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According to reports from news agency Reuters, 60 people in Ghana have died as a result of cholera, with 4,000 others hospitalised nationwide in what Ghana's health services are describing as an epide...
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Accra police warn on car thefts
The police in Accra have issued a warning to owners of vehicles to make sure they know their chassis number in order to make cars easier to find when stolen. Registration numbers are quickly changed,...
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Ghanaians in Libya return to Accra
Thousands of Ghanaians are stranded in Libya following the outbreak of political unrest and violence in the north African state. Statistics from Ghana's embassy in Tripoli put the number of Ghanaians...
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Growing trade between Accra and Washington
Bilateral trade between the United States and Ghana grew by 48 per cent in 2010, reaching almost $1.3 billion. US investment in Ghana is currently valued at nearly $1 billion and is likely to increase...
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The provisional results of the 2010 Population and Housing census by the Ghana Statistics Service (GSS) reveal that the country
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Clampdown on advertising in Accra
Telecommunication companies have been banned from displaying corporate advertisements around Accra.
In an effort to reclaim the city from the widespread custom of placing advertising posters and pai...
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Ghana against military action in Ivory Coast
Ghana's president John Atta Mills has said that his country will not send troops to neighbouring Ivory Coast, nor would it take sides in the post-election dispute between incumbent Ivory Coast preside...
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Identification cards for Ghana border areas
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has suggested that residents along the country's borders should be given identification cards to make the immigration process more efficient. In particular, the GIS...
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Accra's street markets to be modernised
In an effort to modernise Accra's street markets, the mayor of the city, Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, has requested private investors to present proposals for improved markets to the Accra Metropolitan As...
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Accra's stray animals to be impounded
Strict new measures relating to animal welfare have been introduced by the Accra Metropolitan Public Health Department (MPHD) of the city's metropolitan assembly. Enforced by the police, all stray ani...
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Ghana urged to Stop Mining in Forest Reserves
The Green Earth Organization (GEO) has urged Ghana's government to stop all mineral extraction in the country's forest reserves in order to manage the natural resources and keep intact the livelihood...
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Road Deaths on the Increase in Ghana
Between January and June this year, 533 people have died and 2,960 people have received injuries in 3,516 road accidents recorded in Ghana. Based on statistics from the same period last year, there is...
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SIM card sales have declined in Accra since compulsory registration came into effect in the middle of June. As a result of a directive from the National Communications Authority all existing and new S...
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Severe flooding in southern Ghana
At least 14 people have died in southern Ghana as a result of flooding following particularly heavy rainfall on 20 June, media sources report.
The areas worst affected are the Central, Eastern Vol...
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Delta launches Accra-Atlanta flight
Delta Air Lines has launched direct services between Accra
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New park for Ghana around Korle Lagoon
The Ghana Wildlife Society had announced that it intends to build a second park in Accra in the Korle Lagoon restoration area.
It will take about five years to complete the project before it can b...
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Virgin Atlantic launches London-Accra service
Virgin Atlantic, the private carrier owned by Sir Richard Branson, has launched a direct service between London and Accra.
Flights from London are on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing Heat...
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Fixed telephone numbers in Ghana change
A new telephone numbering plan came into effect in Ghana on 1 May to bring the country into line with international standards.
Under the new system fixed-line telephone numbers have been standardis...
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New foreign office complex in Accra
Ghana is to get new premises for the ministry of foreign affairs and regional integration. The new complex will be located on the site of the former International Students Hostel opposite Accra
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This year Ghana is to host two international conferences on information and communication technology (ICT). The first is a workshop on telephone number planning and convergence organised by the Intern...
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Ghana Boundary Commission established
Ghana has set up a commission to determine and demarcate its land and sea boundaries amid fears that Ivory Coast is laying claim to part of its recently discovered offshore oil reserves.
The 14-me...
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The Bank of Ghana has released samples of the new two cedi note that goes into circulation in May. The new note bears a portrait of Ghana
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Guinness launches Ghana safe drinking water campaign
Guinness Ghana Breweries is to provide clean drinking water to over 300,000 people in 2010 as part of its a corporate social responsibility programme. The announcement by the company coincided with ce...
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Vodafone Ghana Foundation launched
Telecommunications operator Vodafone Ghana has launched a charity foundation to improve conditions for disadvantaged people in the country. The Vodafone Ghana Foundation will provide the technology an...
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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...
