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10 changfans, 7 water pumps and single barrel gun destroyed on day 2 of Operation Halt on Pra River
Day two of the renewed military operation dubbed "Operation Halt 2", as part of the fight against illegal mining commonly known as galamsey [gather and sell] was on River Pra in the Central Region on Friday.
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Peace-time “Scorched-earth” policy?
Events in recent times remind me of one of the books we read in English Literature in our first year in secondary school, “Tragical-Comical-Historical-Pastoral.” Shakespeare stated that, actors demonstrated human life either in one of the four ways of the title, or in different permutations like “Tragi-Comedy” or “Historical-Pastoral.”
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YouTuber Yung Filly charged with raping woman in Australia
The British rapper and online personality Yung Filly has been charged over rape allegations in Australia.
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Jospong Group helps Uganda tackle waste
The Ugandan government has struck a partnership with Ghana's Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) to decommission a 39-acre Kiteezi landfill site in the Wakiso District, near Kampala, and transform it into an ecological recreational facility.
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Drop in foreign student visas worrying for UK universities
The number of international students applying for visas to study in the UK has fallen ahead of the start of the new academic year.
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Elon Musk unveils Cybercab at Tesla robotaxi event
Tesla boss Elon Musk has unveiled the firm's long-awaited robotaxi, the Cybercab, at the Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California.
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Agenda 111 will improve health facilities - Dormaahene to Bawumia
The paramount chief of the Dormaa Traditional Council, Osagyefuo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, has expressed renewed confidence in the government’s Agenda 111 initiative to improve health facilities in the area.
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High property rates on faith-based health facilities not in national interest
The Catholic Bishop Responsible for Health, Most Rev. Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier, has expressed misgivings over what he describes as substantial property rates imposed on Catholic health facilities, saying the trend is undermining service delivery to the public.
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Election 2024: Whose god will be God - Enimil Ashon asks
It is that time of our election year when, once in four years, every Ghanaian is allowed to suspend their hypocritical attitude to spiritism: to pretend less and believe more.
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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.