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Rawlings & wife in Turkey for Global Economic symposium

Former President Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings left Accra Monday September 27, for Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the Global Economic Symposium.

The Global Economic Symposium (GES) assembles some of the world’s prominent experts from politics, business, academia, and civil society to address important global problems

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Golden Jubilee House should be turned into Museum – Ex-ministers

Two former ministers have renewed the debate on whether President Atta Mills should move into the Jubilee House built by his predecessor as the seat of government.

The former ministers, Messrs Kojo Yankah and Sam Pee Yaley, who served under the Rawlings-led administration, would rather prefer the place turned into a national museum other than the office of the president

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Singer Wyclef Jean Hospitalized

Ex-Presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean has been hospitalized at an undisclosed hospital in New Jersey. A statement from the singer’s representative said the 34 year old grammy award winner is “sufering from fatigue and stress based on a grueling eight weeks he’s had

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Ghanaians, I’m not wasteful – Mills over Census Trip

President John E.A Mills has dismissed criticism of his decision to put on hold his Asian tour and to return home from China just to participate in the National Population and Housing Census.

Mills was expected to continue is Asian tour to Japan from China where he signed nearly $13 billion in loan agreements

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Ghanaian Teachers to Benefit from British Council Workshop

The British Council Examination Department and the University of Cambridge International Examination (CIE) have held a workshop aimed at equipping teachers to identify new teaching methods and the resources that engage students in the classrooms for 50 teachers in the country

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Ashanti NDC Old Guard Assn. Pledges Support to Mills

Members of the NDC Old Guards Association in the Ashanti Region have pledged their unflinching support to President John Evans Atta Mills to lead the party to the 2012 general elections.

According to them, the successes achieved by the President in a relatively short period in office, coupled with the number of initiatives underway to improve the socio-economic and political lives of Ghanaians, oblige ‘all to rally behind him

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Ghana, Togo Police join forces to combat crime

The police at Aflao and their Togolese counterparts are to swap prosecution witnesses and crime investigators to facilitate the prosecution of cases against cross-border criminals in Ghana and Togo

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Jake says NDC wants to send Ghana back to HIPC

The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party has raised concerns that the Mills-Mahama administration risks sending Ghana back into the position of a Highly lndebted Poor Country (HIPC) if it returns to the pre-2001 habit of reckless and unsustainable borrowing

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Nigeria Election: Soyinka’s DFPF to focus on Youth

Nobel laureate Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka said his Democratic Front for a People’s Federation (DFPF) party will give young people a platform to actively participate in Nigeria’s democratic process.

“Wole” Soyinka said the DFPF is also considering negotiating with other opposition political parties aimed at forming a coalition ahead of Nigeria’s general elections next year

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Ghana’s economic outlook is stable

The London-based credit-rating agency, Fitch, has classified Ghana’s economic outlook as stable, contrary to the negative rating that was accorded the country a few weeks ago

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Man attempts to dupe rural banks

Officials of the Association of Rural Banks (ARB) Apex Bank Limited in Accra, have arrested an alleged fraudster, Kwame Owusu Fordjour, for attempting to defraud rural and community banks under the pretext of awarding them Millennium Achievers’ Gold Award supposedly slated for November

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Government replies Nduom

The Mills administration has strongly refuted criticisms that it is running Ghana’s economy without a blueprint on how to achieve the “Better Ghana Agenda” promised by the president.

Dr. Papa Kwesi Ndoum, Spokesperson for the Convention Peoples Party on Finance and Economic Planning, made the claim at a press conference on Tuesday, September 21

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Tony Aidoo take swipe at Mills critics

The Head of Monitoring and Policy Evaluation at the Presidency, Dr. Tony Aidoo has taken a swipe at critics of Pres. Mills who say he should have attened the 65th UN general ssembly debate in New York.

Speaking on Gold FM’s Alhaji and Alhaji programme over the weekend, Dr. Aidoo defended the President’s trip to China saying

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Jewish aid ship to break Israel Gaza Blockade

A boat carrying some eight Jewish activists has set sail for the Gaza Strip in an attempt to break Israel’s blockade of the territory and deliver Humanitarian aid to it’s inhabitants.

The ship nicknamed the “Irene” carrying Jews from the United States, United Kingdom, Israel and Germany, left the port of Famargasta in Turkish northern Cyprus on sunday

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Okyeame Kwame among Africa’s best

Phenomenon Hiplife rapper, Okyeame Kwame, is fronting the headlines again.

This time around, it is neither about some of his colleague rappers taking him on for declaring himself as the Best Rapper Alive, nor adding more enviable awards to his lifetime career showcase of deservedly-earned honours

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Tema Harbour fire leaves 3 dead

A major fire at the Tema harbour has killed 3 people and injured several others, according to officials.

The fire at the Medland International loading bay of the harbour began late Saturday and fire official are still battling the blaze to stop it from spreading

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