking at the launch said that the assemblies are the rating authorities …

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Galamsey In Atiwa District Is A Chronic

It seems the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) still remains a major challenge as local indigenes are in support of the crime. A visit to Akyem Ankaase, Mampong, Muoso, Akrofufu, Akwabouso, Anyinam and Abomosu all in the Atiwa district of the Eastern Region by Radio 1 news correspondent, Oppong Kyekyeku, …

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Immigration boss cited for contempt

An Accra High Court has granted an application filed by Indian businessman, Ashok Kumar Sivaram, praying the Court to commit Kwame Takyi, the Controller of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for contempt. Mr Sivaram in a motion on notice for application for committal for contempt contended that the GIS Controller had …

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UniBank counters Korle Bu’s ‘false’ revenue loss claims

UniBank Ghana has countered a claim by the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital that there were compatibility issues with the hospital’s revenue collection system that led to revenue losses. The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital management’s had said UniBank’s compatibility shortcomings with the End-to-End Hospital Revenue Collection Software were essentially leading to …

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Akosua Agyapong leads BCI’s cancer awareness flash mob

Ace musician, Akosua Agyapong over the weekend led a breast cancer awareness flash mob at the Kotoka International airport. The event which was under the auspices of Breast Care International (BCI) is to herald its annual cancer awareness ‘Walk for the Cure’ programme slated for October 14 in the Eastern …

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GIBA meets over NCA sanctions

President of the Ghana Independent Broadcaster Association (GIBA), Andrew Danso Anninkora, has revealed that the body will be holding a crunch meeting today, Monday, October 2 over the sanctions meted out to the 131 radio stations by the National Communications Authority (NCA).The NCA revoked the authorisation of some broadcasting stations …

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