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We’ll examine Anas video but galamsey fight wages on – Govt

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said the work of the inter-ministerial committee on illegal mining will continue until further direction comes from above. According to him, the government will examine the raw footage of the investigative piece by Anas Aremeyaw Anas which captured some officials of the committee taking bribes to compromise their roles in the fight. Commenting in ...

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Top cocoa growers consider minimum price for bean sales

The world’s two biggest cocoa producers are considering setting a minimum price for their beans in a bid to derive more value from growing the chocolate ingredient, according to two people familiar with the matter. The industry regulators of Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana are in talks to study a price that will fall in a range of 1,700 pounds ...

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7,423 teachers fail first licensure exams

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has released the results of the maiden teacher licensure examination. Out of the 28,757 teachers who wrote the examination, 21,297, representing 74 per cent, passed, while 7,472 failed. The results of 26 candidates have also been withheld pending the completion of Investigations into their alleged involvement to examination malpractice, while 12 have had their entire ...

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Abrogate all oil contracts under Mahama – KT Hammond

The Government has been urged to review and abrogate all oil contracts signed by former President John Mahama. According to Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa and a former deputy Energy Minister, KT Hammond, the oil exploration companies have not renewed an initial three year deal they signed with the country despite their continuous lifting of oil. Mr. Hammond made this ...

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Government begins payment of GETFUND contractors

The government has started paying contractors for projects that have been executed under the GETFund. A number of contractors are said to have received their cheques after a protracted delay. The president of the Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors of Ghana (ABCECG), Mr. Prosper Yao Ledi, when contacted confirmed that some members of the Association have received their ...

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Anas to petition Special Prosecutor over Galamsey fraud video

Anas and his Tiger Eye Pi team are set to present a petition to the office of the Special Prosecutor investigate the suspects who were caught taking bribes to facilitate illegal mining despite the government clamp down on the act. “The team will Send a petition to the office of the Special Prosecutor, which I believe is ready, and the ...

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Gandhi statue relocation ends misguided campaign – Indian High Commissioner

The India High commissioner to Ghana, Singh Yadav, says the relocation of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue marks an end to misconceived perception about the legacy of the Indian freedom fighter. According to him, Gandhi’s ideas influenced several freedom fighters across the world in attaining their goals. The controversial Mahatma Gandhi’s statue, which was forced off the University of Ghana campus after ...

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Kumasi: Woman in labour crashed to death with her mother

A pregnant woman who was in labour and being escorted to the hospital has been crashed to the death in an accident at Abrepo opposite the Kumasi Girls High School in the Ashanti region. Mother of the pregnant woman, Abena Antwea, who was taking her to the hospital was also killed in the crash Thursday dawn. Forstina, 40, and her ...

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