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11 Feb

VP Bawumia Launches $54.5 Climate Change Project To Rejuvenate, Protect Shea Farming

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The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched the Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project (GLSERP) with a call on the chiefs and people of the five northern regions, especially farmers, to “own it” and ensure its success. The $54.5 million GLSERP project seeks to mitigate the effects of climate change on the fragile ecosystem of the Northern Savannah Landscape as well as improve the shea value chain, especially for the hundreds of thousands of women engaged in the entire value chain. Performing the launch in Tamale on Friday, February 11, 2022, Vice President Bawumia said the Shea Landscape Project…

10 Feb

Bawumia Vindicated As ICAO Affirms Ghanacard As E-Passport

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Ghana’s national Identity Card, the Ghana Card has been recognized globally as a valid e-passport in all International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) compliant countries and will enable holders of the card to board flights to Ghana from 197 countries and 44,000 airports worldwide. This follows a “Key Ceremony” on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at the headquarters of ICAO in Montreal, Canada, during which Ghana, represented by the High Commissioner to Canada, H.E Ransford Sowah, received the ‘key’ to symbolically indicate the country’s entry into the ICAO family. Thus, the Ghana Card as well as its future biometric equivalents will now…

10 Feb

Ghana Card Is Now E-Passport – ICAO Declares

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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has given its seal of approval for Ghana’s national Identity Card, the Ghana Card to be recognized globally as a valid e-passport Thus, holders of the Ghana Card as well as its future biometric equivalents can present it as official documentation at all 197 (ICAO) compliant countries and 44,000 airports worldwide and board flights to Ghana. This follows a “Key Ceremony” on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at the headquarters of ICAO in Montreal, Canada, during which Ghana, represented by the High Commissioner to Canada, H.E Ransford Sowah, received the ‘key’ to symbolically indicate the…

09 Feb

Stay Focused; Have A Mind-set Of Possibilities – VP Bawumia To Ghanaian Youth

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“I want you to know that with God and hardwork, everything is possible. In life there will be challenges and naysayers. Eschew the naysayers and those who want to distract you and wear you down. Ignore those who talk about impossibilities. Focus your minds, and have a mind-set of possibilities. If you put your minds to you it, you can achieve it.” These were the words of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia when he addressed over 500 Ghanaian youth drawn across the country at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region at the opening ceremony of the Ghana Youth Congress,…

20 Jan

Banking Sector Stakeholders Laud Directive On Use Of Ghana Card For Transactions

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Stakeholders in Ghana’s banking industry are elated about the Bank of Ghana’s directive to have the Ghana card as the sole ID card to be used for financial transactions. This is because they believe this will check fraud and sanitise the country’s financial system in its entirety. The Bank of Ghana, on Wednesday, served notice to all licensed financial institutions and the general public that effective July 1, 2022, the Ghana Card shall be the only identification card accepted for any form of banking or financial transactions in the country. This development has come as good news to stakeholders in…

20 Jan

Gov’t Officials To Begin Public Sensitization On E-Levy Today – Ofori-Atta

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The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta says government officials will from today, Thursday, January 20, 2022, begin a nationwide public sensitization on the need for the introduction of the controversial e-levy. According to him, officials, including himself, will personally engage citizens on the many policies and programmes the government will use the revenue accrued from the levy for. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, he said the government is convinced about the need for the e-levy and how it encapsulates the idea of burden-sharing for Ghana’s development. “Beginning Thursday, a team comprising myself, colleague ministers and…

20 Jan

Aggrieved First Fund Customers Demand Release Of Locked-Up Cash

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Members of the Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of First Fund have reiterated their call for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to ensure they are paid their locked-up cash. According to the Coalition, the customers number about 24,000 people and the monies owed them amounts to over GH¢117 million. It will be recalled that the Securities and Exchange Commission, in November 2019, revoked the licenses of 53 fund management companies due to various breaches including the non-payment of clients’ funds totalling GH¢8 billion. Customers of First Fund saw the management of their investment being moved from First Banc Financial Services…

20 Jan

Benchmark Value Discounts: Importers & Exporters Unhappy With Delayed Consultations

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The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has expressed its disappointment over what it described as government’s lack of engagement with stakeholders following the suspension of the 50% benchmark value reduction policy. The government on the 13th of January directed the Ghana Revenue Authority to suspend the implementation of the reversal of the benchmark value discounts until further notice. The benchmark value, which is the amount taxable on imports, was reduced by 50 percent for some goods. The import value for cars was also reduced by 30 percent. But as the government pushed its industrialisation drive, critics, like the Association…

20 Jan

There’s a new obstacle to landing a job after college

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Here are lives at the intersection of fun and scary. One of my companions summed the whole experience up perfectly. He leaned back in his chair at dinner that night, shrimp taco in hand, “These are the kinds of experiences that give something back to you. They show you who you are in a whole new way.” These eight shots crystallize the hard work moms put into keeping their kids alive, happy, and healthy. They might give you the inspiration you need for filling out that card—or stand-alone for your mom’s interpretation. Bob Dyalon At the bottom of the mountain, my legs…

25 Dec

Power cuts are plaguing Africa with renewable energy

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Simply sit, stand or lie in a comfortable position and close your eyes. Take in a deep breath, inhaling slowly and all the way into your belly. Hold your breath for a moment, then exhale slowly. Repeat for however long you like. Short or long, meditation has the power to change your mood, your day, and even your life. If you’ve never tried a short meditation, why not do it today? You might be amazed at what happens. Several people on Twitter and other theatre kid-dominated social media platforms have responded to these offensive, misguided reviews of The Lightning Thief by demanding…