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Management of Marwako Fast Food has provided evidence to prove that its Chief Executive, Alhaji Marwan Mohammed Chaaban, was indeed given a humanitarian award by the National Commission on Culture. Dr Ziblim Barri Iddi, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture presented Alhaji Chaaban with the award on July 9 at the National Theatre in Accra, for his immense contribution in the development of zongos in Ghana. READ: Marwako CEO grabs award Barely two weeks on, the Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday denied conferring any award on Alhaji Chaaban under the auspices of the National Commission on Culture, claiming the Commission,…

The Ghana Premier League continues unabatedly with exciting fixtures to be featured this weekend. Week 24 fixtures will be the one to pave way for the upcoming MTN FA Cup fixtures on July 29-30 after the draw was held at the M-Plaza hotel on Tuesday. Inter Allies will welcome Great Olympics to the El Wak Sports Stadium. Allies are the only team to have kept six clean sheets in its last 6 home games (W6, D0, L0), and scoring nine goals in the process. After coming from behind last week to win 3:1 against Inter Allies, Tema Youth visit the…

The fiscal targets of the current administration requires new and innovative business models in banking that works hand in hand to drive growth and employment without sacrificing shareholder value as a result of systemic risks. Unfortunately, the traditional approach to banking, though responsive to risks in the business environment, may unavoidably work against the current economic growth agenda, which is create a platform for entrepreneurship to flourish. The current development thinking is structured around agriculture as key growth driver and industry as the engine with strong vertical linkages. In order for this strategy to be successful medium to long-term credit…

If there ever was one entity to do the natural ‘patriotic’ duty of putting the genre of reggae music on its deserved pedestal, it more likely than not would be the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts. Until recently when Shatta Wale reinvented himself, blazing a historic trail that has ushered in Stonebwoy and the like, roots reggae was the main vehicle for contemporary Ghanaian highlife and gospel music. The elevation of the art form has not come from the expected quarters; the initiative has come from collaboration between MUSIGA, 4Syte-TV and Roots Addiction at the behest of none…

Former US football star and actor OJ Simpson is appearing before a parole board to ask to be released after nine years in a Nevada prison. Simpson, who was acquitted for a double murder in 1995, is serving time for armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, and 11 other charges. The sentence, which carries a maximum of 33 years, stems from a 2007 confrontation at a Las Vegas hotel. Simpson, 70, had said he was only trying to reclaim his possessions. The former Hall of Fame running back was found guilty in 2008 – exactly 13 years to the…

Government says it will incorporate sign language interpretation into all of its public events. This follows the Ghana Federation of Disability making known its displeasure over the lack of a sign language interpreter at President Akufo-Addo’s media encounter on Tuesday. The President met some Ghanaian journalists at the Flagstaff House as he marked six months in office. Speaking with TV3, Deputy Minister of Information Perry Okudzeto said he was unaware there was no sign language interpreter at the media encounter, adding that the issue would be adequately addressed. “What I know is that it’s a standard practice, so I’m actually…

The carnage on our roads has become one of the causal factors of deaths in Ghana. Various contributory factors have been identified to be the chief agents through which precious lives are lost on our roads. Amongst other factors are poor driving skills, drunk driving, cars with worn-out tyres plying our roads, over-loading, over-speeding, poor nature of our roads, are some of the causes of road accidents in the country. While the afore-mentioned factors cannot be easily dismissed as some of the major factors which lead to thousands of lives being lost in the country, it must also be emphasized,…

The Ogua Traditional Council has called on residents of Cape Coast especially traders to stay calm as measures are being taken to find an amicable solution to the  Kotokuraba Market brouhaha. In an exclusive interview with 3news.com at Emintsimadze Palace, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II urged the people of Cape Coast to ensure peace prevails. The call for calm comes following what has become a major controversy in the Cape Coast metropolis over the allocation of shops of the new market. The allocation of the shops by the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA), according to some traders, was done in a…

Minister for Labour and Employment Relations, Ignatius Baafuor Awuah has urged employers to consider qualified persons with disabilities (PWDs) for jobs to push the disability inclusive society agenda. The minister recommended Christian Morgan of TV3 Talented Kidz fame for an ambassadorial role and pledged to support his initiatives when Morgan’s management team embarked on a capacity building visitations in Accra. GFD SpreadLove Home & Abroad, management of Christian visited the Ghana Federation of disability organizations (GFD) to learn more basic strategies in promoting disability inclusive society. GFD has since its inception supported disability advocacies in the country including Christian Morgan’s…

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Accra has warned against the over reliance on pesticides in the treatment of the fall armyworm infestation currently devastating large portions of agricultural crops and land in Ghana. “Many of the list of pesticides sent out to farmers may have to be revised. If we continue to use them we would not have a sustainable solution to the problem,” Dr Winfred Nii Okai Hammond of the FAO told Alfred Ocansey on 3FM’s Late Edition. He explained: “in the revision of list, we should not forget the role of pest controllers such as bacteria…