Archive for August, 2009
Posted by Contributor on August 31, 2009 at 6:44 pm in Local, Politics
GNA – Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, on Monday told the Jaman South District Assembly to eschew partisan politics when dealing with development issues. He noted that the district lagged behind in infrastructural development and as such “partisanship will continue to drag the district’s developmental agenda backwardsâ€. Giving the advice at [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 6:43 pm in Other Top Stories
GNA – The Federal Republic of Germany on Monday stated that peace and security should be viewed as the topmost priority for accelerated development in Africa. Mr Hans Christian Winkler, Deputy German Ambassador to Ghana, said: “Germany’s policy towards Africa is value-based; its principles are respect for human rights, democracy and the rule [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 6:42 pm in Local, Politics
GNA – Mr. Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, Akatsi District Chief Executive (DCE), has called for a stop to the reckless dissipation of resources of the assembly. He said the 486,019.37 Ghana cedis the assembly owed service providers as at January was “too huge†and constituted a major challenge to development. Mr Nortsu-Kotoe, who was addressing an ordinary [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 6:42 pm in Local, Politics
GNA – Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Member of Parliament for Asawase, has called for the amendment of Ghana’a Constitution to enable the leadership of political parties to find replacements for their Members of Parliament (MP) who die before their tenure of office ends. “The struggles and campaigns that ensue soon after the death [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 6:41 pm in Business, Stock Market
GNA – The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) opened the week on a strong note on Monday with the main market indicator, the GSE All-Share index, appreciating by 278.23 points on the back of good performances of two financial stocks. The index closed up by 278.23 points at 5,900.41 points from Friday’s figure of [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 6:40 pm in Business, Other Business Stories
GNA – Mr. William Baah, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Forestry Manager, has said the judiciary had failed to support the forestry department in preserving forest reserves in the region. He alleged that the judiciary at times freed chainsaw and other illegal forest operators. “Sometimes fines imposed on the culprits by the courts are [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 6:39 pm in Business, Mining
GNA – The Newmont Ahafo Development Fund has accumulated 2.4 million dollars to support projects defined in the social responsibility agreement between the mining company and its catchments communities. Mr. Dan Michaelsen, General Manager, Environment and Social Responsibility, said this when he inaugurated the fund’s secretariat at Ntotroso in the Asutifi District. [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 6:36 pm in Top Story
In the heat of last year’s electioneering campaign, the President, then Candidate Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, promised that his government will provide shelter for the ordinary Ghanaian.
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