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The Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament on Thursday had a closed-door meeting with the Foreign Minister to address foreign policy issues including those affecting Ghanaians abroad. Specific issues discussed in the meeting were the deportation of Ghanaian immigrants from the United States and the Nigeria kidnapper who was arrested with a Ghanaian passport. Briefing the media after the meeting, Chairman of the Committee Patrick Boamah expressed satisfaction with the outcome. “We had a discussion with the Foreign Minister on the deportation of Ghanaians and also the kidnapper, Evans. We were very satisfied with the answers given by the minister,” he…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings turned 70 years on Thursday, June 22. As part of his platinum anniversary celebration, the retired flight lieutenant was gifted a 1993 Chevrolet Corvette car. It seems the former head of state relished the gift as he posed just beside it. Source: 3news.com|Ghana Follow @3Newsgh

The maiden edition of the ‘war’ to find out who cooks the best Jollof in West Africa has been scheduled to come off on Republic Day, July 1. Dubbed ‘Jollof War’, the inaugural edition will be contested for by Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. The event will be under the auspices of 3FM 92.7. Jollof is a popular West African rice dish and there has been argument – especially between Ghanaians and Nigerians – as to who cooks the best Jollof. ‘Jollof War’ will be an annual event with a purpose to celebrate the cultural and culinary diversity of Africa. In…

The Ministry of Health has been advised to increase its surveillance at all levels over a strange disease that has already killed 11 persons in Liberia. A letter written by the Ministry to heads of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) warned all and sundry to be alert over the disease. The symptoms reported by victims are mainly headache, weakness, diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pains and mental confusion. Another letter sighted by 3news.com and written by the Ghana Immigration Service to the Ministry of Interior said the initial tests conducted ruled out the disease being Ebola. “Health authorities were made aware of…

All Kenyan schoolgirls are to get free sanitary pads, the government has said. It is hoped the move will improve access to education in a country where many cannot afford sanitary products like pads and tampons. According to the UN’s education agency, one in 10 girls in sub-Saharan Africa misses school during their period. Some girls reportedly lose 20% of their education for this reason, making them more likely to drop out of school altogether. The amendment to the education act, signed into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta this week, states “free, sufficient and quality sanitary towels” must be provided…

As part of the 70th birthday celebration of former President Jerry John Rawlings, Former President John Dramani Mahama has wished him a happy anniversary. He wished him in a tweet on Thursday. Wishing President Rawlings a happy 70th Birthday. —John & Lordina Mahama. pic.twitter.com/qxfsLZbiKs — John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) June 22, 2017 Flight Lieutenant (rtd) Rawlings was born on June 22, 1947 to Victoria Agbotui and James John Ramsey, a chemist from the United Kingdom. He is the Founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), a party led to the polls on two occasions by John Dramani Mahama. Mr Rawlings…

Do you need any Ghanaian movies to buy at a very cheap price? Then get yourself a storage device such as flash drives or external hard drive and have as low as GH¢0.50 and you can get a full Ghanaian movie to buy. Get to Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Kaneshie, Madina, Kasoa, Accra Central etc and you can see young men in broad day light selling and downloading locally produced movies from their laptops to people who come there to purchase movies onto their storage devices. All you need is to mention the name of the movie you want, with a…

Eight persons are still on the wanted list of the Ghana Police Service, in connection with the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region. In a statement on Wednesday, the police called for public assistance to arrest the persons at large. On Wednesday, 32 out of 56 arrested persons were put before an Accra District Court. They are to reappear on Wednesday, July 6. READ: Maj. Mahama’s murder: Court frees 26; 32 to stand trial Twenty-six were discharged pending further investigations. Among the 26 were five persons from the Volta Region who told TV3’s Komla…

The Central Region Organiser of the 31st December Women’s Movement is cautioning members of the public not to engage in any business with Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings as she has overstayed her tenure as President. Aba Edusah also cautioned the public against doing business with Caridem Development Company, a subsidiary of the Movement. “We therefore caution any person or entity who has transacted any business on behalf of Caridem Development Company and 31st DWM with Dr Mrs Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, that they have done so at their own risk,” she said in an address in the Central Region on…

Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has dismissed suggestions by the Minority in Parliament that government is unfairly treating cocoa farmers in the face of a decline in international prices. At a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, Minority Spokesperson on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Eric Opoku demanded immediate usage of the Cocoa Stabilisation Fund created under John Dramani Mahama. But in a response, Cocobod said the Fund was established in the 2007/2008 cocoa season and just as it was activated in 2014, it will be activated this year though there is a long-term vision between Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire to…