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Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah has stated that the government is willing and committed to support technical universities in the country. “Government of Ghana understands and appreciates the importance of technical and vocational education to national development”, he maintained. Professor Yankah who was speaking at the 13th graduation ceremony of the Cape Coast Technical University assured that government will not relent on its efforts to supply the technical universities with what they require to enable them perform their roles effectively, be it infrastructure. He noted that with the commencement of the Free SHS policy,…

Residents of some communities in Accra and Kasoa Tollbooth have been alerted to a possible landslide disaster, similar to the one that claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in Freetown, Sierra Leone in August this year. The Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) gave the warning and said: “The circumstances that led to the Sierra Leonean situation are not different from what is happening today in Ghana around the Kasoa Tollbooth, Ablekuma, NIC and Ofankor all in the Greater Accra Region.” Delivering the 48th Presidential Address of the institution in Accra last Thursday night, the President of the institution,…

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has no justification to reject government’s proposal to reduce electricity tariff, a Technical Economic Advisor at the Vice President’s Secretariat asserts. This is because all the mechanisms that are factored into pricing have been addressed for consumers to enjoy low electricity tariff, Dr. Mutaka Alolo maintained. “We have taken steps to review the pricing mechanisms and we know that per the policies we have done, per the achievements we have done so far…the only thing left is for PURC to implement it,” he told TV3 New Day Saturday. Government announced electricity tariff reduction in…

Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong popularly known as KABA  has died. 3news.com gathered that the popular political talk show host on Accra-based Asempa FM died Saturday morning. KABA apparently reported to work just yesterday, Friday November 17 to host his late afternoon programme, ‘Ekosi Sen’ but was asked to go home after management realised he was not feeling well. “KABA virtually went blank when he reported to work on Friday, and it was clear the gentleman was not feeling well,” a close associate of the deceased at Multimedia Group owners of Asempa FM told 3news.com. His health deteriorated Saturday morning and was rushed…

  Member of Parliament for Ekumfi in the Central Region, Francis Kingsley Ato Cudjoe has described as ‘noises’ assertions that government has abandoned the One-District-One-Factory project recently launched in Ekumfi. The One-District-One-Factory policy was officially launched by president in August this year to drive industrialization across the country. A sod was therefore cut for the construction of the Ekumfi Fruits and Juices factory, which is expected to create over 4,000 direct jobs and also employ some 5,000 outgrowers. Members of the opposition NDC have cast doubts on government’s commitment in delivering on this much-publicized campaign promise. NDC Communicator Chief Biney…

The military takeover in Zimbabwe is currently creating a great apprehension in that country. According to the Editor of Newsday newspaper in Zimbabwe, Wisdom Mdzungairi, many of his compatriots do not understand what is going on currently. Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe made his first public appearance on Friday since the country’s army took over on Wednesday after a power struggle over his successor. He attended a university graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare. President Mugabe on Thursday met Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander General Constantino Guveya Chiwenga at State House in Harare. The meeting, attended by South African envoys comprising Defence Minister Nosiviwe…

US civil rights activist Jesse Jackson has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “My family and I began to notice changes about three years ago,” Mr Jackson, aged 76, wrote in a statement. “After a battery of tests, my physicians identified the issue as Parkinson’s disease, a disease that bested my father.” Parkinson’s is an incurable neurological disease that can cause tremors and affect coordination. Image Copyright @RevJJackson@REVJJACKSON Report “Recognition of the effects of this disease on me has been painful, and I have been slow to grasp the gravity of it,” Mr Jackson said. He said the diagnosis was “not…

The Ghana Police Service has announced it will from Monday, November 20, 2017 begin a general recruitment exercise to get qualified Ghanaians interested in law enforcement into the Service. Interested persons would be required to fill an online application form on the Ghana Police official website effective Monday, a statement signed and issued Friday by the Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police, DSP Sheila Kessie Abayie-Buckman said. Graduates who applied in September 2016 are not required to apply, the statement said, explaining that “qualified applicants have already been shortlisted and would be contacted in due course.” Persons seeking…

Popular Ghanaian musician Tic Tac, has won GHC300,000 in damages against one of the largest retail shops in Ghana, Melcom, for using his image for billboard advertisements as ambassador for the company without any contract between the two. The hip life musician sued Melcom in 2016 for breach of contract after he discovered that he was still being advertised as an ambassador of the retail company when a two-year ambassadorial contract between them had expired five years ago. Per court documents filed on Thursday July 28, 2016 the artiste claimed he lost a similar promotional contract due to Melcom’s failure…

Captain for Eleven Wise Sporting Club, Nathaniel Ansah, has blamed the club’s failure to secure a place in the Ghana Premier League on the “carelessness” of their management. He said management’s refusal to pay attention to the progress of the club led to their to relegation. Speaking on Connect Fm’s Sports Avenue, Capt. Ansah indicated that the club lacks support from management, something he said makes the players feel unwelcome. He said only 16 players trained for the whole season instead of 32 due to the lack of football boots. Some of the player, he said, even refused to come…