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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated Ghana’s full commitment to the ECOWAS project, reassuring the country would play its role in ensuring that the ideals of the economic Bloc were upheld to bring the needed development to the region. Giving that assurance on Saturday when he interacted with the Ghanaian community resident in Cape Verde, as part of his three day tour of that country, President Akufo-Addo expressed satisfaction so far with the outcome of his tour of the countries in the ECOWAS region, as the set objectives prior to the commencement of the tour were being met. “The…

Vice chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee, Kwame Jantuah has unequivocally suggested that claims by the US Embassy in Ghana that the Electricity Company of Ghana has not billed their facilities for years are false. He said he has evidence to show that since 2015 the ECG has been billing the over 160 facilities of the Embassy with the latest being in March, 2017. He also claimed information available to him confirms that the Embassy has even made some payment to the service provider within the past two years. 3news.com however  is unable to independently verify his claims…

A middle-aged woman was Saturday killed by unknown assailants at Alavanyo in the Volta Region. Madam Elizabeth Anku’s death is being linked to the about a century-long protracted land dispute between indigenes there and those from neigbouring town, Nkonya. Many lives have been lost as a result of the misunderstanding over a parcel of land with five persons being shot dead since April this year. Today’s shooting incident comes a day after government renewed the curfew hours imposed on the Alavanyo and Nkonya townships from 8.00 pm to 5.30 am, which is expected to take effect from Sunday, May 21,…

Ghana and Cape Verde have resolved to begin the process of developing stronger ties between themselves, as well as exploring areas of co-operation to the mutual benefits of their peoples. At the very beginning, Ghana is to deepen cooperation in the areas of fisheries and tourism, for which Cape Verde is noted, through the sharing of expertise and best practices. This came to the fore at a meeting between the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his Cape Verdean counterpart, Jorge Fonseca, on Friday, May 19, 2017, at the presidential palace, in Praia, at the beginning of his 3-day visit…

The Australian High Commission has announced that its Commonwealth Games Gala Dinner, which welcomed the Queen’s Baton to Ghana on 19 March 2017, successfully raised over GH¢50,000 for the Ghana Olympic Committee and the Azumah Nelson Foundation. The gala dinner featured four exciting boxing bouts infront of 200 guests under the patronage of Ghana’s Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and legendary Ghanaian boxer Azumah Nelson. The Australian High Commissioner, Andrew Barnes, presented cheques for GH¢25,000 to the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and GH¢ 25,000 to the Azumah Nelson Foundation. These funds will assist both organisations in preparations for the 2018 Gold…

Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has assured the Muslim Community that the Government would organise an incident-free hajj this year by improving on what the previous government had done. He said the Hajj operations in the country had not been without incident but the situation had improved in recent years. Vice President Bawumia gave the assurance when he joined Muslims to observe the Friday prayers at the Central Mosque in Tamale. The visit was part of his four-day tour of the Northern Region which began on Thursday. He said the bulk of flights conveying pilgrims to Mecca and Medina…

Latest economic and financial data released by the Central Bank puts the country’s debt stock at GHS127 billion at the end of March this year. After it met on Friday to review the health of the economy, the data showed that debt has increased from around GHS122 in December 2016 to GHS127 billion. This represents an increase of GHS5 billion in the debt stock in three months but sources close to government indicate the increase was not as a result of fresh borrowings. It says the cedi’s depreciation and some commitment on the part of government, which contributed to the significant increase in the…

In what may appear to be a disappointing news for industry, some economists are predicting that the central bank will maintain the monetary policy rate in its next review instead of further reducing it as has been the trend. The monetary policy committee Friday began its 76th policy meeting to review some developments in the economy to announce a new policy rate, with the prime objective of ensuring price stability and low inflation and support output and employment growth. The policy rate measures the rate at which the central bank lends to commercial banks, of which industry can also access.…

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip since becoming president. His eight-day trip will also take in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Brussels, the Vatican, and Sicily. It comes as Mr Trump faces uproar at homefollowing his sacking of FBI director James Comey. He has strongly criticised the decision to appoint a special counsel to oversee an inquiry into alleged Russian influence on the US election. The trip takes in the capitals of the three major monotheistic religions – Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Hours before Mr Trump’s arrival, Saudi air defence units said they…

The final elimination, which took place at the International Trade Fair Centre, last Saturday, the 13th may, 2017, paves way for a power packed lift off of seasons 6 edition of Ghana’s Strongest. The competition is an annual event held by TV3, which of course, has seen successful auditions in these respective cities: Tamale, Kumasi, Takoradi, and Accra. And after the tireless search, here are our twelve (12) athletes who have qualified for the main show. Damian Smith Mustapha Arhin Godfred Akolbilah Nana Kwasi Boating Francis Amonoo Raymond Robertson Dr.Neidow Alhassan Donstar Nyamebeye Luscious Mebewang Victor Ampofo Ahmed Boakye Fuseini…