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The first advice a friend gave me when I told her I wanted to marry was; “Jojoe, women are not good for you. God would have created a woman for himself if women were that good to live with.” Does she have a point? Well, I don’t know. I didn’t take her advice anyway. It was early 2013. A year before I got married. I had a very good relationship with my boss then, so she was one of the very few I first told that I wanted to get married. “You’re young; don’t you think you need to take…

The first advice a friend gave me when I told her I wanted to marry was; “Jojoe, women are not good for you. God would have created a woman for himself if women were that good to live with.” Does she have a point? Well, I don’t know. I didn’t take her advice anyway. It was early 2013. A year before I got married. I had a very good relationship with my boss then, so she was one of the very few I first told that I wanted to get married. “You’re young; don’t you think you need to take…

The latest revelation of slave trade and dehumanizing treatment meted out to black Africans in Libya has caused former President Jerry John Rawlings to be downhearted. The maltreatment captured on videos as well as widely circulated photographs has received universal condemnations. The former Ghanaian leader recalled how the late Muammar Gaddafi of Libya showed respect to other Africans. “And I say so with emphasis because whatever faults Gaddafi had, blacks were treated as equals in Libya than in most Arab countries,” Mr. Rawlings said in a short statement to condemn the attacks in Libya. Titled  “In support of our brothers…

Majority of Ghanaians demand stiff punishment for corrupt public officials, including jail time, restitution of stolen funds, and public shaming, according to a new Afrobarometer survey. Findings show widespread popular perceptions of corruption in both government and private-sector leadership, with the police and judges most widely seen as corrupt. But public approval of the government’s efforts to combat corruption has increased dramatically since 2014, after more than a decade of decline. These findings provide solid backing for government and reformers seeking to strengthen laws and their enforcement in the fight against corruption. The findings are being released a few weeks…

Vice President of the Republic Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is optimistic that government’s determination to make Ghana the centre for financial services in West Africa will take off in 2018. Dr. Bawumia noted Ghana is in pole position to attract the major financial corporations to set up here because of its democratic credentials as a stable and peaceful country. “People are comfortable with Ghana and we should leverage that and the professionalism of our bankers to become the financial services hub of the sub-region,” the Vice President stated at the 21st National Banking Conference, organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers,…

A recent study has identified collisions between canoes and industrial fishing vessels as a threat to artisanal fishing in the country. Funded by the EU under a three-year project, the study revealed most of these cases are recorded within the zones reserved for artisanal fishers (Inshore Exclusion Zone or IEZ). According to the study, thousands of cases of industrial vessels destroying nets and canoes of artisanal fishermen at sea were recorded. Yet only around 5 per cent of these cases were reported to the Fisheries Commission, and even fewer cases (around 1 per cent of the total) resulted in compensation…

The Ghana Rugby Championship (GRCC 2017/18) kicked off in Cape Coast on Saturday 25 November 2017 with the first official Women’s Sevens GRCC in the history of Ghana Rugby. Four women’s teams, Conquerors Ladies, Cosmos Buffalos Ladies, Griffons Ladies and  Dansoman Hurricanes Ladies, competed in the first match day to eventually become the 2017/18 GRCC Women’s Sevens Champions on 17 February 2018. The first match was played between Cosmos Ladies and Conquerors Ladies which ended in a 0-0 draw. Dansoman Ladies beat Griffons Ladies 5 to 0 in the second women’s sevens match. According to Rafatu Inusha, Women’s Representative of…

Ghana has been selected as the host nation for the 2018 International Press Freedom Day. The day seeks to raise awareness on the importance of freedom of the press and to remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Addressing a gathering in Accra, Ghana’s Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid is hopeful the Right to Information Bill will be passed as soon as possible to improve Ghana’s democratic credentials. “All the people around the table are very eager and desirous that it…

The former Minister for the Brong-Ahafo Region, Eric Opoku is calling for the withdrawal of the 2018 budget document from Parliament. According to him, Parliament will be doing a disservice to the nation, if it goes ahead to approve the document. Making his point strongly at the debate of the Financial Policy of Government for 2018 on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday,  Eric Opoku who is the Ranking Member of the Committee on Food and Agriculture indicated that the 2018 budget document is “misleading”. He is therefore demanding that the Finance Minister, as a matter of urgency, withdraws it…

CAF has announced that it will use Video Assistant Refereeing (VAR) system at next year’s CHAN 2018 tournament. The introduction of the technology was given the go ahead by the CAF Referees’ Committee at its meeting Tuesday in Cairo, Egypt. Experimentation of the VAR technology will commence from the quarter finals stage of next year’s tournament scheduled between January 13 and February 4 in the Moroccan cities of Casablanca, Marrakech, Tangiers and Agadir. African referees shortlisted for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 and with previous training in VAR will be called upon for the tournament designed exclusively for footballers playing…