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Taxes, Levies On Electricity Tariff To Be Reduced – President Akufo-Addo

DESPITE a $2.4 billion debt that has crippled the energy sector, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured of...

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Dakota Pipeline Protesters Leave Camp

After nearly a year of occupying North Dakota prairie land to block the route of a controversial oil pipeline, many of...

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Daboase Residents Begin 6-Day Exorcism To Chase Out Evil Spirits

Traditional authorities at Daboase in the Wassa East District of the Western Region are leading residents for a six-day...

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UN Needs $4.4 Bn For Famine Relief In Four Countries

UN aid agencies need $4.4 billion in emergency funding to address famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UN...

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Thousands Flee As Floodwaters Threaten California City

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes early Wednesday in the northern California city of San Jose as...

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I.Coast Hosting Bid To Save Its Last Chimpanzees

Ivory Coast, which has seen a 90 percent decrease in its chimpanzees in just 20 years, is to host international talks...

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Don’t Misapply $120m Meant For “Planting For Food and Jobs Initiative – GAWU

The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), has cautioned the Akufo-Addo government, against the misappropriation of...

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No Need For Energy Levy Cuts Due To US$ 2.4bn Debt- IECP

Despite assurances from President Akufo Addo to grant some tax cuts in the power sector, the Institute of Energy and...

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Israeli Ministry Orders Haifa Ammonia Tank Shutdown

Israel's environment ministry announced Wednesday it will not renew the license of an ammonia container in the port...

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What Akufo-Addo Said About Power Sector [Infographic]

Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday February 21, 2017,  presented his first State of the...

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Myanmar Makes Record Seizures of Illegal Timber

Myanmar seized a record amount of illegal timber this financial year as part of a government clampdown to protect the...

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ISODEC Backs Decision To List VRA, GRIDCO On GSE

A policy analyst at the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw,  has backed government’s...

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ISODEC Backs Decision To List VRA, GRIDCO On GSE

A policy analyst at the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw, has backed government’s...

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We’ll Cancel Some Power Contracts If Necessary – Akufo-Addo

Government is set to conduct an audit of all Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) signed between the Electricity Company of...

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Does Accra Need A Metro Subway?

Every big city has its own peculiar problems when it comes to road traffic and the congestion of road networks.  Accra...

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Smog May Force U-17 Football World Cup Out of Delhi

FIFA could pull Under-17 World Cup matches out of New Delhi because of concerns over air quality in the world's most...

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SONA: VRA, GRIDCO To List On Stock Exchange – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has hinted that government intends listing the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Ghana Grid...

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‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ To Begin With GHC560m Cost

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government’s flagship agriculture policy, “Planting for Food and Jobs” will begin...

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Government To Make GHC30bn

The Government of President Akufo-Addo will be generating an amount of GHC3 billion in profit in the Planting for Food...