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GSS undertakes hospitality accommodation survey next month
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is set to pioneer the Accommodation Unit Survey (AUS) to obtain baseline data to determine the level of supply and demand for commercial accommodation facilities such as hotels, guest houses and budget hotels across the country.
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Commemoration of World Mental Health Day: Employers urged to prioritise health, safety of workers
Employers have been urged to prioritise the mental and occupational safety and health (OSH) policies of workers in their establishments.
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Galamsey — the existential threat of our generation
Today, making money is very simple. But making sustainable money while being responsible to society and improving the world is very difficult- JACK MA, FOUNDER OF ALIBABA.
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Graphic, Fair Wages deepen collaboration
Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL) is to deepen collaboration with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) to help sensitise the public to their operations in a bid to foster industrial harmony in the country.
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Centralised governance system must change - Okyenhene
The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has described the prevailing centrality of government as outdated, warning that until it is changed, Ghana will continue to experience “baby step development”.
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EC prepared for December elections — ECOWAS group
The Chairman of the West Africa Elders Forum (a high diplomatic election observer group), former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, has stated that the Electoral Commission (EC) has shown that it is competent and prepared to conduct the December 7 elections.
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Police, military clash over truck carrying suspected smuggled goods
Police personnel and some soldiers last Wednesday clashed in Missiga in the Bawku Municipality over a truck carrying suspected smuggled goods.
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Look beyond Netflix –Idris Elba to African filmmakers
RENOWNED British actor and producer Idris Elba has urged African filmmakers to diversify their distribution channels and look beyond popular streaming platforms such as Netflix or Amazon Prime Video.
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Govt moves to revoke Mining in Forest Reserves law
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has expressed optimism that the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2023 (L. I. 2462) will be revoked before the end of the year.
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AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Sudan hold Ghana to goalless draw in Accra
Ghana's Black Stars were held to a 0-0 draw by their Sudanese counterparts in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday, October 10, at the Accra Sports Stadium.
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18 changfans, 10 water pumps destroyed on first day of military operation against illegal mining
A total of 18 changfang machines which were being used for illegal gold mining were destroyed on the first day of the renewed military operation dubbed "Operation Halt 2", as part of the fight against illegal mining commonly known as galamsey [gather and sell].
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Ghana Statistical Service to commence first Accommodation Survey on November 1
Ghana is set to gather its first in-depth data on the accommodation sector with the launch of a nationwide survey by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).
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Why GTV did not show Ghana-Sudan AFCON match
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has explained that its inability to broadcast the AFCON qualifier between Ghana and Sudan was due to New World TV, the Free-to-Air (FTA) rights holder in Sub-Saharan Africa, failing to provide the necessary feed to all FTA broadcasters across the continent.
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NCA launches ECOWAS “Free Roaming Initiative” in Ghana, Benin, Togo
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has started implementing the ECOWAS “Free Roaming Initiative” to help reduce the cost of telecommunication services for citizens travelling outside Ghana.
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Amoako Baah criticises Organised Labour for calling off strike
Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, a former head of the Political Science Department at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has expressed disappointment with Organised Labour’s decision to suspend a planned nationwide strike as part of the protest against illegal mining.
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I'm truck driver in America – Pope Skinny
Ghanaian rapper Pope Skinny has opened up on the kind of job he does in the United States of America.
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Soldiers deployed to flush out illegal miners from water bodies
Soldiers were on Thursday deployed by the government to flush out illegal miners from water bodies and forest areas.
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Church will be development partner - Bawumia reaffirms
The Vice-President, Mahamudu Bawumia, has reaffirmed his commitment to uphold the Church and all faith-based organisations as key partners in national development.
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UTAG declares indefinite strike over 'Galamsey'
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has declared an indefinite strike, commencing today, Thursday, October 10, 2024.
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Organised Labour rescinds galamsey strike - Govt acts on concerns
Organised Labour yesterday made a dramatic U-turn on an advertised nationwide strike, as it suspended the planned industrial action over illegal mining.
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Prosecute 2020 election killing perpetrators — Emile Short
The perpetrators of killings that occurred during the 2020 elections should be prosecuted to ensure peace in the 2024 General Election, a former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Francis Short, has stated.
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Election 2024: NDC, NPP proposals to address galamsey
The galamsey issue is, once again, featuring in our public square conversations.
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Prioritising child eye health: A call to action on 2024 World Sight Day
World Sight Day is an annual awareness day on the second Thursday of October each year.
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Kyerematen will appoint 50% women in govt — Adorye
A member of Alan Kyerematen’s campaign for President, Hopeson Adorye, has said Mr Kyerematen’s government will consist of 50 per cent women if elected.
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Eschew divisiveness, work harder for victory - NPP supporters urged
A US-based member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Ofosu-Appiah, has charged members of the party to eschew all forms of divisiveness and work harder as the presidential and parliamentary elections draw near.