Author: Krobea

Staff and management of Kumasi Fotostore have reached out to inmates of King Jesus Charity at Boadi in the Ashanti Region as part of their social responsibility. The move is to support the home in providing the basic needs of inmates. The home, which relies solely on public generosity for survival, provides social and educational need for street children, orphans and children from poor families. Over 200 inmates are being supported in their primary to tertiary level education. In its quest to lend a helping hand to the needy in society, Kumasi Fotostore has presented assorted items such as bags…

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National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kofi Adams has disclosed that his party wants Act 950 amended. Act 950, otherwise known as the National Identification Amendment Law 2017, is what empowers the issuance of new identity cards to Ghanaians by the National Identification Authority (NIA). The new cards, to be called Ghana Cards, were scheduled to begin being distributed on Monday, May 28 but the planned exercise was indefinitely called off. The supervising body, the NIA, has since apologise for the inability to fulfill its announcement. READ: Registration for Ghana Card suspended indefinitely after failed roll-out But concerns…

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England’s World Cup build-up continued with a friendly win over Nigeria at Wembley. Chelsea defender Gary Cahill celebrated his return to England’s squad and stepped up his claims for a starting place against Tunisia in Volgograd on 18 June by opening the scoring with a powerful header after only seven minutes. England’s total first-half domination was emphasised when captain Harry Kane scored his eighth goal in his last seven appearances six minutes before the interval when Nigeria keeper Francis Uzoho allowed his 18-yard shot to slip in. Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi gave Nigeria’s thousands of fans inside Wembley hope two minutes…

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A senior member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Kwame Jantuah, says no one can convince him the Akufo-Addo-led government will be without corruption at the end of its tenure. Mr Jantuah called it a shame how successive governments have been cited for corruption. “If this government is saying that they are fighting corruption, then at the end of their term we shouldn’t see any of their people involved in corruption.” The CPP member was contributing to discussions on TV3’s New Day on Saturday. ‘Beast called corruption’ He bemoaned the lack of political will by government-after-government to fight corruption in…

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The Director General of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Maame Yaa Tiwaah Addo Danquah, says embattled Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi has had no charges preferred against him, so far. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) clarified that the CID does not prefer charges against persons usually invited for investigation. “We don’t charge until we have finished our investigation and we are very sure of the evidence available that is enough to present somebody before a court of competent jurisdiction,” she said in a interview on TV3’s Midday Live on Saturday. She disclosed…

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Supervisors and teachers have been warned against aiding candidates in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Ashanti Regional Controller of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) Alex Boapem-Bosompem says the Council has in the last two years worked to avoid leakages of the question papers. “Some supervisors and teachers connive to aid candidates to engage in examination malpractices and this does not augur well for the students and the integrity of the examination,” said in an interview on Friday. A total of 109,942 candidates are expected to write this year’s BECE in Ashanti Region, starting Monday, June 4. The Region…

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Members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) have been asked by leadership to resume duties as their strike has been suspended. A notice released late Friday said a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed earlier in the day between the Ministry of Health and the Association “on the three key issues that compelled us to lay down our working tools”. It assured members that the roadmap to the implementation of the MOU will start on Monday. The medical laboratory scientists withdrew their services on Monday, May 28, citing discrepancies in their salaries under the Single Spine Salary…

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Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar that escaped their enclosures at a zoo in western Germany have been recaptured. The animals were found inside the zoo compound in Lünebach after a search involving a drone, officials told German media. Local residents had earlier been told to stay indoors. A bear also escaped from the privately owned Eifel zoo, but was shot dead, a local official told AFP. The animals broke out after flooding from a storm damaged their enclosures. A massive search was then launched involving police, firefighters and veterinarians. Local authorities did not give further details of the…

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Hollywood director Brian De Palma says he is writing a “horror film” script based on the Harvey Weinstein scandal. De Palma, who directed the horror movie Carrie and the crime film Scarface in the 1970s and 80s, is “following it very closely”, he told AFP news agency. Mr Weinstein has been indicted on charges of rape and other counts of sexual abuse after handing himself in to New York police last week. His lawyer has said he denies the charges against him. “I know a lot of the people involved,” De Palma, 77, said in an interview with AFP in…

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