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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has categorically denied rumours that there is plastic rice on the Ghanaian market. Addressing the media at a press conference in Accra on Friday, June 23, 2017, the Chief Executive Officer of the FDA, Delis Darko said the sample of rice collected on the Ghanaian market alleged to be plastic rice proved to be authentic. “Using our nationwide market surveillance programme we obtained random samples. The FDA then went ahead to issue a  press statement requesting members of the  public to assist either by submitting samples of the rumoured plastic rice or by giving…

A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Ansah Asare, is pushing for a retrial of  the Supreme Court’s judgment on writing of ‘entrance exams’ at the Ghana School of Law. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 22, 2017, ruled that the writing of entrance exams and the subsequent interviewing as pre-qualification into the Ghana School of Law be abolished from 2018. However, speaking in an interview with Alfred Ocansey, on TV3’s News 360, Mr. Ansah Asare said he is surprised the Supreme Court would let something they say it’s unconstitutional to be continued till its cancelation in 2018.…

Some forty young Ghanaian leaders are currently representing the country in the United States of America as part of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). The forty made up of 20 males and females were selected from more than 4,000 applicants throughout the country. The high-achieving cohort of Mandela Washington Fellows includes entrepreneurs, public servants and civil society members, all of whom are between the ages of 25 and 35. The Fellows represent all ten regions of Ghana. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the U.S. government’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), which was launched in 2010.…

The Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) has denied allegations made by the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) that oil revenues were understated in 2016, arguing that, monitoring mechanisms in place are strong enough to prevent revenue leakage. PIAC in its analysis of the performance of the country’s petroleum sector for 2016, said that revenue margins for the period indicated could have been much higher if there were enough personnel from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) at the various oil fields to monitor processes and happenings. Dr. Kofi Kodua Sarpong, the Chief Executive Officer of GNPC, has however, debunked the…

Four Arab states have sent Qatar a list of 13 demands it must meet if it wants them to lift their sanctions. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are asking the Gulf state to shut down its broadcaster, Al Jazeera. They are also asking Qatar to reduce ties with Iran and close a Turkish military base – all within 10 days. Qatar, which sought to raise its profile in recent years, denies funding terrorism and fostering instability. It has been subjected to more than two weeks of unprecedented diplomatic and economic sanctions, in the worst political crisis…

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has denied media reports that it is losing over GHC 7m by selling off-spec (substandard) products at a cheaper rate which would cost the nation. The reports further said the off-spec product which is allegedly harmful to vehicle engines would be sold to the public via the various filling stations, a report BOST has vehemently denied. BOST in a statement clarified the arrangements it had with Movenpiina – the company which is buying the off-spec products for purely industrial use. According to BOST it considered all options available in selling off…

The maiden edition of the ‘war’ to find out who cooks the best Jollof in West Africa has been scheduled to come off on Republic Day, July 1. Dubbed ‘Jollof War’, the inaugural edition will be contested for by Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. The event will be under the auspices of 3FM 92.7. Jollof is a popular West African rice dish and there has been argument – especially between Ghanaians and Nigerians – as to who cooks the best Jollof. ‘Jollof War’ will be an annual event with a purpose to celebrate the cultural and culinary diversity of Africa. In…

The maiden edition of the ‘war’ to find out who cooks the best Jollof in West Africa has been scheduled to come off on Republic Day, July 1. Dubbed ‘Jollof War’, the inaugural edition will be contested for by Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. The event will be under the auspices of 3FM 92.7. Jollof is a popular West African rice dish and there has been argument – especially between Ghanaians and Nigerians – as to who cooks the best Jollof. ‘Jollof War’ will be an annual event with a purpose to celebrate the cultural and culinary diversity of Africa. In…

The Supreme Court has described as unconstitutional the admission procedure used by the Ghana School of Law. The procedure requires applicants to take an entrance exam, and subsequently interviewed before gaining admission. According to the court the requirement is contrary to L.I. 1296. Ruling on the case on Thursday, June 22, 2017, Justice Gbadegbe ordered that the General Legal Council uses appropriate means to pass the required regulation for whatever admission process they [GLC] intend to use. However, the court directed that the ongoing admission process for the 2017/2018 academic year should not affect by its ruling but the General…

All Kenyan schoolgirls are to get free sanitary pads, the government has said. It is hoped the move will improve access to education in a country where many cannot afford sanitary products like pads and tampons. According to the UN’s education agency, one in 10 girls in sub-Saharan Africa misses school during their period. Some girls reportedly lose 20% of their education for this reason, making them more likely to drop out of school altogether. The amendment to the education act, signed into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta this week, states “free, sufficient and quality sanitary towels” must be provided…