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Two high yielding hybrid maize varieties have been introduced to farmers at a field show at Tinkong in the Eastern Region. The field show, which was organised by the Legacy Crop Improvement Centre (LCIC), a private foundation seed producing company was attended by seed and crop farmers from all over the country. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Amos Rutherford Azinu, CEO of LCIC said the two maize varieties, Aburo Legon and Abeefo Aburo could yield ten tons per hectare or 88 mini bags per acre. He said the maize matures in 95 days and are planted two seeds per a…

Questions have been raised as to how US financier Jeffrey Epstein was able to apparently commit suicide in his prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His body was discovered early on Saturday at a facility in New York. Last month Epstein was found semi-conscious in his cell after an apparent suicide attempt. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for a full investigation, calling it “way too convenient”. “What a lot of us want to know is, what did he know?” said Mr de Blasio, who is also running for the Democratic presidential nomination, told reporters…

Leading media conglomerate, Media General has launched two new stations, Onua TV and Akoma FM for the viewing and listening pleasure of its numerous viewers and listeners across the country. The two stations were launched in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi Saturday night. Dubbed ‘The Ashanti Invasion’, Media General took over the garden city in the early hours of Saturday, August 10 with a float creating awareness about the two new stations while interacting with the people of Oseikrom. Read:Photos: Media General takes over Kumasi Later in the night, management of the media group together with some staff were at…

Chairman of the Chamber of Construction Industries, Emmanuel Tetteh Martey has admonished governments to refrain from awarding contracts without making budgetary provisions for them. According to him, the various infrastructural projects that have stalled in the country can be traced to contracts that were awarded without a specific fiscal provision made, noting they were done out of political expediency. Mr. Tetteh Martey said this in an interview on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene show hosted by Michael Nana Yaw Opare where he noted many projects are usually awarded to their members during election time, for which reason they often do not…

Chairman of the Chamber of Construction Industries, Emmanuel Tetteh Martey has admonished governments to refrain from awarding contracts without making budgetary provisions for them. According to him, the various infrastructural projects that have stalled in the country can be traced to contracts that were awarded without a specific fiscal provision made, noting they were done out of political expediency. Mr. Tetteh Martey said this in an interview on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene show hosted by Michael Nana Yaw Opare where he noted many projects are usually awarded to their members during election time, for which reason they often do not…

At least 28 people have been killed and more than a million forced from their homes as Typhoon Lekima hit China, according to state media. Officials said the deaths were caused by a landslide triggered by the storm. Ten others have been reported missing. Lekima made landfall in the early hours of Saturday in Wenling, between Taiwan and China’s financial capital Shanghai. The storm was initially designated a “super typhoon”, but weakened slightly before landfall. The fatal landslide happened in Wenzhou, near where the storm made landfall, state media said. It occurred after a barrier lake – or natural dam…

The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced that following an appeal by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to the King of Saudi Arabia, the Government of Saudi Arabia has agreed to assist Ghana in the construction of a medical university and 42 senior high schools. The medical university will be established in northern Ghana. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which would fund the construction of the medical school, would also provide funds for the construction of 42 senior high schools throughout Ghana to increase access to education for the youth, especially girls. Vice President Bawumia underscored Government’s commitment…

US financier Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead in his prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His body was discovered at 06:30 local time (10:30 GMT) on Saturday at a facility in New York. Officials said his death was an apparent suicide. The FBI is investigating the incident. Epstein, 66, pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and conspiracy charges last month and was being held without bail. “[He] was found unresponsive in his cell in the Special Housing Unit from an apparent suicide,” a statement from the justice department said. “Mr Epstein was transported… to a…

An 8-Member Committee has been set up to investigate recent developments at the Ghana Manganese Company Limited, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh has announced. The company has been in the news after the minister ordered its shutdown over some loss of $300m revenue and other matters. Days after the shutdown, the minister reversed the decision and asked that the company resume work following a meeting with its management and other stakeholders. Read: Asomah Cheremeh orders re-opening of Ghana Manganese Company Speaking in an interview on The Key Points on Saturday hosted by Abena Tabi on TV3,…

An 8-Member Committee has been set up to investigate recent developments at the Ghana Manganese Company Limited, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh has announced. The company has been in the news after the minister ordered its shutdown over some loss of $300m revenue and other matters. Days after the shutdown, the minister reversed the decision and asked that the company resume work following a meeting with its management and other stakeholders. Read: Asomah Cheremeh orders re-opening of Ghana Manganese Company Speaking in an interview on The Key Points on Saturday hosted by Abena Tabi on TV3,…