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Agyinasare hosts Morris Cerullo in one-day encounter

Perez Chapel International (PCI) led by Bishop Charles Agyinasare is hosting a one-day encounter with Dr Morris Cerullo (USA) on Tuesday, 8 August 2017 at the Perez Dome, Dzorwulu Junction.Other men of God to feature at the encounter include Bishop Mike Zino (USA) and Dr Gary Whetstone (USA).There will be …

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Artificial pollination to boost cocoa production

Government will increase cocoa production to more than one million tonnes per annum within the next four years, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said.Presenting the mid-year Budget Review and Economic Planning statement to Parliament on Monday, 31 July 2017, Mr Ofori-Atta said: “Ghana’s cocoa output which was over one million …

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Farming: Let’s go organic- Kofi Vinyo.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government must consider the inclusion of organic farming in the Planting for Food and Jobs programme which is expected to commence this year, 2016 National Best Maize Farmer, Kofi Vinyo has said.Mr Vinyo told Accra FM’s Sammy Adjei that organic farming is the best for …

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Avoid bribes: Galamsey force warned

The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Frimpong Boateng has cautioned a joint military and police taskforce deployed to the Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions to help fight galamsey to resist the temptation of taking bribes.Dubbed Operation Vanguard, the 400 military and police personnel are mandated to combat …

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Dare anti-galamsey force, get crushed: Nitiwul

Minister of Defence Dominic Nitiwul has asked people engaged in illegal small-scale mining popularly known as galamsey not to dare the anti-galamsey taskforce deployed to fight the menace since the military and police officers in the unit have the backing of the state to crush any resistance.Speaking at the launch …

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E/R: 2.2k slabs of marijuana impounded

Police in the Eastern Region have impounded some 33 fertiliser sacks of 2,228 slabs of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.The slabs were seized on July 28 upon a tip-off.A patrol team acting upon intelligence tracked three young men who were in the process of loading the suspected narcotics …

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GAF: No bias against big-breasted, heavy-bottomed women

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has rejected allegations that it is disqualifying female applicants with heavy bosoms and bottoms.According to the army, the documentation for body selection processes is not disclosed to the applicants and, so, wondered where such allegations were coming from.The army has been undertaking recruitment exercises for …

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Ghana’s Public sector engulfed in rot – Akufo-Addo

President  Akufo-Addo says the two major expectations of Ghanaians as far as his government is concerned is the elimination of corruption and the creation of jobs, particularly for the youth between the ages of 15 and 24 years. Speaking at a ceremony held at the Kempinski Hotel to launch a …

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One dead in Wassa galamsey pit collapse

One person has died in a galamsey pit collapse at Wassa Nananko in the Western Region. The pit reportedly caved in when three illegal miners were operating in it. One of the miners was trapped in the pit leading to his death. The two others sustained injuries. The two survivors sustained …

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Pick application forms from MMDAs – School Feeding Secretariat to caterers

The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced that application forms to offer catering services under the GSFP have been released to the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies across the country. In a short statement issued and signed by the …

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