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The Zenith Bank group put up a great performance at the Burma Camp Sports Complex in Accra last Friday to emerge the overall winner of the maiden Reliance Olympics and Staff Hangout 2017. It received a golden cup and souvenirs from Reliance Personnel Services Limited, a human resource company. Participated teams were drawn from from the Media General Group (operators of TV3, 3news.com, 3FM, Onua FM, Connect FM and Akoma FM ), Zenith Bank, Dalex Finance, MTN, TIGO, Ericson, Huawei, Helios Towers, SGS and CFAO, among others. The teams competed in various sporting activities including football, volleyball, tug of war,…

Legal practitioner Abraham Amaliba has asked the “reckless” Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, to apologise for suggesting to senior high school students without toilet facilities in their schools that they at least have the rubber bag as alternative. Answering questions last Thursday at the Meet-The-Press in Accra, Dr. Opoku Prempeh said admitted there are SHSs in the country without toilet facilities but indicated the situation was not as a result of the introduction of the Free SHS as being claimed by some critics. “There are few schools still in Ghana here that are secondary schools who had no…

A Lebanese national has been arrested for allegedly raping his 19-year-old househelp at Airport Hills residential area in Accra. Four policemen from the East Legon District Police Command arrested Haddad Rabih, around 11:45 pm on Sunday. The suspect, Graphic Online gathered forcibly had sex with the victim around 5 pm on Saturday in the absence of his wife and other occupants of his household after subjecting her to severe beatings for resisting his demands. The incident happened at Airport Hills residential area. The Commander of the East Legon District Command, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, told Graphic Online in an interview that…

You’re in the interview. Things are going well. You’re almost to the promised land. And then… it happens. You get the question you can’t answer. A total stumper. What to do? Luckily, you can rely on the following super useful strategies to pull yourself out of this dreaded situation and exit the interview with your pride and job prospects in tact. Take a Moment You may fear nothing more than the sound of silence in an interview situation, but sometimes that silence is your friend. Try a simple, “That’s an excellent question; let me think about that one for a…

You’re in the interview. Things are going well. You’re almost to the promised land. And then… it happens. You get the question you can’t answer. A total stumper. What to do? Luckily, you can rely on the following super useful strategies to pull yourself out of this dreaded situation and exit the interview with your pride and job prospects in tact. Take a Moment You may fear nothing more than the sound of silence in an interview situation, but sometimes that silence is your friend. Try a simple, “That’s an excellent question; let me think about that one for a…

The former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has given a phone interview on live TV, denying reports that he was kidnapped. Mr Shafiq’s family had voiced fears of foul play, saying they were unable to contact him after he landed in Egypt. He was deported from the UAE on Saturday after five years in exile. The deportation came after Mr Shafiq stated his intention to run for the presidency of Egypt in 2018. He said on TV he was now reconsidering the plan. Mr Shafiq’s family issued a statement on Saturday saying they had been unable to contact him after…

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A hospital in the Indian capital Delhi has fired two doctors for mistakenly declaring a newborn dead. The doctors at the privately run Max Hospital had pronounced the baby dead hours after his twin who was stillborn on 30 November. The parents found that the baby was alive while they were on their way to his funeral. The incident sparked outrage and a debate over the quality of private healthcare which is often costly. The privately run Max Hospital said in a statement that “this strict action has been taken on the basis of our initial discussions with experts”. “While…

A hospital in the Indian capital Delhi has fired two doctors for mistakenly declaring a newborn dead. The doctors at the privately run Max Hospital had pronounced the baby dead hours after his twin who was stillborn on 30 November. The parents found that the baby was alive while they were on their way to his funeral. The incident sparked outrage and a debate over the quality of private healthcare which is often costly. The privately run Max Hospital said in a statement that “this strict action has been taken on the basis of our initial discussions with experts”. “While…

The Volta Regional capital, Ho, will host a route march and a durbar of chiefs and people to mark the 36th anniversary of the 31st December revolution. There will also be a wreath-laying ceremony and the lighting of the perpetual flame at the ceremony which will be graced by the leader of the revolution, former President Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings. The theme for this year’s event is “Uniting around the principles of probity, accountability and social justice”. The commemoration is a sober and reflective moment which seeks to remind the Ghanaian populace of the principles that underpinned the popular revolution, a…