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Korle Bu: Cost of dialysis increased from GHC380 to GHC491 (Primenewsghana)
Dialysis patients in Ghana are facing a dire predicament as they are forced to forgo life-saving treatments due to a significant increase in costs.
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Kukuom registration centre disturbances: Police arrest one suspect (Primenewsghana)
The Ghana Police Service has arrested another suspect connected to the disturbance at the Kukuom registration center on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
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Newspaper headlines: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (Primenewsghana)
Here are the front pages of some of Ghana’s newspapers today.
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Otumfuo@25: Sikadwa displayed at Manhyia (Primenewsghana)
The Golden Stool of the Asante Kingdom has for the first time in a long while been outdoored for the world and the young generation to have an experience of it.
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Voter registration: 3 police officers interdicted over unprofessional conduct (Primenewsghana)
The Ghana Police Service has taken swift action by interdicting three of its personnel for their alleged failure to uphold professionalism during the ongoing Limited Voter registration exercise.
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Voter registration: Asutifi South MP Collins Dauda arrested over Kuokuom disturbance (Primenewsghana)
The Member of Parliament for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Collins Dauda, has been arrested by police in the Ahafo region for his alleged involvement in the disturbance which occurred at a registration centre at Kukuom in the Asunafo South.
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Energy Commission issued advisory on power interruptions in 2023 (Primenewsghana)
The Energy Commission last December issued an advisory about the irregular power outages that have occurred this year and emphasised the need for the government to make investments to maintain reliable gas supplies.
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Footballer, 3 others remanded over murder of 2 policemen at Trasacco (Primenewsghana)
A footballer and three others have been remanded over the murder of two Policemen at Trasacco in Accra.
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Prempeh I International Airport in Kumasi commissioned (Primenewsghana)
President Akufo-Addo and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, have officially commissioned Prempeh I International Airport, Kumasi formerly known as the Kumasi International Airport.
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GAF advocates for more women to be enlisted into the military (Primenewsghana)
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has embarked on a nationwide schools campaign, sensitising and encouraging female students in Senior High Schools and those in tertiary institutions to enlist into the Combat and Combat Supporting unit of the GAF after completion.
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Three arrested for disrupting voter registration exercise in Tepa (Primenewsghana)
The police have arrested three persons for engaging in a fight and causing a temporary disruption of the ongoing limited voter registration exercise at the Tepa Electoral Commission office in the Ashanti Region.
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GRA-SML contract: Why full KPMG report can't be released - Presidency explains (Primenewsghana)
The Presidency has refused to furnish the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) with the full report on the audit conducted by KPMG on the Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) contract.
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Voter registration: EC directs officers to switch to offline mode (Primenewsghana)
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) says offline voter registration will commence today, May 9, 2024.
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Newspaper headlines: Thursday, May 9, 2024 (Primenewsghana)
Here are the front pages of some of Ghana’s newspapers today.
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Anti-LGBTQI bill: Supreme Court grants Richard Sky’s request to file new motion (Primenewsghana)
The Supreme Court has directed lawyers representing the individual seeking to prevent President Akufo-Addo from assenting to the Human and Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the anti-gay bill, to submit a fresh motion with supporting affidavit and statement of case for an interlocutory injunction related to the substantive suit.
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COCOBOD confiscates 130 bags of smuggled cocoa at Mpraeso (Primenewsghana)
The National Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Taskforce division of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has intercepted smuggled cocoa beans at Mpraeso in the Eastern region.
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Gov't to help Blue Skies deal with challenges affecting its expansion (Primenewsghana)
President Akufo-Addo has acknowledged the role Blue Skies Products (Ghana) Limited plays in driving economic growth and fostering environmental stewardship in Ghana.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ bill: Allow live coverage of proceedings - AG pleads with Chief Justice (Primenewsghana)
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has appealed to the Chief Justice to allow live coverage of proceedings related to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
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PAC gives AMA auditor two-week ultimatum to produce missing GH¢110,000 (Primenewsghana)
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has strongly criticized the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and issued a two-week ultimatum to its internal auditor, Ridwan Kokroko, to provide details of an amount of GH¢110,000 in revenue that is unaccounted for.
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We’ve not introduced 1% cybersecurity levy on banking transactions – BoG (Primenewsghana)
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has refuted claims of implementing a one percent cybersecurity levy on banking transactions.
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Voter registration: We’ve resolved majority of network issues at centres – EC (Primenewsghana)
The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that the limited voter registration is going smoothly despite the earlier setback.
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EOCO returns Cecilia Dapaah’s docket to Special Prosecutor (Primenewsghana)
The Director of Strategy, Research, and Communications at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Samuel Appiah Darko, has revealed that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has already returned the docket of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah.
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Stray bullet kills teenager as police clash with civilians at Dambai (Primenewsghana)
Kwaku Sey, 19, a resident of Dambai Lakeside, was allegedly shot dead on Sunday, May 5, following clashes between Police and angry youth at Dambai Town Hall, capital of Eastern Krachi, Oti region.
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Minister receives report on de-vesting of state lands (Primenewsghana)
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor has on Monday, May 6, 2024, received the report and recommendations of a five-member Committee he set up to review a preliminary report on the de-vesting of vested lands presented by the Lands Commission in 2022.
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Media support programs helps Ghana to improve upon press freedom rankings (Primenewsghana)
Ghana has seen a significant jump in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, moving positively from 62nd to 50th position.
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Esther Cobbah elected President of Institute of Public Relations, Ghana (Primenewsghana)
The Institute of Public Relations, Ghana (IPR) has elected Esther Amba Numaba Cobbah, a fellow of IPR and a seasoned communications professional, as its President.
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Photos: Otumfuo's stamp unveiled (Primenewsghana)
On May 4, 2024, the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Jubilee Hall in Kumasi witnessed the Executive launch and unveiling of five commemorative stamps including a historic Crypto Stamp in honour of the enduring legacy of the 16th Monarch of the Asante Kingdom by Ghana Post Company Limited.
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Tema Port truck drivers to embark on sit-down strike today (Primenewsghana)
Truck drivers operating at the Tema port have announced their intention to launch a sit-down strike commencing on Monday, May 6, 2024.
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Ban on drumming, noise-making in Accra starts today (Primenewsghana)
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that the annual ban on drumming and noise-making will be in effect from Monday, May 6 to Thursday, June 6, 2024.
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High Court dismisses injunction against Minerals Commission, Electrochem & Ada District (Primenewsghana)
A Tema High Court has dismissed an interlocutory injunction application brought against the Minerals Commission, the Ada District Assembly, and Electrochem Ghana Limited (EGL) by four elders of the Terkperbiawe clan of Ada over the Ada Songhor lands.
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Chief arrested for allegedly spraying acid on residents (Primenewsghana)
The Chief of Achiase in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Nana Oduro Sanamoah Yeboah, has been arrested for allegedly spraying acid on hundreds of community members.
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Court dismisses injunction against approval of 14 GMO products in Ghana (Primenewsghana)
The Human Rights Court 1 has dismissed the interlocutory injunction application filed by Food Sovereignty Ghana and others against the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) over the approval given for the registration of 14 GMO crops for food, feed, and processing in Ghana.
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