Author Archives: edwardkanawu

Bad leadership resulted in US$200 million Seglemi Housing ’embarassment’ – Atta Akyea

Minister of Works and Housing Samuel Atta Akyea has criticized the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration over what he describes as wanton dissipation of state funds with regard to the Seglemi Housing Project. He told TV3’s Etornam Sey in an exclusive interview on Tuesday, October 27 that the project smacks of embarrassment due to the poor work done. “If ...

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Kabinet duwt een echte lockdown nog even voor zich uit

Het kabinet schuift een verdere lockdown nog even voor zich uit. In het Catshuis besloten de ministers dat nog strengere maatregelen zo lang mogelijk moeten worden uitgesteld, omdat anders de schade alleen maar groter wordt. Tobias den Hartog26 oktober 2020, 19:44 Premier Mark Rutte arriveert bij het Catshuis voor het overleg tussen ministers en deskundigen over het coronavirus.BEELD ANP Het ...

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Afrika wil onze afgereden vieze auto’s niet meer hebben

Een diesel stationwagen met drie ton op de teller is in Nederland onverkoopbaar, maar nog goed genoeg voor export naar Afrika. Maar dat gaat veranderen. Vijftien Afrikaanse landen willen die oude barrels met ingang van volgend jaar niet meer hebben. Ze zijn te smerig. Ton Voermans 26-10-20, 13:14 Laatste update: 13:21 Uit onderzoek van de Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport (ILT) ...

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Ruim 100.000 meisjes krijgen brief over dienstplicht, onder wie prinses Amalia

Ruim honderdduizend 17-jarige meisjes krijgen deze week een brief waarin staat dat zij staan ingeschreven voor de dienstplicht. Onder hen ook prinses Amalia, die in december 17 jaar wordt. Maarten van Ast 20-10-20, 11:30 Laatste update: 13:16 Eerder kregen alleen jongens de brief over de dienstplicht, maar vanaf dit jaar krijgen ook meisjes de brief. ,,Meiden en jongens in dit land hebben gelijke ...

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It’s an embarrassment – Deputy Minister fires Mahama for ‘jailed illegal miners’ promise

Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio has described as embarrassing, a promise by former President John Dramani Mahama to grant amnesty to all jailed illegal miners if he is re-elected. According to him, the former president is only running his mouth knowing very well that his chances of winning the December polls are extremely slim. Speaking to CitiNews on the back ...

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Mahama only good at investing in nonexisting ‘akonfem’, reject him – Afia Akoto

Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Afia Akoto says the only thing John Dramani Mahama is good at is buying Guinea fowl with monies meant for development. According to her, Ghanaians gave John Dramani Mahama the mandate some years ago to ensure that their lives are made better but John Dramani Mahama who is incompetent at leadership invested the country’s money ...

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Ghana records US$785.62 million FDI in 2020 half year

Ghana has recorded total investments of US$869.47 million, with total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) value amounting to US$785.62 million between January to June 2020. Mr Yofi Grant, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) at a press conference on FDI Half-Year Investment, said the FDI inflow showed rare strength in the final moments of the second quarter ...

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Know the facts before passing judgement – Buhari to Akufo-Addo et al

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the international community, especially those who have shared concerns about the protests in Nigeria, to know the facts before making judgements. Several days of protests to get the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) unit of the Nigerian police disbanded has degenerated into violence and shooting of peaceful protesters. This has seen the international community including ...

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West Africa hard pressed to expand cocoa market share

Ghana and Ivory Coast account for two-thirds of the world’s cocoa supply, but unlike oil-producing countries, they are unable to influence prices that are historically too low to meet the basic needs of small planters. “They could decide the market prices – above all if they allied themselves with other major producers like Ecuador, Cameroon and Nigeria; but there’s a ...

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Stop Polluting River Pra — Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

The Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said the resumption of illegal mining activities at the headwaters of the Pra River is not only polluting the river but it is undermining efforts to ensure the supply of quality water to the residents of Sekondi-Takoradi and surrounding towns and villages. In a submission on the floor of Parliament yesterday, he said ...

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