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President Nana Akufo-Addo will next week establish a commission to among other things, examine the petitions on the creation of new regions and make recommendations that will set the stage for the finalization of the process. The Council of State in August this year okayed the decision to create six more regions as proposed by the government, paving the way for the establishment of a Commission of Enquiry to also take up the issue by examining the petitions on the matter. The Commission will be expected to tour the three regions – Brong Ahafo, Northern, Western and the Volta –…

    HIS EXCELLENCY DR. MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA AT THE 3rd ADVANCEMENT LECTURE SERIES UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST ON THE THEME: DEVELOPING STRONGER ECONOMIES FOR THE AFRICAN CONTINENT: THE MISSING LINK”, CAPE COAST, 4TH OCTOBER, 2017 It is an honour and a privilege to be here with you this afternoon. I would like to thank the University of Cape Coast for the kind invitation extended to me to participate and contribute to the 3rd Advancement Lecture Series. I bring you greetings from the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo.…

Numerous studies have shown that children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced when compared to those who grew up with parents who remained married. But this pattern may not hold true for adopted children, a new study suggests. According to the research, genetic factors are the primary explanation for the divorce trend, and the new findings could have implications for the advice provided by marriage counselors or therapists. The new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue Journal Psychological Science, was conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Lund University in Sweden. The…

Numerous studies have shown that children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced when compared to those who grew up with parents who remained married. But this pattern may not hold true for adopted children, a new study suggests. According to the research, genetic factors are the primary explanation for the divorce trend, and the new findings could have implications for the advice provided by marriage counselors or therapists. The new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue Journal Psychological Science, was conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Lund University in Sweden. The…

Ghanaians secured one billion dollars in contracts from the country’s oil and gas industry between 2010 and 2015, the Ghana National Petroleum Company has revealed. According to the GNPC, the figure represents 16.6 per cent of the total of six billion dollars of contracts awarded to companies in the industry between the period. Against this backdrop, the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce wants Ghanaians to be well-equipped to be able to secure more contracts. The Chamber made the call at a day’s conference on “Leveraging lessons from the oil sector to maximize opportunities from the one district, one factory initiative”.…

Investigations by TV3 have revealed that the canned fish with the brand name ‘Asahi’ intercepted by the police from the Mile 7 District on Tuesday, is not a registered product and was not originally meant to be consumed in Ghana. The Food and Drugs Authority has been investigating the circumstances under which the product was imported and cleared from the port. But TV3’s Peter Quao Adattor who has been following the story reports that the product packed in four 20-footer containers was earmarked for the Togo market. It is however curious how the product was intercepted at Ofankor in Accra…

Ghana opened their 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup campaign with a nervy 1-0 win over Colombia on Friday.  Sadiq Ibrahim’s low shot from close range separated the two teams at the  Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. Ibrahim puts Ghana ahead with a low shot from close range following a mistake committed by captain Thomas Gutierrez. He had the chance to clear the ball once but he unintentionally left it for the on-rushing Sadiq Ibrahim to power home into an empty net. However, there were nervous moments for Ghana and goalkeeper Ibrahim Danladi who showed lots of reflexes to deny…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has denied authoring several posts on Facebook attributed to him on social media. The office of the former president in a statement said Mr. Rawlings has only one official Facebook account: https://web.facebook.com/President.J.J.Rawlings/, rejecting several publications by fraudulent persons on some Facebook pages attributed to him. “All other Facebook accounts or pages purporting to be official are fraudulent and are operated by persons with an agenda to publish falsehood and fake news about President Rawlings.” The statement by Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, head of the Communications Directorate at the former president’s office, said the fake pages have been reported to…

Have you been stripped of assets very dear to your life before?  For some mothers in the Northern region, the response would be affirmative; many have been stripped of the joy of being called mothers due to some form of disabilities in their children. These children in the past have been executed by fetish priests in line with tradition. There is a myth that these kids are marine spirits, snakes, and crocodiles  and they are allowed to live will devour their parents. Born some 26 years ago to the late Iddrisu Yamba and Zulfawu Iddrisu both natives of Moshie Zongo, a…

Liberia’s former President Charles Taylor is currently serving a 50-year sentence for war crimes in a prison in the British city of Durham. But is he using that as a base to interfere in the elections in his homeland next Tuesday? “If he was to come back today, I’d roll out the red carpet,” said Justin Luther Cassell, a 32-year-old man sitting outside the Pray for Peace Business Centre in Gbartala, central Liberia. Gathered round on plastic chairs, drinking beer and discussing the forthcoming Liberian elections, the men here are clearly frustrated. This was Charles Taylor’s rebel headquarters in the…