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23 May

Government Partners Private Companies To Mine Abandoned Iron Ore In Oti Region

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Ghana’s iron ore and steel industries are set to receive significant boosts following the initiative by the government, and some potential investors to mine an abandoned ore reserve in the Oti Region. The reserve, which holds about 500 million tonnes of iron ore, will boost steel production in the country and also provide several direct and indirect employment to locals and other Ghanaians. According to the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation, iron ore deposits discovered in parts of the Oti region including Akrokrowa and Akpafu, both farming communities, are “of the highest grade”. Speaking to Citi Business News during a…

21 May

VP Bawumia Commiserates With UAE Leader In Abu Dhabi

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The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Friday May 20, 2022, called on new UAE leader, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi to commiserate with him and the people of UAE, following the death of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE. The Vice President, earlier in the week signed a book of condolence at the residence of the UAE Ambassador in Accra, and also led a government delegation to the United Arab Emirates to convey a special commisserating message on behalf of President Akufo-Addo and the people of Ghana. At the…

21 May

Stop The Internal Mafia- Channel Your Energy To The NDC- Ebenezer Doku

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21 May

Be Conscious About Your Personal Security; We Are Not In Normal Times- Alhaji Kabi tells Ghanaians (VIDEO)

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A communications team member for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Kabi has told Ghanaians to be conscious about their security. In recent times, Ghana’s security seems to be on threat due to the rampant killings and internal conflict. It has become important that the country strengthens its security system and citizens must also be mindful about their personal security. “Young people are eager to make money and do not care how they make it. We have to be each other’s keeper in our homes and communities. This is not about politics because when they are attacking, they don’t look…

20 May

GRA Should Investigate The Source Of People’s Wealth- Joyce Zempare (VIDEO)

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The Deputy Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joyce Zinokie Zempare, has called on the Ghana Revenue Authority to investigate the source of people’s wealth in Ghana. Her comments come at the back of the recent killings and attacks in the country where assassins remove the part of the human body that indicates they use it for rituals. She said that “the lust for money had led people to killing innocent souls and selling body parts for money, GRA should stand up and investigate people’s wealth. People have accumulated wealth and properties and no one knows the…

20 May

Renowned American Producer Timbaland Reacts To Black Sherif’s Kwaku The Traveller

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The accolades keep pouring in for rapper Black Sherif after releasing the video for his hit song Kwaku The Traveller. The latest celebrity to praise the Konongo rapper for his prowess is multiple Grammy Award winner Timbaland. Taking to Instagram, Timbaland shared a snippet of the video on his page, tagged Black Sherif, and added four fire emojis. “This that vibe, (sic)” he wrote. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdv2D4KAOQN/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=c8de0887-ad37-49db-9c5a-35c4a4448e22 Black Sherif released the visuals for Kwaku The Traveller on the afternoon of Thursday, May 19. It was directed by renowned videographer David Nicole-Sey. The video also captures Black Sherif’s message in the song about…

20 May

Nigeria Begins Processes To Join Ghana-Côte d’Ivoire Cocoa Initiative

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As part of efforts to bring some relief to cocoa farmers in Nigeria and help them achieve a living income, the world’s fourth leading producer of cocoa has begun processes to join the Ghana-Côte d’Ivoire Initiative. The Ghana-Côte d’Ivoire Initiative was promulgated by the two leading producers of cocoa in the world, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to improve the livelihood of cocoa farmers. As part of the move, the two countries pushed for a US$400 a tonne Living Income Differential (LID) on cocoa sales for the 2020/21 crop season which will directly go to farmers. This move comes after reports…

20 May

FIFA-Qatar World Cup 2022: Suffering, Human Rights Abuses And Deaths- The Story of Migrant Workers In Qatar

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"We don’t know what to do-we are heading to seven months without salary". This is the story of Daniel, one of the migrant workers working on a World Cup stadium in Qatar. Daniel is among more than 100 migrant workers in Qatar who have not received their salaries for the past 7 months. With less than 6 moths to the Word Cup, migrant workers in Qatar say they have no day off, as they work day and night to make the 2022 world Cup a reality. Amnesty International has recorded several human rights abuses among migrant employees working at Qatar…

20 May

GEA/Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works Supports 3,000 Beneficiaries With Start-Up Kits

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The Ghana Enterprises Agency in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation have presented 3,000 Start-up Kits to beneficiaries who have completed their apprenticeship program. The GEA/Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works Project is under one of GEA’s flagship Programs, the Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Programme (YEEP). YEEP is an upgraded and job-focused version of all the apprenticeship and technical training programs undertaken by GEA to equip the teeming youth with employable skills to support our existing entrepreneurs to create employment. The beneficiaries who have received a six-month training in Dressmaking, Hairdressing, Barbering, Leather Works, Auto Electricals, Welding & Fabrication among others are…

20 May

I Bought The 2 Tigers To Boost Tourism In Ghana – Freedom Jacob Caesar

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Business mogul, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Freedom Jacob Caesar, has admitted that he is keeping two tigers in his house. He says he has had the two tigers for six months now. Some residents at Wonder World Estates, Avenue Lincoln near the British High Commission at Ridge in Accra, had expressed worry over the presence of the two tigers at the estate. A section of the public took to social media to draw the attention of the Ghana Police Service to the situation, which they believe is illegal. Responding to this, Freedom Jacob Caesar said he went through…