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The Moroccan government supports local large-scale poultry farmers with 40 per cent of free capital investment to start their businesses. This forms part of the Moroccan Green Plan Project to empower farmers to permanently prevent importation of poultry products into the country and make that business competitive. This initiative Ghanaian poultry farmers on an educational tour in Casablanca and Rabat, the capital of Morocco, wants adopted. They made this known to TV3’s Josephine Antwi-Adjei during a tour to the Ben Cherki Farms at El Jadida, Casablanca. Ben Cherki Farms is the largest farm in Casablanca with over 18 branches spread…

The mayor of a small town in Bolivia has been attacked by opposition protesters who dragged her through the streets barefoot, covered her in red paint and forcibly cut her hair. Patricia Arce of the governing Mas party was handed over to police in Vinto after several hours. It is the latest in a series of violent clashes between government supporters and opponents in the wake of controversial presidential elections. At least three people have died so far. What happened? A group of anti-government protesters was blocking a bridge in Vinto, a small town in Cochabamba province in central Bolivia,…

The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat in partnership with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is sponsoring 2018 National Best farmers in a week-long training tour to Casablanca, Morocco. The programme is aimed at enhancing the capacity of participating farmers and also engaging them to modern forms of farming as well as business opportunities and collaboration. The awardees are expected to engage in series of activities including visit farms and factories. In an interview, the National Coordinator at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Philip Osei Nkrumah, said the programme demonstrates government commitment to build the capacity of farmers. He stressed: “It…

Four persons were on Wednesday grabbed by authorities of the Ghana Highway Authority following a swift operation on the George W. Bush Highway. The four were illegally removing the median on the highway, popularly known as the N1 Highway. Upon arrest, they produced a letter purportedly granted by the Authority giving them permission to replace the median with new wires under a project in collaboration with Wire Weaving Industries Ghana Limited. The wire company is said to provide new coated wire mesh for the new median. But officials from the Authority at the scene said the letter was fake. The…

The Head of Shippers Services and Trade Facilitation at the Ghana Shippers Authority, Naa Densua Aryeetey, has been re-elected to a third term as an Executive Committee member of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (Wista). She has, by that, been also re-elected as the chair for African region. By her role, Naa Densua Aryeetey has successfully facilitated development and collaboration throughout the Africa region and re-activation of Wista with Africa. “My re-election as the chair of the African region is a testament of the work Wista international is doing in Africa, reaching out to women in Maritme and trade,”…

A number of students in three senior high schools have been infected with flu suspected to be H3N2 in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. The affected schools are Legacy Girls Senior High school, a private school, Krobo Girls Senior High school and Akuse Methodist Senior High Technical School. The students are receiving healthcare at health facilities in the enclave, 3news.com has gathered. The students are reported to have complained of fever and continuous headache as they reported in numbers to hospitals in the enclave over the week. Officials from the Eastern Regional Health Directorate and the…

TV3’s Grace Hammoah Asare is one of 30 alumni of the Ghana Institute of Jornalism (GIJ) honoured at the 4th edition of the GIJ Eminence Awards. She was recognized for how fast she has risen in her chosen field, especially with news anchoring, presentation and reporting, after just a year. The award comes six months after she was adjudged Best Female Newsreader in Accra at the 2019 edition of the Foklex Media Awards. Grace Hammoah Asare and the 29 other alumni of GIJ below 60 years were celebrated for their various contributions in their respective fields in the country. Speaking…

Newly elected Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku says he will consult all past presidents including Kwesi Nyantakyi as he takes up the new role. Kurt Okraku says he is going to count on the good counsel of all living past presidents to run his administration. The immediate past president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, resigned following an exposé by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The exposé – released in June, 2018 – also led to the dissolution of the Ghana FA and triggered a life-ban from the world-governing body of football, FIFA, on Mr Nyantakyi. The then CAF First Vice President…

rin South Africa’s Springboks produced an outstanding performance in Yokohama, Japan to emerge 2019 Rugby World Cup champions. They beat England 32-12 in the final on Saturday for their 3rd title. The Africans first won the Webb Ellis Cup in 1995. Exactly 12 years later, they won their second. Coincidentally, their third title comes exactly 12 years after the second. Captain Siya Kolisi in his post-match interview said they played their hearts out for the people of South Africa. Source: 3news.com|Ghana