Farmers advised to stop using antibiotics on healthy animals

 Farmers and the food industry should stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals, the United Nations health agency has said. “A lack of effective…

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Fishing industry to add $1 billion to government revenue

 The fishing industry in Ghana will contribute over a $ one billion dollars to government revenue if stringent measures are put in place to deal with illegal, unreported and unregulated…

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The LEAP Policy and Poverty Reduction in Ghana, Part 1

The link between Welfare States and Social Policies is a thin one, but the main difference is that while the former occurred in response to the effects of industrial activities…

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Ghana’s Coal Power dream on course

A feasibility studies to construct a 700 MW super critical clean coal power plant at Ekumfi Aboano in the Central Region has been concluded by a consortium comprising the Volta…

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Ghana and Islamic Finance: A Cursory Glance

Even though Ghana first broke her long protracted official silence over Islamic finance in 2011, saying she was ready for Islamic banking, the Bank of Ghana as of today, is…

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GRA launches tax campaign to increase voluntary compliance

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched a national tax campaign dubbed ‘OurTaxesOurFuture’ an awake up call to all Ghanaians to honour their tax obligations for the development of the…

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‘The Language Politicians Use Is Damaging Politics’

A well-known British journalist and writer asked the question: “What has gone wrong with the language of politics”? This is what Ghanaian politicians and leaders ought to be asking themselves…

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SEND- Ghana calls for equitable distribution of health personnel

Send- Ghana, a policy think tank has proposed that the government withholds the salary of any health worker who refuses a posting to particular regions in Ghana, as a deterrent…

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Violence against children pervasive in homes, schools and communities – UNICEF

About 300 million, or three-quarters, of the world’s two- to four-year-old children experience either psychological aggression or physical punishment, or both, by their caregivers at home, the United Nations Children’s…

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Africa’s most corrupt

Africa has been rated as the world’s richest continent in natural resources yet, poorest and corrupt, in the recent world economic forum held at Nigeria. It is five times richer…

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