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4 days ago | 
myjoyonline.com | Fred Quame Asare
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced plans to implement a comprehensive waste management and recycling plan later this month. This is aimed at reducing nondegradable waste, especially plastic, by promoting recycling and subsequently banning the product in Ghana.
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4 days ago | 
myjoyonline.com | Fred Quame Asare
The Church of Pentecost has partnered with the Ministry of Education to roll out a comprehensive programme aimed at curbing incidents of students physically assaulting teachers. The initiative, implemented under the church’s Schools Outreach Ministry, will introduce a holistic child development programme at the basic school level, with the goal of enhancing discipline and values among learners.
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1 week ago | 
myjoyonline.com | Fred Quame Asare
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has indicated that no form of tobacco is safe for human consumption, be it a vaporizer, shisha, or gum among othersAccording to the Director of the Tobacco and Substances of Abuse Division of the FDA, Dr Mrs Olivia Agyekuma Boateng, all tobacco products contain nicotine, an addictive agent, and other chemicals that are harmful to the human body.
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1 week ago | 
myjoyonline.com | Fred Quame Asare
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has embarked on an anti-tobacco campaign in the Volta Regional capital of Ho, to commemorate this year’s World No Tobacco Day. The campaign commenced with a medical outreach in the Ho market, providing essential outpatient department services to traders and shoppers as well. They undertook screening for lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and other tobacco-triggered non-communicable diseases.
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2 weeks ago | 
myjoyonline.com | Fred Quame Asare
Residents of Atsiame, a suburb of Kpetoe in the Agotime Ziope District of the Volta Region, are now relieved from surviving on unwholesome water, leading to the outbreak of communicable diseases in the enclave. This follows the construction of two mechanised boreholes, to serve the community with potable water, initiated and financed by a philanthropist and native, Ing. Joshua Stanley Kavianu.
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2 weeks ago | 
myjoyonline.com | Fred Quame Asare
A not-for-profit organisation, Pencils of Promise, in partnership with Fidelity Bank and Hallmark Medicals have intensified its campaign on promoting menstrual hygiene in the Volta Region. The initiative includes raising awareness of menstrual hygiene and emphasizing the provision of water, sanitation, and hygienic facilities to promote menstrual hygiene management in schools.
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2 weeks ago | 
myjoyonline.com | Fred Quame Asare
The Chief Executive Officer of the Swift Petrotrade Group, Prince Ellis Antsroe, has indicated that the cedi could trade at 8 dollars if the United States of America lifts its sanctions on Iran. He explained that a sanction relief could see global crude oil prices likely crashing further to as low as $40 or even lower per barrel.
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2 weeks ago | 
myjoyonline.com | Fred Quame Asare
The University of Ghana and the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management (CIHRM) have officially announced the formation of the Professorial Chair in Human Resource Management. The Professorial Chair is expected to strengthen HR research, training, and policy engagement at a national level, marking a significant step toward bridging the long-standing gap between theory and practice in Ghana’s HR landscape.
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3 weeks ago | 
myjoyonline.com | Fred Quame Asare
The claims that the current dropping of the oil prices at the pump and the declining of the dollar against the Ghana Cedi is predominantly as a result of some extraordinary economic measures put in place by the President John Mahama-led administration are false. It is 100% accurate to say that global oil prices have been on a downward trend for some time now. In other words, oil prices on the international market are falling rapidly.
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3 weeks ago | 
myjoyonline.com | Fred Quame Asare
The National Council of the Parent-Teacher Association (NCPTA) has launched the pilot phase of a digital literacy drive project aimed at enhancing the training of students in information and communication technology. The project is targeted at providing essential logistics to accelerate ICT training, aiming to produce a human workforce fit for the fourth industrial revolution.
