Archive for December, 2011

Gov’t Announces Public Holidays For Christmas

Posted by on December 21, 2011 at 10:02 am in Local News

The general public is hereby reminded that 25th and 26th December, 2011 and 1st January, 2012 are Statutory Public Holidays and should be observed as such throughout the country. Minister for the Interior, Hon (Dr) Benjamin Kunbour, issued a statement on Tuesday to that effect. According to the statement, “in view of the fact that [...]

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Government to issue a 15 year inftrastructure bond on the int’l capital market.

Posted by on at 9:58 am in Business, Other Top Stories

From: Emmanuel Agyei – JOY BUSINESS Government has indicated plans of exploring the possibility of issuing long term infrastructure bonds from the international capital markets. This will see government issue a 12 or 15 year bond in the coming years to finance long term infrastructure projects.This could be compared with the 750 million Eurobond issued [...]

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NPA to defend Ex-Refinery Differentials – Alex Mould

Posted by on at 9:56 am in Business, Other Top Stories

From: Kofi Adu Domfeh/Luv Fm/Ghana The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has indicated its readiness to defend the legality of establishing and operating the Ex-Refinery Differential Escrow Account. A recent ruling by the Accra High Court abolished the ex-refinery differentials on petroleum products and directed the NPA to pay an estimated accrued GH¢661 million surplus into [...]

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NDC puts $20m mansion to bed

Posted by on at 9:54 am in Other Top Stories

From: Myjoyonline.com | Adwoa Gyasiwaa General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has taken a swipe at his critics who are daring him to confirm or deny whether the controversial ultra-modern building located at Adabraka, which is estimated to cost $20million, is owned by NDC. General Mosquito, as he is [...]

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THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR POLITICAL DISCOURSE …………AND OUR POLITICAL STABILITY.

Posted by on at 9:43 am in Feature Articles, Other Top Stories

“I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap.”Ani DiFranco. “Peace is not unity in similarity but unity in diversity, in the comparison and conciliation of differences.” Mikhail Gorbachev Recent political discourse, in the media, has been tainted and inundated with insults, malicious remarks and slanderous [...]

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1st National embarks on health walk

Posted by on at 9:41 am in Other Top Stories

First National last Saturday embarked on a health walk within the Elmina township as part of activities to mark its 5th anniversary in the Central Region. Staff of the bank from about 15 branches of the bank from the Western and Central Regions as well as well wishers and some customers converged at Ahomka FM, [...]

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SOLDIERS GO MAD

Posted by on at 9:40 am in Local News

*Attack fisher folks at Axim STORY: EVANS OSEI BAFFOUR, BACK FROM AXIM W/RThe fishing community of Axim was last Week Friday, December 16, 2011 thrown into a state of pandemonium when armed navy and military personnel stormed the area and charged on local fishermen seizing their fishing gear. The navy officers, Today’s findings established, were [...]

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Wenchi NASPA undertakes clean-up

Posted by on at 9:39 am in Local News

The 2011/2012 national service personnels in the Wenchi municipal last Saturday under took a clean-up activity at the Wenchi Municipal Hospital. The activity was done right after their dawn trotting. According to their President elect, Mr. Obed Ofori Bangdome, the exercise was planned by the entire executives as a first step to achieve the goal [...]

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