Author: Krobea

Women whose left index and ring fingers are different lengths are more likely to be lesbians, a study suggests. Scientists measured the fingers of 18 pairs of female identical twins, where one was straight and the other gay. On average, the lesbians, but not the straight twins, had different sized index and ring fingers, typically a male trait, but only on the left hand. This may be the result of exposure to more testosterone in the womb, the University of Essex researchers said. The scientists also measured the fingers of 14 pairs of male identical twins, where one was straight…

More than 50 people have been killed and 200 hurt after a train ran into a crowd near Amritsar in India’s northern Punjab state, police told the BBC. The victims were standing on the railway tracks watching celebrations for the Hindu festival of Dusshera, eyewitnesses told BBC Punjabi. They did not hear the train approach as they watched a firecracker-filled effigy of the demon king Ravana burn. Officials said the priority now was to take the injured to local hospitals. Footage posted to social media showed the fast-travelling train hitting the crowd. The incident happened at about 18:30 local time…

The acting General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Jacob Kwame Amoako, says the party has concluded its restructuring programme ahead of the 2020 elections. The PNC began its restructuring and reorganization in September, 2017 after setting up a three-member committee to develop an action plan for the exercise. Members of the committee were Mr Amoako, Emmanuel Wilson Jnr and David Apasera. Speaking with 3news.com on Friday, Mr Amoako explained that the party is set for a take-off after the process. “Basically, we’ve been underground trying to restructure the party, and we have gone round the whole country to…

A decision has been reached between Ghanaian clubs and the Normalisation Committee for no continental representation for 2019, 3news.com has gathered. The decision was reached on Friday when the Committee, which oversees all football activities, met the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA). The decision implies that Ghana will not send clubs for the 2018/2019 CAF Champions League and the 2018/2019 Confederation Cup. All domestic competitive football activities were suspended in June after investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas released an exposé on corruption in Ghana football. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) and its president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, were hardly hit, leading to…

The National Disaster Management Organisation (Nadmo) has mounted a 24-hour surveillance to confiscate for destruction tilapia processed into salted fish in communities along the Volta Lake in the Shai Osudoku District in the Greater Accra Region, 3news.com has gathered. This is to ensure that the fish do not find their way to homes for consumption. This comes after some fishmongers in the District smuggled poisoned stock from a quarantine zone. The large quantities of fish – said to be about 18,000 tonnes – were on a Chinese farm owned by Fujian Farms. The cause of the death has still not…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been re-appointed by the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, to serve as Co-Chair of the Eminent Group of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates for an additional two years. It will be recalled that President Akufo-Addo was first appointed as Co-Chair of the Secretary-General’s SDGs Advocates, along with Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway, in April 2017. With the mandate of the current group of Advocates ending in December, 2018, the President will continue to serve in this capacity, per the letter of invitation from the United Nations Secretary-General. The letter from…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has deferred to next year all forms of registration of new voters. This is one of the decisions taken at an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held on Thursday. The meeting was chaired by Jean Mensa, the Commission’s Chair and in attendance were all registered political parties in Ghana. The parties were represented by three members each. The meeting agreed that the second phase of the limited voters’ registration, which was held in the districts for the December 27 referendum, should continue next year. The continuous voters’ registration at all district offices of the Commission…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Sene East Constituency to give him a resounding victory in the December 7 presidential primary. He said a massive victory for him will send a strong signal to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) about the preparedness of the NDC to reclaim power. “Vote massively so that our brothers in the NPP will know that we are serious,” Mr Mahama canvassed for support at the start of his tour of the Brong Ahafo Region. The former president will be in the Region for the next…

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with support from the Swiss Government through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) on Thursday, October 18 celebrated 10 years of joint cooperation towards improving trade facilitation and quality in Ghana. The event, which took place at the Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City in Accra, brought together donor partners, UN agencies, quality and certification agencies, supported SMEs, manufacturers and other stakeholders. It also marked the support which UNIDO and SECO have given Ghana to ensure sustainable growth and development through its Trade Capacity Building…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Kenneth Ashigbey, has urged the government not to burden Ghanaians with taxes on mobile money. The CEO said government should rather encourage Ghanaians to patronize electronic cash system since it will reduce pilfering and other forms of financial malpractice. Mr. Ashigbey made the call in an interview with Onua FM’s Yen Sempa hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa while commenting on the increment of tariffs by telecommunications networks with effect from November 1, 2018. Three telecos namely AirtelTigo, MTN and Vodafone on Wednesday announced that tariffs charged for the use of…