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Chinese Embassy donates Gh¢10k to Attorney General

Madam Sun Baohong, the Chinese Ambassador, on Tuesday donated items, including desktop computers, printers, UPS and a cheque for 10,000 Ghana cedis, to the office of the Attorney General. The donation is to support the Attorney General’s Office, towards organising a stakeholders’ consultative workshop, on the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill, 2017. The Chinese Ambassador said China-Ghana relations were ...

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Ofori Atta to brief Parliament over 2.25bn bond

The Finance Minister is expected to explain the circumstances surrounding the issuance of the 2.25 billion dollar bond when he comes before Parliament today, Wednesday June 7. Ken Ofori Atta was summoned to the House by the Speaker after the Minority Leader moved a special motion requesting that the Finance Minister briefs the House on the details of the bond. ...

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BECE supervisors demand Ȼ10 from each candidate to allow cheating

Some supervisors of the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) are asking pupils to contribute not less than GhȻ10 each so they can have the space to cheat. Other examiners are alleged to have made contacts with school managers in Accra, to pay GhȻ200 for them to allow candidates from their institutions the ‘free space’ to write their papers. A ...

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Free SHS a development tool for Ghana – President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that education and skills training are the most important source of empowering and providing opportunities to the youth to help drive Ghana’s development, and in the process create jobs. According to him, the countries that have done well, even without natural resources, are the countries that have invested in education and skills training, ...

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Man Utd overtake Madrid to top Forbes football rich list

Manchester United have overtaken Real Madrid as the world’s most valuable football team, according to business magazine Forbes. United were valued at $3.69bn (£2.86bn) and returned to the top of the annual list for the first time in five years. Spanish club Barcelona were second with a worth of $3.64bn (£2.82bn) as Real $3.58bn (£2.77bn) went down to third. Six ...

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Military begs Cop over assault

The Military High Command has apologized over the assault of a police officer by some soldiers. The soldiers reportedly beat the police officer to pulp and inflicted injuries on him at the Udarrra Barracks at Adum in the Ashanti region. The Police officer, name withheld was using a thoroughfare at the barracks to the regional police command when he was ...

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May: Human rights laws could change for terror fight

Theresa May has said she will change human rights laws if they “get in the way” of tackling terror suspects. The PM said she would make it easier to deport foreign terror suspects and “restrict the freedom and movements” of those that presented a threat. Labour said ministers must stand up for “democratic values” while the Lib Dems said the ...

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Kwaku Bonsam calls on Captain Mahama’s family to issue condolences

YEN has learnt that controversial Ghanaian fetish priest, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, has called on the family of the late Captain Maxwell Adams Mahama to offer his condolences. The late Captain Maxwell was lynched by residents on Denkyira-Obuasi on Monday, last week. According to reports, the military officer was mistaken for an armed robber by the residents who saw him jogging ...

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Free SHS not a political gimmick – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said his flagship educational policy -Free SHS – is not a political gimmick. According to him, education and skills training are the most important source of empowering and providing opportunities to the youth to help drive Ghana’s development, and in the process create jobs. He said countries that have done well, even without natural resources, are the ...

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