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First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has commissioned the Association of Ghana Industry (AGI)’s first liaison office in Qingdao, China. The opening of the AGI office which was facilitated by the Belt and Road Collaborative Innovative Centre (BRCIC) of China, is expected to boost Chinese investment in Ghana especially towards the One-District-One Factory (1D1F) programme. In her remarks, the First Lady said the opening of the office was a testimony to the good relations between the two countries and she is confident the initiative would increase business corporation between Ghana and China. She encouraged the business community in Ghana to take advantage…

UNICEF released its 2017 District League Table (DLT) on Thursday, capturing Tema Metropolitan Assembly at the top with a record 80% score, while Krachi East District stayed at the 216th base of the ranking with a disappointing 50.6%. The award winning development oriented show, #CommunityConnect with Johnnie Hughes on 3fm 92.7 examines: 1. How relevant and beneficial the DLT has been to us as a people since its inception in 2014? 2. Why 102 out of 216 districts are far from the national average of 64.7%? 3. How does the DLT help in improving social accountability, vis all the six…

Ghana’s Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has recalled with pain, the death of his former press aide Kwabena Boadu, as he marks one year of his “friend’s” demise. Boadu, affectionately called KB, died in the Upper West region on November 24, 2016 in the line of duty. On Friday, November 24, 2017, the Vice President joined by close associates made a private visit to the graveside of Boadu at the Achimota Cemetery where Boadu’s tombstone was unveiled, prayers were said and wreaths were laid on his behalf, the New Patriotic Party and the family. Having worked with Kwabena Boadu…

Statistics available at the Ghana Revenue Authority shows that the Ashanti region contributes less than 4% of the total tax revenue collected annually. The Commissioner-General of Ghana Revenue Authority, Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti disclosed this at the Ghana Revenue Authority Tax Campaign launch in the Ashanti region. Mr Kofi Nti described the situation as worrying. The Ashanti is the home to a number of big companies in the country and several mining firms. He said, “one would have expected that as the region with the second highest local government economy after Greater Accra, the contribution to tax revenue would be…

Ghana Rugby ended 2017 on a high note when it received notice from its governing body, Rugby Afrique, that it has been promoted from the Africa Regional Challenge Division to the 2018 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup. In the announcement letter to Mr Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, Mr Abdelaziz Bougja, the President of Rugby Afrique, stated the request for promotion by the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) was positively received. Bougja said the promotion came as a result the good performance of Ghana Rugby in the Regional Challenge 2017 and the new status of Ghana Rugby…

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president in a ceremony in a packed stadium in the country’s capital, Harare. It follows the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe after 37 years of authoritarian rule. The former vice-president’s dismissal earlier this month led the ruling Zanu-PF party and the army to intervene and force Mr Mugabe to quit. Mr Mnangagwa, who had fled the country, returned from exile on Wednesday. The opposition is urging Mr Mnangagwa, who has been part of the ruling elite, to end the “culture of corruption”. How has the inauguration unfolded? The ceremony is at the…

A South African court has increased Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius’s jail sentence for killing his girlfriend to 13 years and five months. Prosecutors had argued that the six-year term for murdering Reeva Steenkamp was “shockingly light”. A spokesman for Ms Steenkamp’s family said the ruling “verified there was justice”. Pistorius claimed he shot dead Ms Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013 after mistaking her for a burglar. The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein has now given him the minimum 15 years prescribed for murder in South Africa, less time already served. The lower court had justified the six-year sentence…

First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo says things are looking good for Ghana with President Akufo-Addo in charge. She said the president “came to office with a lot of promises and he is working hard to achieve all of them” adding that “he has achieved quite a lot” since taking office. Mrs. Akufo-Addo was speaking to officials of the Ghana Embassy in the People’s Republic of China. She noted that with a determined and focused person like the President steering affairs of the country, there “is a lot of hope for Ghana and things are already looking good for Ghana.” The…

The Member of Parliament Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa Constituency in the Central Region has called on Ghanaian businesses to take advantage of the new Ghana-Denmark relationship instead of focusing on what transpired between these two countries in the past. Mr. Anthony Effah is urging the country to strengthen its ties with Denmark, which is far advanced in a number of areas that businesses in Ghana can tap into. The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa MP was contributing to discussions on TV3 New Day hosted by Bright Nana Amfohon Friday on the Queen Margethe II of Denmark’s visit to Ghana with a business delegation. The supreme authority of…

Brazilian footballer Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for taking part in the gang rape of a woman in Milan in 2013. An Italian court ruled the 33-year-old and five other Brazilians assaulted the Albanian woman, who was 22, after plying her with alcohol in a nightclub. The forward, who left AC Milan in 2015 after five years, was not in court but pleaded not guilty via his lawyer. The sentence will be put on hold until the appeals process is completed. Robinho, capped 100 times by his country, spent two years at Manchester City and currently…