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High Cost Of Petroleum Products Must Change – NAPO Says

  Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Energy, is confident the high cost of petroleum products in the country may soon change.   The energy minister believes this may become a reality if key players such as the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) are thorough, fair and principled in their work. …

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Ken Ofori-Atta Thanks God For His Recovery

The Minister for Finance-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta, is attributing his recovery to God and prayers by Ghanaians.       Speaking during a virtual post-Budget forum organised by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on Tuesday 16 March 2021 from his base in the United States, he said that even the doctors who are “handling” …

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Kumasi: One Killed As Father Sets House Ablaze, Attempts Suicide

A man has reportedly set a house ablaze in the Ashanti Region, leaving a nine-year-old boy dead, according to eyewitnesses. The man only identified as Agyemang, a commercial driver, attempted to take his life after the incident, his neighbours at Medoma confirmed to Asaase News.     He is currently under medical …

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Ghana Hasn’t Recorded Any Case Of Blood Clots From COVID-19 Vaccination – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority says the country has not recorded any case of blood clots from its COVID-19 vaccination exercise.         According to the Authority, even though vaccines and medicines tend to have some side effects, no serious case has been recorded in the country. It …

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Telecom And IT Professionals Union Sued Over Strike

An Accra High Court has granted an interim injunction against the industrial action embarked upon by members of the Telecom and IT Professionals Union (TIP).           The court also ordered the various factions including the leadership of the union to “appear before the National Labour Commission …

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Budget Cuts For Legislature, Judiciary Won’t Be Entertained – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin is on a collision course with President Akufo-Addo over his decision to slash budget estimates for the Judiciary and the Legislature.     Alban Sumana Bagbin during the presentation of the 2021 budget statement last Friday directed the Interim Finance Minister Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and …

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Four Killed In Cape Coast – Praso Highway Accident

    Four persons died last Monday evening in a motor accident near Nyinasin, a community on the Cape Coast-Praso highway, in the Central Region. According to reports, a Toyota Hiace passenger vehicle with registration number CR 906-20 suffered a tyre burst, causing the accident.   The injured were rushed …

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Apam: Burial Service For Drowned Teenagers To Be Held Today.

A burial service will be held today for 12 of the teenagers who drowned in the sea at Apam on March 7. After the service, the bodies will be released to the individual families for burial. The Gomoa West Security Council had initially considered a mass burial. The Gomoa Akyemepim …

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E/R: Cocoa Farmers Threaten To Cut Down Cocoa Trees For Rubber Plantation

  Cocoa Farmers in the Eastern Region are calling on government to release funds to the Local Buying Companies to enable them pay for their produce.   Shortage of money at cocoa buying companies is causing a lot of financial constraints to farmers as seek to settle their ward for …

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