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The annual West Africa Regional Energy Summit is set to take place in Côte d’Ivoire from January 24-25, 2018. The Regional Summit provides a platform where public and private stakeholders and industry experts can stay up-to-date with upcoming projects in the pipeline and new strategies to unlock gas and power trading in West Africa. This year’s summit will receive participation from West Africa Gas Pipeline Authority, Ghana’s Energy Ministry, Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF) among other participants from across Africa. The summit is also aimed at establishing the roadmap for sustainable electricity trade in ECOWAS’ booming gas and energy markets.…

Former President Kufuor has encouraged youth in the country to emulate the entrepreneurial spirits of Kwame Despite, owner of Peace FM and Joseph Siaw Agyapong, the man behind Zoomlion to reduce the escalating unemployment rate. The former President intimated that these individuals have excelled in their various fields and created wealth and employment which has given opportunity to hundreds of people. He was emphatic that it was time the youth took their destinies into their hands and acted smart by identifying solutions to the various challenges faced in the country. This he believed will not only serve as a source…

The Inspector General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu says the police service would adopt more proactive steps and pragmatic approaches to ensure the safety of lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgender people in Ghana. This assurance was contained in a letter by the police service in response to the Human Rights Watch’s report on the violations of the rights of LGBT people in Ghana. In a letter dated, October 11, 2017 and addressed to the IGP, the group said they would want the contribution of the police service on how LGBTs are treated and what can be done to protect them. A…

The Ministry of Energy has denied claims by minority in Parliament that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is planning to increase electricity tariffs without proper procedure. The minority spokesperson on energy, Adam Mutawakilu, who made the allegation on behalf of his side, also accused the government of sidestepping the laws of the country and meddling in the affairs of the PURC. A statement signed by the Head of Communications at the Energy Ministry, Nana Damoah stated, the issues raised by the minority spokesperson are false. “We however wish to underline the fact that this allegation is false and that…

French actress Catherine Deneuve has said that men should be “free to hit on” women. She is one of 100 well-known French women who wrote an open letter, warning about a new “puritanism” sparked by recent sexual harassment scandals. The letter deplores a wave of “denunciations” after claims that US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women. Mr Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex. However, he has admitted that his behaviour has “caused a lot of pain”. What does the open letter say? The letter by French women writers, performers and academics was…

French actress Catherine Deneuve has said that men should be “free to hit on” women. She is one of 100 well-known French women who wrote an open letter, warning about a new “puritanism” sparked by recent sexual harassment scandals. The letter deplores a wave of “denunciations” after claims that US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women. Mr Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex. However, he has admitted that his behaviour has “caused a lot of pain”. What does the open letter say? The letter by French women writers, performers and academics was…

Rescue workers in southern California are searching for survivors after mudslides and flooding in which at least 13 people have died. More than 30 miles (48km) of the main coastal road have been closed and police said the scene “looked like a World War One battlefield”. A group of 300 people are reportedly trapped in Romero Canyon neighbourhood east of Santa Barbara, with rescue efforts due to resume at daybreak. The death toll is expected to rise. More than 50 people have been rescued already but many places are still inaccessible. Several roads are closed, including the major Highway 101.…

The Asante Akim North District Security Council has resolved to forcibly evict all cattle in the area in an attempt to enforce a high court ruling which ordered the evacuation of the animals. After an emergency DISEC meeting on Tuesday January 9, the DCE for the area Francis Oti-Boateng hinted of their resolution to shoot every cattle on site if the herdsmen do not comply with the evacuation directives. According to the DCE, the Fulani herdsmen in the area were given an order five months ago to confine the animals in a ranch or take them away from the land.…

Law lecturer, Moses Foh-Amoaning has dared the Human Rights Watch, who pride themselves as human rights activists, to champion the cause of polygamists in European countries. Incensed by intense pressure by human rights activists to get Ghana’s law amended to accommodate homosexuals, the lawyer on TV3’s News 360 accused human rights organizations of being used by gay activists to push their agenda for same sex marriage among other activities. “You are just an instrument for pushing LGBT propaganda. Can you also go to South Africa, the UK or America and also do a research on polygamy and how people who…

The Ghana Association of Persons with Albinism is considering legal action against the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for disqualifying persons with albinism who turned up in the just ended enlistment exercise. The Association says such a move by the GIS constitutes discrimination against persons with albinism which must be discouraged. The Ghana Immigration Service sold 84,000 service forms to prospective applicants but only 500 would be enlisted. Applicants with tattoos, albinism, and other forms of physical body deformities were disqualified. The mass disqualification has attracted the wrath of the public with the Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta and Deputy…