Archive for April, 2011
Posted by News Desk Report on April 27, 2011 at 8:37 am in Top Story
The Unemployed Graduates Association of Ghana (UGAG) has reiterated its call to the ruling NDC government to create meaningful jobs for them.
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Posted by News Desk Report on at 8:36 am in Top Story
Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), a pressure group, has called on government to immediately institute investigations into the activities of the Forestry Commission (FC) to salvage it from complete collapse.
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Posted by Contributor on April 26, 2011 at 5:02 pm in Local News, Politics
President John Evans Atta Mills will on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, begin a four day working visit of the Northern Region. A statement by Koku Anyidoho Head of Communications at the presidency and issued Tuesday said as part of President Mills’ itinerary, he will inspect on-going projects, commission completed projects, and cut the sod for [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 5:01 pm in Business, Local News
The President, John Evans Atta Mills, has chided the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for narrowing its tax net and denying the nation much needed funds for development. Sounding unhappy about the performance of the agency, President Mills charged on the IRS to widen its tax net to robe in more areas. “As the economy develops, [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 5:00 pm in Football, Sports
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits he is apprehensive ahead of the Champions League semi-final first leg against Schalke 04. United have never beaten German opposition in a two-legged European tie during Ferguson’s long reign. And the Scot insists he is not taking surprise package Schalke lightly, saying: “Semi-finals are never easy. “This is [...]
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Posted by News Desk Report on at 4:22 pm in Top Story
Scientists from the national laboratories of five African countries met in Accra, Ghana, last week to take part in technical training that will provide them with improved capacity to detect substandard and counterfeit medicines.
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Posted by Contributor on at 3:52 pm in Local News, Other News
Three people, two of them minors, have been confirmed dead in a stampede at the La Pleasure Beach in Accra, Easter Monday. The three were part of revelers who thronged the beach to have fun with family and friends but were suffocated to death at the exit point. Some eyewitnesses who spoke to Joy News’ [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 3:49 pm in Other Top Stories
The Bank of Ghana will next week issue a three-year bond to raise funds to pay off government debts that are maturing. Government, through the Central Bank is hoping to raise 320 million Ghana cedis in the bond issue scheduled for next Wednesday. The money will be used to settle previous bonds that matured this [...]
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