GRA seizes GH¢7.9 million worth of tobacco products

[ad_1] The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has seized a substantial quantity of illicit tobacco products valued at GH¢7,951,238.39, which were unlawfully smuggled into the country through unapproved border routes. The GRA, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the street value of the confiscated products amounted to GH¢7,951,238.39, and none of…

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Super wicked problem: Dr. John Amuasi worried about rise in antimicrobial resistance in Ghana

[ad_1] Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is currently considered among the most significant hurdles of the 21st century. The intricacy, pressing time constraints, and absence of a definitive solution to AMR have led to its categorization as a ‘super wicked problem’. Dr. John Amuasi, lead of the Global Health and Infectious Diseases research group at the Kumasi…

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19,000 Apprentices Trained In 7 Years

[ad_1] Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, Director General of CTVET   The Government of Ghana through the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) has trained over 19,000 master craft persons and apprentices since 2018 under the Ghana TVET Voucher Project (GTVP). Out of the over 19,000 people, 13,883 of them representing 73 per…

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CHASS vows to engage government as it acknowledges management challenges in SHSs

[ad_1] The Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) has acknowledged the challenges in the running of various Senior High Schools currently. This comes after the headmaster of Mfanstipim Senior High School, Ebenezer Kobina Aidoo highlighted the difficulties in a heartfelt speech at his school’s speech and prize-giving day. “We don’t have enough…

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Parliament begins debate on 2024 Budget

[ad_1] Parliament is scheduled to commence debate on the 2024 Budget statement and economic policy of the government tomorrow, Tuesday, November 21, 2023. The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who presented the Business Statement for the week on the floor of Parliament last Friday said the Business Committee looked forward to a lively, well…

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Afia Akoto Picks Number 3 For Okaikwei North Slot

[ad_1]   An aspiring Member of Parliament for Okaikwei North constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Maame Afia Akoto has chosen the Number 3 slot on the ballot for the December 2, 2023 upcoming New Patriotic Party(NPP) Parliamentary primaries. After the vetting and subsequent balloting, the former Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance…

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Ghana has retrogressed under Akufo-Addo govt – Mahama

[ad_1] Former President John Dramani Mahama has blamed the Akufo-Addo-led administration for the current retrogression and hardships in the nation. Despite a gradual decline in the inflation rate, the government seems to be struggling to turn the economy around amidst an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, the free fall of the cedi against major trading…

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