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The Kumasi Circuit Court has granted the Attorney General more time to study the case against some 13 members of the Delta Force vigilante group who assaulted an appointee of President Nana Akufo-Addo. It follows a request made by the Police prosecutor, ACP Okyere Darko, who said the AG requires more time to do further investigations into the matter that generated headlines and reignited calls for political vigilantism to be outlawed in Ghana. The court presided over by Mary Senkyire, however, refused to grant a request by for the defence team to be supplied with copies of the statement of…

It has emerged that female teachers in the Upper East Region and some parts of the Northern Region share their sanitary pads with their female pupils whenever they are in their menstrual periods. Those who are unlucky to get some from their teachers, seek permission to absent themselves from school for the number of days that they have their menstruation. These, TV3 gathered, is because about 70 per cent of rural parents are unable to afford at least GHC5 to purchase sanitary pads for their girl children in Upper East and the West Mamprusi District of the Northern Region. School…

Traffic flow has come to a standstill on the Tema-Accra stretch of the Tema Motorway following a Thursday morning accident that has left the road blocked. Emergency services including the Ambulance Service and the Police have arrived at the scene near the tollbooth to evacuate the victims. It is unclear whether there are casaulties in the accident which is said to involve a waste management truck, 3News gathered. Commuters, mostly workers who are travelling to Accra and other parts of the country are left stranded in their vehicles as efforts are being made to clear the road. The 19-kilometre motorway links…

With the English Premier League set to kick off on Saturday August 12, 2017 we take a look at the top six teams on the table from last season. The premiership teams are beefing up their squads ahead of pre-season and the league but what should fans expect? Chelsea The champions begin their title defense home at home against Burnley. Chelsea’s trickiest run in the hopes of a title defense is back to back trips against both Manchester City and United (Feb 23 and Mar 3) within a seven day period amid a possible Champions League Round of 16 matches…

Ghana’s move to a digitized society is at such a slow pace that I’m afraid could contribute to the country’s slow drive out of poverty. It is amazing that in this age, toll booths in Ghana still collect cash from drivers. On my regular weekend trips to Aburi in the Eastern Region, I find toll booth attendants busily taking cash from commuters. On occasions when the traffic is intense the booth attendants divide themselves into two to facilitate quick service and that is what is captured in this photograph. So why is Ghana in this day and age manually taking…

The Ghana Water Company says a GHC95million debt owed it by 24 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies and other state institutions in the Ashanti Region alone is hampering its expansion efforts. As at end of April 2017, the 24 MMDAs as well as other state institutions had an outstanding water bills amounting to GHC74 million owed the Ashanti South office. At the Ashanti North office, an additional GHC21 million is owed by 375 public institutions. Officials of the Company disclosed the staggering debt to the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, when he paid a working visit to interact with…

Ghanaian highlife musician Kwabena Kwabena is set to launch his biography on June 23 at the Best Western Premier Hotel at Airport in Accra. The book titled ‘Past Days Ahead’, his first, tells an intimate story of friends, relatives and Kwabena Kwabena himself as it recounts his journey from Bubuashie, a suburb of Accra, to stardom. How his passion and determination were shaped by a disciplinarian father and a very calm mother also feature prominently. Speaking to 3news.com, the talented musician expressed his excitement ahead of the book launch. “‘Past days Ahead’ is quite interesting for a title of a…

In the beginning it was the Nigerians. Then came the Lebanese. Then the Syrians and Indians followed. Then the Liberians joined in the fray after they felt safe seeking asylum here. Now the Chinese have joined and there is a total takeover! RETAIL BUSINESS is no longer the preserve of Ghanaians. And it didn’t start yesterday and it won’t end by the time you are done reading this piece. Yet, we have had Ministers of Trade & Industry and now we have even added a Minister for Business Development. Is this ‘competition’? And is it healthy at all? To be…

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is claiming new members of parliament from the National Democratic Congress are struggling to find their feet in the House. In his assessment of the performance of new MPs, Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said contributions by the NDC new entrants have usually been fraught with errors fuelled by emotions, something he said was due to the shock the NDC suffered in the 2016 general elections. “It is rather the NDC MPs who are struggling in the House. I believe they are yet to recover from the shocking defeat. So, some of them are yet to make the impact,” he…

The United States Embassy in Accra has explained the 63 Ghanaians deported from the US to Ghana Wednesday morning was based on the orders of an immigration judge. “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed 63 Ghanaian nationals to Ghana and 12 Liberian nationals to Liberia in accordance with their final orders of removal,” the Embassy said in a statement. Most of the deportees were handcuffed as they disembarked from the chartered flight, Onua FM’s Kweku Antwi-Otoo reported on Wednesday. READ: Handcuffed Ghanaian deportees arrive from the US The deportees, according to the US Embassy, were found to be either “ineligible…