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Given its unflinching effort to inspire sustainable economic development through innovation, charisma and leadership, the Nkosuo Initiative has been nominated to receive an award for its credibility, demonstrated business excellence and potential capacity to create an impact on the African economy. The initiative was nominated by the Executive and Board of the Young African Chief Executive Directors Network (YACEDX). An event will take place at the Bank of Ghana Auditorium, University of Ghana, on Monday, August 19, 2019 for the awards ceremony. The Nkosuo Initiative (2019-2024) is a Local Economic Development (LED) Project, to strengthen, increase and diversify the income…

Commuters and drivers who travel from Dunkwa in the Central Region to Accra spend hours on the road, a situation which could have been avoided if a bridge under construction over the Pra River has been completed. The bridge when completed would link River Pra to River Offin and Dunkwa. The bridge would also link Owirenkyiman and Hwediem while those commuters who use Central Region to Kumasi and other parts of Ashanti Region would have a short cut. But it has been abandoned for the past eight months, leaving commuters to go through a number of smaller towns before getting…

IF YOU listen to any number of love songs, dating “experts” or plunge head first into a romance novel, you’re likely to think it’s in our destiny to find that special someone – your soulmate. But how do you know if you’ve found “the one”? Will the birds sing? Will you see fireworks or a shooting star? And for those who are yet to find “the one”, should you keep searching, or is it a misguided quest? According to The Conversation, research into the science of relationships spanning the last two decades shows maintaining a “destiny” mindset – that we…

IF YOU listen to any number of love songs, dating “experts” or plunge head first into a romance novel, you’re likely to think it’s in our destiny to find that special someone – your soulmate. But how do you know if you’ve found “the one”? Will the birds sing? Will you see fireworks or a shooting star? And for those who are yet to find “the one”, should you keep searching, or is it a misguided quest? According to The Conversation, research into the science of relationships spanning the last two decades shows maintaining a “destiny” mindset – that we…

Russi Taylor, the voice of Disney’s Minnie Mouse for more than 30 years, has died aged 75. The actress died in Glendale, California on Friday, the Walt Disney Company has said. Since 1986, Taylor provided voice-overs for animated TV series, films and theme parks featuring Mickey Mouse’s high-pitched and giggly partner Minnie. She also played characters in The Simpsons, including Bart’s dorky classmate Martin. Mirroring the character she played, Taylor married Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey until his death in 2009. Bob Iger, Disney’s chairman and chief executive, paid tribute to Taylor in a statement released on Saturday. “For…

Russi Taylor, the voice of Disney’s Minnie Mouse for more than 30 years, has died aged 75. The actress died in Glendale, California on Friday, the Walt Disney Company has said. Since 1986, Taylor provided voice-overs for animated TV series, films and theme parks featuring Mickey Mouse’s high-pitched and giggly partner Minnie. She also played characters in The Simpsons, including Bart’s dorky classmate Martin. Mirroring the character she played, Taylor married Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey until his death in 2009. Bob Iger, Disney’s chairman and chief executive, paid tribute to Taylor in a statement released on Saturday. “For…

Eight senior military officers are to be charged in Sudan with crimes against humanity over their alleged part in the killing of protesters on 3 June. Government prosecutors announced the charges after investigating the massacre, when at least 87 people died in the capital, Khartoum. Opposition activists say the number of deaths was closer to 130. The prosecutors’ findings did not satisfy some opposition activists, and there are reports of new protests. Protesters were killed in June when security forces opened fire on a sit-in to demand the military hand over power. Under a new power-sharing accord between the opposition…

Governance expert, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae has advised the acting Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh to focus on making an impact in his acting capacity instead of concentrating on being retained as a substantive IGP. According to Dr. Oduro Osae, for him to leave a mark in the police service, he needs to focus on his job and not allow the fear of not being retained distract him from achieving that. “He should not be in a hurry to fight for a second renewal, a renewal of tenure. In that case, he will be concentrated, you will take decisions…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo claims the much touted road projects by the erstwhile National Democratic Congress government can only be found in their “Green Book”. The book was published by the Mahama-led administration to catalog all the infrastructural projects executed by the government in pictures. But President Akufo-Addo assessed, “The road infrastructure the NDC boasted off can only be found in the Green Book.” Speaking at a durbar of chiefs and people of Assin Jakai in the Assin South constituency, President Akufo-Addo indicated that the government will soon begin construction of major roads in the Assin South constituency. “From…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the construction of a fish landing site at Moree in the Central Region, in fulfillment of a pledge made to the people of the town in the run-up to the 2016 elections. “The pledge I made in 2016 was not an empty one, and it was not a lie, I knew I would fulfil it, and by God’s grace, we are about to witness the start of the construction of this project, which will lift up the standards of living of the people of Moree,” the president asserted. The President…