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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Friday visited the New York University (NYU) research Center for Technology and Economic Development (CTED) in Kumawu, Ashanti Region. The purpose of his visit was to afford him the opportunity to learn about Commodity Exchange Research. President Akufo-Addo was visibly elated as Professor Yaw Nyarko, an economist at New York University, walked him through the activities of the Center and Commodity Exchange Research. Initially, the Food and Agriculture Minister was outside the hall where the President was being taught but as the president became much more interested in the activities of the Center, he…

California has become the first US state to ban the manufacture and sale of animal fur. Residents will no longer be able to sell or make clothing, shoes or handbags from fur as of 2023. The move has been celebrated by animal rights groups which have been calling for a ban for some time. Governor Gavin Newsom also signed a bill banning most animals from circus shows, except cats, dogs and horses. It does not apply to rodeos. “California is a leader when it comes to animal welfare and today that leadership includes banning the sale of fur,” Mr Newsom…

California has become the first US state to ban the manufacture and sale of animal fur. Residents will no longer be able to sell or make clothing, shoes or handbags from fur as of 2023. The move has been celebrated by animal rights groups which have been calling for a ban for some time. Governor Gavin Newsom also signed a bill banning most animals from circus shows, except cats, dogs and horses. It does not apply to rodeos. “California is a leader when it comes to animal welfare and today that leadership includes banning the sale of fur,” Mr Newsom…

Media General’s towering presence in the media landscape was felt once again as programmes and staff of its subsidiaries won a combined eight awards at the 9th edition of the Radio and Television Personality (RTP) Awards held at the Accra International Conference Centre on Saturday, October 12. Top among the awards is News 360, which won the News Programme of the Year, the second time in a row. The programme’s consistent presenter Alfred Ocansey also took home the TV Male Newscaster of the Year the second time in a row. His co-presenter, Ayisha Yakubu, was also adjudged the TV Discovery…

A potential running mate for John Dramani Mahama, Alex Mould, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will be fit for purpose by 2020 when Ghana goes to the polls to elect a president and parliamentarians. The NDC, he said, has since losing the elections in 2016 to the New Patriotic Party, taken steps towards identifying and addressing all the pertinent issues and factors that contributed to loss with the view to repositioning the party to win back power. “We know what the challenges are; we’ve done a lot of research as to why we lost the election. We’ve put a…

The much anticipated single from one of Ghana’s top artistes, Kofi Kinataa, has been released and currently making waves. The single titled “Thing Fall Apart” produced by Two Bars is masterpiece of typical mid tempo Ghanaian highlife gospel classic and already seems a Christmas banger. Arguably, one of the best song writers in Ghana, Kinaata keeps churning out some remarkable lyrics making him stand out in the music industry. Kinaat has won the best song writer accolade twice and this song could possibly win him his third considering the vibe in this latest song. Since its release less than 24…

The much anticipated single from one of Ghana’s top artistes, Kofi Kinataa, has been released and currently making waves. The single titled “Thing Fall Apart” produced by Two Bars is masterpiece of typical mid tempo Ghanaian highlife gospel classic and already seems a Christmas banger. Arguably, one of the best song writers in Ghana, Kinaata keeps churning out some remarkable lyrics making him stand out in the music industry. Kinaat has won the best song writer accolade twice and this song could possibly win him his third considering the vibe in this latest song. Since its release less than 24…

Financial and energy expert Alex Mould has stated he cannot say for sure that President Nana Akufo-Addo is corrupt, although his administration has so far been characterised by a number of corruption related cases. “I don’t know whether he himself is corrupt,” he said on TV3 Hot issues Saturday, but added “his [Akufo-Addo’s] government is showing a lot of things that tends towards corruption”. Citing the BOST-Movenpina contaminated fuel saga, the controversial Kelni GVG deal and the ‘cash for seat’ saga among other scandals, the former GNPC boss said the Akufo-Addo government did not show leadership in the handling of…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inspected a Technology Solution Centre (TSC) in Kumawu in the Ashanti Region, which will support government’s industrialization agenda, particularly the 1-District-1-Factory initiative. The Centre, run by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, is a metal-based, light engineering (machining and fabrication) workshop with offices, classrooms, show rooms and conference facilities, and will, amongst others, produce spare parts and repair services for factories in the various districts of the country. Taking the President on a tour of the facility on Friday, Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka Lindsay, and Mr. Kwasi Atta-Antwi, Director of…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inspected a Technology Solution Centre (TSC) in Kumawu in the Ashanti Region, which will support government’s industrialization agenda, particularly the 1-District-1-Factory initiative. The Centre, run by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, is a metal-based, light engineering (machining and fabrication) workshop with offices, classrooms, show rooms and conference facilities, and will, amongst others, produce spare parts and repair services for factories in the various districts of the country. Taking the President on a tour of the facility on Friday, Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka Lindsay, and Mr. Kwasi Atta-Antwi, Director of…