Tag: Tobacco
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GRA bust illicit tobacco products smuggled through illegal boarders
Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has successfully seized a substantial quantity of illicit tobacco products that were unlawfully smuggled into Ghana...
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Tobacco related illnesses costing Ghana GHC668m annually – GRA
Tobacco-related illnesses impose an annual economic burden of GHC 668 million, equivalent to 2 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to...
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EOCO and WHO look at strategies to combat illicit tobacco trade
The Executive Director of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has reaffirmed her agency's commitment to collaborating with...
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Image of tobacco plantation removed from Surrey shop after allegations of racism
A store that came under fire for having a poster of "broken black men" on a tobacco farm removed after complaints of racism.Misan Harriman...
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Increase duties on alcohol, tobacco to fund treatment of non-communicable diseases – Health Minister
Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has called for an increase in excise duties on three unhealthy consumables namely tobacco, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages.The revision...
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Meet the 5 African millionaires who made fortune through tobacco
These five African multimillionaires grew incredibly wealthy by promoting smoking, one of the world's most dangerous and deadly vices. We can’t recommend tobacco dealing...
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Take essential lessons from Sweden to help you quit smoking – Harm Reduction Alliance urges
The Ghana Harm Reduction Alliance has contributed its voice to the mounting calls for the government to implement strategies, policies, and legislation targeted at...
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Tobacco use kills 6,700 Ghanaians annually – FDA
An assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health, the Food and Drug Authority (FDA), the Secretariat of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention...
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Spainish police bust illegal tobacco gang exploiting Ukrainian refugees
Police in Spain have demolished three illegal tobacco factories run by a motley crew that employed low-wage Ukrainian refugees.27 people have been detained after...
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Tobacco companies in Spain to pay to clean up cigarette butts
The removal of cigarette butts from Spain's streets and beaches will now be the responsibility of the tobacco industry, per new environmental regulations.Each year,...