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Thirteen media houses and three media training institutions have confirmed their participation in the maiden edition of the National Media Games scheduled for Saturday, August 17 at the El-Wak Sports Stadium. They will compete in seven sporting disciplines in both men and women categories. The event, which is in collaboration with the National Sports Authority, will see the overall media house take home a cash prize of GH¢10,000 and a giant trophy as well as the bragging right of being ‘National Media Games Champion 2019’. This public event would offer the viewing-public the opportunity to see and cheer their favourite…

Emergency power plant operators Karpowership will from Thursday, August 15 shut down its 470MW plant for at least 17 days to facilitate its relocation from Tema in the Greater Accra Region to Sekondi in the Western Region. The planned relocation is in line with the government’s strategic policy for the power ship to utilize Natural Gas from the Western Enclave, a move aimed at saving the government millions of dollars annually, the firm said in a statement. The statement released on Monday by Corporate Communications Specialist Sandra Amarquaye announced the schedules for the relocation of the 470MW Karadeniz Powership Osman…

Emergency power plant operators Karpowership will from Thursday, August 15 shut down its 470MW plant for at least 17 days to facilitate its relocation from Tema in the Greater Accra Region to Sekondi in the Western Region. The planned relocation is in line with the government’s strategic policy for the power ship to utilize Natural Gas from the Western Enclave, a move aimed at saving the government millions of dollars annually, the firm said in a statement. The statement released on Monday by Corporate Communications Specialist Sandra Amarquaye announced the schedules for the relocation of the 470MW Karadeniz Powership Osman…

Hong Kong International Airport cancelled all departures on Monday, as thousands of anti-government protesters occupied and caused disruption. Passengers have been told not to travel to the airport, which is one of the world’s busiest transport hubs. In a statement, officials blamed “seriously disrupted” operations. Many of those protesting are critical of the actions of police, who on Sunday were filmed firing tear gas and non-lethal ammunition at close range. Some protesters wore bandages over their eyes in response to images of a woman bleeding heavily from her eye on Sunday, having reportedly been shot by a police projectile. In…

Deputy Upper East Regional Minister, Frank Fuseini Adongo, has called on the youth of Zebilla to eschew social vices and desist from joining unproductive groups in the country. Mr Adongo who is also the MP for Zebilla made the appeal when he joined thousands of Muslims in his constituency to observe this year’s festival of sacrifice (Eid Ul Adha). He urged the youth of the area to see themselves as national assets and ensure they nurture themselves into human resource for national development since a nation’s pride depends on its youth. He commended the youth of Zebilla and its environs…

Portions of a two-storey building housing over 30 shops at Makola were on Sunday torn down under the supervision of the police amidst protest. The Angelina House Shopping Center is situated near the Accra Shopping Mall all within the central business district. In an interview with Mr. Kwame Agyekum Siaw, one of the children of the late J.K Siaw, a business tycoon who owned Tata Brewery and other properties, said a private developer is influencing some of his siblings to sell the property they all inherited. His claim that the property has been sold to a developer was flatly denied…

A Ghana Armed Forces armoured vehicle has been involved in an accident at Zebilla in the Upper East Region, killing one military officer instantly. Two other soldiers who were in the vehicle registered 19 GA 08, were rushed to the Zebilla District Hospital where they were treated and discharged. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent, Simon Atubugre that the armoured vehicle, which was speeding, hit a pothole and summersaulted three times amidst firing of gunshots before it landed on its side behind the Zebilla Senior High Technical School. Thick clouds of dust filled the air momentarily as the vehicle crashed on the…

Residents of Promise Land, a community within the Ashaiman municipality are up in arms with a Presbyterian Church in the area and a hotel over the blocking of alternative access routes to the community. At a press conference, the residents accused the two entities of “caging them”, a situation they said, was depriving them of their basic right to access their properties and homes. They claimed talks with the leadership of the church to release some portion of their property to be used as an access route have not yielded any positive result as the church declined. “We have other…

Archaeologists excavating on Mount Zion in Jerusalem have uncovered evidence of the Babylonian conquest of the city, appearing to confirm a Biblical account of its destruction. Academics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte made significant finds, including ash deposits, arrowheads, and broken pieces of pots and lamps. The most surprising discovery, however, was an item of jewelry, which appears to be a tassel or earring with a bell-shaped upper portion, the researchers said. Shimon Gibson, co-director of the university’s Mount Zion archaeological project, told CNN that the recovery of the rare piece of jewelry is the first time that…

Sex plays an important role in our social lives. Apart from procreation, it brings to the participating individuals emotional and physical fulfilment required to keep them hale and hearty. A good sex life is believed to bring to the individual benefits such as lower blood pressure, reduced stress, improved mood, enhanced immune function, general fitness among others. Sexuality, the way people express themselves sexually, is a subject which arouses diverse opinions in Ghana. This is because, the Ghanaian, traditionally, recognizes heterosexual relationships as the accepted form of sexuality. Homosexual relationships, though abhorred by the greater populace, is creeping into the…