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Journalists of Ghana’s leading media conglomerate, the Media General Group, have won big in the maiden Ashanti Regional Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards held Friday night in Kumasi. The journalists who have been churning out compelling, life-changing and development oriented stories from the Ashanti Region, won seven awards in total, with the Group’s TV station being honoured for the impact it has had on society. Broadcast journalist Beatrice Spio-Garbrah who was the only female among the 21 journalists shortlisted, won two awards –Best Health Reporting and Best HIV/AIDS Reporting – while Ibrahim Abubakar emerged the Best journalist in TV Feature…

A male student of Nkawkaw Senior High School has died after he allegedly drowned in a galamsey pit at Sakapiah in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region. The 18-year-old Richard Akyaw, a first year gold-track student, had gone to spend the school holidays with his parents at kyenkyenku. He joined his friends in search of gold when the sad incident occurred around 5:00pm Thursday, May 29, residents told 3news.com. The body was retrieved on Friday at about 11:00am, but the family say they suspect foul play. They claim he was murdered and his body dumped into the pit.…

A male student of Nkawkaw Senior High School has died after he allegedly drowned in a galamsey pit at Sakapiah in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region. The 18-year-old Richard Akyaw, a first year gold-track student, had gone to spend the school holidays with his parents at kyenkyenku. He joined his friends in search of gold when the sad incident occurred around 5:00pm Thursday, May 29, residents told 3news.com. The body was retrieved on Friday at about 11:00am, but the family say they suspect foul play. They claim he was murdered and his body dumped into the pit.…

Black Stars captain Andre Dede Ayew has said though winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is a herculean task, the players are focused to bring the ultimate trophy to Ghana. He said this at the Jubilee House when the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo hosted the team to a farewell dinner yesterday. The Black Stars would depart the shores of Ghana to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday, June 1, to commence preparations for the biennial tourney billed for June 21- 19 July in Egypt. Captain Ayew said “we know this is a difficult task…

At least 12 people were killed and several injured on Friday in a mass shooting at a government building in the US state of Virginia. Police said the suspect, a long-term and current Virginia Beach city employee, fired “indiscriminately” in a public utilities building. The gunman, whose identity was not released, was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police. Officials said an officer was wounded when a bullet struck his vest. How did the shooting unfold? The attack began shortly after 16:00 (20:00 GMT), at Virginia Beach Municipal Center, in an area which is home to a number of…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the visit to Ghana by the Prime Minister  of Norway, Erna Solberg, is aimed at reinforcing the strong ties and cooperation that between Ghana and Norway. With Prime Minister Solberg is the first Norwegian Prime Minister ever to visit Ghana. President Akufo-Addo expressed the appreciation of the Ghanaian people to the Norwegian government and its people for the considerable support they have offered Ghana through various interventions. Norway’s ‘Oil for Development Programme’ has been running successfully for more than a decade and enhanced Ghana’s capacity to manage her petroleum resources.…

File picture[/caption] Five persons from the same family were killed at Ngyiresia, a fishing community in the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis after their building collapses on them after several hours of raining. Bodies of the siblings including a baby of the oldest sibling have been deposited at the Essikadu Government Hospital. James Obeng, the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly NADMO boss, who confirmed this tragedy to CONNECT FM’s OMANBAPA morning show host Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson says the victims  are between the ages of 1 and 17. They met their untimely death after about 7 hours of torrential rains in the metropolis on…

The Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Emmanuel Kofi Nti, has rung the changes at the top hierarchy of the nation’s tax-collecting body. Three commissioners have been reassigned to the Ministry of Finance “with immediate effect”. They are Commissioner for Domestic Tax Revenue Division Kwasi Gyimah Asante, Commissioner for Customs Division Isaac Crentsil and Commissioner for Support Services Division Fred Charles Anson. “Subsequently, the Deputies to the three (3) Commissioners are to assume their roles until the newly appointed Commissioners assume duty fully,” a circular to staff, signed by Mr Nti, indicated. “Further details would be communicated in…

The licences of 192 insolvent microfinance companie across the country have been revoked, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) announced Friday. Additional 155 insolvent microfinance companies that have ceased operations have also have their licences revoked by the central bank in line with  section 123 (1) of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930). Click for full list It has appointed Eric Nipah as Receiver for the specified institutions in line with section 123 (2) of the Act Also,  BoG has with immediate effect revoked the licences of 29 insolvent microcredit companies. The licences of 10 insolvent micro…

The licences of 192 insolvent microfinance companie across the country have been revoked, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) announced Friday. Additional 155 insolvent microfinance companies that have ceased operations have also have their licences revoked by the central bank in line with  section 123 (1) of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930). Click for full list It has appointed Eric Nipah as Receiver for the specified institutions in line with section 123 (2) of the Act Also,  BoG has with immediate effect revoked the licences of 29 insolvent microcredit companies. The licences of 10 insolvent micro…