National
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Minority in Parliament donates CFA2m to Ghanaian refugees in Côte d’Ivoire
The Minority in Parliament has donated CFA 2 million to Ghanaian refugees in Vonkoro, in the Bouna Region of Côte d’Ivoire. The gesture comes in the wake of a week-long conflict in the Savannah Regio…
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Edward Kareweh says Galamsey now the biggest threat to Ghana’s rubber industry
A former General Secretary of the General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), Edward Kareweh, has raised serious concerns about the devastating impact of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, o…
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Lands Minister tells galamseyers “Stay out of our rivers or pay the price”
Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has issued a strong warning to illegal miners, urging them to stop polluting Ghana’s rivers or face serious consequences. “We are se…
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Dr. Zanetor Agyeman urges EOCO to investigate CMB station takeover
The Member of Parliament for Klottey-Korle, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has urged the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate the alleged takeover of the Accra CMB Abuja Market la…
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Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye claims Torkornoo has right to challenge removal in court
The National Coordinator for the District Roads Improvement Programme (DRIP), Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, says former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has every right to seek redr…
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National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat and soldiers secure Atwima Mponua Forest from galamseyers
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), in collaboration with the Ghana Army and the Forestry Commission, has carried out a major swoop in the Atwima Mponua Forest Reserve, …
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Bank of Ghana has commenced the one-month suspension of UBA, TapTap Send and others over FX breaches
The Bank of Ghana has from today commenced a one-month suspension of the remittance partnerships of five Money Transfer Operators (MTOs) as well as the Foreign Exchange Trading Licence of United Bank…
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Prof Abavare says Prez Mahama has neglected galamsey fight for economic gains
The President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Eric Abavare, has criticised President John Dramani M…
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Bank of Ghana reduces policy rate from 25 to 21.5%
The Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) Monetary Policy Committee has lowered its benchmark policy rate by 350 basis points to 21.5%; citing a steady decline in inflationary pressures. It was a majority decision b…
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Minister for Transport, Joseph Nikpe says DVLA clears 440,000 driver’s licence backlog
The Minister for Transport, Joseph Nikpe Bukari, has announced that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has successfully cleared a backlog of over 440,000 unprinted driver’s licence car…