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A cannabis advocate, Nana Kwaku Agyemang, has rejected the widely held perception that all rastafarians or persons with dreadlocks smoke marijuana, claiming majority of those who smoke the substance are ordinary people. He told Johnnie Hughes on 3FM’s Community Connect that rastafarians who smoke marijuana fall in the minority in Ghana. “Majority of those who smoked marijuana a non-rastafarians; they are public servants, they are big businessmen, they are policymakers, they are lawmakers, they are doctors, teachers and nurses. They are the majority that smoke marijuana. And then you all turn around and point the fingers at Rastafarians”, he said.…

Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, says the Osu Castle would soon be converted into a museum of leadership and governance. She said the castle would soon receive much attention as significant partners were coming on board to elevate the place and make it more attractive to both local and international tourists. She said this, would also be a source of income generation for the sector. Mrs Oteng-Gyasi said this during a familiarization tour to some tourist facilities in Accra, to ascertain their conditions at the back drop of the celebration of PANEFEST and Emancipation Day celebrations,…

Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, says the Osu Castle would soon be converted into a museum of leadership and governance. She said the castle would soon receive much attention as significant partners were coming on board to elevate the place and make it more attractive to both local and international tourists. She said this, would also be a source of income generation for the sector. Mrs Oteng-Gyasi said this during a familiarization tour to some tourist facilities in Accra, to ascertain their conditions at the back drop of the celebration of PANEFEST and Emancipation Day celebrations,…

The Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) has described a raid of the offices on online news portal, ModernGhana, by National Security operatives as an attack on media freedom in Ghana. National Security operative last Thursday stormed the East Legon office of ModernGhana, arrested two journalists, seized their equipment and took them out of the access of their family, friends and superiors. Though information later emerged that the operation was on suspicion that the media house was engaged in cybercrimes, PRINPAG says, the incident happened at a time when journalists have been under attack in the country. “Coming at…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will restore the full status of Ghana’s republic day, which was until April this year, observed as a public holiday. Ghana became a republic on July 1, 1960 after it completely cut itself from colonial rule. The day was marked as a public holiday in Ghana every year to recognise the efforts and contributions of forebears and senior citizens. But the government in December 2018 took steps to amend the Public Holiday Act 2001 in a bid to scrap some holidays and include three new ones. Parliament approved the amendment of the Act.…

The Chief Executive Officer of one East Africa’s most successful group of companies, Safaricom, Bob Collymore, has died, at 61.  The company, in a brief statement has announced he died of cancer on Monday morning at his home. “In October 2017, Bob proceeded to the UK to receive treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and returned in July 2018 to resume duties,” it adds. He was receiving treatment since then but “in recent weeks his condition worsened”. Mr Collymore became Safaricom’s chief executive in 2010 and helped maintain the company as the regional leader in mobile services, including the payment system Mpesa.…

The Chief Executive Officer of one East Africa’s most successful group of companies, Safaricom, Bob Collymore, has died, at 61.  The company, in a brief statement has announced he died of cancer on Monday morning at his home. “In October 2017, Bob proceeded to the UK to receive treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and returned in July 2018 to resume duties,” it adds. He was receiving treatment since then but “in recent weeks his condition worsened”. Mr Collymore became Safaricom’s chief executive in 2010 and helped maintain the company as the regional leader in mobile services, including the payment system Mpesa.…

Programs Officer of the Ghana National Educational Campaign Coalition (GNECC), Festus Longmatey has blamed poor performance of public schools on lack of supervision and proper management from authorities. In an interview with Bright Nana Amfoh on TV3 New Day, he said authorities do not keep an eye on teachers to ensure they do what they are supposed to do to promote quality education in public basic schools. He also accused government of delaying the payment of grants needed by heads of institutions to run the schools effectively. Mr. Longmatey underscored the need for resources to be made available in order…

Carrying more fat on legs compared with the stomach protects postmenopausal women from heart disease, a study says. Women of a healthy weight with the highest risk of stroke or heart disease had the most belly fat and the least hip and thigh fat, the European Heart Journal research found. The scientists said “apple-shaped” women should try to lose belly fat and become more “pear-shaped”. More research is needed to find out why the link exists, a heart charity said. What did the researchers do? The research followed 2,600 women who were a healthy weight – with a body mass…