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Today is the deadline set by the Tanzanian government for the forceful repatriation of 220,000 Burundian refugees. There are, however, no signs of any imminent repatriation. “But they [the Tanzania government] have told us that one day we will wake up and find buses waiting to take us,” one of the refugees told BBC. Tanzania Home Affairs Minister Kangi Lugola told the BBC in August that the exercise would take place “whether they [the refugees] want it or not”. The refugees, who have been settled in three camps in south-western Tanzania, have expressed fears they will be returned to Burundi…

Democrats have demanded records from the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in the next step of an effort that could remove Mr Trump from office. Mr Giuliani has admitted to asking Ukraine to investigate corruption allegations – widely debunked – against former vice-president Joe Biden. Lawmakers issued a subpoena for those communication records from Mr Giuliani. A phone call between President Donald Trump and the president of Ukraine was flagged by a whistleblower. A rough transcript emerged last week of that call between Mr Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky. The transcript shows the US president urged him to investigate the…

From dawn to dusk, these hardworking and selfless personalities light up the airwaves of Media General’s 3FM, Onua FM and Connect FM with exciting and educative programmes. For their hard work, some of the on-air personalities of these three radio stations have received nominations for the 2019 Radio and Television Personality (RTP) Awards. 3FM Sunrise morning show host, Winston Amoah made it into the Best Radio Personality (Greater Accra Region) category. Host of Urban Blend on 3FM, Miriam Osei Agyemang, has also been nominated in the Radio Mid-morning show Host of the Year category. Giovani Caleb who hosts the 3FM…

From dawn to dusk, these hardworking and selfless personalities light up the airwaves of Media General’s 3FM, Onua FM and Connect FM with exciting and educative programmes. For their hard work, some of the on-air personalities of these three radio stations have received nominations for the 2019 Radio and Television Personality (RTP) Awards. 3FM Sunrise morning show host, Winston Amoah made it into the Best Radio Personality (Greater Accra Region) category. Host of Urban Blend on 3FM, Miriam Osei Agyemang, has also been nominated in the Radio Mid-morning show Host of the Year category. Giovani Caleb who hosts the 3FM…

The cost of power can be reduced considerably if the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is being run efficiently, managing director of Tropical Cables & Conductors Ltd, Dr Tony Oteng-Gyasi has said.  His comments coincided with an increase in utility prices; electricity tariff 5.94% and 2.22% for water. Speaking on TV3’s Time with the Captains Monday, Dr Oteng-Gyasi noted that it is possible for the power distributor company to make a profit and reduce the prices of power. “If we turn ECG around, I tell you (people will make money of course) but even more importantly the price of power…

The cost of power can be reduced considerably if the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is being run efficiently, managing director of Tropical Cables & Conductors Ltd, Dr Tony Oteng-Gyasi has said.  His comments coincided with an increase in utility prices; electricity tariff 5.94% and 2.22% for water. Speaking on TV3’s Time with the Captains Monday, Dr Oteng-Gyasi noted that it is possible for the power distributor company to make a profit and reduce the prices of power. “If we turn ECG around, I tell you (people will make money of course) but even more importantly the price of power…

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an upward adjustment of electricity and water tariffs to take effective from October 1. Electricity will see a 5.94 per cent increment while water will go up by 2.22 per cent. The increment in the tariffs, the PURC said in a statement Monday, cut across board for all categories of customers. It said the new tariffs were informed by the Automatic Adjustment Formula that tracks and incorporate movement in key determining factors to reflect the real cost of electricity and water quarterly. These factors, it mentioned as the Ghana cedi-US dollar exchange…

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an upward adjustment of electricity and water tariffs to take effective from October 1. Electricity will see a 5.94 per cent increment while water will go up by 2.22 per cent. The increment in the tariffs, the PURC said in a statement Monday, cut across board for all categories of customers. It said the new tariffs were informed by the Automatic Adjustment Formula that tracks and incorporate movement in key determining factors to reflect the real cost of electricity and water quarterly. These factors, it mentioned as the Ghana cedi-US dollar exchange…

Economist-cum-industrialist, Dr Tony Oteng-Gyasi, says although there is nothing wrong for business owners to have political opinion, he has advised them against mixing their businesses with politics. He argued mixing business with politics can be “a heady and risky mix” hence “for anybody who aspires to be a business person, it is advisable that you don’t mix the two”. Appearing on ‘Time With The Captains’ on TV3 Monday, the businessman who owns a thriving local cable manufacturing company said its unnecessary to belong to a political party as a businessman. “There is nothing wrong with being politically aligned, there is…