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Media General, owners and operators of TV3 and others, will on Thursday assemble the finest industry players to lead a public forum aimed at finding pragmatic solutions to what has become a cyclical depreciation of the domestic currency, Cedi. The forum will be the second edition of the Economic Dialogue Series by MG. A Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Emmanuel Asiedu-Mante, internationally recognised economist Andrews Kwame Pianim, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance Kenneth Thompson, among others, will speak on the theme ‘The Ghana Cedi; Breaking the cycle of depreciation’ The event has become necessary in the…

UNIDO’s Director-General LI Yong will visit Ghana from Thursday, March 28 to Saturday, March 30, 2019.  Mr Yong is scheduled to meet with high level officials from government agencies including Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFARI) to discuss matters related to the close collaboration between of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Ghana. He will also take the opportunity to visit selected industrial companies benefitting from UNIDO’s support in Ghana. One of the highlights of Mr Yong’s visit…

Some students and alumni of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) have embarked on a peaceful march in the Central Region to demand the reinstatement of some sacked lecturers. Their march on Wednesday is also aimed at calling for the head of the Vice Chancellor, Rev. Prof Anthony Afful-Broni. This action comes in the wake of happenings in the school, leading to its shutdown. UEW shut down indefinitely over violent protest Some of the placards held by the protestors read: ‘Bring Back Our Lecturers’, ‘President Akufo-Addo Act Now’, ‘Afful-Broni Y’abre wo’ and ‘VC Must Go’. It was amidst brass band…

Aayalolo bus needs about GH¢500, 000 to come back to life – Deputy Transport Minister Government needs close to GHS500,000 to revamp the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Accra, a deputy minister has noted. Apart from this, Aayalolo, as the system is popularly known, will need 40,000 litres of fuel to begin operations, the Deputy Minister of Transport revealed. Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover made the revelations in an interview with Onua FM’s Yen Sempa hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa on Wednesday. He explained that “there is huge challenge and we need to designate lanes because all over the world, such buses have…

Major stakeholders within the transportation industry have held a forum in Accra to dialogue on the enforcement of a law to guide the operations of motorcycle riders, popularly referred to as ‘okada’ riders. At the stakeholder engagement organized by the Ministry of Transport in Accra on Tuesday, March 26, participants highlighted issues such as lack of employment, traffic situations and bad road networks in remote areas as key reasons why enforcement of the law on okada remained a challenge. Participants at the forum remained divided over the state of the law, and blamed lack of political will as the bane of law…

Major stakeholders within the transportation industry have held a forum in Accra to dialogue on the enforcement of a law to guide the operations of motorcycle riders, popularly referred to as ‘okada’ riders. At the stakeholder engagement organized by the Ministry of Transport in Accra on Tuesday, March 26, participants highlighted issues such as lack of employment, traffic situations and bad road networks in remote areas as key reasons why enforcement of the law on okada remained a challenge. Participants at the forum remained divided over the state of the law, and blamed lack of political will as the bane of law…

An Indonesian theme park has covered the bare breasts on two statues to respect “Eastern values”. Ancol Dreamland in the capital city Jakarta placed golden chest wraps on the mermaid figures, which have been at the park for the last 15 years. The move has confused many in the city and prompted questions about whether the park was forced into the decision. But the park dismissed the suggestion, saying they had made the choice to cover the statues last year. “This is purely an agreement from the management and there is no external pressure,” park spokeswoman Rika Lestari told the…

An Indonesian theme park has covered the bare breasts on two statues to respect “Eastern values”. Ancol Dreamland in the capital city Jakarta placed golden chest wraps on the mermaid figures, which have been at the park for the last 15 years. The move has confused many in the city and prompted questions about whether the park was forced into the decision. But the park dismissed the suggestion, saying they had made the choice to cover the statues last year. “This is purely an agreement from the management and there is no external pressure,” park spokeswoman Rika Lestari told the…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

Caleb Ekuban[/caption] Ghana new boy Caleb Ekuban scored his second international goal in the 3-1 friendly win over Mauritania on Tuesday at the Accra Sports Stadium. But it was a beige performance from the four-time African champions at home as they failed to outclass the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations-bound debutantes. Head coach Kwesi Appiah made nine changes to the team that beat Kenya 1-0 on Saturday in the final qualifier but there was little improvement in the quality of play. Ghana took an early lead from the spot kick through returnee Kwasi Appiah. Centre-back Aly Abeid clumsily brought down…