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Greater part of the national capital, Accra got flooded Friday morning as a result of a downpour. The floods took over roads causing a gridlock in town with several people being locked up in their homes as businesses come to a standstill in Accra. Those who could not walk through the flood when the rains subsided had to be carried on people’s back for a fee. Persons cashing in on workers who want to avoid the flood and mud charged GHC1 per a person to cover distance of about 4 meters. Kumasi had its own share The situation was not…

Deputy Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fred Agbenyo, is suggesting a scholarship package for children of teachers in the country. The NDC man said teachers are poorly paid in the country and for that matter while they are training other people’s children, their children do not aspire to the highest education since they are unable to cater for their children. Mr. Agbenyo gave this suggestion on TV3 New Day on Friday hosted by Bright Nana Amfoh while contributing to discussions on the World Teachers Day which was held on Thursday October 5. “One child of every teacher must…

The Forestry Commission (FC) is to employ 400 people to serve as forest guards to protect the country’s forest reserves from illegal chainsaw operations. Chief Executive of the Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, who announced this, said the Finance Ministry has given them financial clearance for the recruitment of the people. Speaking on the sidelines of a visit to the Canada Ghana Alaska mining company mining concession at Amenase Forest Reserve near Diaso in the Central Region, he said the FC currently needs 800 forest guards. This, he said, is because the FC does not have adequate staff to adequately patrol…

A man suspected of having a sexual relationship with a married woman has had his penis and scrotum cut off by some unknown assailants in a case the Police at Amasaman are treating as attempted murder. The man, whose name has been given only as Awotse, was allegedly in an amorous relationship with the unamed married woman. Sources told TV3 that the husband of the woman allegedly contracted the four assailants who on Thursday afternoon carried out the the dastardly act. Awotse was in his room at Nsakina in Amasaman at about 1:30pm when the assailants stormed there, sealed his…

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said there are many smuggled vehicles plying the streets in Ghana, stressing that the owners circumvented the process and evaded the payment of import duties on the vehicles. At a press conference in Accra on Thursday, the GRA revealed that it has recently impounded over 100 vehicles which were plying the streets and the owners did not pay import duties. The vehicles were impounded through intelligence gathering and through the special task force set up by the Minister of Finance. They were said to have been smuggled into the country through unapproved routes. Others…

The Food and Drugs Authority has begun investigations to establish how at least four 20-footer containers of rotten mackerel were imported into the country, cleared and some leased onto the market. One Kofi Dokyi, who imported the ‘Asahi’ branded mackerel into the country has been given a police bail together with four drivers of the container truck which carried the goods to a warehouse at Ofankor in Accra. TV3 broke the story of the rotten mackerels on Wednesday after it discovered the products which were cleared at Tema Port on Saturday, September 30. The stench from the products was too…

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that government is focused on building the productive capacities of Ghanaians in order to build a robust economy. Dr. Bawumia observed that countries such as the United States of America, Canada, Singapore, South Korea and Mauritius among others have become models for developing nations because they made a concerted effort to develop the technological, intellectual and institutional capacities of their people. He asserts that Africa continues to suffer economic setbacks due to exploitation, failure to utilise export revenues for industrialisation and the lack of interest to improve the standard of education. He…

A 41-year-old primary one teacher of the Richard Akwei Basic School in the Greater Accra Region, Faustina Copson, has emerged the best teacher for 2017 She received a three-bedroom house, GHC50,000 life insurance package  and GHC180,000 as her prize at the 23rd National Best Teachers Award held in Koforidua in the Eastern Region. Agnes Nutakor of Kpeve Model School in the Volta Region who came second also receives GHC110,000 and a GHC30,000-life cover insurance. The third price went to Joseph Abusa of Presec Senior High School, Legon in Accra, who receives a four wheel vehicle plus a GHC20,000 life insurance…

Scholars and students will on October 10 explore the relevance of philosophy and classics to Ghana’s development. Among others, they will discuss whether philosophy and classics could provide the necessary foundations for developing in graduates excellent critical thinking and attitudinal skills, as well as how philosophy and classics shape our ideas of freedom of speech, the rule of law, democracy, equality, ethics, and human rights. The panel discussion is being organised by the Association of Philosophy and Classics Students in collaboration with the Department of Philosophy and Classics. Themed “The Relevance of Philosophy and Classics to Ghana’s Development,” the event…