Monthly Archives: August 2024

Ghana receives $155 million World Bank support to restore degraded coastal areas

Business News of Thursday, 8 August 2024 Source: ghanaiantimes.com.gh Ophelia Mensah-Hayford, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation   Ghana has received a total of $155 million to help restore the country’s degraded coastal areas. The funding package comprises $150 mil­lion in financial support and an additional $5 million grant, aimed at mitigating the impact of natural and human-induced disasters on ...

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Ghanaians urged to avoid photocopying Ghana cards for transactions

Business News of Thursday, 8 August 2024 Source: GNA File photo Moses K. Baiden, the Chief Executive Officer of Margins ID Group, has urged Ghanaians not to allow institutions to photocopy their Ghana Cards for transactions. He said instead that citizens should insist on verification methods prescribed by the National Identification Authority (NIA). Baiden made the call during a visit by ...

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Airbus Scandal: We’re delighted that Mahama has been confirmed as ‘Government Official 1’ – NPP

Politics of Friday, 9 August 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com New Patriotic Party flag A Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has said the party is happy that the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s investigation has pointed out former President John Mahama as “Government Official 1″ in the Airbus bribery scandal. Speaking on JoyNews on Thursday, August 8, ...

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FULL TEXT: Read the six grounds Godfred Dame is appealing Court of Appeal’s acquittal of Ato Forson, Jakpa

Godfred Dame, Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Dame, has acted on his earlier promise of appealing the Court of Appeal’s ruling that acquitted former Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, and businessman Richard Jakpa by filing an appeal at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Per the appeal sighted by ...

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Kennedy Agyapong fires warning to MMDAs as government’s DRIP project begins

Politics of Friday, 2 August 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   play videoMember of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, has raised concerns about the potential misuse of resources allocated under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) project. According to Kennedy Agyapong, the initiative which is designed to empower Metropolitan, Municipal, and ...

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Tell me one lie that Bawumia has said – Owusu Bempah challenges NDC

Politics of Friday, 2 August 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Ernest Owusu-Bempah Ernest Owusu-Bempah, a Deputy Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP, has challenged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to point to a single lie told by NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia since his political career began. According to Owusu-Bempah, the NDC has been tagging the Vice President as a liar, and as a result, he ...

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For the sake of Ghana’s democracy, appeal Ato Forson, Richard Jakpa’s acquittal – Lawyer tells Godfred Dame

General News of Friday, 2 August 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Godfred Yeboah Dame, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Private legal practitioner Bobby Banson has advocated for the Attorney General to appeal the acquittal of Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa in the ambulance procurement trial, emphasizing the significance of such an action for democracy and the rule of law. Godfred Yeboah Dame, ...

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Road maintenance equipment commissioned to create 10,000 jobs

Business News of Wednesday, 31 July 2024 Source: GNA Road maintenance equipment The Government has handed over some 2,240 units of earth-moving equipment and ancillary tools to the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) for road construction, upgrading and rehabilitation works. The equipment, comprising bulldozers, rollers, graders, tipper trucks and water tankers, would create 10,000 jobs for artisans including auto ...

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Geen grote tubes meer mee in handbagage: luchthavens gaan terug naar 100 ml-norm

Reizigers mogen vanaf 1 september niet langer vloeistoffen in verpakkingen groter dan 100 milliliter meenemen in hun handbagage op Schiphol, Rotterdam The Hague Airport en Eindhoven Airport. Die regels waren juist versoepeld door de invoering van CT-scanners, waardoor het eerder wel mogelijk was een flesje water of grote tube crème via een van die drie luchthavens in de handbagage mee ...

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Ghana Card mandatory for all foreign currency transactions effective August 1 – BoG

Business News of Thursday, 1 August 2024 Source: classfmonline.com File photo of Cedi and US Dollar notes   The Bank of Ghana has mandated the use of the Ghana Card for all foreign currency transactions. “All persons seeking to buy or sell foreign currencies must provide a Ghana Card or Passport (for Foreign Nationals) and undergo biometric verification,” the BoG said in a ...

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