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There is no doubt that Anita Erskine is an influential figure in the media industry. But in spite of her achievements, the new co-host of the drive show on 3FM says she will choose her family over her career any time. According to her, family means everything to her and no amount of money from any institution will make her choose work over family. “Once you decide to marry you should be responsible for your family and my household is important to me than anything else. “I must admit that I haven’t been around all the time for my family…

Figures from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) have shown that the profitability of commercial banks in the country declined by almost 10 per cent in 2018, but the central bank says overall, the banking industry remains strong. The profit growth of the banks which stood at 21.7 per cent as at December 2017, dipped to 12.5 per cent as at December 2018, something that is attributable to the BoG’s reforms and clean-up of the banking sector. The reforms, which saw the minimum capital requirements of banks moved up from 120 million cedis to 400 million cedis, saw the total of…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that reforms to Ghana’s import duty regime, which will bring down the high duties prevailing in Ghana’s ports, are in the offing, and will be rolled out soon. With many having petitioned the state to intervene and review the high taxes and duties on imported items, President Akufo-Addo assured that government is already in the process of dealing with the matter. “We have realised from the studies we have done that our ports are not competitive, and the import regime in our country is far too high. We are dealing with it, and,…

The 3FMFAT2FIT Season XI 60 days Challenge came to an end on Saturday, March 30 at the Aviation Social Center. The great fitness, which started on Saturday, February 2 had around 100 participants sign up to challenge themselves to lose weight and build healthy lifestyles as well. The final event begun at 6:00am with some warm-ups and a few aerobics after led by Beatrice Afful, affectionately called Bea De Bully. This was followed by a speech from the CEO and founder of FAT2FIT Weight Management Company Limited, Akoto DerGross. He complimented participants on their passion, firmness and immolation throughout their…

The 3FMFAT2FIT Season XI 60 days Challenge came to an end on Saturday, March 30 at the Aviation Social Center. The great fitness, which started on Saturday, February 2 had around 100 participants sign up to challenge themselves to lose weight and build healthy lifestyles as well. The final event begun at 6:00am with some warm-ups and a few aerobics after led by Beatrice Afful, affectionately called Bea De Bully. This was followed by a speech from the CEO and founder of FAT2FIT Weight Management Company Limited, Akoto DerGross. He complimented participants on their passion, firmness and immolation throughout their…

A funeral is being held for a 26-year-old woman who gave birth to a baby boy on Thursday despite being brain dead since December. International sportswoman Catarina Sequeira was declared brain dead after an acute asthma attack at her home. The baby, named Salvador, was born when she was almost 32 weeks pregnant and is being cared for in a neonatal hospital. This is the second such case in Portugal of a baby born to a mother who was brain dead. A talented canoeist who had represented her country, Sequeira had suffered from asthma since she was a child. She…

Residents of New Amanful, a fishing community in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region, were in a state of shock  following the gruesome murder of a resident in the early hours of Saturday, March 30.  The deceased, Israel Umaru, popularly known as Kobby, in his 30s was believed to have been attacked and killed at dawn by suspected armed robbers, who went to the house he takes care of. Some neighbours tell Connect FM’s Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, they heard some gun shots at dawn but they thought it was the routine shots from the 2BN Military base…

Fast-rising Disc Jockey DJ Sly bemoans the selection criteria used for DJ awards only favour those who play bigger shows and have connections, but not necessarily the hard-working ones. For the past five years, DJ Sly has always been on the list of nominees on the Ghana DJ awards, but has not for once won it, an experience which makes him suspect winning such awards is not just by dint of hard work. The gifted DJ, who successfully pulled off a solo concert dubbed the ‘Unstoppable Concert’ at the West Hills Mall, hopes that organisers would review their selection criteria…

Fast-rising Disc Jockey DJ Sly bemoans the selection criteria used for DJ awards only favour those who play bigger shows and have connections, but not necessarily the hard-working ones. For the past five years, DJ Sly has always been on the list of nominees on the Ghana DJ awards, but has not for once won it, an experience which makes him suspect winning such awards is not just by dint of hard work. The gifted DJ, who successfully pulled off a solo concert dubbed the ‘Unstoppable Concert’ at the West Hills Mall, hopes that organisers would review their selection criteria…

The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission with funding from the European Union has begun a head count of animals at the Mole National Park in the Savanna Region. The six-month programme dubbed ‘Every Animal Count’ began on February 27, 2019 and expected to end in late August, 2019. The first one month of the programme will witness the training of the staff of the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, Staff, including Tour Guides and Drivers at Mole National Park, on aerial surveys, park ranger patrols, road counts, local knowledge, and specialist species monitoring. This has become necessary as…