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The Northern Regional Minister is demanding GHC5,000 from each of the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies in the region to sponsor a three-day tour of the region by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. A letter from the Northern Regional Coordinating Council dated September 29 and signed for the minister by the Chief Director, Alhassan Issahaku, asked the assemblies to pay the money by close of day Monday, October 2. A copy of the letter sighted by 3news.com explained the money is being taken “to put together the required arrangements for a successful tour” of the president between October 6 and…

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) has rusticated five students for examination malpractices in the second semester of the 2016/2017 academic year. Two other students are to be expelled from the University for examination related misconduct, Professor John Gyapong, the Vice Chancellor of the University, said at the six matriculation of newly admitted students for the 2017/2018 academic year. He said UHAS “takes examinations very seriously and abhors examination malpractices” and urged the fresh students to read and abide by all regulations governing the conduct of students especially on the conduct of examinations in the students’ handbook. Prof…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says the club are “lucky” to have a player like “humble” Kevin de Bruyne. The Belgium midfielder scored the winner in City’s 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday City are top of the Premier League and De Bruyne, 26, has been key in their impressive start to the season. “Kevin is a guy who is clever, humble and shy guy but you can see the quality he has. We are lucky to have him,” Guardiola told BBC Match Of the Day. “He was again outstanding. He makes absolutely everything. He is good…

The Public Relations Unit of Korle Bu the Teaching Hospital has given a detailed account with regards to the brouhaha surrounding the facility’s decision to terminate a revenue collection contract with UniBank Ghana Limited . Though the hospital communicated its decision to the bank, it was rescinded following misinformation and “distortions” that were thrown into the public domain. “So Korle Bu is currently in a stalemate where it continues to lose all the benefits of the End-to-End Hospital Revenue Collection Software,” Mustapha Salifu, Head of Public Relations Unit, lamented in a statement. The statement also exonerated the current Chief Executive…

Ghana on Saturday took centre stage at the ongoing Sanganai Hlanganani World Tourism Expo in Zimbabwe with the showcasing of some of its traditional delicacies. Dubbed ‘Ghana Day’, the team from Ghana led by Mrs. Nancy Sam Quartey, president of the Tour Operators Union of Ghana, presented some of the rich Ghanaian foods to participants at the expo.Waakye, gari fortor, ampesi made from yam with palavasauce and plantain chips among other delicacies were served at the event for people to taste as they were given the nutritional value and ingredients of each of the meal. Some of the participants were…

Ghana on Saturday took centre stage at the ongoing Sanganai Hlanganani World Tourism Expo in Zimbabwe with the showcasing of some of its traditional delicacies. Dubbed ‘Ghana Day’, the team from Ghana led by Mrs. Nancy Sam Quartey, president of the Tour Operators Union of Ghana, presented some of the rich Ghanaian foods to participants at the expo.Waakye, gari fortor, ampesi made from yam with palavasauce and plantain chips among other delicacies were served at the event for people to taste as they were given the nutritional value and ingredients of each of the meal. Some of the participants were…

The Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) believes the Energy Minister has an equally bigger managerial issue to deal with under his nose, and suggested to him to give management of his office to concession. As the sector minister, Mr. Boakye Agyarko has been leading the process to privatise the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana. This will enable Ghana access US$469,300,000 under the Millennium Challenge Power Compact agreement program, signed between the government of Ghana and the government of the US. But the PUWU is not in support of the move to give part of ECG to a concession.…

A health researcher is warning Ghanaians against the use styrofoams, popularly referred to as ‘takeaway’ packs, for packaging food. The bowlike packs, which have become popular among food vendors in the country, are reportedly made from black waste from petroleum fuel distillation popularly known as coal tar. Mr Effah Baffo Gyamfi of the University of Ghana Medical School at Korle Bu, who gave the warning said when food is put in the packs, they leach these dangerous chemicals into the food making it toxic for human consumption. He stated that the chemicals in the takeaway packs called Styrene also cause…

Demand by the Energy Minister to agitated staff of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), to resign before a severance package is paid to them is being treated with disdain, since the minister himself appears “not serious”. The staff who have been fighting against privatisation of management of the state-owned company, had first requested for a severance package. They based their demand on Section 65 subsection 2 of the Labour Act 2003, Act 561. But addressing the media this week, the sector minister Mr Boakye Agyarko clearly said: “If you decide to leave ECG, then you will be paid the severance but…

Accra Hearts of Oak head coach, Frank Nuttal, is confident of progressing to the finals of this year’s MTN FA cup. The phobians will take on Ghana premier league champions, Wa All Stars in a semi-final encounter at the Obuasi Len Clay stadium on Sunday. Both sides are meeting for the first time in the semi final stage of the competition, and it is expected to be a feisty encounter. Hearts of Oak edged out second tier side Danbort FC in the quarter final stage in Accra while Wa All Stars overcame Berekum Chelsea to progress to this stage. The…