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The former Western Region Coordinator of the Integrated Community Centre for Employable Skills (ICCES), Donatus Kumah, has been shot dead by armed robbers. The incident happened on Saturday dawn at his residence at Anaji Queen of Peace in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region. According to the stepson of the deceased, Theophilus Cromwell Tony, at about 3am he heard a gunshot from his father’s room. While running towards the room he said he saw the shadow of the assailant who was escaping from the scene, only to meet Donatus Kumah staggering out of his room with blood oozing from…

Seven beauty queens are set to battle it out for the maiden Miss Tema Homowo as the metropolis marks 60 years of resettlement. The Miss Tema Homowo 2019 beauty pageant was put together by Menscourt Entertainments with the aim of empowering young ladies in Tema and its environs. It is also seen as a way of educating the masses on Ga Dangme Tradition. The much anticipated event is scheduled for Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the Naval Base, Junior Officers Mess at Tema Newtown in the evening. The contest was not limited to only women in Tema or the Ga’s…

A six-year-old YouTube star known in Burundi for his popular comedy sketches has died of malaria, his manager says. Darcy Irakoze, known as Kacaman, was a primary school pupil who performed online and in theatres. He contracted malaria on Wednesday and died one day later. Malaria has killed over 1,800 people in Burundi this year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More than five million cases have been recorded in the country since January. Darcy last performed on 2 August with Kigingi, a popular Burundian comedian, and was scheduled to perform in another comedy event organised by Kigingi. Kigingi…

A heated debate about market stalls was disrupted by a foul smell and furious finger-pointing at a Kenyan regional assembly on Wednesday, local reports say. “Honourable Speaker, one of us has polluted the air and I know who it is,” Julius Gaya reportedly told Homa Bay county assembly. But the member he accused of farting is said to have replied: “I am not the one. I cannot do such a thing in front of my colleagues.” Hoping to clear the air, the assembly’s Speaker Edwin Kakach then instructed members to step outside and take a break from the chamber. Reports…

Charismatic Ghanaian actor, turned politician, John Dumelo, says it would be “unfair” for him to bow out of the movie industry if he enters parliament. The political aspirant who is eyeing the National Democratic Congress seat for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency held that it was acting that made him who he is today. In an interview on TV3 NewDay on Friday, Dumelo contended that there were so many parliamentarians who were still practicing law or medicine. “Of course there will be one or two times where I will still offer advice in the acting industry, maybe I can still…

A total of 1,719 vehicles that were confiscated by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) between 2015 and 2017, and auctioned by the authority cannot be accounted for, the 2018 Auditor-General’s Report has revealed. Additionally, the report indicated that while GRA officials provided information on just 669 of the vehicles, there was no ample proof of the exact amount that was accrued to the state from the auction of those vehicles. A Deputy Auditor-General at the Central Government Audit Department of the Audit Service, Mr George Swanzy Winful, who made a presentation at a media briefing on…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared Monday, August 12, 2019 as a public holiday. This is because Sunday 11th August, 2019 which marks Eid-ul-Adha, is a statutory Public Holiday. A statement issued on Thursday by Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior,  explained, “in view of the fact that 11th August, 2019 falls on a Sunday, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana has by Executive Instrument (E.I), declared Monday 12th August, 2019 as an additional Public Holiday to be observed as such throughout the country.” Eid al-Adha, also called the “Festival of the Sacrifice”, is the…

The executive committee members of the leading media conglomerate, Media General, on Wednesday paid official visit to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The visit was to officially inform the Asantehene about the launch of Akoma FM, Onua TV and Ghana’s Most Beautiful in Kumasi over the weekend. The program dubbed “Kumasi Invasion” is slated for Saturday 10 August and Sunday August 11 respectively. The Media General group can boast of brands such as TV3, MG Digital (3news.com), 3FM 92.7, Onua 95.1FM, Connect 97.1FM, Akoma 87.9FM, Onua TV and Adesa Productions Limited (APL). The team led by the Group CEO Beatrice…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has warned all social media marketing agencies advertising sales of all kinds of unregistered medical devices, food and products, whether imported or locally manufactured to desist from the practice. It noted that the act contravened the Public Health Act 2012, (Act 851) which empowered the Authority to test and approve drug, food, medical devices, household chemicals, tobacco and tobacco products, amongst others before being sold on the market. The FDA stated that “a person shall not advertise a drug, a herbal medicinal product, cosmetic, medical device, or household chemical substance to the general public…

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched a dual purpose EMV and financial inclusion payment card in Accra. Known as the Gh Dual Card, the new product, being rolled out by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS), is a two-in-one payment card that has both the e-zwich and gh-link applications. It can therefore be used either as e-zwich, gh-link or both as desired on payment platforms. According to officials of GhIPPS, the card has been designed to give cardholders access to both funds on their e-zwich cards and in their bank accounts at the same time,…