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The Development Planning course 1987 year group of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has donated a sum of GH¢3,000 to support the welfare and education of street children including brilliant former street boy Abdul Hakeem Alhassan Aremeyaw, who won an essay competition and represented Ghana abroad. The story of Hakeem was first told by TV3’s primetime news anchor Alfred Ocansey and has since then gather momentum on other media platforms, drawing the attention of the public to the plight of the brilliant but needy boy and his friends on the streets. Many gave their word to…

Managing Director of Zen Petroleum William Tawiah has called on indigenous Ghanaian companies operating in the petroleum downstream sector to work hard and make a difference in the industry. According to him, the local content policy currently being implemented, although laudable, has put a lot of pressure on local firms to deliver to the best of industry standards He was speaking as a guest on TV3’s monthly business mentorship programmme Time with the Captains on Monday, March 25. He shared lessons in business, leadership and entrepreneurship. “It’s one thing the government saying we are going to promote local content and…

Managing Director of Zen Petroleum William Tawiah has called on indigenous Ghanaian companies operating in the petroleum downstream sector to work hard and make a difference in the industry. According to him, the local content policy currently being implemented, although laudable, has put a lot of pressure on local firms to deliver to the best of industry standards He was speaking as a guest on TV3’s monthly business mentorship programmme Time with the Captains on Monday, March 25. He shared lessons in business, leadership and entrepreneurship. “It’s one thing the government saying we are going to promote local content and…

The Parliament of Ghana came under heavy criticisms for snubbing accidents victims in Ghana and rather paying tribute to victims of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi which claimed about 1,000 lives. But Member of Parliament for the Damongo Constituency in the Savanna Region, Adam Mutawakilu, has explained that what happened in the house on Monday, March 25, though “unfortunate”,  followed the procedures of the House. About 64 people lost their lives in two separate accidents: one at Ekumfi-Dunkwa in the Central Region and another at Ampomakrom, near Kintampo in the Bono East Region last Friday. For what was…

Have you ever been told to “grow up” in your 20s or need an excuse as to why you still find cat videos on the internet really funny? Well now you might have an official reason as to why you’re not acting like a mature adult. People don’t become fully “adult” until they’re in their 30s, according to brain scientists. Currently the UK law says you become a mature adult when you reach the age of 18. Scientists who study the brain and nervous system say the age at which you become an adult is different for everyone. Research suggests…

Have you ever been told to “grow up” in your 20s or need an excuse as to why you still find cat videos on the internet really funny? Well now you might have an official reason as to why you’re not acting like a mature adult. People don’t become fully “adult” until they’re in their 30s, according to brain scientists. Currently the UK law says you become a mature adult when you reach the age of 18. Scientists who study the brain and nervous system say the age at which you become an adult is different for everyone. Research suggests…

MPs have voted to take control of Commons business in an unprecedented move to try to find a majority for any Brexit option. The government was defeated by 329 votes to 302 on the cross-party amendment setting up a series of votes on Wednesday to find out what kind of Brexit has most support among MPs. PM Theresa May has said there is no guarantee she will abide by their wish. Thirty Tory MPs voted against the government, including three ministers. Richard Harrington, Alistair Burt and Steve Brine resigned to join the rebels, with Mr Harrington accusing the government of…

The one-year old baby stolen from her mother at Takoradi Market Circle in the Western Region has been found and rescued by the Police, father of the child told 3news.com a while ago. “We have found the baby and we have arrested the lady [baby thief] and the boy [suspected husband],” a happy Michael Agbenu told our correspondent Paa Kwesi Simpson  Francis Mawusi Ahiagbenu was rescued in the wee hours of Tuesday from the alleged baby thief and a man believed to be her husband, at Effiakuma Number 1 in Takoradi, following a tip-off. The two have been arrested and…

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is demanding the immediate resignation of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni as it lists a litany of allegations against him. Prof. Afful-Broni who is accused of sabotaging and causing the removal of his predecessor Prof. Mawutor Avoke, UTAG said, “should be blamed personally for all the bad press UEW has seen in recent years”. “It is also interesting to note that there are allegations of financial malfeasance (i.e. GHS 5.7 million honorarium) as well as allegations of inflated and cooked up contracts against Prof.…

Gov’t officials begged me to destroy Anas – Ken Agyapong