Monthly Archives: November 2019

NDC in 8 years had no social intervention for the north – NPP insists

The governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) has, through its Regional Communicators in the five regions of the North, insisted that the assertion by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that the National Democratic Congress( NDC) has introduced no social intervention policy or programme up north is true. The Communicators claim that projects listed by NDC communicators as legacies of the NDC and ...

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It’s getting more expensive to eat and economists are worried

Food prices are climbing fast in the world’s biggest emerging markets, posing a possible inflation threat after months of dormant pressures. Asia’s two largest developing economies face a price surge for staple products — pork in China and onions in India — that are central to consumers’ diets. In Turkey and Nigeria, supply problems are driving up costs, while United ...

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Mahama ‘boys’ frustrated, sidelined Amissah-Arthur – New book reveals

Details from Manasseh Azuri’s new book on the Mahama administration has revealed deep insights into how Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, Vice President during the John Mahama administration, was sidelined and prevented from doing his job by some officials at the Jubilee House. According to details provided in the book, the unfair treatment meted out to the late Vice President during the ...

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Black Stars move up four places in latest FIFA Rankings

Ghana have moved up four places in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday thanks to two victories over the past one month. The Black Stars win over South Africa at the Cape Coast Stadium in the AFCON qualifier as well as the away victory over Equatorial Guinea contribute to the huge leap. Ghana occupied the the 51st position last ...

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59% of Ghanaians say Akufo-Addo leading Ghana in ‘wrong direction’ – Afrobarometer report

Fifty-nine per cent of Ghanaians say the Akufo-Addo government is taking Ghana in the wrong direction, according to Afrobarometre Survey of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD). The survey noted that citizens’ approval of the government’s economic performance has decline as Ghanaians’ approval ratings on indicators of the government’s economic performance have “declined sharply” compared to 2017. The CDD ...

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Afrobarometer report good feedback for government – Hadzide

The Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide, has stated that the Afrobarometer on Citizens’ perceptions of the country’s economic conditions is positive feedback to the Government and shall inform Government’s plans and programs going forward. The Deputy Minister who was reacting to the report indicated that more than half of the population (54%) are optimistic that things will be ...

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Bawumia’s claim on Mahama ‘legacy projects’ untrue – Baako

The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has described as untrue claims by the Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, that former President John Mahama left no legacy projects in the Northern regions. According to Mr Baako, the Vice President was being disingenuous when he made those comments. Dr Bawumia threw the challenge on Sunday 24th November 2019 ...

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Wet in de maak voor vrouwen die ‘gevangenzitten’ in een huwelijk

Het kabinet komt met een wet die ervoor zorgt dat mannen en (vooral) vrouwen hun religieuze huwelijk sneller kunnen beëindigen, ook als hun partner dat niet wil. Deze zogeheten huwelijkse gevangenschap is voor (vooral) vrouwen in joods-orthodoxe en islamitische gemeenschappen een probleem, maar soms ook binnen het christendom en het hindoeïsme, oordeelde de universiteit van Maastricht. Schattingen lopen uiteen van ...

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History of trans Volta Togoland

During the scramble for Africa by European imperialists, Germany had Cameroon and Togoland as colonies. England had Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria whiles Benin, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were allocated to France. Germany attacked its colony (Yugoslavia) and this act provoked France and England who mobilized and joined forces in the defence of Yugoslavia. Italy ...

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