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Fisher folks at the Tema Canoe Beach have appealed to government to establish a marine bank in the country to provide the needed financial support to the fishing sector. Nii Odametey, Tema Awudum Chief Fisherman, explained that if the country had a bank totally dedicated to the marine sector, fisher folks would access soft loans  to expand the businesses and also cushion them during the closed season. On the close season, he said leadership of the Tema canoe beach ensured that all fishing activities among canoe operators stopped at about 12:00 hours on May 17 in compliance with the ban as…

A dog in northern Thailand has rescued a newborn baby after it was buried alive, allegedly by its teenage mother. The baby boy is said to have been abandoned by his mother, 15, to hide her pregnancy from her parents. Ping Pong the dog was barking and digging in a field in Ban Nong Kham village. Its owner says he then noticed a baby’s leg sticking out of the earth. Locals rushed the baby to hospital where doctors cleaned him up and declared he was healthy. Ping Pong’s owner, Usa Nisaikha, says it lost the use of one of its…

A dog in northern Thailand has rescued a newborn baby after it was buried alive, allegedly by its teenage mother. The baby boy is said to have been abandoned by his mother, 15, to hide her pregnancy from her parents. Ping Pong the dog was barking and digging in a field in Ban Nong Kham village. Its owner says he then noticed a baby’s leg sticking out of the earth. Locals rushed the baby to hospital where doctors cleaned him up and declared he was healthy. Ping Pong’s owner, Usa Nisaikha, says it lost the use of one of its…

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has expressed its readiness to partner Media General in growing Small and Medium Scaled Enterprises in Ghana. This, the assembly believes is key for national development. The Mayor of Kumasi Metro, Osei Assibey, speaking to Grace Hammond Asare during Media General’s Start-up and Funding Summit in Kumasi, said the assembly has already established a sub-committee committed to promoting trade and industry. “Our sub-committee is ready to support the SMEs. We are glad that media General has brought all of them under one umbrella for easy access and data collection”, he said. We are ready to collaborate…

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has expressed its readiness to partner Media General in growing Small and Medium Scaled Enterprises in Ghana. This, the assembly believes is key for national development. The Mayor of Kumasi Metro, Osei Assibey, speaking to Grace Hammond Asare during Media General’s Start-up and Funding Summit in Kumasi, said the assembly has already established a sub-committee committed to promoting trade and industry. “Our sub-committee is ready to support the SMEs. We are glad that media General has brought all of them under one umbrella for easy access and data collection”, he said. We are ready to collaborate…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has opened the Sakogu Senior High Technical Day School. The President also commissioned a 120 bed capacity dormitory for Nakpanduri Business Senior High School. The two educational projects all in the North-East Region will aid in providing space to the increasing enrollment in the schools. President Nana Akufo-Addo again cut sod for the construction of the Nalerigu-Nakpanduri-Bunkpurgu road and the Bunkpurgu township roads. The president was on a two-day tour to the newly created region. Addressing some teachers and students after the commissioning, the President said the Minister for Education raised 1.5 billion cedis to…

The clock is ticking for music’s biggest night on Saturday, May 18 and all is set for the celebration of Ghanaian music. Every year, since the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) began some 20 years ago, there has always been conversations about who host the event. This year is no different, as there have been lots of speculations about who will host the 20th edition of the awards. Many names were put out by bloggers and entertainment pundits, but guess who organizers finally settled on to end weeks of speculations?. And when the cat came out of the bag, it’s…

The clock is ticking for music’s biggest night on Saturday, May 18 and all is set for the celebration of Ghanaian music. Every year, since the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) began some 20 years ago, there has always been conversations about who host the event. This year is no different, as there have been lots of speculations about who will host the 20th edition of the awards. Many names were put out by bloggers and entertainment pundits, but guess who organizers finally settled on to end weeks of speculations?. And when the cat came out of the bag, it’s…

The National Communication Authority (NCA) has earned itself headline news for shutting down two opposition radio stations. And it did so with physical reinforcement from the anti-terrorist forces of Maame Tiwa’s Police Service. While a section of the public okays the authority’s action, some others say there is a growing aggressive behaviour by the government to intimidate the media. True? First, I am at sea as to why Radio Gold, one of the foremost private radio establishments which have made a substantial impact in the media space, was not able to renew its license since the year 2000. As much…

The second edition of the Media General Start-up and Funding Fair has kicked off in the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi with over 90 businesses exhibiting their products. Aimed at providing a platform for small and medium scale businesses to make sales, network and learn emerging business trends, the three-day event took off on a high note and it’s expected to run till Sunday, May 19. From make-up brands, to fashion brands and drugs amongst others, hundreds of businesses are expected to partake in this year’s fair at the Kumasi City Mall car park. The maiden fair held last year in…