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Consuming fruit juices is just as bad for your health and likely to lead to an early death as drinking cola or lemonade, research suggests.  A new study found an increased risk of dying early from any cause for people who consumed a lot of sugary drinks. US researchers compared, for the first time, 100 percent fruit juices with sugar-sweetened beverages such as cola and lemonade. They found very similar associations for both fruit juices and sugary drinks with an increased risk of dying early, though they said more research was needed. An expert described the study as important but…

The final episode of Game of Thrones has been broadcast, drawing to a close one of the most successful series in television history. But the season eight finale has received a mixed reaction from fans and critics. More than a million viewers signed a petition to have the eighth season remade with more “competent writers”. And, if the early reactions to the finale are anything to go by, the critics aren’t far behind them. “There’s no doubt this season has been a rushed business,” wrote Lucy Mangan in The Guardian. “It has wasted opportunities, squandered goodwill and failed to do justice to its…

The final episode of Game of Thrones has been broadcast, drawing to a close one of the most successful series in television history. But the season eight finale has received a mixed reaction from fans and critics. More than a million viewers signed a petition to have the eighth season remade with more “competent writers”. And, if the early reactions to the finale are anything to go by, the critics aren’t far behind them. “There’s no doubt this season has been a rushed business,” wrote Lucy Mangan in The Guardian. “It has wasted opportunities, squandered goodwill and failed to do justice to its…

A total of 41 mechanised boreholes are being constructed in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region under the government’s ‘one constituency, one million dollar’ initiative to facilitate development. Member of Parliament for Zebilla, Frank Fuseini Adongo, at a sod cutting ceremony said government has released 500,000 cedis to the constituency under the initiative introduced by the Akufo-Addo government. The decision to use part of the funds to construct the boreholes, he explained, followed a broader consultation with the District Assembly and necessitated by the scarcity of water in the district, which has been a challenge over the…

Chairman of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyapong, has urged Harvard University to design special business models to help African businesses to upgrade their operational efficiency. In the view of the business mogul, in order to succeed in the fast evolving landscape of business in Africa, companies need staff who possess new knowledge in leadership, management and finance. Dr. Siaw Agyapong indicated that it is only by such personnel development that Africa can be competitive in the global business space. He said his company, Zoomlion, which is providing integrated waste management solutions in Ghana, is positioning its staff to…

The National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Mr Bernard Mornah, has said the appointment of their party leader, Dr Edward Mahama, as an Ambassador-at-Large by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is ‘killing’ the PNC. Blaming the current passiveness of the PNC on the appointment of their leader into office by the NPP government, Mr Mornah said the situation had marred the smooth running of the PNC and had brought many challenges on them as executives of the party. “Dr Mahama is the leader of the party. As we speak, that is the constitution of our party, so…

Cabinet has approved fund for scientific research from existing 0.3 per cent, to one percent (1%) to ensure more funding for research to aid development in the country. The approval is yet to be endorsed by Parliament. Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo, Senior Minister, who announced this at the “MESTI/CSIR Scientific and Life Time Recognition Awards”, in Accra, said government was focused on providing the necessary support to drive research in the country. “We have established a Research Fund in addition to the Book and Research Allowance enjoyed by lecturers of our universities. “What this means is, a call for collaboration…

Reggae/dancehall artistes Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy are to be sanctioned by the organisers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) for the scuffle that broke between them on stage at the 20th VGMA Awards on Sunday. According to Charterhouse, the action of the two artistes who have been arch rivals for years, breached the terms and conditions governing the country’s premier music awards event. These terms and conditions, it said in a statement Sunday, “come with punitive measures when flouted”. The organisers explained that is designed “to protect the scheme and ensure that it is neither impugned nor dragged into…

Reggae/dancehall artistes Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy are to be sanctioned by the organisers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) for the scuffle that broke between them on stage at the 20th VGMA Awards on Sunday. According to Charterhouse, the action of the two artistes who have been arch rivals for years, breached the terms and conditions governing the country’s premier music awards event. These terms and conditions, it said in a statement Sunday, “come with punitive measures when flouted”. The organisers explained that is designed “to protect the scheme and ensure that it is neither impugned nor dragged into…

Some aggrieved customers of Gold Coast Fund Management (GCFM) have petitioned the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate the directors of the investment firm. Assuring to offer their full cooperation during the probe, the customers claim their investments have been illegally transferred to Liberia and the US by Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, the President of Groupe Nduom. “Our own investigation shows that monies had been transferred to Liberia and US through illegal means to conceal the funds,” the customers stated in the petition dated 17 May, 2019. They also alleged that a part of their investments has been…