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The Golden Tulip Accra Hotel has hosted the Ghana Rugby National sevens team, the Ghana Eagles to a buffet lunch shortly before the team departed Tuesday for Kampala, Uganda to participate in the Africa Rugby men’s sevens two-day tournament. This is part of the qualification for the sevens rugby world cup 2018, the commonwealth games and the world series repechage tournament in Hong Kong. As the only unranked team to qualify for the tournament in Kampala, the Ghana Eagles are poised to prove themselves on the Africa Rugby stage with giants like Uganda, Namibia, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal and…

Sensational Ghanaian duo, Reggie and Bollie of the X-factor UK fame have cautioned that embarking on solo projects while in a group is detrimental to the success of any musical group. The group who won Best UK Music Artiste at the recently held 2017 International Achievement Recognition Awards (IARA), told 3FM’s Urban blend show with Miriam Osei Agyemang, that artistes lose their identity as solo acts once they agree to form or join a group. It is therefore necessary to put the interest of the group above any other individual interest no matter the circumstances, they advised. They bemoaned the…

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has appointment Mr. Kenneth Ashigbey as its Chief Executive Officer. His appointments effect from November 1, 2017. Kenneth joins the Chamber from the Graphic Communications Group Limited, where he was the Managing Director. He was previously the CEO at Optimum Media Prime (OMP) and also worked as the Chief Operating Officer at the Multimedia Group Ltd. Ms. Yolanda Cuba, Chair of the Chamber, said “we welcome Kenneth to the Chamber. With a customer base of more than 19 million unique subscribers in Ghana, the mobile industry continues to change how we communicate. We look forward…

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured the people of Ghana that the resources and wealth of the nation will not find their way into his pockets, but will be used for the rapid development of the country. According to President Akufo-Addo, “we are going to ensure that all the money that is mobilised by government is spent in dealing with the issues that concern our people, and that they do not find their way into my pocket or the pocket of my ministers. We are not going to allow that to happen again.” The President made this known…

A mother in the US state of Michigan has been sentenced to seven days in jail after she refused a judge’s order to have her son vaccinated. Rebecca Bredow would not let her nine-year-old be immunised after initially agreeing with the father to do so. Her ex-husband has now been awarded temporary primary custody in order to get the boy the jab. Michigan parents are legally allowed to skip or delay their children’s vaccinations due to personal beliefs. But Bredow fell foul of the law because she reneged on agreements with her former spouse dating back to November 2016 to…

The Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea  has stated that government’s prime focus is to make acquisition of house affordable to all Ghanaians.  Atta Akyea made the statement when Ghana joined the world to celebrate World Habitat Day which fell on 2nd October 2017, under the theme: “Housing Policies, Affordable Homes” in Accra. On the floor of Parliament, the minister made reference to Luke 9:58 that “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nest, but the son of man has nowhere to lay his head”. Atta Akyea indicated that the New Patriotic Party government is in…

A sheer heroism of a forex bureau attendant led to the arrest of a member of an armed robbery gang at Kingsby Junction, Achimota in Accra. The victim brushed aside two shots at his chest and arm to engage one of the robbers in a fierce struggle leading to the arrest of the robber and the retrieval of two pistols and four live ammunition. According to the Accra Regional Police Command, financial agencies within the Mile 7 policing district have been under rampant attacks from armed robbers. These robbers, the police alleged, engaged in their nefarious activities both day and…

At least four 20-footer containers full of rotten mackerel, with the brand name ‘Asahi’ cleared at Tema Port on Saturday September 30, have found their way onto the Ghanaian Market, TV3 can confirmed. The station’s attention was drawn to the situation around Tuesday October 3, and the news team quickly dashed to an outlandish area at Ofankor near Tantra Hills in Accra where two articulated trucks containing the rotten mackerel have been stuck in the mud. One of the containers had already been offloaded when  TV3 got to the scene, suspected to have been sent to the market.. The products in…

One of Ghana’s most prolific Playwrights and theatre practitioners, Nii Commey has been adjudged the best theatre and arts winner for the maiden Under 40 Achievers Awards. In all, 40 Ghanaians from 40 different sectors of the economy received awards for their pioneering and outstanding contributions in their various fields of endeavours. Nii Commey became one of the household names in contemporary theatre in Ghana with his hit stage plays Romantic Nonsense, You May Kiss the Corpse, and Judas Iscariot in Accra. He, together with the Director of Laugh for Lives Africa, advocates and empowers the underprivileged in rural communities.…

Some angry okada (commercial motor riders) and commercial drivers besieged the premises of 3FM Wednesday over the recent increase in fuel prices. Their action was ostensibly fueled by the projection of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers-Ghana (COPEG) over impending increases in fuel prices if government does not intervene. The price of diesel has increased by 1.63 per cent at the pump whereas that of petrol has decreased by 1.13 per cent, the Chamber observed. This would be the third time fuel prices have been hiked this year. The Chamber, in a statement, said the rising cost of fuel prices in…