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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has recounted the tremendous constraints that Ghana has faced and the remarkable progress it has experienced across sectors, since independence, acknowledging the numerous friends and partners who have supported the country in this journey. She was addressing a section of the Ghanaian community as well as the diplomatic and business communities at the anniversary celebration of Ghana’s 62nd Independence in London. The Minister was particularly enthusiastic about gains made in the trade and investment sector, applauding growing relations between Ghana and the United Kingdom like it is transitioning from aid dependence…

Contrary to the long-held perception that traditional councils in northern Ghana have no space for women, descendants of Naa-Gbewa, founder of the great Dagbamba Empire have reserved paramouncies for women. Strange? In the following report, our Northern Region Correspondent, Zubaida Ismail, explores one of the reserved paramouncies in the Mamprugu kingdom. She specifically focuses the lenses on the Queen of Samni in Mamprugu land, Poa-Naa Ayishetu. There is more in this report: Source: 3news.com|Ghana

A graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), David Wakpal,  has manufactured a low-cost indigenous incubator for the poultry industry. Mr. Wakpal who is now a Teaching Assistant (TA) at the university’s  department of Animal Science, is hoping to make the incubator easily accessible to poultry farmers across the country to increase production. Watch the full story by our  Ashanti Regional Correspondent, Ibrahim Abubakar: By 3news.com

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced government will gift IBF lightweight world champion, Richard Commey a brand new Toyota vehicle for the honour he brought to the nation with his recent win over Russian boxer Isa Chaniev. In addition to the vehicle, Commey will receive 50,000 cedis from the presidency, Nana Akufo-Addo promised the boxer when he paid a courtesy call on him at Jubilee House in Accra Monday to present his championship belt to him. Commey on February 2 this year made his second crack at the vacant IBF lightweight title count by claiming his first world title with a…

The maiden awards to celebrate excellence in the digital space in Ghana has been launched in Accra with a call on Ghanaians to take the sector seriously. The event dubbed “Africa Digital awards” will take place from June 27 and 28, 2019 in Accra with a summit on digitalisation on the first day while day two will be the awards night. Speaking at the function, a Ghanaian-American fibre optics inventor, Dr Thomas Mensah said digitisation is the future of the world. He therefore urged Ghanaians to take the sector seriously since it is the key to unearth the economic fortunes…

A member of the National Democratic Congress, Carl Wilson, has stated the kind of governance system being run in Ghana has led to the growing number of political militia groups, popularly referred to as political vigilantes. He observed with the election of presidents on partisan lines, these political militia which has become a national security threat, will continue fester. “As long as we still run this system of government where we elect Presidents on the ticket of a political party, this vigilantism will continue”, the formal National Security said on Onua FM’s Yen Sempa on Monday. In his view, electing persons…

Ghana coach, Kwasi Appiah, has named a 24-man squad for the ultimate Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya, scheduled for Accra Sports Stadium. Coach Appiah has handed call ups to some debutants as he seeks to asses some new talents with Ghana already qualified for the tournament billed for Egypt mid year. The squad, which includes three players from Asante Kotoko, would begins camping on March 18, ahead of the qualifier on Saturday, March 23. Meanwhile, the Accra Sports Stadium will witness a double header on March 23, as the Black Meteors are also scheduled to host Gabon at…

Airlines in multiple countries have suspended the use of Boeing’s new 737 MAX 8 aircraft over concerns about its safety, after an Ethiopian Airlines flight of the same model crashed Sunday killing all 157 people on board. Flight ET302 to Nairobi had just taken off from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa Sunday when it reported technical problems and asked for permission to turn back. It crashed shortly afterwards. As the crash investigation got underway, the Civil Aviation Administration of China ordered Monday that all domestic Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets be out of the air by 6 p.m. local…

A Nigerian-born Canadian professor who died in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash Sunday morning made a poignant biblical social media post before boarding the Boeing 737-800 max flight ET302. Professor Pius Adesanmi who is an academic, quoted a poignant bible verse. “If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me,” the verse, identified in the post as Psalm 139:9-10 reads. Adesanmi is smiling as he takes what appears to be a selfie in the airport. Out of shot,…

A Nigerian-born Canadian professor who died in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash Sunday morning made a poignant biblical social media post before boarding the Boeing 737-800 max flight ET302. Professor Pius Adesanmi who is an academic, quoted a poignant bible verse. “If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me,” the verse, identified in the post as Psalm 139:9-10 reads. Adesanmi is smiling as he takes what appears to be a selfie in the airport. Out of shot,…