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Another Ghanaian teenager stabbed to death in the UK

Two teenagers who were stabbed to death at a house party in Milton Keynes have been formally identified by police. Dom Ansah (a Ghanaian) and Ben Gillham-Rice, who were both 17, were attacked in Archford Croft, Emerson Valley, on Saturday night, reports ITV news. Thames Valley Police have now formally identified them, and they have also revealed that Dom was ...

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Beware of fake social media accounts – gov’t cautions

Government has warned the public to be cautious of transacting business with state institutions on social media. A statement by Information minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the security agencies have received numerous reports of people who have been duped by fake social media accounts operating in the name of government agencies. The Government of Ghana wishes to caution against the ...

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We jail plantain, banana thieves but hail those who steal billions – Auditor-General laments

The Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has chided Ghanaians for not prioritizing the prosecution of public officials who are found to have engaged in corrupt activities. In an address at the 6th IICFIP Global Forensic Conference on the theme ‘Harnessing forensic investigation skills and tools for the effective fight against white collar crimes’, Yaw Domelevo indicated his discontentment with how authorities ...

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UEW: Avoke being treated unfairly – Rawlings

Former President JJ Rawlings has waded in the impasse between authorities of the University of Education-Winneba and Professor Mawutor Avoke saying there is a “clear case of injustice”. The former President’s position comes after the former Vice Chancellor of the school petitioned him over his removal by the council of the school. In a statement addressed to the National Security ...

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Meet 12-year-old University of Ghana student, Viemens Bamfo

Viemens Bamfo, a 12-year-old student of University of Ghana, Legon, has been offered a long-distance course in Public Administration. He is the youngest among the over 2900 fresh students who were matriculated over the weekend by the university. Viemens, was home-schooled by his father after his lower primary education in Akyem-Oda in the Eastern Region. He wrote and passed the ...

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We want trade, investment not raw material imports, exports – Akufo-Addo to Putin

Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said his country wants her relations with the Russian Federation to be characterised by an increase in trade and investment co-operation, and not by the export and import of raw materials. According to President Akufo-Addo, “This, we believe, is the way to develop healthy relations between our two countries. Our vision is to ...

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SSNIT lump sum payment ends 2019

Workers who turn 60 years from January 1, 2020 will no longer receive lump-sum payments from the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) under PNDC Law 247. Such contributors will now have to turn to the fund managers of their second-tier contribution for lump sums. However, the Director-General of SSNIT, Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang, who disclosed this at a breakfast ...

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