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IMF begins review of support for Ghana
Add a CommentAn International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visiting Ghana has begun the first assessment of the government’s performance under the three-year programme for the release of the next credit facility of $114 million. The Finance Minister, Mr Seth Terkper, said at … Read more →
United States and Ghana partner to improve child literacy
Add a CommentThe United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with Ghana’s Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) will launch the ‘Partnership for Education: Learning activity’, which will benefit over 2 … Read more →
Legalize it: Ghana can make a lot of income from ‘wee’ – Blakk Rasta
Add a CommentReggae musician, Blakk Rasta says about 80 percent of Members of Parliament allegedly smoke marijuana known in local parlance as ‘wee’. The marijuana advocate who is calling for its legalization in Ghana accuses the MPs as being hypocritical for not … Read more →
EU gives Ghana €600,000 to fight cholera
Add a CommentThe European Union has announced a €600,000 financial support to Ghana to fight cholera outbreaks in the wake of the June 3 flood which wreaked havoc in Accra.About 152 lives were lost two weeks ago in a fire and flood … Read more →
Ghana slowly moves to HIPC
Add a CommentGhana is likely to soon cross the dreaded 70 percent mark of debt-to-GDP ratio that could push it into the Highly-Indebted-Poor-Country (HIPC) category, economic analysts have indicated. The country’s public debt recorded GH¢88 billion as at March this year, representing 67.3 … Read more →
Ghana to bid for All Africa Games
1 CommentThe Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr Mustapha Ahmed, has announced that Ghana will put in a bid for the 2019 edition of the All Africa Games. Dr Ahmed made the announcement to a rapturous applause last Thursday when he … Read more →
Ghana wins case against US firm
Add a CommentThe Court of Appeal of the United States of America has thrown out an appeal brought by a US company against the Government of Ghana which challenged the dismissal of a $425-million suit against the state. Ghana, on December 31, … Read more →
Ghana begins 3-day mourning today: All flags to fly at half-mast
Add a CommentThe three-day national mourning declared by government in remembrance of the victims who lost their lives in the floods and fire disaster in Accra begins today, Monday, 8th June, 2015. Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Minister of Communication, speaking in an … Read more →
Bird flu confirmed on two farms in Ghana
Add a CommentTests on poultry at two farms in Ghana, including one in the capital, Accra, have confirmed the presence of H5N1 avian flu, the country’s state research institute said on Wednesday. The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research said five of … Read more →
Ghana loses ?36b through fraudulent activities of Imposters
Add a CommentGhana loses more than ?36 billion in revenue as a result of fraudulent activities on the part of some imposters, officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Special Operations Unit (SOU) at the Presidency have said. More soon… … Read more →
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