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Make STEM Education Essential Tool For Development – Deputy Education Minister Charges African Countries

A Deputy Minister of Education, Gifty Twum Ampofo, has called on African countries to make science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education an essential tool to develop the continent. She said Africa had the numbers and democratic advantage and "so when

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Traditional Council Tasks Committee To Halt Galamsey Activities In Rivers

The Eastern Nzema Traditional Council (ENTC) has tasked a seven-member committee to act as roving scouts to check galamsey activities that have polluted river bodies in their enclave.The move formed part of concrete steps taken by the traditional council to abate

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Affirmative Action Bill Receives Cabinet Approval

The Affirmative Action Bill, a temporary measure that seeks to promote women’s participation and representation in decision making spaces has received approval from Cabinet. The Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP) spearheading the Bill announced this at the opening

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Labour Ministry Launches Data Dissemination Policy

The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) has developed and launched a micro data dissemination policy (MDDP) to serve as a guideline on how data, generated by the Ministry, could be disseminated and accessed by other stakeholders. The policy is

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Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinian Children In Occupied West Bank Raid

Two Palestinian boys were shot and killed by Israeli forces in Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has said. As talks to extend the truce between Israel and Hamas continued on Wednesday before a looming

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Speaker Resorts To Headcount Following Heated Debates For Headcount To Approve 2024 Budget

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has been pushed to adopt a suggestion for a headcount in parliament as a way of determining whether or not the 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy will be adopted or not. The House got to

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OSP Investigates Alleged Corruption In Govt Payroll

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has commenced investigations into suspected corruption in government payroll. The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, who announced this during a press conference said the investigations is being done in phases, starting with the payroll of

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

Barcelona Reach Champions League Knockout Stage For First Time Since Messi Era

Barcelona secured their spot in the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since the departure of Lionel Messi, thanks to a 2-1 victory over Porto on Tuesday. The Portuguese duo of João Félix and João Cancelo each scored a goal to

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6 Perish In Accident On Sunyani-Berekum Highway

Six persons, including a two-year old boy and a pregnant woman, have been confirmed dead after a taxi cab collided head-on with a private saloon car on the Sunyani-Berekum Highway. The five occupants in the taxi cab who perished on the

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Gov’t’s Deliberate Investments Will Transform Agric – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has underscored government commitment to transformative change in the agricultural sector through deliberate investments. Speaking at the National Agricultural Festival – ‘Agrifest 2023’, a five-day agriculture festival to herald this year’s National Farmers Day – Mr. Ofori-Atta