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Fallen cops will be honoured – Dery

The government of Ghana has revealed plans to establish a foundation which will cater for the families of all security officers who die in the line of duty. Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, who revealed this at a press conference on Wednesday, June 14 said: “We already have a strategic plan going. There is a memorial that is going ...

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Ablakwa commends Arab nations for cutting ties with Qatar

Ranking member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has commended Arab countries for cutting ties with Qatar for the latter’s alleged role in funding terrorism. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is asking other countries to follow suit to help combat the global menace. He said this when delivering a statement on the floor of parliament on global terrorism, Wednesday. His commendation drew reactions from Defence ...

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Vice Chancellor hot over GHC2.5m investment

The Vice Chancellor of the Takoradi Technical University formerly Takoradi Polytechnic together with some management members are under pressure to explain why they invested the university’s money in a private financial institution which is reportedly experiencing cash flow problems. The university invested a whooping GH¢2,550,000.00 of school fees, the management claimed did not want to use in the interim, in ...

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Ghana Muslim Mission condemns mob justice

The National Chairman of the Ghana Muslim Mission, (GMM) has called on Ghanaians especially Muslims to desist from taking the law into their owns hands and engaging in mob justice. Dr Sheikh Amen Bonsu said justice was only to be administered by the law enforcement agencies and not individuals, condemning the act, especially when the Holy Quran preached against taking ...

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Retired GES staff refuse to vacate duty post

A number of officers of the Ghana Education Service (GES) who have attained the compulsory retirement age are still at their respective duty posts, the Service has revealed. A statement issued by the GES dated June 5 and sighted by 3News, said it was concerned about “the rate at which officers who are supposed to go on compulsory retirement are ...

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Bawumia backs call for study of civic education in basic schools

The Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has supported calls for the study of civic education to be reintroduced into the school curriculum. Speaking at a National Dialogue on restoring Ghanaian Identity, he said Ghanaians had lost their identifiable values which needed to be restored. The forum which was organised by National Commission for Civic Education was on the theme “Restoring ...

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Demanding gifts is an act of corruption – Justice Crabbe

A retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe, has advised against the act where people are forced to provide gifts in exchange for a service. He said such moves, which cannot be described as ‘gift-giving’ constitutes a corrupt practice and therefore advised against it. He was speaking at the 2017 National Dialogue on the theme: “Restoring the Ghanaian Identity; Our ...

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Return to Ghana and work – Koku to Akufo-Addo

A deputy general secretary of the NDC, Koku Anyidoho, has criticized Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his numerous trips, stating the President should let Ghanaians know if he wants to denounce his citizenship status. Mr. Anyidoho in an interview with Baisiwa Dowuona-Hammond on Gh Today said: “The president should stop traveling, come home and work… If he wants to change ...

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63 Ghanaians deported from USA

Sixty-three Ghanaians deported from the United States of America have arrived at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Starr News gathers that, the Ghanaians were evicted from US because they did not have the required documents to continue living in that country where they had gone to seek greener pastures. Starr News sources confirmed that more Ghanaians are expected to ...

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