Author Archives: larryehu

Government increases student loans by 50 percent

The government through the Ministry of Education has increased the financial allocations of students enrolled on the Student Loan Trust Fund programme by 50 per cent. This is in fulfilment of the New Patriotic Party Manifesto promise made in the lead up to the 2016 elections. The then opposition NPP said: “We will also abolish the payment of utility bills ...

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Government appointees sabotaging galamsey fight – Small scale miners

The Ashanti Regional Association of Small Scale Miners are alleging that some government appointees are sabotaging the fight against galamsey by the President Akufo- Addo’s government. According to them, top political kingpins and some government appointees have been able to ”buy” a cream of the police and military personnel, paving way for their employees (galamseyers) to continue with their illegal ...

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RTI Coalition Accuses Parliament Of Rejecting Its Input

The Coalition on the Right to Information (RTI) has accused Parliament’s joint committee on Legal, Constitutional Affairs and Communications of deliberately omitting key inputs made by the coalition after a meeting aimed at making amendments that will ensure that Ghana has a comprehensive bill. The group has been pushing for the amendment of some clauses in the Right to Information ...

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Premier League fixtures in full: The complete club-by-club guide to the 2018/19 season

PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES – the full list of games for the whole 2018/19 season. Unai Emery kicks off his Arsenal reign at home against Manchester City in the most eye catching of the opening day matches. Champions City reached 100 points last year and will be looking to get off to a similarly fast start this season. Arsenal meanwhile have a difficult August where ...

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First Lady and others to be honoured by the Royal Philharmonic Choir

The Royal Philharmonic Choir, Ghana, in collaboration with Malaika Media Network is set to honour First Lady, Rebecca Akufo Addo, former Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Woode and Nana Prof S K B Asante through a night of song ministrations. The programme which is slated for June 23, 2018 at the Bread of Life Methodist Church Auditorium, Dansoman Exhibition, will also ...

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Premier League fixtures 2018-19: Man City visit Arsenal on opening weekend

Champions Manchester City will travel to Arsenal on the weekend of 11-12 August for their opening match of the 2018-19 Premier League season. Tottenham visit Newcastle first, then play Fulham at Wembley while their new £850m stadium is completed. Manchester United host Leicester City, Liverpool entertain West Ham, and Championship winners Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome Everton to Molineux. Promoted Fulham host ...

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ICC Judges Order Jean-Pierre Bemba’s Interim Release

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the interim release “under specific conditions” of Jean-Pierre Bemba, the ex-vice president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following his acquittal last week on war crimes charges. The 55-year-old was acquitted on Friday and his 18-year sentence was overturned, but he remained in custody because he is awaiting a final sentencing in ...

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Google To Open First African AI Centre In Ghana

Google has announced it is to open its first African artificial intelligence research centre in Ghana later this year. Google boss Sundar Pichai said the multi-national was “really looking forward” to opening the centre. The centre will open later this year in Accra, the company said in an official statement. “We’re committed to collaborating with local universities and research centers, ...

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