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The Government of the People’s Republic of China has through its Ministry of Commerce sponsored the training of 20 Ghanaians drawn from the Ministry of Energy, its agencies and students on a 21-day seminar on Development and Management of Oil and Gas for Ghana. The training seminar organized by the Jiangxi College of Foreign Studies in China is to enhance the knowledge of the participants in oil and gas and its related activities. At the opening of the seminar at the Yao Lake Pearl Hotel at Nanchang in the Jiangxi Province in China, the Director of the Foreign Economic Cooperation…

The Managing Director of the Accra Digital Centre, Mr. Kofi Ofosu Nkansah has been given the Young Public Sector CEO of the Year award at the 2019 Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards which took place at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra from 23rd to 24th October, 2019. This follows the receipt of the International Telecommunication Union – ITU’s Global Ecosystem Best Practice Award by the Centre at the 2019 ITU Telecom World in Budapest, Hungary in September 2019. The Accra Digital Centre has seen transformation under the leadership of Mr. Ofosu Nkansah, who is the first MD of…

Ghana National Gas Company Limited has assured that, barring any unforeseen circumstance, it will meet its deadline and start supplying gas to the Karpowership by the 31st of October, 2019. Speaking to journalists in Takoradi, on Saturday, the Head of Corporate Affairs of the gas company, Ernest Owusu Bempah disclosed that 98% of work is currently complete with neutralizing and clearing the pipelines through testing and commissioning being undertaken. “Purging is currently ongoing. Nitrogen is being pushed through the pipelines to clear it and to check for leakages. When this is done, then we are sorted.” He stated, “Apart from…

Ghana National Gas Company Limited has assured that, barring any unforeseen circumstance, it will meet its deadline and start supplying gas to the Karpowership by the 31st of October, 2019. Speaking to journalists in Takoradi, on Saturday, the Head of Corporate Affairs of the gas company, Ernest Owusu Bempah disclosed that 98% of work is currently complete with neutralizing and clearing the pipelines through testing and commissioning being undertaken. “Purging is currently ongoing. Nitrogen is being pushed through the pipelines to clear it and to check for leakages. When this is done, then we are sorted.” He stated, “Apart from…

The lane from the Peduase Lodge to Ayi Mensah on the Accra-Aburi Road has been closed to vehicular traffic. The Ghana Highway Authority announced the closure Sunday following landslide on Sunday. The Authority says its assessment shows possibility of the rocks falling further on the slope. Meanwhile, the Ayi Mensah to Aburi-bound double carriageway has been turned into a single carriageway which will be open to traffic. “The Peduase Lodge to Ayi Mensah section of the road has suffered some slope failures and rock fall which invariably affect the existing highway. “The slope has been assessed to have potential for…

Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and Sahel, has proposed the establishment of a Dagbon Peace Committee to work with other interest groups to respond to threats to peace in the area before they degenerate into conflicts. He said membership of the proposed Dagbon Peace Committee should be broad and include all sections and segments of people including women, the youth and all communities within the Kingdom to promote unity. Dr Ibn Chambas made the proposal when he delivered a lecture in Tamale on Saturday on the…

Wales missed out on a first World Cup final in gut-wrenching fashion as Handre Pollard’s 76th-minute penalty snatched victory for South Africa in a gripping semi-final to set up a showdown against England. The first half was a war of attrition, three Pollard penalties giving the Springboks a 9-6 lead as they sought to overpower Wales up front and kick them into submission. Dan Biggar dragged Wales level with a penalty early in the second half, but then Damian de Allende burst through the Welsh defensive line to put South Africa 16-9 ahead. Wales sensed they had to go for…

Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku, President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has acknowledged the congratulatory message of the President of the Republic, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo following his victory at yesterday’s keenly contested election. Mr Kurt was endorsed by 93 delegates after the third round of voting with his closest contender George Afriyie having pulled out and conceding defeat after the second round of voting. A press statement signed by Mr Kurt Okraku acknowledged the massive congratulatory message received from Ghanaians across the world. “I am humbled and overwhelmed by the outpouring of congratulatory messages on my election…

In April 1997 a woman dressed in a nurse’s uniform walked out of a Cape Town hospital carrying a three-day-old baby taken from the maternity ward as the baby’s mother lay sleeping. It was only by chance, 17 years later, that the stolen child discovered her true identity. It was the first day of term at Zwaanswyk High School in Cape Town and the beginning of Miché Solomon’s final year. And that January day in 2015, 17-year-old Miché was mobbed by other students excitedly telling her about the new girl, Cassidy Nurse, who was three years younger but looked almost…

In April 1997 a woman dressed in a nurse’s uniform walked out of a Cape Town hospital carrying a three-day-old baby taken from the maternity ward as the baby’s mother lay sleeping. It was only by chance, 17 years later, that the stolen child discovered her true identity. It was the first day of term at Zwaanswyk High School in Cape Town and the beginning of Miché Solomon’s final year. And that January day in 2015, 17-year-old Miché was mobbed by other students excitedly telling her about the new girl, Cassidy Nurse, who was three years younger but looked almost…