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Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme set to commence this month

Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme set to commence this month

Mr. Peter Mac Manu, the board chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board has announced that the Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme will be starting this month. According to him, administrators of the scheme will be moving

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COVID-19: Ban on beaches in Accra lifted

COVID-19: Ban on beaches in Accra lifted

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council on Thursday ordered an end to the ban on beaches within the region, giving beachgoers the opportunity to visit beaches for the first time in the yuletide season. During

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Heavy-duty truck drivers pass out for operation clean your frontage

Heavy-duty truck drivers pass out for operation clean your frontage

Twenty-seven (27) heavy-duty truck drivers, who are part of the 58 drivers recruited for the Operation clean your frontage project have successfully passed out at the Armed Forces Supplies and Transport Training School (FATS), Burma

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Construct 5km Hwidiem-Kenyasi road – Lands Minister to Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd

Construct 5km Hwidiem-Kenyasi road – Lands Minister to Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Samuel A. Jinapor has asked the Board and Management of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited to as a matter of necessity reconstruct the 5-kilometer Hwidiem to  Kenyasi Road

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Covid-19: Kotoka International Airport ready for Christmas rush

Covid-19: Kotoka International Airport ready for Christmas rush

The Senior Vector Control Officer at Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), Mr. Enoch Mintah, has reassured Ghanaians of his outfit's preparedness to contain any ensuing danger of infection during the yuletide. Characteristic of the yuletide, according

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Cryptocurrency market value hit $4,825

Cryptocurrency market value hit $4,825

Bitcoin and ether made record peaks in the trade as enthusiasm for cryptocurrency adoption and fears about inflation lent support to the asset class. Bitcoin rose as high as $67,803 and ether, the second-biggest cryptocurrency

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BoG partners G+D to pilot central bank-backed e-Cedi

BoG partners G+D to pilot central bank-backed e-Cedi

The Bank of Ghana has partnered with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to pilot a general-purpose Central Bank Digital Currency (retail CBDC) in Ghana. G+D is providing the technology and developing the solution adapted to Ghana’s requirements, which

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MTN empowers youth with innovative ‘Just Be Series’ as it celebrates its 25th anniversary

MTN empowers youth with innovative ‘Just Be Series’ as it celebrates its 25th anniversary

The 2021 edition of MTN Ghana’s Pulse “Just Be Series” is slated to come off on Thursday 17th June 2021 at 10:00 am and will be streamed live on MTN Ghana’s social media pages, Facebook

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What’s luxury about pads? – Antiedu on sanitary pad tax

What’s luxury about pads? – Antiedu on sanitary pad tax

Legal researcher and practitioner, Benjamin Tachie Antiedu has questioned what informed the classification of sanitary pads as a luxury good hence a luxury tax. Per the Ghana Revenue Authority guidelines, sanitary pads are categorised as

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Billionaire Mackenzie Scott gives away £2bn more

Billionaire Mackenzie Scott gives away £2bn more

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated another $2.7bn (£1.9bn) to a range of charities. Ms Scott said in a blog post that she wanted to give the money to those "that have