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A US judge has issued a temporary halt to the deportation of visa holders or refugees stranded at airports following President Trump’s executive order. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a case in response to the order issued on Friday. The group estimates that between 100 and 200 people are being detained at airports or in transit. Thousands of people have been protesting at US airports over Mr Trump’s clampdown on immigration. His executive order halted the entire US refugee programme and also instituted a 90-day travel ban for nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.…

The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress suspects COP Patrick Timbilla was sacrificed to cover others in a rather murky police recruitment scandal. Over hundred thousand cedis was involved in the yet biggest recruitment scandal to have rocked the Ghana Police Service in recent years with the involvement of a high profile officer. After two years of investigations, the police administration sacked the former Director General in-charge of Human Resources at the Ghana Police Service, COP Patrick Timbilla for his alleged role in the recruitment scam. He was interdicted after briefly being placed under house arrest when…

Members of the Ghana Association for the Study of Liver and Digestive Diseases are advocating a nationwide campaign to increase public awareness on Hepatitis. Interacting with TV3 after a one-day training workshop for health experts on the hepatitis B, the national president of the association, Dr Mary Yeboah  Afihene, said only a few of the estimated 10-15 percent of Ghanaian adults with chronic hepatitis are aware of their condition. Hepatitis B patients contract the disease before age five but detection and treatment could delay after extensive damage has been done to the liver. The workshop was attended by health experts from…

Connect 97.1 FM, a renowned radio station in Takoradi, and a Media General brand, has launched its maiden edition of Love Connection that seeks to reward married couples as part of the upcoming Valentine’s Day celebrations on 14th February 2017. The program is opened to married couples who have been married for a year and above. Participants are expected to fill a form and submit it by February 1, 2017 where 10 of them would be shortlisted for the programme. The 10 lucky couples will then engage in a competition which includes “knowing you, knowing me [TANGO] Our story, and general…

Before you leave this earth, what do you leave behind? What do you want people to remember you for after you’ve passed away? What is your legacy and how will it benefit future generations? A legacy is a gift you leave behind without expecting anything in return. It may not always be tangible; its resting place is in the minds of people. Legacies vary according to what one perceives to be important. One can choose to engage in a charitable course, like advocating and funding cancer awareness or building a business to serve as a positive force in the community. Legacies don’t…

Before you leave this earth, what do you leave behind? What do you want people to remember you for after you’ve passed away? What is your legacy and how will it benefit future generations? A legacy is a gift you leave behind without expecting anything in return. It may not always be tangible; its resting place is in the minds of people. Legacies vary according to what one perceives to be important. One can choose to engage in a charitable course, like advocating and funding cancer awareness or building a business to serve as a positive force in the community. Legacies don’t…

The Ashanti Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service is targeting a 60 percent reduction in fire incidents by the close of 2017. Though the region recorded one hundred and one (101) fire incidents less in January this year as compared to the same period in 2016 (196), the rate according to the regional fire commander DCFO Semekor Fiadzo is still alarming. The Command has therefore stepped up its public fire education, especially in slum areas, to minimize the incidents of domestic, commercial, bush and vehicular fires. The Ashanti region recorded about eight fire incidents in slum areas within…

A year after being shocked by Angelique Kerber, Serena Williams reasserted herself at the top of women’s tennis by winning the private battle with her sister. The younger sibling both returned to world No 1 and moved ahead of Steffi Graf’s total of 22 Grand Slam titles when she subdued her beloved Venus 6-4, 6-4 in 82 minutes. Unlike 12 months ago it was not a classic contest, with the most riveting drama being in the early stages when the eventual champion struggled to keep her calm in the face of a spirited challenge. For Serena it was a seventh…

PORT-GENTIL, Gabon — Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant believes the club has suffered for its revolving door policy in changing coaches so regularly and insists they lack identity. Grant, now manager of Ghana, took the Blues to the Champions League final after replacing Jose Mourinho in 2007 but was sacked soon after and, since then, the club have had 11 different men in charge on either a temporary or permanent basis — with Antonio Conte taking over this summer. “I think the problem is that Chelsea don’t have an identity of how they play,” Grant told ESPN FC at Ghana’s…

Electrical energy constitutes the third energy source after wood fuel and petroleum in the country. Despite the relatively small share of electricity both in supply and demand in total energy supply and demand mix, small disruptions in the electricity sector causes serious economic challenges to the country. In fact, the electricity sector can be described as the ant that kills the elephant in us. The major reason is that, largely economic activities run on electrical energy. Solving the electrical problem has involved a lot of supply-side interventions, many of which have received negative responses from the public due to the…