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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday account to the people of Ghana on what his administration has achieved just six months into the four-year mandate he secured in the December 7, 2016 elections. The decision was taken in line with the president’s pledge to be accountable, open and accessible to Ghanaians when he took over the governance of the country in January 7, 2017 from former President John Mahama who lost the elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress Dubbed encounter with the media, the event which will take place at the Flagstaff House in Accra…

The Civil Society Organisations’ Platform on Ghana IMF programme says an extension of the package will best serve the nation’s interest since it will allow for better implementation of the structural reforms. Dr Godfred Alufar Bokpin, a Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, said there was the need to extend the agreement in order to drive the much needed reform to improve the fiscal governance framework. He was speaking at the Fourth National Civil Society Forum on Ghana’s International Monetary Fund Programme in Accra on Thursday, on the theme: “Three Years into the IMF-Supported Extended Credit Facility Arrangement:…

An unofficial referendum rejects plans to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution, but the President says it is “meaningless”. More than seven million voters have taken part in the opposition-organised referendum in Venezuela, according to academics monitoring the poll. Voters strongly opposed government plans for a new constituent assembly with the power to scrap the National Assembly and rewrite the constitution. Venezuela is polarised between backers of President Nicolás Maduro and opponents, who want fresh elections. A nurse was shot dead while queuing to vote in the capital, Caracas. Men on motorbikes opened fire, killing 61-year-old Xiomara Soledad Scott, and wounding three others.…

There is an undercurrent flowing through the river of our church culture that has not yet received much coverage. The undercurrent is the integration of urban music into modern praise and worship. A short video of a praise and worship session at the Royal House Chapel International, World Movers’ Generation service, which has flooded or taken center stage on our social media platforms in the country depicts this kind of urban music. Pastor Nana Yaw a songwriter and the fore bearer, of the praise and worship ministry, has given DJ Khalid’s 2010 hit song “All I Do Is Win” a…

China’s economy grew at an annual rate of 6.9% between April and June according to official figures, slightly higher than forecast. The growth rate, which compares expansion with the same three months in the previous year, was the same as in the first quarter of 2017. Beijing is trying to rein in debt and a housing bubble with tough measures on the property sector and lenders. Many analysts expected China’s economy to slow as those policies kicked in. But the latest data is well above Beijing’s 6.5% growth target for 2017. Limited impact Despite efforts to slow down the housing…

Fifteen people suspected to have been variously involved in the shooting incident at Lapaz that claimed the life of a policeman and caused injury to another have been arrested by the police. The suspects include a 27-year-old female, Charity Otuboa, a trader; six Nigerians and eight Ghanaians. The names of the suspects are; Ken Ikponnwosa, 23; Faith Ogieriakhi, 35; Fem Erhuumwunse, 20; Michael Ogbegia, 20; Sampson Aja, 27; Emmanuel Aimiu, 31, and Kwasi Nyarko, 33. The others are Raphael Nii Lartey Coffie, 37; Asare Frederick, 35; Mark Enchil, 31; Kwadwo Afari, 32, and Kwabena Gyasi, 20. The rest are Abudu…

Picking a name for your child can sometimes feel overwhelming. In addition to the possibilities of you thinking whether to go for a Christian/English name or a local/traditional name. It’s likely that friends and relatives will offer suggestions of their own – whether you want them to or not. You and your spouse might have difficulty in agreeing on a name as each person would prefer a particular name. There’s no right or wrong way to pick a name for your baby. The most important consideration is to choose one you love but when the name you love is bizarre…

Picking a name for your child can sometimes feel overwhelming. In addition to the possibilities of you thinking whether to go for a Christian/English name or a local/traditional name. It’s likely that friends and relatives will offer suggestions of their own – whether you want them to or not. You and your spouse might have difficulty in agreeing on a name as each person would prefer a particular name. There’s no right or wrong way to pick a name for your baby. The most important consideration is to choose one you love but when the name you love is bizarre…

Actress Tracy Boakye who has earned a heavy load of insults and criticisms for a sex scene in her movie Devil Between My Legs ever since it premiered in April this year believes she deserves praise instead. The actress who is being accused of having real sex with actor Samuel Ofori, who directed the movie said she must be given the thumbs up for creating a scene so close to reality that people believe it is real when it is not. “In fact, I think we should be proud that we acted realistically and it looked real and people actually…