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Takoradi to Tarkwa passenger train services resume after 12 years break

Commuters from Takoradi to Tarkwa, heaved a sigh of relief Tuesday when the passenger train service commenced work after 12 years break. The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) had in an earlier release said rehabilitation works on the railway line have been completed and free rides will be available from Takoradi to Tarkwa on January 28, 30 and 31. ”Several successful test runs ...

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Bill Gates commits US$5m to Africa to fight coronavirus

As a coronavirus continues to spread around the world, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have announced that it is contributing US$10 million toward the fight to contain the outbreak. Of that total, the foundation is giving $5 million to support the response in China, while the other $5 million is going to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and ...

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LIVESTREAMING: Akufo-Addo commissions much awaited ambulances

Ghanaians across the country will finally heave a sigh of relief as the much-anticipated ambulances promised to be procured by government for the 275 constituencies is finally coming to fruition. The Akufo-Addo led administration as part of their 2016 manifesto promised to acquire an ambulance each for constituencies in all regions in the country. The promise was stemmed from the ...

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NPP Parliamentary Primaries: Mr. Kutin Contest Hon. Kennedy Agyapong For Assin Central Seat

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has opened nominations for its upcoming parliamentary primaries slated for April 25, 2020. Mr. Joseph Aninkora Kuntin has picked form to contest Incumbent Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong for Assin Central seat. Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong is a Ghanaian politician and businessman who represents Assin Central in parliament ...

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CHARGING GHC52,000 AS FILING FEES FOR NEW ASPIRANTS UNDEMOCRATIC AND MONEYOCRACY-SAM JEROME

The regional Communication Officer for NDC W/North Region Sam Jerome has personally condemn the decision by the NPP hierarchy to charge new aspirants a whopping sum of Ghc52,000 as their total filing fees. With elucidation, this includes a nomination form fee of Ghc2000, filing fee of Ghc20,000 and a tiger fee of Ghc30,000 as a developmental fee. This is indeed ...

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‘Military-protected bosses’ behind resurging galamsey – Forestry Commission

Powerful people with military protection are those behind the resurgence of illegal mining in Ghana’s forests, the Bekwai District Manager of the Forestry Commission, Mr Rexford Twum-Damoah has revealed to journalists. The Bekwai forest reserve in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region is one of the areas bearing the brunt of the return of galamsey as some seven ...

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NDC plots against EC in a farm at Afram Plains – Kennedy Agyapong

The Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is hatching diabolic plans to disorganise the activities of the Electoral Commission (EC) ahead of the 2020 general election. The NDC’s main objective, according to him, is to work in secret and destroy the vital information of the EC, especially when the ...

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SHSs risk closure over lack of funds and food

Senior High Schools in the country risk closure over lack of funds and shortage of food. Funds have not been disbursed to the schools since the beginning of the 2019/2020 academic year affecting the smooth running of the schools. Starr News checks in the Eastern region reveal most schools have run out of food. Some headmasters who spoke to Starr ...

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