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Duitsland maakt inenting tegen mazelen verplicht

Duitsland gaat ouders verplichten hun kinderen in te enten tegen mazelen. De Bondsdag keurde vandaag een voorstel goed van minister Jens Spahn van Volksgezondheid dat in maart 2020 van kracht moet worden. Duitse ouders die hun kinderen na 1 maart 2020 naar een kinderdagverblijf of school willen sturen, moeten dan eerst aantonen dat hun kind is ingeënt tegen de mazelen. ...

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1D1F: Pineapple juice from Ekumfi factory now on sale

Pineapple Juice from the Ekumfi Juice Factory under One District One factory is now on sale. The nicely packaged pineapple ‘Eku Juice’ can be compared to those imported into the country. This juice is not from concentrates as the others are. The Food and Agric Minister, Dr. Afriyie Akoto, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Saturday, November 16. ...

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Over 1.2bn barrels of oil discovered offshore Ghana

A Ghanaian Independent energy firm, Springfield Exploration and Production Limited (SEP), has discovered more than 1.2 billion barrels of oil in its deepwater drilling off the coast in the Western region. An official announcement is expected to be made in the coming days, authorities have said. SEP began exploration in October in the West Cape Three Points Block 2. The ...

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Separatist movement declares independence of Western Togoland

The Homeland Study Group Foundation, (HSGF), which has been campaigning for the secession of some parts of Ghana into an independent ’Western Togoland State’ declared their independence yesterday, Saturday. Leader of the Separatist movement, Mr. Charles Komi Kudzordzi alias Papavi Hogbedetor who is in his 80s made the declaration at a public gathering in Ho on Saturday, November 16, 2019. ...

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Referendum: House of Chiefs didn’t consult chiefs – Okyenhene

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has said the statement by the National House of Chiefs declaring support for a ‘No’ vote in the upcoming referendum on local level elections does not represent Chiefs of the House. According to him, the various leaders of the regional bodies of the House have no knowledge of the statement. “The Committee of the ...

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2020 revenue target set at GHC67.1bn

Government is projected to achieve GHc 67.1 billion in total revenue, representing 16.9 percent of GDP, in the 2020 fiscal year. This was made known by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, during the presentation of 2020 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, presented to Parliament in Accra. Of the total expected revenue for the period, GHc 65.8 billion is projected to ...

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Rawlings unhappy with poor state of Volta roads

Former President Jerry Rawlings is the latest to have added his voice to the deteriorating roads in the Volta Region, notably, the road leading to the capital, Ho. While travelling to the Regional capital on Thursday, to commiserate with the family of Chairman of the National Democratic Congress there, Henry Ametefe, on the death of his wife, Mr. Rawlings stopped ...

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SEC lists CBG branches for investors to begin validation process

The Securities and Exchange Commission has directed investors with locked-up funds in the 53 collapsed fund management companies to visit some specific branches of the Consolidated Bank Ghana to begin processes to retrieve their investment. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the capital market regulator the designated CBG branches will from November 18, 2019, open to receive from clients of ...

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