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6 March is independence day, when Ghana marks 53 years since what was then known as the Gold Coast gained its freedom from British colonial rule.
In the capital Accra there is the annual independe...
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Week of prayer and fasting for Ghana development
The week of 7-14 March has been declared National Development Week in Ghana and it will be accompanied by prayer and fasting across the country. Christians of all denominations are being urged to take...
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The price of bottled and sachet water is to increase by 20 per cent in Ghana as of 1 March, Citi FM reports. The increase is the result of an agreement between producers and the finance ministry conce...
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Ghanaians demand Right to Information bill
Ghanaians will take to the streets of Accra on 27 January to protest against delays by parliament in approving a right to information (RTI) bill.
The demonstration is being organised by the RTI Coa...
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Accra continues national identification drive
After long delays, the nationwide registration drive coordinated by the National Identification Authority (NIA) for the issue of national identity cards is finally in full swing in the Greater Accra r...
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Accra is to be developed into a Millennium City under the Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI), a programme that aims to assist sub-Saharan cities in their efforts to reduce poverty by the year 2015....
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Hawkers descend on Achimota transport terminal in Accra
Hawkers are causing problems at the new transport terminal at Achimota in north Accra just a few weeks after it opened for service.
Local news sources reported in mid-January that petty traders fro...
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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has banned the use of pan, or bucket, latrines in the capital in compliance with a 2008 supreme court ruling that pan latrines be outlawed in Accra by 1 January 2...
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The 2010 population and housing census will not be held in March as originally planned although it will still take place this year. No alternative date has been given, but the government has ruled out...
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Ghana-Switzerland double taxation agreement
A double taxation agreement between Ghana and Switzerland came into effect on 1 January 2010.
The agreement, signed in 2008 and ratified by the two countries
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On 14 February 15 couples will make their wedding vows at a group ceremony at the international conference centre in Accra.
The ceremony is part of a week-long festival from 7-14 February titled Ch...
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Ghana to get wind power project
Ghana could get a 80 megawatt wind farm under plans to diversify electricity production in the country.
Currently Ghana generates much of its electricity from two hydroelectric power plants on the...
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Over 20 artists and artisans from all over Ghana are displaying their work at the fourth African Gift Fair organised by the African Art and Culture Development Company Ltd at Osu in Accra.
The ten...
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Ghana wins Under-20 football World Cup
Ghanaians are celebrating victory in the Under-20 football World Cup in Egypt after their team clinched a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win over Brazil. This is the first time that an African team has won the...
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Apple retail store opens in Accra
US computer giant Apple has opened a store selling its trademark iMacs, Macbooks, iPods, iPhones and other products in the Ghanaian capital.
The Apple retail store, known as iShop, is located in th...
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National Sports Festival in Accra
The government has decided to resurrect the national sports festival in a bid to unearth new talent in the various sporting disciplines, Ghana news agency reports. The festival, once an annual event,...
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National Sports Festival in Accra
The government has decided to resurrect the national sports festival in a bid to unearth new talent in the various sporting disciplines, Ghana news agency reports. The festival, once an annual event,...
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Ghana prepares for population census
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is making preparations for the 2010 population and housing census, which will probably be held in March next year.
The country has already been divided into cen...
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Ghana prepares for population census
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is making preparations for the 2010 population and housing census, which will probably be held in March next year.
The country has already been divided into cen...
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Ghana Innovations Marketplace 2009
Ghanaians are being asked to come up with innovative solutions for managing solid urban waste under a competition sponsored by the World Bank.
Ghana Innovations Marketplace (GIM) 2009 aims to attr...
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Accra hospitals get new funding
Five Accra hospitals are to see the refurbishment of their maternity wards and theatres after an injection of government cash, according to Ghana News Agency (GNA).
Pressure at the city
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Preparations are underway in Ghana for the official celebrations to mark World Tourism Day (WTD) on 27 September. The programme of events, whch this year has the theme
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Seasonal hunting ban introduced.
The annual ban on hunting in Ghana otherwise known as the
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Skin disease lecture series launched.
The Accra-based African Commission of Health and Human Rights Promoters (known by its French acronym CAPSDH) has launched a series of fortnightly public lectures on the skin, its functions and the cau...
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Oil revenue governance course in Ghana.
At least 30 people from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanzania are taking part in a two-week course on the governance of oil, mining and gas revenues organised by the Revenue Watch Institute in con...
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Ghana prepares to welcome Obama.
Ghanaians are looking forward to the arrival of United States president Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their two daughters Sasha and Maila on the evening of 10 July. The government has be...
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Public lecture ahead of Obama Ghana visit on 10 July.
There is to be a public lecture on 8 July to herald the visit of US president Barack Obama and his family to Ghana on 10-11 July. The lecture is on the topic
