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  Benito Owusu-Bio The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, responsible for Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio, has disclosed that 72% of seedlings planted during the 2022 Green Ghana tree planting exercise has survived. This statistic he said is according to a report submitted to the Lands Ministry by the Forestry Commission detailing the verification assessment of trees planted during the years under review. The Deputy Minister revealed this when he took a tour of the Greater Accra Region on Tuesday, 28th March, 2023 to monitor seedlings planted by associations, institutions, the Ministry and the Forestry Commission during the Green Ghana Project. He also assured Ghanaians and tax payers that all monies invested into procuring Green Ghana Seedlings have been judiciously utilised as most of the seedlings planted during the 2021- 2022 Green Ghana Day planting exercises are surviving. "Earlier, we disclosed a survival rate of 80%, however, due to weather conditions an...

  The vice president of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, could not hide her excitement when she landed in Accra, Ghana on Sunday to start her African tour. She said she was looking forward to cementing further the “very important relationship and friendship between the people of the United States and those who live on the continent of Africa.” Kamala told the enthusiastic crowd cheering her upon arrival at the Kotoka International Airport that, “I’m very excited about the future of Africa. I’m very excited about the impact of the future of Africa on the rest of the world, including the United States of America.” The US vice president added, “When I look at what is happening on this continent and the fact that the median age is 19 years old and what that tells us about the growth of opportunity, of innovation and of possibilities, I see in all of that great opportunity, not only for the people of this continent but the people of the world.” According to her, there is a l...