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The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has reached its knock-out stage with the first of eight matches scheduled to be played on Saturday. It will be an encounter between Group C winners France and Group D runners-up Argentina. That match will be played at the Kazan Arena in Kazan. The two sides have had contrasting runs in this year’s tournament with the 1998 champions not having lost any match so far. The Argentines, on the other hand, have picked every result to have in the sport – draw, win and loss. La Albiceleste with Lionel Messi as captain drew…

On Thursday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released the eighteenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The report assesses the efforts of governments around the world to fight human trafficking, including in the United States. This year’s TIP Report notes the Government of Ghana’s increased efforts to combat human trafficking in 2017, including implementing a national anti-trafficking plan, prosecuting and convicting an increased number of labor and sex traffickers, and increasing cooperation across anti-trafficking government agencies. Additionally, Ghana adopted procedures to identify and refer trafficking victims to necessary services and supported a range of anti-trafficking awareness raising activities. Although…

Ed Sheeran is being sued for $100m (£76.4m) for allegedly copying parts of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On. It’s alleged the singer ripped off sections of the 1973 classic for his number one hit Thinking Out Loud. Legal documents in the US allege it copies “the melody, rhythms, harmonies, drums, bass line, backing chorus, tempo, syncopation and looping”. Ed has already faced legal action over the same track – and has always denied the allegations. This new claim has been filed by a company called Structured Asset Sales – which owns part of the copyright of Gaye’s song. https://youtu.be/lp-EO5I60KA…

Former Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) Charlotte Osei has poured her sorrows out in mourning the death of the immediate past Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur. Taking to Instagram on Friday morning, Mrs Osei said: “The former Vice President was a gentleman among gentlemen, always dignified and respectful of all others, regardless of their stature in life”. Mr Amissah-Arthur passed away Friday morning at the 37 Military Hospital, where he was rushed to after collapsing at a gym. The news comes to overshadow one that got the nation talking the previous night: the removal of Mrs Osei…

Barely a day after the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Charlotte Osei, and two other commissioners, Georgina Opoku Amankwaah and Dr Amadu Sulley, were removed from office, the report of the Chief Justice Committee that recommended the action has been intercepted by 3news.com. The Committee was set up to look into allegations of corruption contained in a petition filed by Forson Ampofo and others. Find the 54-page report of the Committee here Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

The Ghana Ports and Harbor Authority (GPHA) has reprimanded a security officer, who allegedly accepted an unofficial gift while on duty at the Tema Port after a video of the incident was published on Klarity.org, an online platform collaborating with the Tiger Eye Foundation. “We are positive about the professional management and response from GPHA for standing up against misconduct,” said Anas Aremeyaw Anas of Tiger Eye Foundation. “Officials who take action and enforce the codes of ethics of public institutions should be applauded.” In June, 2017, a port security official was caught on camera allegedly accepting what he called…

The Global Aid for Marginalized Ghana in partnership with Mamprobi Church of Christ has brought smiles to some persons living with disabilities (PWDs) in the country under the Ghana Literacy Entrepreneurial and Industrialization Programme for Persons With Disabilities. The move is geared towards equipping them with the needed skills and establishing them in businesses. This according to the project owner will help them make a living and become self-sufficient so they do not become societal burden in the future. The three-day programme by Global Aid For the Marginalized saw an intensive industrial training of PWDs in margarine, sugar, Gari, Olonka, groundnut, bread,…

England will face Colombia in the last 16 of the World Cup after a spectacular strike by Adnan Januzaj ensured Belgium finished top of Group G. Gareth Southgate made eight changes from England’s win against Panama, while opposite number Roberto Martinez made nine alterations – proving victory was not exactly the top priority as the tournament moves towards the knockout phase. That was illustrated by a largely mediocre, lifeless encounter in Kaliningrad that was settled by Januzaj’s goal six minutes after the break, the former Manchester United attacker cutting inside before curling a left-foot finish high past Jordan Pickford. England…

Award-wining TV show Celebrity Fanzone held its 2nd edition of the campus town hall meeting at the Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School last weekend, as part of the school’s 80th anniversary celebrations. Chantelle Asante and Akosua Hanson, regular hosts of the show, played host to celebrity guest and ‘old boy’ Jay-so, and Dr Senyo, a Ghanaian medical practitioner, who is also an alumnus. The event focused on the theme: ‘A step into Manhood…Let’s talk grooming.’ Presbyterian Boys Senior high School (PRESEC)  launched its 80th anniversary in February with a call on society and past students to come together to celebrate…