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It wasn’t until right at the very end, as the last stragglers of the Leicester side were making their way off the field after their 2-1 win against Burnley, that Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha gave himself away. Up to that point, 34-year-old ‘Top’, as he is affectionately known, had been a restrained presence in the directors’ box. He shook scores of hands before the game as supporters picked him out and offered their best wishes. There was a punch of the air after Youri Tielemans had scored what turned out to be the winner, and another as the Leicester players celebrated a…

Government has directed all metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives to organise meet-the-press in their areas to propagate government flagship programmes. The directive was given by the Information Ministry through the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. It explained the directive is to ensure that development communication plays a major role in the national agenda. A wireless message from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development asked all regional ministers across the country to ensure the MMDCEs hold the media engagement between October 23 and October 25. The MMDCEs have been asked to give “account of development projects…

Government has written to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) seeking approval to use restricted tender process to find a new concessionaire to replace Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited. A termination of the PDS-ECG concession agreement is set to be announced by the government this week following PDS’ failure to fulfil all the condition precedent of the deal which took effect on March 1, 2019. President Nana Akufo-Addo at a meeting with the MCC in New York on September 23 informed the US organisation of his government’s decision to terminate the PDS agreement and indicated a replacement will be found…

Government has written to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) seeking approval to use restricted tender process to find a new concessionaire to replace Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited. A termination of the PDS-ECG concession agreement is set to be announced by the government this week following PDS’ failure to fulfil all the condition precedent of the deal which took effect on March 1, 2019. President Nana Akufo-Addo at a meeting with the MCC in New York on September 23 informed the US organisation of his government’s decision to terminate the PDS agreement and indicated a replacement will be found…

A tree has fallen on two Range Managers of the Forestry Commission who were returning to their base after rescuing some colleagues involved in an accident at Begoro in the Eastern Region. Saviour Attu and Prince Obeng Kwarteng who were riding on a motorbike sustained various degrees of injuries and are currently on admission at the Eastern Regional Hospital where one of them has undergone surgery. A rainstorm reportedly caused a tree along the road they were travelling to fall on them on October 14, trapping them in the process. Distress call According reports, a vehicle crossed some members of…

Three people have been killed by a fire inside a supermarket in Santiago during a second night of protests in Chile. Two died at the scene and the other died after being taken to hospital, mayor Karla Rubilar told reporters. President Sebastián Piñera has suspended a rise in metro fares that sparked the protests, but unrest has continued despite the announcement. Soldiers and tanks were deployed after the government declared a state of emergency and imposed a night curfew. The protests have broadened to reflect general discontent about the high cost of living in one of Latin America’s most stable…

Acting General Secretary of the People’s National Convention, Jacob Amoako, is calling for immediate investigations into allegations that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is training thugs at Asutuare to cause confusion in the 2020 general elections. Former President John Dramani Mahama alleged that the NPP was planning to wreak havoc in the 2020 elections. At a meeting with the Ghana Journalists Association last week, Mahama claimed he has evidence that some NPP footsoldiers were being trained in batches at Asutuare in the Greater Accra Region in combat techniques among other military skills. “If you lose an election and you believe…

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has instructed the termination of government’s concession agreement with Power Distribution Services, myjoyonline has reported quoting unnamed highly placed sources. An announcement of the decision, it said, is expected in the coming days. Findings on PDS ‘fraud’ to be made public next week – Peter Amewu A termination would bring to an end, PDS’ short-lived control of the country’s electricity supply. The company was engaged in March but since its suspension on July 30, PDS had been embroiled in a corporate governance tussle among the shareholders. A Ghanaian local consortium holds the 51% of the shares while the remaining…

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has instructed the termination of government’s concession agreement with Power Distribution Services, myjoyonline has reported quoting unnamed highly placed sources. An announcement of the decision, it said, is expected in the coming days. Findings on PDS ‘fraud’ to be made public next week – Peter Amewu A termination would bring to an end, PDS’ short-lived control of the country’s electricity supply. The company was engaged in March but since its suspension on July 30, PDS had been embroiled in a corporate governance tussle among the shareholders. A Ghanaian local consortium holds the 51% of the shares while the remaining…

A portion of Aburi’s scenic highway has reopened 24 hours after a landslide blocked a portion of the busy road. The landslide was triggered by heavy rains Friday afternoon, sending mud and rocks from the Akuapim Ridge onto the road at a sharp curve between Ayi Mensah and Peduase, just about 400 metres away from the popular Peduase Lodge. The situation forced NADMO officials and police personnel to reroute traffic from Adenta towards Aburi to the other side of the dual carriage road. This caused heavy vehicular traffic Friday evening on the major road that connects Accra to the Eastern…