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Madam Mabel Baidoo, a teacher and a Girl Child Coordinator of the Jameso Nkwanta Cluster of Schools says the introduction of reusable pads has boosted the attendance of female students. According to her, most female students often miss out on attending class during the menstrual periods as they were unable to afford sanitary pads. She said the invention of the hand-made ”Ahotor pads” by World Vision Ghana has helped salvaged the situation and menstrual hygiene had improved since its inception at the start of the year. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Diaso in the Central…

A Nigerian pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo, who is at the centre of a rape allegation, which he denies, says he’s taking a “leave of absence from the pulpit of the church”. In a video circulating on social media, Pastor Fatoyinbo was accused by a woman of raping her twice before she turned 18. He has said that he was “absolutely innocent”. In a statement on Instagram released on Monday he said he has spoken to Christian leaders around the world and he has now decided to step aside temporarily. The allegations against him started a huge social media conversation as people shared stories…

The Ghana Water Company Limited, the Tema Metropolitan Assembly and the City of Aarhus, Denmark have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on urban water and waste water management. The program is for mutual benefit and to promote an open exchange, cooperation and demonstration of solutions for urban water management, sustainable water supply, waste water treatment and solid waste management. The other areas of the cooperation include, city planning, creation and improvement of recreational areas, climate change adaptation and plans for storm water drainage. The parties to the MoU will have reciprocal visits, especially by technical officials for knowledge…

Police in Goaso have arrested a 46-year-old palm wine tapper, Kwame Acheampong for allegedly killing his pregnant wife and 1-year-old son. The grisly incident happened at Kokofu, a farming community near Nkaseim in the Asutifi South District of the Ahafo region. Kwame Acheampong have been accusing his 30-year-old wife, Akua Safia, of cheating on him. He also suspected that the child Kwabena Asiedu was not his biological son. Goaso District Police Commander, ASP Richard Hornuvo who confirmed the incident to 3news.com said it happened on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at about 6:20am. “This morning, around 6:20am we received information a…

The world’s biggest divorce settlement will be made official this week as Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos hands over a 4% stake in the online shopping giant to his soon-to-be ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos. A judge is expected to sign legal papers transferring the Amazon shares – worth $38bn (£29bn) – into MacKenzie Bezos’s name. It is by some distance the largest divorce settlement in history the previous record was $2.5bn paid to Jocelyn Wildenstein when she divorced art dealer Alec Wildenstein in 1999. Following the settlement MacKenzie Bezos, 49, an author, will become the world’s fourth-richest woman, and has already promised…

The Black Stars of Ghana have departed their camp in Ismailia to Suez, where they are set to face Guinea-Bissau in the last Group F encounter at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Suez, 2 hours from the main team base in Ismailia is where the Black Stars will be for the next three days before they return to Ismailia after the game. After two draws in two games, the stars have their work cut out for them in the final group game. Cameroon and Benin have replaced the Black Stars and their counterparts from Guinea Bissau at…

Authorities of the OLA Girls Senior High School in Ho have set up a committee to investigate some students caught on camera getting drunk on “kpokeke”, an alcoholic beverage. Madam Regina Coffie, Headmistress of the school described the incident as unfortunate and assured that culprits would be punished. In the video, some students in school uniform were seen mixing the alcoholic beverage with soft drinks, making merry and saying “it is a cure for stomach sore (ulcer)”. The Headmistress told the Ghana News Agency that the committee was tasked to identify the girls in the video for appropriate sanctions. Madam…

More than 150 voter registration forms of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the ongoing limited voter registration in Hohoe in the Volta region were destroyed by agents of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC). This followed a misunderstanding between the party agents over voter registration data captured by officials of the EC. The scuffle disrupted and delayed the registration process for about five hours after the NPP party agent was said to have challenged the eligibility of a registered voter claiming the data on voters registered daily as released by the EC did not tally with…

Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has “conditionally” approved a multi-year funding commitment of GH¢1,560,551,812.33 for commencement of fourteen (14) road projects over the medium term. A statement issued by the Public Relations Unit of the Finance Ministry said the decision was taken on Friday June 28. The approval of these projects will see reconstruction, rehabilitation and upgrading of road networks spanning 381.3 kilometres across Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Eastern and Northern Regions of Ghana. The approval of the funding commitment for the 14 projects is subject to section 33(1) of Ghana’s Public Financial Management (PFM) Act, (Act 921), which requires a…

1. I have once raised the security threat posed to national security by our unbridled use of sirens at a certain high level meeting. But it seems the problem remain unresolved. 2. On my way from my hometown three days ago in the evening, I saw a vehicle with a siren and the usually red and blue lights on. The driver was driving at a top speed and never stopped at any of the Police Barriers and check points. 3. I decided to drive very fast to observe the conduct of the driver and Police Officers at the Barriers. While…