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Mr Mawunyo Emmanuel, South Dayi District Liberian has advised pupils and students to stop treating their books as enemies and enjoy them. He asked the pupils to stop making time for unnecessary things and rather make more time to visit the library and experience the happiness in reading. “Books are not your enemies but rather your friends. Read them each and every day because without reading, you cannot make any progress in your academic life,” Mr Mawunyo Emmanuel said. He said this at a reading festival organized for some selected schools in the South Dayi District as part of Ghana…

President of UT Holdings, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has fired shots at Ghana’s political leadership over the collapse of his UT Bank, claiming the bank was targeted because he refused to fund any political party. In a yet-to-be televised interview with TV3, Mr Amoabeng revealed that his company “never gave money to any political party” for the over 20 years it existed, a policy he indicated, ruffled political feathers, leading to the end of the financial institution in 2017. For him, politicians do not mean well for the country for which reason he was not ready to give his money to…

President of UT Holdings, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has fired shots at Ghana’s political leadership over the collapse of his UT Bank, claiming the bank was targeted because he refused to fund any political party. In a yet-to-be televised interview with TV3, Mr Amoabeng revealed that his company “never gave money to any political party” for the over 20 years it existed, a policy he indicated, ruffled political feathers, leading to the end of the financial institution in 2017. For him, politicians do not mean well for the country for which reason he was not ready to give his money to…

The Electoral Commission (EC) has been sued for its failure to provide a copy of the provisional voters register to the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Chairman of the NDC Samuel Ofosu Ampofo argued Thursday that the EC has contravened regulation 22(2) of the Public Elections Regulations (Voter Registration) C.I.91 which requires the EC to furnish political parties with a copy of the provisional register. It states “‘At the end of the compilation of the provisional register as provided in sub-regulation (1), a copy of the provisional register shall be given to each registered political party in the form determined by…

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram Sam George says government white paper on the Emile Short Commission’s report clearly vindicates his assertion that the Akufo-Addo government approved of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence. Government in its white paper said the Commission’s report in part lacked factual basis, claiming the commission failed to investigate some key issues they were tasked to look into, for which reason it has rejected some of the recommendations. The Commission recommended the prosecution of the man who assaulted Mr Sam George, but government has rejected that recommendation. Mr George in his response said government’s “rabid…

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) will host the maiden edition of the African Cocoa & Chocolate Expo (ACCE) in the heart of the nation’s capital, Accra from the 4th to the 6th October, 2019. For three days, this historic gathering would assemble and showcase innovations and achievements by entrepreneurs and change-makers in the cocoa value-chain in Africa, at the Accra Tourist Information Centre, adjacent Afrikiko and the French Embassy. Hundreds of cocoa and chocolate lovers from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria, UK, the Netherlands and the United States, among others are expected to participate. Activities lined-up include a cocoa…

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) will host the maiden edition of the African Cocoa & Chocolate Expo (ACCE) in the heart of the nation’s capital, Accra from the 4th to the 6th October, 2019. For three days, this historic gathering would assemble and showcase innovations and achievements by entrepreneurs and change-makers in the cocoa value-chain in Africa, at the Accra Tourist Information Centre, adjacent Afrikiko and the French Embassy. Hundreds of cocoa and chocolate lovers from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria, UK, the Netherlands and the United States, among others are expected to participate. Activities lined-up include a cocoa…

Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has asserted that at least 432,405 students who qualified for senior high school have been placed. The number represents 91.2 percent of the total placement for first year students out of the 473,728 qualified candidates. Addressing the media on Thursday, the minister said a total of 520,298 vacancies were declared by 721 public and private schools for the 2019/20 academic year. There have been problems associated with the computerised school selection and placement system, causing thousands of desperate prospective SHS students from across the country and their parents to throng the Independence Square in…

Sixty-eight students have graduated with employable skills from the Pentecost Skills Development Center (PSDC) at Teshie Nungua in Accra. The students who form the second batch of trainees from the Center which was established three years ago, graduated in catering, cosmetology, fashion and ICT. Three outstanding students were awarded for their distinguish performance while each graduating Students received three certificates from The Church of Pentecost, NVTI and COTVET. Chief Executive of PSDC, Deaconess Cynthia Araba Siaw Agyepong, said the Center since its inception empowered young people with employable skills to start their own business. That, she explained, is helping the…