Egypt Air to commence ‘Air Ghana’ operations ‘in a couple of months’

March 23, 2021 Egypt Air is expected to commence operations of a new national airline for Ghana called; “Air Ghana” according to news portal, Bloomberg, The development comes after Ghana’s Aviation...

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Justice for All Programme: 830 Remand prisoners discharged, 171 convicted

March 22, 2021 Eight hundred and thirty remand prisoners were discharged between 2007 and 2019 under the Justice for All Programme. This figure represents 18.72 per cent of the 4,435 remand prisoners who...

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COVID-19 levy not for accrued bills – Govt

March 22, 2021 The COVID-19 Health Levy contained in the 2021 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government has nothing to do with settling bills accrued from the provision of free water and...

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Parliament endorses 2021 Budget

March 22, 2021 With a majority decision of 137 to 134, Parliament on Friday approved the 2021 Budget after four days of heated debate in the House. This has paved the way for the government to spend...

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BoG keeps policy rate at 14.5% for second consecutive time this year

March 22, 2021 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has kept the Policy Rate at 14.5 percent for the second consecutive time this year. The policy rate is the rate at which the...

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LEAP beneficiaries given start-up to begin own businesses

March 22, 2021 The first batch of beneficiaries of a World Bank sponsored productive inclusion programme which included beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) were last weekend...

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British Airways moves Accra-London flights from Heathrow to Gatwick effective October

March 22, 2021 Passengers travelling from Accra to London should expect to land at London Gatwick airport instead of Heathrow effective end of October. Passengers departing London for Accra must also...

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AstraZeneca vaccine safe, effective — EU agency

March 19, 2021 A review by the EU’s medicines regulator has concluded the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is “safe and effective”, and its benefits outweigh the risks. The European...

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Netherlands Ambassador lauds gov’ts COVID-19 management

March 19, 2021 The Netherlands government has commended the Akufo-Addo administration for its forthrightness in dealing with the pandemic since its outbreak in the country. The Ambassador of the Kingdom...

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Ghana’s 2021 census scheduled for June 27

March 19, 2021 The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has scheduled the 2021 Population and Housing Census for Sunday, June 27, 2021. The census was expected to take place in 2020 but had to be rescheduled...

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