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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has endorsed the ‘Celebration of Our World Champions’,- a book authored by Ekow Asmah, a seasoned sports journalist, about Ghana’s 10 World Champions. At a brief function during which the author and Herbert Mensah, President of Ghana Rugby, led a delegation including David Kotei, aka Poison, and Hall of Famer Azumah Nelson, Nana Addo expressed his keen interest in boxing, a sport he practised in his youth. The President praised the author for his great work and commended him for serving as inspiration for other such work in the future. Other former World Champions on…

DK Poison wants his $45,000 reimbursed[/caption] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised to look into the lingering case of the state possibly owing David Kotei, Ghana’s first world champion. “I’m making no promises but we’ll look into it,” promised the president on Wednesday, September 18, when he met with a delegation of former World Champions, led by author, Ekow Asmah, whose book, ‘GHANA BOXING: Celebration of Our Champions’, was endorsed by the President’s esteemed signature. The former World Champions, D. K. Poison, International Hall of Famer Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey and Joseph Agbeko took turns to receive from President…

Government has presented 17 brand new pick-up vehicles to the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate to boost healthcare delivery in the region. The vehicles, worth 3.2 million cedis, are to be distributed to the various district health directorates in the region to facilitate the movement of staff on outreach health programmes and delivery of medical supplies. Of the 43 health directorates in the region, only three of them had vehicles for official use. Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister Elizabeth Agyemang who presented the vehicles assured health officials the government was working to procure more vehicles for the directorates in the region and…

Mr. James Aboagye has officially taken the mantle as President of the Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG). Mr. Augustine Abbey “Idikoko” the immediate past President of FIPAG, handed over the mantle to the newly sworn-in executives at a brief ceremony held at the Musicians Union of Ghana MUSIGA Head Office in Osu, Accra. Mr. Abbey during the handing over, took them through the books, changing of FIPAG account signatories, membership registration, among other pertinent issues concerning the association. “FIPAG is a well-established entity that is captured in the government’s documents (Film Act) that is the only recognised film producers…

The Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has called on National Security to – as a matter of urgency – ensure that the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) stays true to its core mandate. According to Duncan Amoah, BOST has in recent times been focused on “completely tangential developments derailing it from achieving the core mandates and objectives as envisioned by the Act setting up this facility”. Mr Amoah noted in a statement issued on Wednesday, September 18 that BOST was set up about 20 years ago to ensure that there is adequate storage…

“Mr. President, we are here to inform you that we are seeing transformation in our communities,” Togbe Dey III, Chief of Dzodze Fiagbedu, told President Nana Akufo-Addo. According to him, the chiefs, queenmothers and people of Dzodze Traditional Council “are seeing transformation in the lives of our people, and that we are sensing a brighter future for our children and the generations yet unborn” Togbe Dey III, Chief of Dzodze Fiagbedu, said this when he paid a courtesy call on Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House in Accra Monday. “We came to commend you and also thank you…

Twenty-one civil society groups in the country have joined hands to demand details on the 2.75 billion cedis the government claim to have saved the country through the review of sole-sourced contracts. Finance Minister at the presentation of the 2019 mid-year budget to parliament on July 29 patted the government on the back for judicious use of the taxpayer’s money, claiming it has in the last two-and-a-half years saved the nation 2.75 billion cedis from reviewing sole sourced and restrictive tendering. He gave the breakdown as 800 million cedis in 2017, 1.1 billion cedis in 2018, and 1.085 billion cedis…

Twenty-one civil society groups in the country have joined hands to demand details on the 2.75 billion cedis the government claim to have saved the country through the review of sole-sourced contracts. Finance Minister at the presentation of the 2019 mid-year budget to parliament on July 29 patted the government on the back for judicious use of the taxpayer’s money, claiming it has in the last two-and-a-half years saved the nation 2.75 billion cedis from reviewing sole sourced and restrictive tendering. He gave the breakdown as 800 million cedis in 2017, 1.1 billion cedis in 2018, and 1.085 billion cedis…

Adverts which were the first to depict menstrual blood on Australian television did not breach viewing standards, regulators say. The ads were run by sanitary pad brand Libra last month and showed stained underwear and blood on a woman’s legs. Viewers made over 600 complaints that the commercials were inappropriate – the highest number for any ads in 2019. But Australia’s industry regulator dismissed the complaints and praised the message of what had been depicted. Ad Standards said the campaign was seen to be “promoting equality and the de-mystification of menstruation”. Libra’s parent company, Asaleo Care, said the adverts had…

Adverts which were the first to depict menstrual blood on Australian television did not breach viewing standards, regulators say. The ads were run by sanitary pad brand Libra last month and showed stained underwear and blood on a woman’s legs. Viewers made over 600 complaints that the commercials were inappropriate – the highest number for any ads in 2019. But Australia’s industry regulator dismissed the complaints and praised the message of what had been depicted. Ad Standards said the campaign was seen to be “promoting equality and the de-mystification of menstruation”. Libra’s parent company, Asaleo Care, said the adverts had…