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Martin Amidu must deliver – British High Commissioner

The British High Commissioner to Ghana Iain Walker has said the UK is looking forward to the office of the Special Prosecutor to deliver on its mandate to help the fight against graft in Ghana. According to him, the UK is closely monitoring attempts by the Ghana government to fight corruption and is hopeful that the citizenry will play its ...

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Cedi-dollar fluctuations affecting profits – Ghana Airport

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) on Tuesday has applied to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to allow it to prepare its accounts in dollars to address the effects of currency depreciation on its profit. Mr. John Dekyem Attafuah, Managing Director of the GACL, said a large part of its revenue was in dollars. Thus the depreciation of the Cedi ...

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IMANI comments on 1D1F are reckless – Alliance for Development and Industrialisation

The Alliance for Development and Industrialization (ADI) has taken a swipe at IMANI’s recent comment that the government’s flagship development agenda- 1D1F should be scrapped, describing it as baseless and reckless. According to the ADI, the president of IMANI, Franklin Cudjoe’s take on the 1D1F was not base on any research findings and should be treated with all the contempt ...

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Some media houses turning girls into prostitutes – GJA

The President of Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Roland Affail Monney has accused some media houses in the country for contributing to high phenomenon of sexual immorality among children. According to him “many children have become wayward, have become prostitutes not because their Parents are irresponsible but because of what they consume in the media.” The GJA President made the comments ...

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Stop campaign of insults; disband vigilante groups – House of Chiefs

The National House of Chiefs has described as worrying, the use of insulting language among political leaders in the country. They fear the growing trend if not checked, may impact negatively on the peace the nation enjoys currently. The House of Chiefs also expressed concern over the increasing activities of political vigilante groups and called on the authorities to disband ...

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$1m per constituency being used for special projects – Hawa Koomson

The Minister of Special Development Initiative, Madam Mavis Hawa Koomson, has debunked assertions that the government has not fulfilled its promise of allocating every constituency with one million dollars for its development. According to the minister, a lot of projects earmarked to be constructed with the fund were ongoing at the various districts with some even near completion. The minister, ...

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Bawumia’s 2017 UNCTAD delegation was 16, not 21 – Spokesperson

A list which captures the names of a 21-member Ghanaian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 2017, has caused mixed reactions on social media with some citizens trolling the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for leading such a huge entourage to Geneva at the expense of the state. Those trolling the Vice President say they ...

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Rawlings angry over judges murder report

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has apparently become incensed by the ongoing documentary by Multimedia News Channel, Joy News, on the killing of the three High Court judges and a retired army officer in the heat of the revolution in 1982. Last week, he promised to drop a ‘bombshell’ about the killings in the coming days, but it seems he ...

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