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The Ministry of Education has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with QG Construction UK Limited for the establishment of an Institute of Green and Sustainable Science and Technology at the Acherensua Campus of the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS), Bunso.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The United States Chargé d’Affaires to Ghana, Rolf Olson, has held talks with the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, aimed at deepening cooperation on security-related matters.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The report highlighted that international trade activities, credit to the private sector, industrial production and consumption contributed to the improvement in the CIEA during the period.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The National Rental Assistance Scheme has expanded, with the number of beneficiaries increasing to 4,732 and total funds reaching GH¢71.7 million, the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Agyei has said. Read More …Source: www.graphic.com.ghRead full article

A total of 7,708 poultry birds, made up of 5,216 broilers and 2,492 layers, have been distributed to 159 farmers in the Old Tafo Municipality of the Ashanti Region under the government’s Nkoko Nkitikiti poultry initiative, with municipal authorities confirming that more farmers will be enrolled in the coming days.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has described the upcoming Eastern Region contest in the NPP presidential primaries as highly competitive but expressed confidence in former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s prospects.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has renewed calls for accountability following the alleged assault of Samuel Addo, a journalist with Class Media Group, by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS).Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a domestic fire at Akwakrom in the Central Region, preventing major damage to a twelve-bedroom residential building.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Health authorities have renewed attention on the Nipah virus, a rare but deadly infectious disease that causes periodic outbreaks in parts of Asia, amid concerns about its high fatality rate and the absence of approved treatments or vaccines.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article