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Five years after being diagnosed with Glaucoma, veteran Ghanaian Actor William Addo is still battling the condition. Frustrated at the turn of events, the actor, who is at the point of going completely blind, is seeking treatment from a Mankessim herbalist to regain his sight. TV3’s Owusu Worae has the rest of the story. Source: 3news.com|Ghana

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will handpick a parliamentary candidate for the Ahanta West Constituency of the Western Region for the 2020 parliamentary election. The decision, which has been endorsed by the National Executive Committee, became necessary following the untimely demise of the elected parliamentary candidate, George Kwame Aboagye. Mr. Kwame Aboagye, who served as the Member of Parliament for Ahanta West from 2012 to 2016, contested and won the party’s primaries to contest in the 2020 parliamentary elections. His demise has, however, created a vacancy which needs to be filled. Speaking on the Wednesday, February 26 edition of Connect…

“Finish university at 23. Get a decent job at 25. Get married at 26. Have children at 27.” The above is a perfect illustration of the timelines many give themselves at a certain stage in their lives. Even though these self-made deadlines sometimes are met, one puts undue pressure on themselves when they are not, especially when it comes to marriage. The theme of Kobina Ansah’s new play is not only thought-provoking but also very timely – Man’s deadline is not God’s deadline. He adds, “Man has his timelines but God has the clock.” The ‘The Mirror’ columnist is known…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding an explanation to the ongoing erratic power supply in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region. According to the party, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has failed to explain why the metropolis has been experiencing irregular power supply for the past month. “We are dismayed that ECG has not been able to explain to residents and businesses in Sekondi-Takoradi why their lights go off unannounced and at periods when they need power the most. What we have realized is that minutes before the light goes off, you will see some hurriedly written…

Media General, Ghana’s leading Media Company which owns and operates some of the industry’s leading platforms, has launched this year’s edition of its annual Ghana Month campaign. The month-long campaign is scheduled for March 2020 to primarily project the country and also celebrate indigenous Ghanaian products, services and heritage. The focus of this year’s campaign is to encourage people to patronize locally made products. Commenting on the rationale behind the campaign, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Media General, Beatrice Agyemang Abbey, reiterated Media General’s position as a wholly owned Ghanaian business, which has been championing the promotion of local…

Acting Executive Director of Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Dr. Emmanuel Nii Tackie-Otoo has stated that his outfit is embarking on massive rehabilitation of diseased and unproductive cocoa farms in the Western North and Eastern cocoa regions. The effort is to treat Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD) endemic farms. He made the statement when he addressed a gathering of the management of CHED and some chainsaw contractors at the Bunso Cocoa College in the Eastern Region. Dr. Tackie-Otoo added that the programme is being expanded to the Western South and Volta Cocoa regions…

Ghanaian Charles Owusu Boamah is leaving the African Development Bank after 23 years of serving the institution. “Twenty-three years is not a trivial number of years to spend in an institution. You’ve been a pillar of this institution. You’ve done very well.” It is with those words that the Executive Director for Nigeria and São Tomé and Príncipe, Bright Okogu, also Dean of the Board of directors of the African Development Bank, commended the outgoing Senior Vice President, Charles Boamah. “You are going to leave large pair of shoes to be filled… On behalf of the Bank, I wish to say that…

The Western Region Dispatch Center of the Ghana Ambulance Service has, so far, recorded 40 calls since the arrival of the constituency ambulances. Out of the number, five of them were prank calls. According to the regional Administrator of the Ghana Ambulance Service, Frank Manu, majority of the emergency calls came from the district hospitals. “In actual sense because of the five prank calls, we have been able to effectively respond to 35 cases. They included inter-hospital transfers which are in the majority, domestic and Road Traffic Accidents,” Mr Manu explained. “Three are Road Traffic Accidents and about five from…

Government has assured the police and other security agencies that their pension scheme, CAP 30, has and will not been withdrawn. This comes in the wake of a publication making rounds that the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has directed the withdrawal of the scheme. A release issued on Wednesday, February 26 by a Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide, said the “false” and “maliciously fabricated” story was aimed at courting disaffection for the government. “Government by this release, reiterates its position that it has not and does not intend to withdraw CAP 30 Pension Scheme or any Pension…

Ghana’s senior national female team, the Black Queens, has been invited to play in the Turkish Women’s Cup tournament in Turkey next month. As part of the preparation, the Black Queens management team has decided to camp the players a day before the tournament. The Turkish Women’s Cup is a yearly tournament which invites other countries to participate for the ultimate winner. This year’s edition will be the fourth time in a row. This year’s edition will include the senior women’s team as invited guests to grace the competition. The tournament which begins 2nd March will end on the 11th…