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Ghana’s macroeconomy is favourable – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Ghana’s economy a clean bill of health. According to an IMF team which is in the country for Article 4 Consultations, Ghana’s economy remains favourable. The team on Wednesday met with the Finance Committee of Parliament as part of its mission. The discussions, amongst others, centered on macroeconomic performance, revenue mobilisation, the financial ...

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Some Religious Leaders Ignorantly Joined “Mischievous Bandwagon” On CSE – Kweku Baako

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr., has condemned some religious leaders who hastily joined the bandwagon criticizing the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). According to him, they should have double-checked their facts before coming out with their stand. “Some of the religious leaders much earlier should have been circumspect and sought information and education. If ...

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Speciale sticker tegen anti-abortusfolder

Het Humanistisch Verbond heeft een nee-sticker ontworpen voor iedereen die geen anti-abortusreclame wil ontvangen. De sticker is een tegenreactie op de folder die in november door een prolifebeweging in elke Nederlandse brievenbus wordt geschoven. In de flyer – die tijdens de Week van het Leven (11-16 november) door het Platform Zorg voor Leven huis-aan-huis wordt verspreid – krijgen mensen de ...

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Ekumfi juice factory to accrue GH¢530 million annually

The government’s flagship programme the One district-One factory, which is to create jobs and alleviate the rate of poverty in the districts and communities, is beginning to gain grounds. The Alliance for Development and Industrialisation (ADI) has found out that the Ekumfi Juice Factory, which is near completion, will create 5000 direct out grower jobs within the community and its ...

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IMF returns to Ghana to meet government officials

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is in currently in Ghana to have discussions with officials of the Government of Ghana, a statement by the Ministry of Finance, has said. This meeting will be the first since Ghana successfully exited the IMF, the statement said. “An international monetary fund (IMF) mission is visiting Ghana from Monday 30th September – Friday, ...

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Corruption fight must begin from home – NCCE

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) said the fight against corruption must begin from the home and urged parents to lead by resolving to be incorruptible and good role models to their children. “This will give you the moral urge to effectively educate your children on the dangers of corruption while inculcating in them good values that include sincerity, ...

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Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu threatens to resign over controversial CSE

Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has strongly debunked suggestions by a section of the public that his government is bent on introducing ‘alien’ practices into the Ghanaian society through the controversial Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). “I will resign from the government if those suggestions turn out to be true”, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker ...

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Hard drives containing Opuni trial, others stolen from Court

Hard drives in about five High Courts located in the Law Court Complex building have been stolen from system units of computers used for recording and storing Court records and proceedings, Starr News has learnt. The case of theft is believed to have happened during the just ended legal vacation which was observed from 1st August to 5th of October ...

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