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Any landing beach committee caught hoarding and engaging in premix fuel racketeering would be dissolved and leadership prosecuted, the National Premix Committee has warned. National Chairman of the Premix Committee Mr. Nii Lante Bannerman told 3news.com’s Central Regional correspondent Kwame Kakraba it is illegal to sell the fuel to persons who are not fishermen to be resold later at a higher price. His comment follows last Friday’s premix fuel explosion at Kormantse in the Central Religion in which four people lost their lives. Three others were seriously injured. One Nana Kojo,34, who died in the incident was said to have…

Student leaders of the University of Ghana, Legon, are to meet school authorities over an attack on one of the students over the weekend. Suspected armed robbers on Sunday dawn attacked and injured a final year Psychology student on campus. Daniel Osei, who was cut on his arms and head, sustained several cutlass wounds. He is currently receiving treatment at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. Daniel Osei is a student at the Accra City Campus of the University but resides at the Evandy Hostel. He was in the company of some mates who had gone out at dawn to…

The Scientific and Technical Working Group (STWG), made up of some key stakeholders in the fisheries industry, has called on the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, to consider a change in the date of this year’s closed season. Ms Afoley Quaye last month announced May 15 to June 15 as the closed season for inshore trawlers and canoes and August-September for industrial trawlers. But the Group says the proposed dates will not achieve the objective for which they have been set. “Spawning potential and recruitment at this time is low as fish remain offshore, in…

The May 9 Foundation has marked 18 years of the Accra stadium disaster with Ramadan prayers and donations at the Kumasi Central Mosque. Herbert Mensah, former chairman of Asante Kotoko and founder of the May 9 Remembered annual charity events joined Muslims and chiefs to pray for the souls of the over 126 football fans who died during the Stadium stampede on May 9, 2001. Mr Mensah was chairman of Kotoko in 2001 when the disaster occurred and he personally participated in conveying and transporting the dead bodies and injured soccer fans on that sad day. This year’s memorial and…

The upgraded and security-enhanced banknotes of the Bank of Ghana would be made available to the public for use as a medium of exchange from today, May 6. The central bank had said in a statement issued in April that the upgraded banknotes will have enhanced security features in line with evolving changes in technological landscape. The new 10, 20 and 50 cedi notes have “improved durability and machine readability”. According to the Bank of Ghana, both the new notes and existing series of banknotes will co-circulate. What’s new? It said the three denominations will have optically variable magnetic image…

The denomination to be affected are the 10, 20 and 50 cedi notes[/caption] The upgraded and security-enhanced banknotes of the Bank of Ghana would be made available to the public for use as a medium of exchange from today, May 6. The central bank had said in a statement issued in April that the upgraded banknotes will have enhanced security features in line with evolving changes in technological landscape. The new 10, 20 and 50 cedi notes have “improved durability and machine readability”. According to the Bank of Ghana, both the new notes and existing series of banknotes will co-circulate.…

Source: 3news.com

The Ashanti regional chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association has embarked on a tree planting exercise to help protect the environment and mitigate the effect of climate change. The exercise forms part of activities lined-up ahead of the maiden regional awards ceremony slated for May 31, 2019. Both GJA members and non-members participated in the exercise to help in safeguarding the environment through greening activities. Ashanti regional chairman of the GJA, Kingsley Hope, said the planting exercise is aimed at fostering sustainable environmental sanitation and also a way of contributing towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals 6 and 13 target…

Manchester United will have to settle for Europa League football next season after being held by a Huddersfield side who were relegated in March. The Terriers had managed just four points in their previous 23 games – but watched by outgoing chairman Dean Hoyle, they earned a draw as Isaac Mbenza’s first goal for the club levelled Scott McTominay’s first-half effort. In a frantic finish, young United substitute Tahith Chong had a shot saved and Paul Pogba hit the bar before David de Gea denied Karlan Grant a winner at the other end. It means United have now gone five…

The Divestiture Implementation Committee (DIC) has abrogated its agreement with the Great Consolidated Diamonds Company Limited (GCDCL), which took over the former Ghana Consolidated Diamonds (GCD). This was contained in a letter from the DIC’s lawyers, Cardinal Law Group, dated April 9, 2019, and addressed to the Managing Director of the GCDCL. The reason assigned for the abrogation was the Company’s persistent failure in settling its indebtedness arising from the non-payment of the balance due from the divestiture of the assets of GCD to GCDCL. The letter indicated that as at March 31, 2019, the indebtedness of the Company to…