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FULL TEXT: Bawumia’s Town Hall Meeting on government’s performance

Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia Tuesday, February 11, 2020, addressed citizens at a Town Hall meeting in Kumasi. Themed “Demonstrating fulfillment of our promises”, Dr. Bawumia touched on major feats this government administration has achieved since it began its office. He, among other things noted that Ghana’s GDP growth spanning three years has placed the country among the fastest in ...

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Sinking Frimpong-Boateng exposes more galamsey Lords

The highly revered heart surgeon turned politician, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, is out to salvage his reputation from the fallout of the Galamsey saga with revelations that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), its Constituency, regional and national executives, as well as its Members of Parliament (MPs), Ministers of state and their relatives, are briskly involved in the illegal mining business, ...

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Mahama embraer letters pop up in US$55m deal

A document has emerged which suggests how the then Vice-President John Dramani Mahama allegedly dealt directly with manufacturers of the Brazil aircraft manufacturer, Embraer Defence and Security.The 26th April 2012 correspondence was addressed to the Director-Sales and Business Development, International Business Development of Embraer Defence and Security, Felipe Monteiro.Embrace IssueThe Embraer issue is being rekindled in the wake of damning ...

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What about the corona virus exactly?Everything you need to know in 11 questions

In China, the corona virus, or Wuhan virus , is rapidly spreading.More than 24,000 people have since been infected and 493 have died. What is known about the virus so far? Het Parool February 5, 2020, 4:05 PM Where is the origin of the corona virus? The coronavirus is almost certainly derived from bats. Chinese researchers found that after almost an identical virus was found ...

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Onderzoek: tienduizend 55-plussers willen dood zonder dat zij ernstig ziek zijn

VOLTOOID LEVENRuim 10.000 mensen van 55 jaar en ouder willen hun leven beëindigen zonder dat zij ernstig ziek zijn. Dat blijkt uit het langverwachte onderzoek naar ‘voltooid leven’, dat vanmorgen is gepubliceerd. Enkele duizenden van hen willen bij het sterven ook hulp krijgen. Edwin van der Aa 30-01-20, 11:45 Laatste update: 13:42 Een veel grotere groep, ongeveer 76.000 mensen van 55 ...

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Kwabena Duffuor and Johnson Asiama charged with money laundering, causing financial loss

he Attorney-General (A-G) has dragged former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and former 2nd Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Mr Johnson Asiama to court over the collapse of defunct uniBank. Dr Duffuor has been charged with money laundering and dishonestly receiving, while Dr Asiama has been charged with willfully causing financial loss to the state. The charge ...

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VVD bezorgd over blokkeren orgaandonatie door nabestaanden

VIDEONabestaanden houden in bijna een op de vijf gevallen een orgaandonatie tegen, terwijl de dode zelf ‘ja’ had gezegd in het donorregister. Dat blijkt uit de nieuwste cijfers over transplantatie. Regeringspartij VVD maakt zich grote zorgen over deze ontwikkeling, zeker met de komst van de nieuwe donorwet. Volgens de website van de Nederlandse Transplantatie Stichting gaven in 2019 in totaal 250 mensen één ...

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Turken over inburgering: ‘Natuurlijk moet je Nederlands leren, maar verplichten is dikke onzin’

Turkse nieuwkomers in Nederland moeten vanaf volgend jaar verplicht inburgeren, als het aan minister Koolmees van Sociale Zaken ligt. Veel Turken die hier al zijn vinden die nieuwe verplichting onzin: ,,Dat geldt toch ook niet voor Roemenen en Bulgaren?” Acht jaar geleden kwam Mehmet Karabacak vanuit Turkije naar Nederland. Nu spreekt hij vloeiend Nederlands. ,,Niet omdat het moest, maar omdat ...

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CID picks up Agona West NPP Chair over missing excavators

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service probing into the 500 missing excavators seized in the clampdown of illegal mining, has invited the Agona West constituency chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kojo Addo, for questioning. He was invited by the CID, Tuesday, afternoon, when he was attending to some issues in the constituency. Inside sources ...

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