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Pupils of Tsledom Basic School and residents in the lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region have received 17,000-cedi water facility and a polytank from a philanthropist and the Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA). The polytank, to be used by the school to harvest rainwater for hand washing, was donated by JICA. The pupils and resident of Tsledom, who hitherto resorted to untreated water for drinking and domestic chores, have now been provided with a borehole by a philanthropist, Madam Mercy Tettey. The borehole will be serviced and maintained for free for the next five years. She said she…

Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta is leading Ghana’s delegation to the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank group (WBG) to be held in Washington DC, USA. The Meetings are scheduled to be held from Monday to Sunday, October 20. The Meetings of the boards of governors of IMF and WBG bring together ministers of finance, central bankers, and development partners, parliamentarians, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organizations, and academics to discuss issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty eradication, economic development, and aid effectiveness. Also featured are seminars, regional…

Second year Senior High School students placed on the Gold Track would no longer go to school on October 15, 2019, the Ghana Education Service has announced. This is because GES has rescheduled the re-opening date to November 12, 2019 “This means that form 2 Gold students are to report for the 1st semester of the 2019/2020 academic year on 12th November 2019 for academic work to begin,” a statement signed by the GES Head of Public Relations Unit, Casandra Twum Ampofo has said. The decision, the GES explained, was arrived at during a joint meeting between the Management of…

The 2020 edition of The Spelling Bee competition has been officially launched at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. Speaking at the launch, organizers announced that the grande finale of the competition will also take place at the Manhyia Palace under the auspices of the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Charity Foundation. Delivering a speech on behalf of HRH Lady Julia Osei Tutu, wife of the Asantehene, the Amakomhene, Nana Adu Asare, said, “it is our honour and pleasure to host and welcome the National Finalists of The Spelling Bee 2020 here in our culturally rich city of Kumasi in February 2020.”…

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Media General, Beatrice Agyemang Abbey, has been honoured for identifying, nurturing and empowering female media personalities at the Africa Professionals Awards 2019 in Accra. The award creates an avenue for students in second cycle institutions to interact with top personalities in the media industry. In commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child, the Africa Professionals Awards celebrated Mrs. Agyemang Abbey for her contribution towards supporting young women in the media. TV3 news anchor Portia Gabor, who picked the award on behalf of the Media General CEO, underscored the need for every girl…

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Media General, Beatrice Agyemang Abbey, has been honoured for identifying, nurturing and empowering female media personalities at the Africa Professionals Awards 2019 in Accra. The award creates an avenue for students in second cycle institutions to interact with top personalities in the media industry. In commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child, the Africa Professionals Awards celebrated Mrs. Agyemang Abbey for her contribution towards supporting young women in the media. TV3 news anchor Portia Gabor, who picked the award on behalf of the Media General CEO, underscored the need for every girl…

The Electoral Commission (EC) will from October 25 begin receiving applications for transfer of votes and voting by proxy ahead of the December referendum. A statement from the EC Monday said those who transferred their votes to enable them vote in the 2018 referendum on the creation of new regions will have to go through the process of transferring their votes again as the 2018 transfers were temporal. Also, all security personnel who previously registered in the districts they reside are to contact the EC district offices for a transfer of their votes to enable them vote in the special…

Three Media General journalists have won the ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ media recognition Awards – picking up the first three positions. This is an international laurel that honours outstanding reportage on infertility issues. TV3’s Adwoa Adobea-Owusu, Portia Gabor, and Esi Benewaa Otoo beat off competition from broadcast journalists from across Africa to  grab the top spots in the multimedia category. The initiative by Merck Foundation, a global philanthropic organisation, which is fighting infertility stigma in society, is to recognise and honour journalists whose reportage is helping to increase awareness on infertility, break its stigma and emphasise the need to change…

ECOWAS countries will from January 2020 scrap international roaming charges for its citizens travelling within the region as part of efforts to promote regional integration and economic development. This means all ECOWAS citizens traveling within the region will from January 1 next year experience no international roaming tariffs but roam at local rates. Minister of Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful who announced this Monday at the government’s Meet-The-Press series said all ECOWAS countries were working to put in place the necessary legal and administrative framework by December 31, 2019. “Due to the high cost of roaming charges, many people currently practice ‘plastic’…

ECOWAS countries will from January 2020 scrap international roaming charges for its citizens travelling within the region as part of efforts to promote regional integration and economic development. This means all ECOWAS citizens traveling within the region will from January 1 next year experience no international roaming tariffs but roam at local rates. Minister of Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful who announced this Monday at the government’s Meet-The-Press series said all ECOWAS countries were working to put in place the necessary legal and administrative framework by December 31, 2019. “Due to the high cost of roaming charges, many people currently practice ‘plastic’…