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    <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2009 01:53:23 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Government should review legal guidelines on gender]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[They said as a signatory to the Beijing Platform of Action government had the duty to uphold the tenets Ms Hamida Harrison Convener of Womens Right Coalition WRC called on the government to establish a legal platform based on an optimal technique that focus on national priorities to facilitate fundamental structural changes within the as ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2009 21:33:17 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[World Toilet Day Marked]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[    <img style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" align=left src=http://img.modernghana.com/thumb_rss.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHB1bG9mcF9lbHZpc19hZnJpeWllX2Fua3JhaC5qcGd8OTh8NzQ= width=98 height=74  border=1>GHANAIANS yesterday joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Toilet Day under the theme Stop open defecation Use Toilets World Toilet Day is set aside by the World Toilet Organisation to demand proper sanitation for people all over the world The Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development  joined people in Accr ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:05 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[World Disaster Day marked]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The occurrence of disasters is an agelong phenomenon but as a people we need to control and manage artificial disasters that we causeMr Kwadwo OseiAsibey Sunyani West District Chief Executive said this at Kobedi a farming community during the celebration of World Disaster DayHe said in a speech read for him that bye laws  ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2009 19:35:23 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toilet - A very essential part of every home]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Accra Nov  GNA  Do landlords know that it is an offence not to provide toilet facilities in their houses before renting them out Well a lot of them do not know and that is why they continue to put up houses without toilet facilities and expect their tenants to use the public toilets So the reminder of the Director of Environmental  ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2009 10:54:52 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Government to improve public safety]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Accra Nov  GNA  Government would continue to improve public safety by assisting the security agencies with the right logistics and motivation to facilitate the fight against crime to guarantee a safe environment for the citizenry Dr Kwabena Duffuor Minister of Finance and Economic Planning announced this on Wednesday when he was presen ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2009 10:54:41 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ELAC supports Joy FM Needy Fund]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[    <img style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" align=left src=http://img.modernghana.com/thumb_rss.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHd4b25fa29qb2VsYWMuanBnfDk4fDc0 width=98 height=74  border=1>Enterprise Insurance Limited ELAC has presented a cheque for  to support the Joy Needy Fund The Joy Needy Fund is a Joy  support programme to assist the poor and disadvantaged in society It is funded by donations from listeners of Joy FM and philanthropists touched by the plight of the needy The fund recently made availabl ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2009 21:06:01 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lawyer calls on Social Welfare…to provide accommodation for juvenile]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[    <img style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" align=left src=http://img.modernghana.com/thumb_rss.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGludW15bF9zdGVwaGVua3dhb21wLmpwZ3w5OHw3NA== width=98 height=74  border=1>The fate of ayear old is lurking as he is currently wallowing in police cells even though a Tema Circuit Court has granted him bail on alleged charge of drug peddling The juvenile who hails from Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region is still with the Tema Railway Police station awaiting the fulfillment of a surety which he could not ge ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2009 19:44:08 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[President Mills calls for national moral revival]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[    <img style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" align=left src=http://img.modernghana.com/thumb_rss.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XG5ld3MyOTcwNG1pbGxzX3BvcnRyYWl0XzIuanBnfDk4fDc0 width=98 height=74  border=1>President John Atta Mills called for a national moral revival and emphasized the need for Ghanaians to pursue things of lasting benefits We should resolve to chart a new life and set good examples he said at the Osu Castle in Accra when the newly appointed Head of the Catholic Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Peter Cardinal Appia ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2009 15:33:14 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[GSFP objectives not been achieved - Minister]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[    <img style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" align=left src=http://img.modernghana.com/thumb_rss.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGNxZHRhX25ld3MyOTY4MnNjaG9vbF9mZWVkaW5nLmpwZ3w5OHw3NA== width=98 height=74  border=1>The Deputy Volta Regional Minister Col Cyril Necku has noted that the objectives of the Ghana School Feeding Programme GSFP have not been achievedHe stressed that the success of the programme requires the active participation of all stakeholdersThe Deputy Minister made the point at a sensitization forum for key regional and district  ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2009 15:28:10 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Court grants bail to two women]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Kade Nov  GNA  A district magistrates court at Kade on Tuesday granted GHC  bail with a surety each to two unemployed women who insulted another woman that she was a witch Esi Yaaba and Yaa Mansah Abban were charged on two counts of offensive conduct and unlawfully assaulting Linda Afriyie They pleaded not guilty to both counts ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:33 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NGO holds forum on property rights of spouses]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Wa Nov  GNA  Mrs Barbara Ayesu Coordinator of Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa LAWA Ghana has said women would continue to be discriminated against in the distribution of property when their spouses die if effective laws were not put in place to address these anomalies She said women and children who suffered ejection and ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:27 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Amnesty International organises seminar on human rights for journalists]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Accra Nov  GNA  Amnesty International AI on Tuesday organised a days seminar for journalists to improve their performance on human rights and issues on mob action in Accra It was on the theme Ending Mob Violence in Ghana The Role of the Media to enhance the capacity of  journalists to report fairly and accurately on mob action  ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Voltarians must invest back home]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ho Nov  GNA  Mr George Aboagye Chief Executive Officer CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre GIPC on Tuesday urged people from the Volta Region to invest back home Speaking at a seminar as part of the Volta Trade and Investment Fair Mr Aboagye said Volta Region abounded in high caliber human resources capable of transforming ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:06 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Largest Family Planning Conference opens]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[    <img style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" align=left src=http://img.modernghana.com/thumb_rss.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHlzX25ld3MyOTY1OGZhbWlseXBsYW5uaW5nLmpwZ3w5OHw3NA== width=98 height=74  border=1>Over  leading policymakers researchers academics and health professionals from  countries on Sunday started a meeting in Kampala Uganda to share the latest scientific findings and refocus the worlds attention on family plannings contribution to development The International Conference on Family Planning Research and Best Pr ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2009 19:57:47 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Largest international family planning conference in 15 years opens]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Accra Nov  GNA  Over  leading policymakers researchers academics and health professionals from  countries on Sunday started a meeting in Kampala Uganda to share the latest scientific findings and refocus the worlds attention on family plannings contribution to development The International Conference on Family Planning Res ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2009 19:47:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Creative artistes move to secure their interest]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Accra Nov  GNA  Creative artistes in the country have initiated steps that will help secure their investments in the creative industry at all levels Speaking on behalf of the artistes at a workshop in Accra Ms Korkor Amarteifio Executive Director of the Institute of Music Development said we are tired of being back benchers in the man ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2009 19:47:43 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[It's illegal to operate Day Care centres without permits]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Obuasi Nov  GNA  Dare Care Centres that are operating without permits from the Department of Social Welfare are contravening the laws of the country Mrs Patricia Kyeremateng the Ashanti Regional Deputy Social Welfare Officer who made the observation stressed that such centres must take steps to do the right thing before the law catche ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2009 19:47:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Consultative workshop on witch camps ends]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Yendi NR Nov  GNA  A oneday workshop on witch camps organized by southern sector Youth and Womens Empowerment Network for district assembly members faithbased organization representatives of Muslim and Christians Council of Ghana traditional authorities Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justices National Commission on Ci ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2009 19:47:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Daughters Give To Bolga Communities]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[One hundred people in deprived communities in the Bolgatanga Municipality and the TalensiNabdam District of the Upper East Region have received free registration under the National Health Insurance Scheme thanks to the gospel music trio Daughters of Glorious Jesus as part of activities marking their th anniversaryThe beneficiaries were f ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2009 13:43:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nkrumah initiated sound cultural policy - Lecturer]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Tamale Nov  GNA  Ms Elsie Amina Gombilla Assistant Registrar of the University for Development Studies UDS has said that Ghanas first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah initiated a selfreliant and selfsustaining development of the country which was underpinned by a sound cultural system    She said through the vision of Dr Nkrumah  ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2009 13:29:29 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Consultative workshop on witch camps ends]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Yendi NR Nov  GNA  A oneday workshop on witch camps organized by southern sector Youth and Womens Empowerment Network for district assembly members faithbased organization representatives of Muslim and Christians Council of Ghana traditional authorities Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justices National Commission on Ci ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2009 13:23:34 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Civil Society Builds Capacity in Decentralization Process]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Civil society organizations CSOs are repositioning themselves to play a catalyst role in the ongoing dialogue to shape Ghanas decentralization processThey are calling for concerted media partnership to help sustain awarenesscreation for the citizenry to own the local government conceptThe concerns were shared at a twoday knowledge a ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2009 20:45:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Veep asks youth to seek employment through food production]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[    <img style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" align=left src=http://img.modernghana.com/thumb_rss.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHl2b2tfbmV3czI5MDI2Zm9vZGluY3JlYXNlLmpwZ3w5OHw3NA== width=98 height=74  border=1>Kintampo BA Nov  GNA  Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday urged the youth to take advantage of the governments Youth in Agriculture Programme to earn a living    Mr Mahama who was addressing this years annual Kurubi festival of the chiefs and people of the Wangara Community in Ghana at Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region   ...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2009 20:05:27 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Palliative care is human right for terminally ill]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Palliative care is human right for terminally ill November   Unfortunately this is absent from the health agendas of most countries especially in Africa speakers at the Seventh African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer AORTIC in Dar es Salaam observed on Thursday Its main purpose is to relieve suffering whether ph ...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ministry condemns cover up of alleged defilement November   Accra Nov  GNA  The Ministry of Women and Childrens Affairs MOWAC on Friday condemned attempts by Tamale Metropolitan Education Directorate to cover up an alleged defilement involving Mr Mohammed Sadick a Chemistry Teacher of Tamale Girls Senior High School A sta ...]]></description>
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