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Former Love Island star Mike Thalassitis has died aged 26, his management has confirmed. The 26-year-old former footballer and reality television star was reportedly found dead on Friday. He found fame on the 2017 series of the ITV show. Several reality TV stars posted tributes to Thalassitis. The Only Way Is Essex star Ferne McCann posted: “So so so so sad. Mike you absolute gent. I have no words.” She added: “My heart and soul and love goes out to his friends & family. Too young. RIP.” Jonny Mitchell, who became friends with Thalassitis after appearing on Love Island with…

Former President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Dr. Harry Agbenu is pushing for the dismissal of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). The Vice Chancellor Rev. Prof. Afful-Broni incurred the wrath of lecturers following what some described as arbitrary dismissal of lecturers which led to a violent student demonstration this week, leading to the closure of the school. His style of administration has also been called into question by some lecturers, an assertion that has been given impetus by the Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin whose constituency the school is situated.…

File photo[/caption] The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is calling for the prosecution of police officers who allegedly assaulted journalists from the Ghanaian Times newspaper According to the human rights agency, news about the assault was received with “great exasperation”. A statement issued by Commissioner of CHRAJ, Joseph Whittal, showed the frustration of CHRAJ having cautioned the police service “over and over again” to exercise restraint when handling human beings “but to no avail”. “In this regard, the Commission calls on the Inspector General of Police to conduct thorough investigations into this matter, and on the basis…

My name is Eric Mills Lamptey (Captain). I am an airline pilot. In 2016 I had been flying for forty years, during this period I had flown on 8 different airplanes. The Ethiopian airline situation is very unfortunate. My deepest condolences to the bereaved families. The Boeing 737 Max 8 had a technical issue which had been corrected, by the manufacturer, Boeing. However, this correction had not been communicated effectively by the manufacturer. Hence what has happened in Ethiopia recently and Indonesia six months ago. It is imperative for the manufacturer to ensure meticulous cross checks to avoid such unfortunate…

Police stations all around Thailand are sending their chubbiest officers to a weight-loss camp as part of a nation-wide program aptly called “Belly Destruction”. After the success of a two-week pilot program, police stations in Thailand have begun sending their fattest officers to the Central Police Training Center in the city of Pak Chong, to take part in an intense physicalactivity designed to adjust the size of their bellies. Each station will periodically send two to three overweight policemen to the centre, where they will work out, ride bicycles and adopt a healthy, protein-rich diet to shed as much extra weight as possible.…

Police stations all around Thailand are sending their chubbiest officers to a weight-loss camp as part of a nation-wide program aptly called “Belly Destruction”. After the success of a two-week pilot program, police stations in Thailand have begun sending their fattest officers to the Central Police Training Center in the city of Pak Chong, to take part in an intense physicalactivity designed to adjust the size of their bellies. Each station will periodically send two to three overweight policemen to the centre, where they will work out, ride bicycles and adopt a healthy, protein-rich diet to shed as much extra weight as possible.…

The police administration says it is engaging some known institutions working in the media arena to improve the sort of sour relationship existing between the media and police. The Ghana Police Service has admitted it has taken notice of the “needless friction” between police officers and journalists in the wake of recent attacks on the latter by the former. A statement signed by  Director-General/Public Affairs, Assistant Commissioner of Police David Eklu, announced, “The Police is collaborating with the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), National Media Commission (NMC) and other media partners to develop pragmatic framework…

Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto[/caption] Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has assured farmers that government would restore them to their former glory when farmers were the richest in the society. “In the past, cocoa farmers were the richest but the situation is different now,” he said. Dr Akoto gave the assurance when he opened the first three-day conference of the West and Central Directors of the World Food Programme (WFP) underway in Accra. The Minister said farming was not the preserve of the poor as perceived and that government was working to transform agriculture to create wealth for…

Dr. Bawumia[/caption] The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, left Accra, Ghana for New Delhi, India on Friday, March 15th, 2019 for the 14th CII – Exim Bank Conclave on India – Africa Project Partnership slated for 17th to 19th March, 2019. Over the past 13 editions, the CII- EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa Project Partnership has emerged as the pioneer event for Indian and African governments and industry to meet and explore new avenues of partnerships, and enables the Indian and African leadership to take stock of the progress of the partnership and address future needs. Ahead of a…

Kumasi Asante Kotoko will be traveling to Zambia to face ZESCO United in a crucial encounter in the final round of matches in the group stage of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Confederation cup. The home team would be going into the game to make amends following a 3-0 humiliating defeat to their country rivals Nkana FC and would be hoping to avoid back to back defeat in front of their supporters. The results last week, means the home side’s hope of advancing to the quarter finals of the competition has been wiped out. The Zega Mambos have disappointingly…