Author Archives: edwardkanawu

EU stelt grens aan ‘foute’ vetten in voedsel

De hoeveelheid industriële ‘foute’ vetten in snacks en andere etenswaren in Europa wordt aan een maximum gebonden. De EU-lidstaten zijn akkoord gegaan met een voorstel om maximaal 2 procent zogeheten transvetten in voedingsmiddelen toe te staan. De maatregel moet het eten van gezonder voedsel bevorderen. Transvetten zijn nog ongezonder dan verzadigde vetten en verhogen de kans op hartaanvallen, onvruchtbaarheid, alzheimer, ...

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Ghana exports plantain to Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin

Ghana has begun the export of plantain to Burkina Faso and other countries in the West African sub-region. The bumper harvest of plantain, the number three food crop in Ghana, after yam and cassava, has resulted in the export of the produce from Agogo and its environs to Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin and Cote d’Ivoire. A visit by the Daily ...

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Accra traffic to ease following US$210m facility

Parliament has approved a US$210m facility that will help synchronise traffic flow and traffic information systems in the capital. The system will also provide real-time information to guide drivers on the status of traffic on the various roads, especially during peak hours. This was contained in a Finance Committee report on the fourth subsidiary agreement between government and China Development ...

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Food is cheap but transport fare is killing us – Traders

Some traders at the Mallam-Atta market in Accra have corroborated the position of the Agric. Minister to the effect that prices of food has become relatively cheaper in the country within the last two years. The Minister says the agricultural sector has been given a huge boost due to the implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs programme by ...

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John Mahama camp disappointed over exclusion from Council of Elders, aspirants’ meeting

The campaign team of John Mahama has expressed disappointment over the exclusion of former President John Mahama from a recent meeting involving the party’s Council of Elders, some aspirants and representatives of the party executive committee. The team in a statement said the development appears to suggest that the campaign to lead the party into the 2020 polls is one ...

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What Akufo-Addo told Afoko at Kufuor’s 80th birthday; 1st meeting in 3 years

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Awentami Afoko came face-to-face for the first time in three years after the latter’s suspension from his position at the 80th birthday of President John Agyekum Kufuor. This is also the first meeting of both since the president became the Commander-In-Chief of the Ghana ...

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Brede steun in Kamer voor afschaffen alimentatieplicht van 12 jaar

De wet om de partneralimentatie na echtscheiding te beperken van twaalf tot hooguit vijf jaar lijkt er eindelijk te komen. In de Tweede Kamer steunt een ruime meerderheid het voorstel. Wie nu al aan alimentatieverplichtingen vast zit, hoeft echter nergens op te rekenen. Vanavond debatteerde de Tweede Kamer over het wetsvoorstel van Foort van Oosten (VVD), Maarten Groothuizen (D66) en ...

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