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A teenager in India who was allegedly raped by two school staff over a three-month period is in critical condition after being forced to have an abortion. Doctors told BBC Hindi she has suffered brain damage. Police have arrested the director of her school and a teacher in the northern state of Rajasthan. Police said she lost consciousness after the accused forced her to undergo an abortion at a private hospital. Police are also investigating the role of the hospital in the incident. The 18-year-old girl was admitted to hospital after she complained of a stomach ache and staff there…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, together with eight other African Heads of State, on Wednesday, 20th September, 2017, at the side-lines of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, held talks with the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, on US-African relations. The 8 Heads of State present at the meeting were President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, President Alasanne Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Alpha Conde of Guinea, who is also Chairperson of the African Union, President Yoweri Museveni of…

Government has begun talks with the Securities and Exchanges Commission to list more state owned enterprises on the stocks exchange. The move is among others expected to solve the financial challenges facing most SOEs in Ghana. The listing of the companies should also increase public ownership in the over 48 various SOEs. From over 300 SOEs in 1980s, Ghana now has just 86 SOEs. This also comprises 46 wholly government owned SOEs with 40 joint ventures. A further breakdown also shows that 37 of the 46 wholly owned are commercial companies. 26 other SOEs are operating as Limited Liability. The…

The educational future of some 26 visually impaired students of the Akropong School for the Blind in the Eastern region hang in the balance. This is because the students who are qualified for placement have still not been allocated schools weeks after other eligible candidates have gone to school. The plight of these students persist despite the fact that government has deployed ministers across the country, to ascertain the success of the Free SHS policy. An obviously distraught student, Boateng Salifu, pleaded with 3FM’s Mercy Catherine Adjabeng for 3FM to help them get the attention of the authorities because all…

Customs World, a subsidiary of Ports Customs and Free Zones Corporation (PCFC) Dubai, has signed an agreement to take over West Blue Ghana Limited, the company engaged for the provision of the National Single Window and Risk Management System in Ghana. This agreement formalises the establishment of “Ports & Customs World Ghana Limited.” As part of the agreement, Customs World International is committed to investing significant resources including capital, world-class technologies and human expertise in Ghana as they have done in Dubai and other countries. The implementation of these new systems will be based on a robust risk engine that…

Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has hinted that government is introducing a new system to rationalize the salaries of key management members of State Owned Enterprises. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is concerned that some CEOs are earning thrice more than the President of the Republic. The Ministry is pushing for a scheme to make it impossible for any CEO to earn more than the president. This will also mean that the review will also look at the bonus structure for the CEOs. This was disclosed at the 2017 edition of the State Owned Enterprises policy and governance forum. Ken…

The National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress, Kofi Adams has confirmed the assertion of Dr. Tony Aidoo that Vice President Dr. Mamudu Bawumia was the Achilles heel of the NDC prior to the 2016 elections. “Our strategist got it wrong earlier that Ghanaians will know the truth so you didn’t need to take on Dr. Bawaumia. He started to present a lot of falsehood. Dr. Bawaumia was the bible of the NPP. He built a false credibility for himself anything he churned out was believed. Then he became the bible for the NPP. His utterances hurt NDC,” Kofi Adams…

The High Court has rejected a bail application by the Abelemkpe Branch Manager of Mawarko Restaurant, Jihad Chabaan, who was jailed nine months on August 2. He was found guilty by the Abeka District Court of assault and causing harm to one Evelyn Boakye a caterer at the restaurant. On August 9 an application for bail pending appeal was filed at the High Court. The motion was moved and the court heard the legal arguments of both the state attorney Adama Watkins and counsel for Jihad, Julio De Medeiros. Jihad’s counsel argued there is the possibility of his client serving the…

The Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso would not be spilled this year due to the low level of the water.  The current level is two meters short of the 235 meters that have necessitated the annual spillage destroying properties downstream. The dam was constructed in 1992, operating on two turbines with a generation capacity of 16 megawatts. The decision not to spill was revealed when officials from NADMO, the World Food Program and Care International paid a working visit to the dam to have first hand information about the operations of SONABEL who are responsible for the Bagre Dam. The…