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Mr Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, re-confirmed his commitment to the development of “Women in Ghana Rugby” following the announcement by World Rugby that a global campaign to revolutionise women’s rugby has been launched globally. The announcement by World Rugby said the new ‘Women in Rugby’ brand identity and landmark global campaign ‘Try and Stop Us’ is aimed at “driving increased participation and engagement among fans, audiences, players and investors in the women’s game.” The global campaign of World Rugby was developed with the support of national unions and regions and it uses striking imagery and…

The Suhum Government Hospital in the Eastern Region says it has ceased charging subscribers of National Health Insurance Scheme the mandatory 3-cedi levy introduced to cushion the health facility from its financial crisis. Patients with NHIS cards who reported at the hospital’s outpatient department on Monday, May 20 for healthcare services were made to pay 3 cedis each due to the health insurance authority’s indebtedness to the hospital. The National Health Insurance Authority is said to be owing the hospital some 3 million cedis. The amount spanning 12 months accrued from drugs and medical services offered to NHIS card bearing…

One person has been remanded into prison and another cautioned and granted Police bail for allegedly murdering a 42-year-old man at Koforidua in the Eastern Region. Teye Numo and Daniel Tse were arrested based on police intelligence. Numo was subsequently arraigned on conspiracy and murder, but his alleged accomplice, Tse, was granted police enquiry bail after he was cautioned with abetment of crime. Numo is expected to appear again before the Koforidua District Court on June 4. Autopsy report indicated the deceased “died as a result of asphyxiation and ligature strangulation,” Eastern Regional Police PRO, ASP Ebenzer Tetteh told 3news.com…

A magistrate in Accra has set a total of 100,000-cedi bail for dancehall artistes Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy after prosecutors brought charges against them over their near-bloody scuffle at Saturday’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards night. Their lawyers had argued for a self-recognisance bail on grounds that the two accused persons were known figures in the music industry and would avail themselves for the trial. Though prosecutors did not oppose the request for bail, they asked the court to let the two artistes to sign a bond to be of good behaviour. But the magistrate, Isaac Addo, rejected the request of…

A magistrate in Accra has set a total of 100,000-cedi bail for dancehall artistes Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy after prosecutors brought charges against them over their near-bloody scuffle at Saturday’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards night. Their lawyers had argued for a self-recognisance bail on grounds that the two accused persons were known figures in the music industry and would avail themselves for the trial. Though prosecutors did not oppose the request for bail, they asked the court to let the two artistes to sign a bond to be of good behaviour. But the magistrate, Isaac Addo, rejected the request of…

A presidential intervention has caused Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan to rescind his decision to permanently retire from the Black Stars and not to participate in the upcoming African Cup of Nations. “A presidential request is one that cannot be disregarded,” the Ghanaian international stated in a statement issued a while ago. Gyan, 33, announced his retirement from the nation’s senior men’s soccer team with the pretext that the captaincy would be handed to another player at next month’s Cup of Nations, a move he said is unprecedented. Asamoah Gyan retires over Black Stars captaincy row “Through such periods, there were…

Self-acclaimed dancehall king, Shatta Wale, has apologised for the scuffle that broke out between him and his rival, Stonebwoy, at the 20th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards event Sunday, describing the incident as unfortunate. In a statement to clarify events leading to the nasty incident which temporary disrupted the awards ceremony, the controversial artiste argued it will be “illogical” for anyone to think that he acted the way he did on the night to ruin the event. The claim by Shatta and Stonebwoy for dancehall supremacy in the country has festered on for years creating enmity between the two artistes and…

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Tuesday said it is taking steps to own its Information Technology Systems and Biometric Data Centre instead of leaving them to be managed by STL, an information technology company. The move would enable the EC to have full control of its systems and reduce the monies being paid to an outsource company to maintain them at the cost of four million dollars annually. Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, said this when she led a team of Commissioners of the EC to pay a courtesy call on the Management of the Western…

Self-acclaimed dancehall king, Shatta Wale, has apologised for the scuffle that broke out between him and his rival, Stonebwoy, at the 20th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards event Sunday, describing the incident as unfortunate. In a statement to clarify events leading to the nasty incident which temporary disrupted the awards ceremony, the controversial artiste argued it will be “illogical” for anyone to think that he acted the way he did on the night to ruin the event. The claim by Shatta and Stonebwoy for dancehall supremacy in the country has festered on for years creating enmity between the two artistes and…

Theresa May will make the case for her new Brexit plan in Parliament later, amid signs that Conservative opposition to her leadership is hardening. The prime minister will outline changes to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill – including a promise to give MPs a vote on holding another referendum. But shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said the offer was “too weak”. Some senior Tories will today ask party bosses for a rule change to allow a no-confidence vote in her leadership. Environment Secretary Michael Gove defended the PM’s plan, urging MPs to “take a little bit of time and step…