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Photos: Vice President, Interior Minister commission new Ghana Prisons officer cadets

[ad_1] The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, joined Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang in commissioning a new batch of officer cadets into the Ghana Prisons Service. The ceremony took place during the Graduation Parade of Officer Cadet Course Intake 32 at the Prisons Officers Training School on Tuesday, December 2. The Vice President…

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The petitions to remove OSP and EC officials

[ad_1] The country is bracing itself for the possibility of another Article 146 process. This time it involves petitions to remove the Special Prosecutor (SP), and officials of the Electoral Commission (EC Chair and two deputies). The news report provides no details of what is contained in the petitions except to say the President, to…

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Lack of decent housing delays doctors posted to rural areas – GMA President

[ad_1] Dr Ernest Yorke, President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), has highlighted the long-standing accommodation challenges faced by doctors assigned to rural communities. Speaking on JoyFM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, December 3, he explained that securing appropriate housing remains one of the biggest obstacles for medical professionals, especially at the time of their…

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International probe expands into financial activities of Newrajlall Burton

[ad_1]   Mauritian national Newrajlall Burton is at the centre of a widening international inquiry that investigators say spans multiple jurisdictions, corporate clients, and a network of suspicious financial transactions. What began as a routine administrative review has transformed into a multi-country probe involving law enforcement authorities in Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…

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Nigeria’s oil content board unveils $100m equity fund to support local producers

[ad_1] Nigeria’s oil and gas content regulator on Tuesday announced a $100 million equity investment scheme to boost indigenous participation in the energy sector and said it would tighten compliance rules from next year. Felix Ogbe, executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), told the Practical Nigerian Content Forum that the…

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EXIM Bank Inspects Coconut Farms Nationwide

[ad_1] Kwaku Boateng(1st, L) with other dignitaries from Ghana EXIM Bank   The Ghana EXIM Bank, in collaboration with the Office of the President under the Presidential Initiative on Agriculture and Agribusiness (PIAA), and the Coconut Federation Ghana, has undertaken a field inspection tour across 10 major coconut-growing regions. The regions inspected include Volta, Eastern,…

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Network issues fixed after extra spectrum to telcos – Dep. Communications Minister

[ad_1] Deputy Communications Minister, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, says the government has successfully resolved the nationwide mobile network challenges following the allocation of additional spectrum to major telecommunications companies, including MTN and Telecel (formerly Vodafone). Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, December 2, the minister noted that earlier in the year, widespread complaints emerged over poor call…

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Non-medical deliveries are ‘extremely rare’ -Zipline denies misuse of drone deliveries

[ad_1] The Country Manager of Zipline Ghana, Daniel Kwaku Merki, has pushed back against claims that the company’s drone delivery service is being misused to transport non-essential items, such as condoms and textbooks. His response follows allegations by the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, who disclosed during the Government Accountability Series on Monday, December…

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