Monthly Archives: January 2025

We have kept energy sector legacy debt at $2.5 billion – Akufo-Addo

Business News of Saturday, 4 January 2025 Disclaimer Source: GNA play videoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that his government kept the energy sector’s legacy debt at $2.5 billion, the same level it inherited. Delivering his final State of the Nation address in Parliament on Friday, he said his administration had also averted the projected US$12.5 billion debt scenario, ...

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Contagious variant of mpox is spreading like an oil slick: ‘First case in the Netherlands could be a matter of time’

A highly contagious variant of the mpox virus is now also circulating in Europe. Infections have already been detected in various countries around us – England, Belgium and now France – but the Netherlands has been spared for the time being. How big is the chance that we will follow and how bad is that? Edwin van der Aa 07-01-25, 15:10 Last ...

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Prijzen van voedingsmiddelen, dranken en tabak stuwen inflatie, ook energie werd duurder

De hogere inflatie is het gevolg van iets harder gestegen prijzen van voedingsmiddelen, dranken en tabak. © ANP De inflatie in Nederland is in december iets verder opgelopen tot 4,1 procent op jaarbasis, van 4 procent in november. Dat meldt het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) in een snelle raming. Economieredactie 07-01-25, 06:52 Laatste update: 10:35 De hogere inflatie is het gevolg ...

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Chaos over immigrant passports: expats and retirees ‘fed up’

For some of the more than one million Dutch people living abroad, obtaining a new passport remains a difficult, expensive and sometimes impossible task. In the run-up to the ambassadors’ working conference in The Hague at the end of this month, the emigrants are asking whether the process could not be simplified. “I’m fed up with this whole procedure.” Edwin ...

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Mahama appointing an advisor on 24-hour economy unnecessary – Solomon Owusu

General News of Tuesday, 7 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Solomon Owusu, leading member of the Movement for Change A leading member of the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu, has questioned President-elect John Mahama’s decision to appoint an advisor for the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) much-touted 24-Hour Economy policy. As part of his initial appointments, President-elect Mahama has named the venerable and ...

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Sneeuw in de straten van een wijk in Maasdam. © ANP Groot deel van Nederland wordt wakker met sneeuwdek, code geel voor gladheid en beperkt zicht Op de meeste plaatsen in ons land sneeuwt het op dit moment, meldt het KNMI zondagmorgen. In het hele land is code geel van kracht wegens gladheid en mogelijk beperkt zicht. In het noordoosten is ...

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8-jarige overleeft vijf dagen in safaripark met leeuwen in Zimbabwe

De 8-jarige Tinotenda Pudu is weer veilig thuis.© Mutsa Murombedzi / X Een 8-jarige jongen heeft een wel heel bijzondere tocht in Zimbabwe overleefd. Hij verdwaalde in een safaripark vol leeuwen en olifanten, waar hij het vijf dagen in zijn eentje volhield. Hij sliep op de rotsen en at wilde vruchten. De jongen, Tinotenda Pudu, legde in de vijf dagen 23 ...

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Vice President Dr Bawumia Appointed to United Nations Board

POSTED BY admin POSTED IN News Ghana’s Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has been appointed to the Board of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, a release received here Monday said. Bawumia therefore left Accra on Sunday for the UN Headquarters in New York where the board is based to participate in a two-day meeting. The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) ...

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Pass laws banning ‘non-performing’ politicians from taking ex-gratia – Franklin Cudjoe

General News of Friday, 3 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Franklin Cudjoe is the Founding President of IMANI The Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has called for legislative action to prevent “non-performing” politicians from receiving ex-gratia payments after leaving office. After reports surfaced regarding such payments to outgoing government officials, Franklin Cudjoe expressed his concerns over the payment of emoluments to politicians, particularly ...

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Akufo-Addo’s personal bodyguard collapses in parliament

General News of Friday, 3 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   play videoNana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his Aide-De-Camp, Colonel Isaac Amponsah Colonel Isaac Amponsah, the personal security guard cum Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, collapsed in Parliament. The unfortunate incident occurred on Friday, January 3, 2025, during the President’s final State of the Nation Address. Colonel Amponsah, who has ...

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