Business News of Monday, 2 September 2019 Source: citibusinessnews.com 2019-09-02 clean-up exercise along the Osu Alata Beach road Allianz Ghana (Life & Non-Life Insurance) has organized a clean-up exercise along the Osu Alata Beach road as part of its corporate social responsibility dubbed ‘Allianz Creates through Waste’. The campaign, which is aimed at getting rid […]
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Allianz Ghana extends clean-up campaign to Osu Alata beach
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Six dead, one missing after floods in Kenyan park
Nairobi – Six bodies have been recovered and one tourist is still missing after they were swept away by a flash flood in Hell’s Gate National Park, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) confirmed on Monday. A search and rescue team was dispatched on Sunday after the group, which is said to have included five Kenyans, […]
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30 Sanitation Offenders Put Before Court
Thirty persons have been arraigned before the Tamale Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Amadu Issifu, for various sanitation offenses. The court granted GH¢ 2,000 bail with one surety each to all the accused persons. Meanwhile, the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges in court. They are expected to reappear in court […]
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SHS heads seek postponement of reopening as disbursement delays
General News of Monday, 2 September 2019 Source: starrfm.com.gh 2019-09-02 File photo Heads of Senior High Schools in the country are pushing for the postponement of the reopening date for the 2019/2020 academic year due to delays in the disbursement of funds to the Schools. Management of Ghana Education Service has fixed September 6, 2019, […]
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BoG Act 612 failed to provide enough scope for digital payment – Report
Business News of Monday, 2 September 2019 Source: laudbusiness.com 2019-09-02 Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison The Payment Systems Oversight Annual Report, 2018 compiled by the Payment Systems Department Bank of Ghana, has noted that the Bank of Ghana Act 2002(Act 612), and the Payment System Act 2003(Act 662) did not provide […]
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Afenyo Markin slams UEW VC for betraying the ‘Effutu Course’
General News of Monday, 2 September 2019 Source: kasapafmonline.com 2019-09-02 Member of Parliament for the Effutu constituency, Alex Afenyo Markin The Member of Parliament for the Effutu constituency, Alex Afenyo Markin has chided the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba(UEW) Rev. Father Afful Broni for what he said is the betrayal of the “Effutu […]
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‘Christianity means sacrificing for a worthy cause’
By Elizabeth Yaa Brobbey, GNA Accra, Sept. 2, GNA – Very Reverend Isaac Kweku Sam, the Superintendent Minister of the Methodist Church, Dansoman Circuit, has advised Christians to sacrifice towards meeting the needs of the less-privileged in fulfillment of God’s Commandments. He said the Kingdom of Heaven awaits those who sacrificed to ensure the comfortability […]
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Mango farmers call for government intervention to grow the sector
By Philip Tengzu, GNA Wa (UWR), Sept. 02, GNA – Some commercial mango farmers in Kintampo in the Bono Region say mango cultivation has the potential to transform the nation’s economy. They said despite the economic potential of the industry, government was prioritising other sectors such as cashew and cocoa cultivation whilst relegating mango farming […]
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Mahama is wasting his time -Tema West NPP Chairman
Accra, Sept 2,GNA – The Tema West Constituency Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party has called recent incursions into public conversation by the 2020 Flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress as Communist inferior tactics that will not wash. Speaking with journalists in Accra over the weekend, Dennis Amfo-Sefa, alias Nana Boakye said former […]
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Court jails woman, boyfriend, 20 years for robbery
By Gifty Amofa, GNA Accra, Sept. 2, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a woman and her boyfriend to ten years imprisonment each for robbing her ex-boyfriend. Jonathan K. Wiallens and Jennifer Agyemang, both in their early 20s were convicted earlier on by the Court and remanded into police custody to go for […]
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Pope Francis to visit poor of Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius
A woman walks past a portrait of Pope Francis at the Akamasoa community in Antananarivo. Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters Pope Francis flies out on Wednesday for a week-long tour visiting three Indian Ocean African countries hard hit by poverty, conflict and natural disaster. The pope will visit Mozambique and Madagascar, as well as Mauritius, countries visited […]
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Nalerigu Nursing Students Who ‘Apologised To Mahama For Voting Against Him’ Condemned
The Students Representative Council (SRC) of College of Nursing and Midwifery, Nalerigu has condemned the unfortunate conduct of students in a video on social media wailing on the floor and apologising to former President John Mahama. The students council in a news statement signed by its President Mr Achima Paul Baba said they watched the video […]
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Non-Traditional Export earnings jump to $2.813 billion in 2018
Accra, Sep. 2, GNA – Non-Traditional Export earnings has jumped 10 per cent year on year in 2018 as various initiatives by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) to boost performance begin to take shape. From January to December 2018, NTEs brought in an amount of $2.813 billion compared to $2.556 billion earned in 2017. […]
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Political parties asked to develop policies on protection of journalists
Print Monday 2nd September, 2019 news, story, article Ho, Sept. 02, GNA – The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Volta Chapter has called on political parties to come out with policies on protection of journalists in the country. The Association said such a policy had become necessary ahead of the 2020 general elections in view of […]
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Civil Society Group Protest $9.6bn Judgement At UK Embassy (Photos)
Members of the Coalition of Civil Society Groups staged a protest at the United Kingdom High Commission in Abuja on Monday. The protesters at the UK Embassy in Abuja The protesters are not in support of the British court’s decision to allow Process and Industrial Development Ltd to take over $9.6bn worth of Nigeria’s asset […]
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Apiorkor to perform at Goethe Institut’s acoustic session
Award-winning poet, Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey, will on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, perform some of her great works at the Geothe-Institut in Accra. Also a literary critic, gender activist and versatile creative, her poems embrace a prosaic style alongside sharp, vivid and vibrant imagery which have captivated audiences in Ghana and beyond. Currently, a senior producer […]
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Transfer: Arsenal announce departure of another Super Eagles midfielder
Super Eagles midfielder, Kelechi Nwakali, has left Arsenal for SD Huesca in a permanent deal, the Premier League club confirmed in an official statement. Nwakali joins the Spanish Segunda Division side, in a permanent deal. Part of the statement read: “The Nigeria international joined us in 2016 after captaining his country at the 2015 Under-17 […]
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BoG report: Non cash payment shot up in 2018
Business News of Monday, 2 September 2019 Source: laudbusiness.com 2019-09-02 File photo The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said that all the major noncash payment streams recorded an upward trend in 2018 apart from the Ghana Interbank Settlements (GIS) and Cheque Codeline Clearing (CCC) which recorded a decline in value and volume of transactions respectively. […]
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Olam Cocoa conference brings together stakeholders to tackle key issues
Accra, Sept. 2, GNA – The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has appealed to private operators in the cocoa industry to support the efforts of extension officers in educating and counselling cocoa farmers about the implications of child labour and the smuggling of fertilizers. He urged all stakeholders in […]
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Majeed Waris set to join Spanish side Deportivo Alaves on loan
Sports News of Monday, 2 September 2019 Source: GHANAsoccernet.com 2019-09-02 Ghanaian striker, Majeed Waris Ghanaian striker Majeed Waris is set for a transfer deadline day move to Spanish top-flight side Deportivo Alaves. Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The 27-year-old will sign a season-long loan contract with the La Liga side. The FC Porto player is currently […]
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