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Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in an independence referendum in 2017. Three other defendants were found guilty of disobedience and fined, but will not serve prison sentences. The 12 politicians and activists had all denied the charges. Separatists in Catalonia were planning mass civil disobedience ahead of the verdict. Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan president who escaped trial after fleeing Spain before he could be arrested in 2017, said the sentences handed to separatist leaders of “100 years in total” were “an atrocity”.…

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.”…

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…

With 2019 declared ‘The Year of Return’ for Africans living in the Diaspora to return home, it is only right that those who are yet to visit get acquainted with some of the beautiful tourist sites in Ghana in anticipation of what awaits them. The remaining ten contestants in this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful pageant thus made it a duty to highlight some of these tourist sites scattered across all 16 regions of the country. For a change, the contestants did not have to talk about tourist sites in their respective regions as is usually the case for their weekly…

With 2019 declared ‘The Year of Return’ for Africans living in the Diaspora to return home, it is only right that those who are yet to visit get acquainted with some of the beautiful tourist sites in Ghana in anticipation of what awaits them. The remaining ten contestants in this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful pageant thus made it a duty to highlight some of these tourist sites scattered across all 16 regions of the country. For a change, the contestants did not have to talk about tourist sites in their respective regions as is usually the case for their weekly…

The Ghana’s Most Beautiful eviction sword landed on North East Region rep Yaya, Upper West Region’s Yiri and Oti Region’s Nana Sunday and the three had to bid the competition farewell. Having had eight weeks to compete for the coveted crown, car and cash, the three failed to amass the right amount of public votes and scores from the judges for survival. For Sunday night’s performance, the three gave off their best as they talked about some tourist sites in Ghana. All except Upper West’s Yiri, who missed some of her lines, got positive feedback from judges, but unfortunately the…

The Ghana’s Most Beautiful eviction sword landed on North East Region rep Yaya, Upper West Region’s Yiri and Oti Region’s Nana Sunday and the three had to bid the competition farewell. Having had eight weeks to compete for the coveted crown, car and cash, the three failed to amass the right amount of public votes and scores from the judges for survival. For Sunday night’s performance, the three gave off their best as they talked about some tourist sites in Ghana. All except Upper West’s Yiri, who missed some of her lines, got positive feedback from judges, but unfortunately the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the Chiefs and people of Akwatia that government will do all within its power to revive the Ghana Consolidated Diamonds Ltd, formerly Great Consolidated Diamonds Company Limited, which is no longer in operation.  According to President Akufo-Addo, the Ghana Consolidated Diamonds Ltd, in times past, “has helped create jobs and wealth for the people of Akwatia. Therefore, if, today, there are some lingering issues concerning the operation of the mine, then it is my utmost responsibility that we ensure that such bottlenecks are all cleared to get the mine functioning again. That is…

Media General’s news team in Kumasi joined members of the TV3 Fan Club in a clean-up and tree planting exercise to promote a healthy environment in and around Atonsu. In line with the environmental sanitation campaign ‘Garbage Out’, the exercise was to lead by example and create public awareness on the benefits of environmental sanitation. The clean-up exercise was to drum home the importance of cleanliness to the socio-economic growth of the country. Media General’s news team and enthusiastic TV3 Fan club members collectively supported the exercise to the admiration of community members. The group cleared choked drains of plastic…