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Phase two of slum-upgrading project for Ashaiman to start soon
Government, with support from the United Nations Habitat (Ghana), has announced plans to embark on the second phase of upgrading of slums in the Ashaiman municipality to improve the lives of the people.
Already, 31 families have benefited from the first phase of the project which was implemented in 2010 by replacing their dilapidated shacks with improved housing options. An amount of $400,000 has been earmarked to kick-start phase two of the project.
The Deputy Minister of Works and Housing, Mr
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Two philanthropists support three schools
Two individuals have donated items worth GH¢40,000 to three schools in the Eastern Region.The two - Patience Ayisibea and Pirjo Tuominen - both residents of Finland, presented 20 office cabinets, 20 office tables, 15 coffee tables, 15 chairs and 20 drawers and sofas to the beneficiary schools.
The beneficiary schools were the Mampong School for the Deaf, Akropong School for the Blind and the Abiriw Presbyterian Junior High School.
A staff of the Nationwide Mutual Healthcare, Mr Okyere Kwasi Ansah,
TV special unleashed the trauma of Korea's divided families
Seoul — Thirty years ago, South Korea's state broadcaster KBS decided to help reunite families separated by the chaos of the Korean War, and put together a live TV special with a 95-minute time slot. The programme ended up over-running; not by hours, ...
Before Korean family reunions, fears of false hope
BUCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Kim Se-rin is sure he'll recognize his sister when they reunite — if they reunite — in North Korea this week, more than 63 years after war drove them apart. And he knows what he'll say. "I will first hug her and tell her that I thank ...
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DVLA automates operations
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has launched an automated system that allows the public to access its services from the comfort of their homes or at their workplaces.
The system allows individuals and corporate bodies that plan to renew their licences or undertake activities relating to driving licensing and vehicle registration to log on to the website of the DVLA and access its services.
The new system will run concurrently with the old manual system until the end of September
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2 Arrested at Adjei Kojo for obstructing police
Two persons have been arrested by a joint police and military team for allegedly attempting to protect their makeshift structures and tents at Promise Land, near Adjei Kojo.
The team had gone to clear debris from the area where a demolition exercise had taken place recently.
The suspects, John Amedzro and Famous Gammey, who lived in makeshift structures and tents provided by the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Â were subjected to severe beatings before they were bundled into a
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