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Daily Archives: March 8, 2017

C/R: ANOTHER SCHOOL BLOCK COLLAPSES IN THE ASIKUMA ODOBEN BRAKWA DISTRICT

There has been a collapse of another school block in the Breman Nwomaso in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District in the Central Region. This follows a collapse of a school block in Gyamra which claimed the lives of six pupils. The recent incident fortunately happened during the weekend hence no …

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PHOTOS: PINK FM JOURNALIST TIES KNOT WITH MAMA ESTHER

At a very colorful event, Kwabena Darkwa, a journalist at Kasoa based Pink Fm tied the knot with Esther Agyeibea Baafi also known as Mama Esther, a business personality from Tarkwa in the Western Region. Their wedding took place at the Tarkwa-Brenuakyim Presbyterian Church auditorium a short-while after their traditional …

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HANDS DOWN: DON MOEN THRILLS FANS TO THE MAX (VIDEO)

In what seemed to be a torrid test of patience of eager patrons who had converged at the Independence Square to spend an invaluable period in the presence of their Creator, the adage “good things come to those who wait” will suffice to define their experience at the just ended …

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MARWAKO SAGA ‘LIKE SLAVERY ‘ – DR. AKWETEY

The incident where a female Ghanaian kitchen staffer’s face was dipped into a paste of pepper by Jihad Chaaban, her Lebanese supervisor at Marwako Fast Food, is akin to slavery that must be condemned, Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Governance, (IDEG) has said. Speaking on …

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GHANA OPENS CONSULATE IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSANS

Mr. E-B. Asare-Asiedu, Chargé D’Affaire of the Embassy of Ghana, Washington DC has expressed the gratitude of the Ghanaian Government and people for the hand of friendship extended to the country by the United States of America (USA), for the support and cooperation the country has enjoyed over the years. …

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GHANA, DIASPORA MUST LINK UP FOR ECONOMIC DEVELPOMENT – VEEP

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged African countries to strive for economic independence. That, he said, can be achieved when the country weans itself from dependence on aid. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the African Diaspora Homecoming Conference yesterday, Dr. Bawumia said there should be a more conscious …

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WE DON’T NEED LICENSE TO TRADE FOREX ONLINE – HEBRON RESPONDS TO BOG CLOSURE

The management of Hebron Financial Investment Limited has responded to the Bank of Ghana’s statement announcing it has closed their operations for not having a license. In a rejoinder, the Chief Executive of Hebron, Mr Ebo Eshun said to the BoG: “I do not understand the new emerging trend [online …

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UNPAID TEACHERS THREATEN TO BOYCOTT CLASSES

A group of teachers known as the Coalition of Newly-Recruited Graduate Teachers of Ghana have threatened to boycott classes over the non-payment of their salaries. The group, which comprises Science, Mathematics, English and Geography teachers in various Senior High Schools in the country say government has not paid their salaries …

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IMPACT OF TAX INCENTIVES NEGLIGIBLE – DALEX CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dalex Finance, Mr Kenneth Kwamina Thompson, has said the impact of about eight out of 12 tax incentives introduced in the 2017 Budget Statement and Government Economic Policy is negligible to the development of the private sector. Describing the incentives as tax relief “masquerade,” …

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GOVERNMENT’S FOCUS IS TO LIMIT AID, DEPENDENCY – BAWUMIA

  The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the focus of the Nana Akufo-Addo government is to limit aid and dependency in the budget. According to him, depending on foreign donors will not accelerate Ghana’s development agenda since such most of the aid programmes do not meet the …

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