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Kenyan Busted In Accra With Cocaine-Heroine Mixture Valued At $90k

A 26-year old Kenyan woman who allegedly trafficked to Ghana three kilogrammes of narcotic substances with an estimated...

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NACOB Arrests Tanzanian With $70k Worth of Narcotics

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has arrested a Tanzanian woman, Basaida Zena Jafary, with a 2.3kg of speedball, a...

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Afoko Trial Must End By June – Judge

The trial judge Justice L. L. Mensah in the case involving Gregory Afoko who has been accused of murdering the former...

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10 Hot Orders Issues Out To Prevent Menace

Owing to the disturbing menace of recurring incidence of gas explosions in Ghana, government has come up with some very...

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Warning! ‘Takeaway’ Packs Pose Danger — Health Researcher

A health researcher is warning Ghanaians against the use styrofoams, popularly referred to as ‘takeaway’ packs, for...

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Lots of Alcoholic Beverages On the Market Not Standardised

The Acting Chief Executive Director of the Ghana Standards Authority, Prof. Alex Dodoo has revealed that a lot of...

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57 Cheating Fuel Stations Fined By GSA

The 57 cheating fuel stations were altogether fined to the tune of ¢261,000… The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA),...

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Ghana’s AGOA Strategy Aims To Boost Jobs, Private Sector Growth

US Ambassador Robert Porter Jackson joined officials from the Ministry of Trade and Industry at a validation workshop...

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Prof Dodoo Appointed Head of Ghana Standards Authority

A clinical pharmacologist and pharmacist, with extensive experience in drug safety, vaccine safety, harmonisation...

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Afoko Trial: Defence Ends Cross-Examination of 3rd Witness

Defence counsel in the case involving Gregory Afoko, who has been accused of the murder of the former Upper East...

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Stakeholders Firm Up Commitment For Paperless Transactions At Ports

Stakeholders in the proposed paperless transactions at the nation’s entry points have firmed up their commitment to...

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Gov’t Re-Constitutes Task Force On Textiles

The Ministry of Trades and Industry has begun steps to re-constitute the task force on the importation of pirated...

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GCNet Scoops Awards

The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) demonstrated its pioneering leadership position in the trade...

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GCNet Sweeps Two Honours At Ghana Shippers Awards Including Trade Facilitation Company of the Year

The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) was adjudged Trade Facilitation Company of the Year while its...

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BNI, 7 Others Probe ‘dirty’ Fuel Deal

Ministry of Energy has put together an eight-member committee to probe the sale of five million litres of contaminated...

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BOST MD Could Sabotage Contaminated Fuel Probe

The Energy Ministry’s decision to set up an investigative committee to probe the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation...

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Road Safety Commission To Enforce Tyre Standards

In 2008, the National Road Safety Commission in furtherance of its advocacy and research mandate, conducted a study on...

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Soldier, Woman Die From Drinking ‘Mahogany Bitters’

Two persons — a woman and a soldier — have died after allegedly consuming an alcoholic drink popularly called...

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UNIDO Commissions Ultra-Modern Soil & Fertilizer Testing Lab In Ghana

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with support from the Switzerland government through the...