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Video footage made available by officials of Primetime Limited, organizers and producers of the National Science and Maths Quiz, has revealed how the hand bag of quiz mistress Dr Elsie Effah Kaufmann was stolen. The bag containing her IDs, car key, wallet with an undisclosed amount of money and quiz questions among others was stolen at the final held on Thursday at the National Theatre, Accra. The wallet has, however, been found, at the campus of University of Ghana. The video showed how a young man in his mid 20s found himself on the stage during the presentation of the…

President Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Sunday, July 2, 2017, to attend the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, which is being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting of the Heads of State will take place from July 3 to July 4, 2017, under the theme, “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investment in the Youth”. Issues to be discussed and agreed on include: institutional reforms of the AU; roadmap of practical steps to silence guns in Africa by 2020; the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA); and the implementation of Agenda 2063 – “The strategic framework for…

The Ministry of Communication has appointed Albert Antwi-Boasiko as a cyber security advisor as part of measures being undertaken to build a comprehensive cyber security management architecture for Ghana. In a statement announcing the appointment, the ministry indicated that the architecture aims at coordinating cyber security services and advise government with a point of contact for cyber security incidents. Mr. Antwi Boasiako, a known cyber security expert in the Interpol Global Cybercrime Expert Group (IGCEC) would oversee the implementation of the National Security Policy and Strategy (NCSPS). The statement further indicated that “the technology environment of today requires the urgent…

Three sisters, Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, Valerie Obaze, and Edwina Akufo-Addo, with diverse experiences and skills, have come together to put the spotlight on autism and support scores of children on the Spectrum, cared for at the Autism Awareness Care and Training Centre (AACT) in Accra. Autism is a highly variable neuro-developmental disorder, which usually affects children at the early stages and presents among other things, great communication and emotional challenges for them. In Ghana, autism affects approximately 1 in every 150 children. My Sister’s Keeper Foundation on Thursday 29th June 2017, partnered with Glam Africa Magazine, to host ‘Glam Africa Ball’…

Ghana is at a point of mortgaging the Bauxite deposit in the Atiwa forest and Nyinahin for the People’s Republic of China for some $15billion. Good as it may sound, it appears Ghana in our quest to mortgage the Bauxite deposits is losing sight of the fact that we are also mortgaging the livelihoods of close to 5 million Ghanaians. Ghana’s senior Minister is on record to have said in an interview with the BBC that mortgaging the bauxite deposits can create in excess of 100,000 jobs for the many unemployed youth of the country. While employment is good for…

On 15th May, 2017,  assumed office as acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) prior to his appointment by His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In his maiden address to the management of the GES, of which all the divisional, regional and unit directors were present at his Welcome Service, Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa believed that, under his watch, the nation’s education will rise greatly with the support of all and sundry. Staff, officers and directors of education, especially those at the Headquarters of the Service and those that have, so far, had acquaintance with the new acting Director…

US President Donald Trump has defended his use of social media in a series of tweets, following a row over comments he made about two MSNBC TV presenters. “My use of social media is not presidential – it’s modern day presidential,” he tweeted on Saturday. Earlier in the week, the president launched a crude personal attack on Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough. His tweets were condemned by Democrats and Republicans alike, despite the White House springing to his defence. Mr Trump’s aides have previously expressed concern over his tweets. But the president said on Saturday that social media gave him…

The Accra Rehabilitation Centre has received metal frames and walking sticks from  the Torchbearers Worldwide Ministry And Women On The Move. The items donated which included  nine (9) metal frames (tripod) and thirty eight (38) walking sticks (crutches) are expected to improve condition at the facility and put smiles back on the faces of needy persons being catered for at the facility. Chief executive officer of Women on the Move, Ama Lawson promised that her outfit would donate regularly to the centre to improve the economic well-being and to promote the fundamental human rights of inmates. The General Overseer And…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the country’s ‘senior citizens’ to speak out and join his government’s fight against the ills of society.  These ills, according to President Akufo-Addo include “corruption, social and economic injustice, crime, the illegal mining menace, popularly referred to as galamsey, and the new phenomenon of vigilantism.” Whilst admitting that “we should not demand any more work from you in the twilight of your years”, President Akufo-Addo appealed to senior citizens to speak out against these ills “in service to God and country.” Additionally, President Akufo-Addo urged the senior citizens not to fall into…

Ghana has been grappling with waste management over the years owing to indiscriminate disposal of refuse and poor waste collection systems. Over four thousand metric tonnes of waste is said to be generated on daily basis across the country, mostly in city centres. In 2015, the country was ranked by world health organisation as the 7th dirtiest country in the world. Meanwhile, the current government has expressed readiness in addressing the country’s water and sanitation challenges with the creation of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources. At a stakeholder forum to devise a three year strategic plan for the…