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FULL REPORT: Ejura Shootings & Killings Investigation

GBC Ghana Online — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:31:53 +0000

Government has published the full report of the three-member Ejura Committee that was put together to investigate the disturbance in Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The 3-Member Committee has recommended the immediate transfer of the District Police Commander. It also recommended the structural expansion of the Ejura Police Station, as well as an increase in personnel to enable the Command to deal with such situations better in the future. The 55-page report said the Deputy Superintendent of Police Philip Kojo Hammond should be transferred for incompetence and the fact that his relationship with the community had been damaged beyond repair. This is one of 10 recommendations made by the Committee in its final report presented to the Ministry for the Interior, which was published by the Ministry on September 27, 2021.

2021 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Report

GBC Ghana Online — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:13:19 +0000

The Ghana 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) was conducted to provide updated demographic, social and economic data to support national development activities and track the implementation of national, continental, and global development goals, including: The Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies, 2017-2024: An Agenda for Jobs: Creating Prosperity and Equality Opportunity For All; Agenda 2063, The Africa We Want; and Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Report: Impact of pandemic in Ghana reveals 16,000 agribusiness firms remain closed, 78,000 staff laid-off

GBC Ghana Online — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 12:53:33 +0000

COVID-19 has affected almost all sectors of the economy and agribusinesses, which form an important part of the economy. New data on the impact of the pandemic on agribusinesses in Ghana suggest it may take a little more time and support for businesses to recover from the impact of the pandemic.

According to a Report released by Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the data reveal an estimated 16,000 agribusiness firms remain closed, with over 78,000 estimated staff laid-off and more than 267,000 workers having their wages reduced between May 2020 and January 2021.

The survey results which was funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), collected data from about 8,000 agribusinesses across Ghana.

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FULL DOCUMENT: NDC 2020 Manifesto

GBC Ghana Online — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:07:23 +0000

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Monday, September 7, launched its 2020 manifesto at the University of Professional Studies. The Document has been named as the ‘People’s Manifesto: Jobs, Prosperity and more

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The People’s Manifesto

[Download]: NPP 2020 Manifesto

GBC Ghana Online — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:57:08 +0000

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday 22nd August, 2020 launched its manifesto in the Central Regional capital, Cape Coast. The 2020 manifesto was dubbed “Leadership of Service – Protecting our progress and Transforming Ghana.

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Full Statement Of The 2020 Mid-Year Budget Review

Henrietta Afful — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:04:54 +0000

The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday 23rd July 2020 presented the Mid-Year budget review and supplementary estimates to Parliament.

Find below the full statement of the Mid-Year Budget

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Report: Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, June 2020 Update

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 11:27:42 +0000

Economic activity this year is now projected to contract by some 3.2 percent, reflecting a weaker external environment and measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Growth is projected to recover to 3.4 percent in 2021 subject to the continued gradual easing of restrictions that has started in recent weeks and, importantly, if the region avoids the same epidemic dynamics that have played out elsewhere

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Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, June 2020 Update

Radio: Media Foundation Report On Election 2020 Indecent Language Campaign

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:55:49 +0000

Three Members of Parliament (MPs) and some officials of the two main political parties, New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC), have been cited as having engaged in the use of indecent and abusive language on radio. This was among several findings in the maiden report of the Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA’s) election 2020 campaign language monitoring project.

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Economy: Ghana Statistical Service First Quarter 2020 Report

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:39:51 +0000

Ghana’s economy expanded 4.9 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020 compared to 6.7 per cent in the same period last year, driven mainly by the services sector, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said on Wednesday.

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Economic and Financial Data For March 2020

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:06:53 +0000

Find Below Summary of Ghana’s Economic and Financial Data For March 2020

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