De vreemdelingenpolitie in West-Brabant heeft de handen vol aan de toestroom van Albanese ‘gelukstoeristen’ die op de parkeerplaatsen rond Moerdijk stiekem in vrachtwagens richting Engeland proberen te klimmen. ,,Het fenomeen kost ons heel veel tijd. Het gaat ten koste van ons eigenlijke werk: het opsporen van criminele en overlast gevende illegalen.” Overuren De dienst draaide vorige week overuren, niet alleen ...
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BoG to establish GHC500m fund for agricultural growth – Akufo-Addo
The Bank of Ghana is to set up a GHC500 million fund to support agriculture in the country, President Akufo-Addo has announced. Speaking as part of a Heads of State and Governments high level panel discussion at the 2018 African Green Revolution Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, President Akufo Addo said one of the major difficulties that Ghanaian farmers have is ...
Read More »Auditor-General blocks salaries of some head of state institutions
The Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo has revealed that salaries of some heads of public institutions who delayed in responding to observations contained in audit reports have been frozen. The directors of some state institutions were given up to 30 days to respond to the observations contained in an audit report on their institutions. However, most of the directors failed to respond. ...
Read More »Ghanaians are suffering – Gabby Admits
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, has stated that times are hard for the citizenry, but it is a sign of a developing economy. He assured Ghanaians that they should exercise patience for government as President Akufo-Addo is charting the path for a buoyant economy for all. In a Facebook, he wrote “there is ...
Read More »Christian Atsu says Kenya deserved to win 2019 AFCON Group F qualifier
Ghana winger Christian Atsu says Kenya deserved the 1-0 win over the Black Stars on Saturday in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Kasarani Stadium. The Harambee Stars were fortunate to get a 40th-minute own goal from Nicholas Opoku to defeat the four-time African champions. Despite playing the greater part of the second half with ten men, ...
Read More »Health Ministry gets financial clearance to absorb unemployed bonded nurses
The Ministry of Health says it has secured financial clearance to absorb unemployed bonded nurses. Sector Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, has assured the distressed nurses that they will receive their appointment by the end of the year. He gave the assurance when he was addressing the Nurses and Midwifery Council mid-year review meeting at Nsuta in the Ashanti Region. The ...
Read More »Ghanaians poverty situation improved – Report
Ghana’s poverty rate has declined and currently stands at 23.4%, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced in a latest survey. According to the survey, Ghanaians are not as poor as they used to; nonetheless, about 2.4 million people in Ghana are drowning in extreme poverty while 6 million people are living in poverty. Speaking at the Launch of the ...
Read More »‘We’re not seeing the change we voted for’ – Eastern corridor road users
The woes of commuters on the Eastern Corridor road in the Northern Region are far from over as contractors have abandoned the road over lack of funds. Motorists who use the road have had to go through lots of challenges over the years. Currently, the two main bridges left in the middle of the road at Lepusi present the biggest ...
Read More »Surinamers in Amsterdam eisen evenveel AOW
Veel oudere Surinamers in Amsterdam krijgen, door regelgeving, minder AOW dan Nederlanders. De gemeenschap eist reparatie van deze ‘bittere armoede’. Het college erkent de ‘onrechtvaardigheid’ en gaat de strijd aan. Roy Groenberg (65) voelt zich achtergesteld. Hoe kan het toch dat hij minder AOW krijgt dan zijn witte, buurman? Deze ongelijkheid is een, zoals hij zegt, ‘historische vergissing’. Groenberg is ...
Read More »Memphis: Ik ga Oranje niet in mijn eentje dragen
Ronald Koeman stelt hem altijd op, en symbolisch droeg Wesley Sneijder donderdagavond zijn shirt met nummer 10 over aan Memphis Depay, het gezicht van de nieuwe generatie Oranje-internationals. ,,Memphis is echt een geweldige speler’’, zei Koeman nog maar eens in Parijs, aan de vooravond van Frankrijk-Nederland. ,,Het is lekker om zoveel vertrouwen te krijgen, maar ik ga nu niet opeens ...
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