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Parliament lauds lady pilot

Posted by ANTHONY KWESI COOMSON on 10:04 am at 10:04 am

22-year-old SHS graduate, Miss Patricia Mawuli Nyekodzi, from the Volta Region has been commended by Parliament for her ability to pilot an aircraft. In a statement presented on the floor of the house by Hon. Emmanuel Kwesi Bedzrah, MP for Ho West, he showered praises on the lady’s courage and foresight of choosing to become [...]

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S/A Business Chamber holds cocktail

Posted by ANTHONY KWESI COOMSON on 12:44 pm at 12:44 pm

The Ghana-South Africa Business Chamber (GSABC) has organized ELAC wine tasting and networking cocktail evening in Accra. The event was aimed at promoting ideals of GSABC to the Ghanaian public. Products of wine manufacturing companies such as Rayk Limited, Cape Trading Company and Say Cheers from South-Africa, Australia, Chile and other countries were on full [...]

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Parliament salutes farmers

Posted by ANTHONY KWESI COOMSON on 12:42 pm at 12:42 pm

Members of Ghana’s legislature have congratulated farmers in the country for what they described as “their heroic efforts in ensuring that the nation’s food basket is sustained.” In a statement presented on the floor of the house by Dr. Alhassan Ahmed Yakubu, MP for Mion and Chairman for Parliamentary Select Committee on Food, Agriculture and [...]

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Sowah is best farmer of Ga East

Posted by ANTHONY KWESI COOMSON on 12:41 pm at 12:41 pm

Solomon Sowah, an animal farmer from Abokobi in the Ga East Municipality, Accra was last Friday adjudged best farmer of the municipality for the year 2010. The well attended event was on the theme: “Grow More Food.” For his prize, Sowah received a 21-inch Colour TV, one giant size Polytank, a spraying machine, Wellington Boots [...]

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MP supports Afuaman M.A. Primary

Posted by ANTHONY KWESI COOMSON on 2:28 pm at 2:28 pm

Member of Parliament (MP) for Trobu-Amasaman, Hon. Ernest Attuquaye Armah, has handed over a newly built ultra modern two classroom block to the Afuaman M.A. Primary School at Afuaman, a farming community within Ga West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. The two classroom block comprises head teacher’s office with water closet toilet facilities including [...]

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Education Credit Auto Scheme launched

Posted by ANTHONY KWESI COOMSON on 2:51 pm at 2:51 pm

An auto-credit scheme for personnel working within the educational sector has been launched in Accra. The credit facility — operated by the Unik Dezine Limited with support from the Ministry of Education — could be accessed to buy specifically these brands of vehicles- Brilliance Saloon car, Urvan Bus and tri-cycles. It is expected that the [...]

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MoFA to combat poultry diseases

Posted by ANTHONY KWESI COOMSON on 1:55 pm at 1:55 pm

Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Tia Alfred Sugri, has inaugurated a team from the veterinary service directorate to fight and curb poultry diseases under a program dubbed: ‘Vacnada Project,’ at Tamale in the Northern Region. The Vacnada Project an African Union (AU), United Nations (UN) initiative is aimed at reducing the impact of [...]

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MMT tackles tickets fraud

Posted by ANTHONY KWESI COOMSON on 11:05 am at 11:05 am

The Metro Mass Transit (MMT) Company Limited has outlined measures to tackle ticket malpractices and fraud with the launch of a project dubbed: ‘Operation Show Your Ticket’ aimed at curbing revenue leakages. The latest move, according to management of the company, has become necessary following the numerous cases of ticket malpractices that often lead to [...]

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