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  The Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr George Boakye, has said the Integrated Recycling and Composting Plant (IRECOP) being constructed in the region by Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) will provide enough fertiliser for the region. He said the siting of the project in the region, being a food basket of the country, would make it a hub of fertiliser production and by extension massive food production. The regional minister made the statement last Friday at Goaso in the Ahafo Region when the Parliamenta...

Graphic Online BY: Political Desk Report 30.5k Shares 705 The Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr George Boakye, has said the Integrated Recycling and Composting Plant (IRECOP) being constructed in the region by Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) will provide enough fertiliser for the region. He said the siting of the project in the region, being a food basket of the country, would make it a hub of fertiliser production and by extension massive food production. The regional minister made the statement last ...

5 Apr 2021 at 17:12 I was and am proud to call Cheryl Gillan a friend. I was so sad to learn this afternoon that she had died. She had been in poor health for some time and had been devastated by the death of her beloved husband Jack Leeming at the age of 91 in 2019. She was absolutely devoted to him and cared for him lovingly in his latter years. They were a real team. He might have been older than her but they were so well matched. I first met Cheryl in the mid 1980s when she interviewed me ...

Since it was published, the 2021 Budget has been called out as unconstitutional and austere from many corners. More than 200 social movements, civil society organisations, trade unions and individuals, in an open letter to members of Parliament, have endorsed a call for MPs to reject the Budget and send it back to the drawing board. The current Budget will cut public spending by R265-billion over the next three years in areas which directly affect human rights. The signatories of the open lette...

Cumbria highways chief backs call for fair funding for rural public services Keith Little Cumbria’s highways chief is backing a call for fair funding for rural public services to ensure areas can benefit from a shift away from city life. Rural areas are poised to play a key role in building back better if the Government adopts an approach that sees “parity of investment in core public services and growth-enhancing investment”, MPs, peers and other delegates told a conference earlier...

Government commits to improving infrastructure spending Search Engineering News Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. Where... Clear Search Sponsored by From Name & Surname 24th February 2021 The 2021 Budget, presented by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni...

Good afternoon Programme Director, Ladies and Gentlemen! Today, we are gathered here to announce the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results.  We are announcing these results in the context of what the NDP 2030, enjoins us to do, that “by 2030, South Africans should have access to education and training of the highest quality, leading to significantly improved learner outcomes.  The performance of South African learners in international standardised tests, should be compa...

Parliament this week was truncated, days were short and many MPs watched from home. But it did manage something unusual - an urgent debate.

Oppong Nkrumah, Hawa Koomson face vetting today LISTEN FEB 18, 2021 The Ofoase Ayirebi Member of Parliament, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and the Awutu Senya East Member of Parliament, Mavis Hawa Koomson are scheduled to face Parliament’s Appointments Committee today, Thursday, February 18, 2021. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is hoping to be approved by Parliament as the Minister for Information while Hawa Koomson is hoping to be approved as the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture. Mr. Oppong Nkrumah wi...

Backing Umno’s Azalina, DAP MP says suspending Parliament’s select committees has ‘killed’ democracy’s last fortress in Malaysia John Bunyan © Provided by Malay Mail File picture shows Wong Kah Woh speaking to reporters after a meeting at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur October 24, 2018. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim IPOH, February 17 — Ipoh Timor MP Wong Kah Woh today joined in growing criticism against the Attorney General’s Chamber (AGC) for its advice disallowing ...