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BUDGET TODAY!... Focus On Economic Growth
18th November, 2010
Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning will today present the 2011 budget statement to Parliament it is expected to focus on growth after two years of strong stability. The ...
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PREZ CALLS FOR SACRIFICE...As Muslims Mark Eld-ul-Adha
17th November, 2010
President John Evans Atta Mills yesterday joined hundreds of Muslims at the Independence Square in Accra to celebrate the Eidul Adha festival, with a special appeal to Ghanaians to sacrifice a little ...
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POLICE CHARGE ON ARMED ROBBERS
16th November, 2010
The police have intensified the war against armed robbers who have been terrorizing travelers on the country’s highways. In two separate operations at the weekend, police patrol teams acted swiftly ...
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RAWLINGS:\'WE DON\'T WANT THE PRESIDENCY\'
15th November, 2010
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has stated categorically that he and wife are not interested in the presidency. He stressed that his persistent calls on the government to bring the ...
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GFA REJECTS MINISTRY\\\'S DIRECTIVE
12th November, 2010
THE Ghana Football Association (GFA) has rejected the government’s directive to withdraw the candidacy of GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi for a position on the confederation of Africa Football (CAF) ...
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CID PROBES OIL FIELDS SHARES
11th November, 2010
The Police Criminal Investigations Department is enquiring into the circumstances surrounding the acquisition and shareholding arrangement in the oil rich Jubilee Field at the West Cape Three ...
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SECURITY BOSS SUMMONED
9th November, 2010
The Accra Fast Track High Court yesterday, directed its registry to serve a hearing notice on the National Security Co-ordinator to appear in court on November 15, for the case of the 88 ex-national ...
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PREZ ORDERS SECURITY AGENCIES INTO ACTION
8th November, 2010
President John Evans Atta Mills has directed the security agencies to deal decisively with people who want to disturb the peace. He said he would not countenance and activities that would retard ...
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FIVE ROBBERS GUNNED DOWN...One Arrested
6th November, 2010
A LARGE crowd yesterday besieged the Accra Central Police Station to catch a glimpse of five suspected robbers who were gunned down by the Police in an exchange of fire. Some of the spectators had ...
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Government Provides $5 Million For Flood Victims
5th November, 2010
The government has made available five million dollars to respond to the urgent food needs of the displaced populations in districts of the country affected by floods. The money, which has been ...
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DEALS IN JUSTICE FOR ALL?... Prisoners Accuse Officials Of Favouritism
5th November, 2010
THE third phase of the Justice-for-All programme came under attack yesterday when some remand prisoners at the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons gathered around the media to express claimed that it is ...
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ALL SET FOR OIL TO FLOW...Outdooring Date Fixed
3rd November, 2010
Barring any hitch, crude oil will be pumped from the Jubilee Field as scheduled in December. A high-level meeting is said to have been held last month, between the Managing Director of Tullow Oil ...
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2 PRISON OFFICERS INTERDICTED
2nd November, 2010
THE two prison officers from whose custody a convict escaped at an Accra High Court while awaiting trial for another offence, have been interdicted. They are Godfred Kwabena Asah (5328) and Nana ...
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NO EVIDENCE OF ROBBERY AT KINTAMPO - President Orders Investigation
30th October, 2010
President John Evans Atta Mills yesterday directed the security agencies to declare war on crime in the country and in particular, comprehensively investigate the recent alleged robbery incident in ...
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CHINA GIVES MORE FUNDS
26th October, 2010
Government is to receive a loan of $5.9 billion from China Exim Bank to finance 19 of its priority projects. The projects identified are in the health, road, railways, agriculture and education ...
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MORE OIL IN GHANA ON-SHORE
25th October, 2010
The Russian government has indicated its preparedness to make available to the government classified documents on oil and gas reserves in the Voltaian Basin, if the government officially apply for ...
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COMMITTEE ENDORSES $1,500 FOR UTAG
22nd October, 2010
The Report by the Presidential Committee set up to look into the grievances of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has recommended that the government pays the 2008 attained target of ...
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FLOODS AGAIN
21st October, 2010
SOME two hours of torrential rain in part of Accra yesterday caused serious disruptions in the activities of residents. The unexpected early morning down-pour brought business activities to a halt ...
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MISSIONARY\'S KILLERS REMANDED
20th October, 2010
THE three people arrested in connection with the murder of the British/American Missionary, Rev. Sidney Thomas Barnes, were yesterday arraigned before an Accra District Magistrate’s Court on ...
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WAS GHANA\'S POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS A SUCCESS?
20th October, 2010
Even though census officials say that they have covered 90 per cent of the populace, many people the Times spoke to yesterday, said they have not been counted. In Accra, Dzifa Emma Tetteh and ...
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