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Petroleum Commission gives 3.6 billion contracts to indigenous companies 
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Petroleum Commission gives 3.6 billion contracts to indigenous companies 

The Petroleum Commission (PC) has so far awarded over $3. 6 billion worth of contracts to Indigenous GhanaianCompanies (IGCs), Mr. Kwaku Boateng, the Director, Local Content has announced. Again, about $8. 7 billion worth of contracts have been awarded to foreign companies while $6.3 billion went to Joint Ventures (JVs). Additionally, Mr Boateng reported that, more than 10, 000 direct jobshad been created with the local content development in the petroleum upstream activities in Ghana. Again, about $8. 7 billion worth of contracts have been awarded to foreign companies while $6.3 billion went to Joint Ventures (JVs). Additionally,...
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Kpando Gadza Women Association inaugurated to equip members with economic skills 
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Kpando Gadza Women Association inaugurated to equip members with economic skills 

A voluntary group, Kpando GadzaWomen Association, has been inaugurated in Kpando in the Volta Region to equip members with skills to improve their standards of living.  The Association with a current membership of 86 had already began producing ointments, shower gel, liquid soaps and hair balms which are awaiting registration with the Ghana Standards Authority. Mama Kodzogasi II, Queen of Kpando Gadza and Founder of the Association, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA),disclosed that the Association was formed to help members gain skills and employment to better their lives.  She said it was the hope that the output and products of the Association would attract more members despite the small population of the town.  Mama&...
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Accra-based businessman hands over Police station, JHS block to Lente-Wute community
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Accra-based businessman hands over Police station, JHS block to Lente-Wute community

Mr Felix Akakpo, an Accra-based businessman, has handed over a newly constructed police station to his community, Lente-Wute in the Ketu South Municipality. The new building has a charge office, male and female detention cells, offices for the Station Officer and Criminal Investigation Department, an armoury, ultra-modern washrooms and five residential self-contained rooms for Police personnel. Additionally, he handed over a newly constructed Junior High School (JHS) block with ancillary facilities to add to the primary school block he constructed for the community years ago, to enable children of school-going age there receive quality formal education. Speaking at the commissioning of the projects, Mr Akakpo said the decision to constr...
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SDD-UBIDS’s Progressive Intellectuals take campaigns to streets, market centres
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SDD-UBIDS’s Progressive Intellectuals take campaigns to streets, market centres

The SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) branch of the Progressive Intellectuals (PI), has taken the Election 2024 campaign to a notch higher, engaging in one-on-one campaign and voter education on the streets and market centres in Wa. The move by the group was to canvas votes for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, former President John Dramani Mahama and the Parliamentary candidate for the WaCentral Constituency, Dr Hassan Rashid Pelpuo. The PI is a coalition of university lecturers, researchers and administrators who had thrown their weight behind the NDC in its bid to wrestle power from the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The street campaign by the c...
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EPA@50: Konongo Area Office marks anniversary with health walk
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EPA@50: Konongo Area Office marks anniversary with health walk

As part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Konongo Area Office of the Agency has organised a health walk at Konongo in the Ashanti-Akim Central Municipality. It was attended by participants drawn from public institutions, security agencies, students from local schools, staff of EPA, and the public. Apart from its health benefits, the walk sought to create public awareness about the devastating effects of negative environmental practices on the environment as the Agency celebrates its Golden Jubilee. Participants walked through the principal streets of Konongo and converged at the forecourt of the Municipal Assembly where they concluded the exercise with aerobic session under the supervisio...
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AFPNC to mark World Prematurity Day 2024 with focus on improved access, support systems
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AFPNC to mark World Prematurity Day 2024 with focus on improved access, support systems

Accra, Nov. 24, GNA -The African Foundation for Premature and Newborn Care (AFPNC), in partnership with the Accra College of Medicine and WaterAid Ghana, is to hold three key activities to commemorate the World Prematurity Day 2024. The events would draw attention to challenges faced by preterm babies and their families, while advocating for improved healthcare access and support systems. World Prematurity Day serves as a rallying point for maternal and newborn health stakeholders worldwide, and this year’s theme “Over 13 million babies born too soon every year: Access to Quality Care Everywhere,” emphasizes the urgent need for equitable, quality care for preterm babies across all regions. The activities will kick start with The Purple for Prematurity (P4P) Summit, the first ...
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Embrace democracy with respect – NCCE
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Embrace democracy with respect – NCCE

The Birim Central Municipal office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has entreated Ghanaians to embrace the existing democratic dispensation with utmost respect. Madam Rejoice Biscoff, the Birim Central Municipal Director of NCCE, said democracy ensured that government decision-making was more inclusive, diverse and accountable because it invited more representative groups of people. She was speaking at an inter-faith engagement with churches and mosques at Akim Oda in the Eastern Region. She noted that democracy created room for regular periodic elections for change of government and every eligible voted needed to exercise their franchise when the date was due on December 7, 2024. Mr. Eric Antwi, Civic Education Officer at the Birim Central Municipal NCCE,...
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Krachi East: NCCE hold parliamentary dialogue for candidates
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Krachi East: NCCE hold parliamentary dialogue for candidates

The Krachi East Municipal Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organised a dialogue for candidates contesting for the parliamentary seat of the constituency in collaboration with the Local Council of Churches. The event, which sought to provide a platform for the candidates to outline their vision to bring development to the people, was only attended by Mr. Michael Yaw Gyato, the NPP parliamentary candidate. Mr. Clement Kwasi Mamadu, the Krachi East Municipal Director of NCCE, has appealed to political parties to prioritise peace during their campaigns as Ghana prepares for the 2024 general elections. He emphasised the importance of safeguarding Ghana's long-standing peace and ability, cautioning that the future generations will judge the nation ha...
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“No child left behind in Free SHS,” Prez Akufo-Addo declares 
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“No child left behind in Free SHS,” Prez Akufo-Addo declares 

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the successful implementation of the Free Senior High School policy has benefitted the entirety of Ghanaian children.  “The programme ensured access to quality secondary education in Ghana; no child under the programme was left behind due to financial challenges,” the President said.  In a speech delivered on his behalf by Mr. Mustapha Ussif, the Minister of Youth and Sports, President Akufo-Addo reiterated that the government placed education at the core of the nation’s development agenda through the Free-SHS programme.  The President made the observation at the 30th anniversary celebration of Sandema Senior High School (SANSEC), at Sandema in the Builsa ...
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President Akufo-Addo commissions historic Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line
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President Akufo-Addo commissions historic Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line

  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Friday officially commissioned the Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line and diesel multiple unit trains, marking a historic achievement in Ghana's transportation sector.    The 100-kilometer railway line, the first standard gauge railway in the country, is set to transform the nation’s infrastructure and fuel economic growth.   The new rail line, part of Ghana’s broader multimodal transport system, which integrates rail, road, and inland water transport, offers a sustainable alternative to the country’s heavily congested road network.    The line is part of the 1000 km Ghana-Burkina Faso Interconnectivity Project which will connect Ouagadougou to the Port in Tema  It will connect Tema Port to the northern ...
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