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03 Jan

It’s Time We Make Systematic Effort Towards Self-Sufficiency! —President Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has underscored the need for Ghana to make a systematic and conscious effort towards self-sufficiency. According to him, developing Ghana’s self-sufficiency and its food security was one major challenge. However, he bemoaned the fact that a lot of money was spent on importing, especially foodstuffs, into the country. “We spend a lot of our money importing foodstuffs into Ghana, and it has been going on for too long. And I think now is the time that we are going to have to make this systematic effort to be self-sufficient and depend on ourselves for things…

03 Jan

Agric Minister Appeals To Thai Investors To Invest In Ghana’s Rice Sector

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As part of efforts to make Ghana an exporter of rice, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has appealed to investors in Thailand to come and invest in Ghana’s rice sector. He said Ghana has huge potential for rice production which is evident in its favourable climatic conditions, availability of arable lands and an open society with a vibrant democracy. Dr. Afriyie Akoto made the appeal when a delegation of investors from Thailand, led by the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, and the Honorary Consul of Ghana in…

03 Jan

Jospong Group’s Decision To Invest In Rice Sector Great Booster! —Ofori-Atta

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The Jospong Group of Companies’ (JGC) decision to invest in the rice sector has been hailed as a ‘great booster’ towards the government’s vision of ensuring that Ghana becomes a net exporter of rice. According to the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, this decision by JGC was not only ‘timely’ but more importantly, illustrates the genius of a Ghanaian entrepreneur, “and we commend Dr. Siaw Agyepong for that.” “We will back this decision with the various government inter-ministerial financial support in a pragmatic way so that we can encourage more people to take this position that you have taken,” he…

03 Jan

Nsiah Asare To Ghanaians: Don’t Travel To China In This COVID Surge

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The presidential advisor on health, Anthony Nsiah Asare, is cautioning Ghanaians to avoid needless travel to China, particularly as COVID-19 cases in the Far Eastern country soar. Speaking to Accra-Based, Dr Asare said Ghana is likely to place restrictions on people travelling from China, starting from midnight on 3 January 2023. “We are aware that there is an increase in cases in China, so we are putting measures in place,” the former boss of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said. Nsiah Asare said the new measures will help to deal with the COVID-19 problem, as other countries are also reporting a rise in…

03 Jan

New Rates For Agents At Ports Take Effect

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New rates for freight forwarders following announcement by the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) and Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) took effect from Sunday, January 1, 2023. The new rates follow an agreement signed by the two giants in the maritime industry, to guide Freight Forwarders and Clearing Agents who assist importers to clear their goods at the country’s two seaports, Tema and Takoradi ports, and land ports at Elubo and Aflao borders, as well as the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The new rates is said to be in accordance with the GSA’s 2012 (L.1.21900), which ensures that charges correspond…

03 Jan

Ghana Police Get Over 100 Biometric Devices For Field Checks Against National Database

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Police in Ghana have acquired more than 100 mobile devices to perform biometric identity verifications in the field. The devices and associated software are valued at US$2 million, and are intended to help improve the effectiveness of law enforcement activities. Accra-based Margins ID Group supplied the devices. Police can use the devices for biometric checks against the National Identification Authority’s database. This will allow wanted individuals, as well as Ghana Card holders, and vehicle registration and insurance information, to be checked. The NIA database holds biometric records on more than 17 million people, and they can be identified in real time, according…

03 Jan

Queens Share Meal With NPP Women’s Wing.

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Twenty two (22) Queens in paramountcies and seventy one (71) others in other traditional authorities in Ashanti and Bono have commended the Ashanti Regional Women's Wing for working to sustain the relationship they have with the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Speaking at a dinner organised by the Wing with support from the office of the Chief of Staff on Monday, Nana Agyakoma Difie II, Mampongmanhemaa said the queens willingly agreed to attend the event because of the good relationship they have with the Ashanti Regional Women's Organiser and the wing. She asked that government appointees especially Metropolitan, Municipal and…

03 Jan

Ronaldo Is On New Mission To Conquer Europe – Al Nassr Declares Ahead Of Unveiling

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Former world player of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo, will be officially unveiled by his new club Al Nassr FC today, January 3. The Portuguese national team skipper arrived in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia on Monday evening for the much-awaited ceremony. The club declared in a tweet that Ronaldo having conquered Europe is on a new mission to conquer Asia. "After conquering Europe. The iconic star is on a new mission to conquer ASIA!" Al Nassr captioned a tweet accompanied by photos of Ronaldo's arrival at the airport. Ronaldo is for the first time in decades going to ply his…

03 Jan

Govt Has Spent GH₵339M On National Cathedral Project – Secretariat

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The Executive Director of the National Cathedral Secretariat, Dr Paul Opoku Mensah has revealed that the Akufo-Addo government has spent a total of GH₵339.003.064.86 on the National Cathedral project. The amount includes a total of GH₵113 million paid to the Consultant, Sir David Adjaye and GH₵225 million paid directly to the Secretariat for the construction of the project. Speaking after President Akufo-Addo paid a working visit to the construction site on Monday, January 2, 2023, Dr Opoku Mensah also dismissed reports that the secretariat has misappropriated funds allocated for the project by the state. “For purposes of clarity, I want…

02 Jan

FIFA To Ask Every Country To Name A Stadium In Honour Of Pelè

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FIFA will ask all the world's countries to name a stadium for Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport's governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon's wake. Infantino was in the city of Santos, Brazil, to pay his final respects to the player widely considered the greatest of all time, who died Thursday at the age of 82. "We're going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele," Infantino told journalists at the Vila Belmiro, the stadium where the player known as "The King"…