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Yet another person has lost his life in the protracted land dispute between the people of Alavanyo and Nkonya in the Volta Region on Friday. The 43-year-old man was killed around 3pm at Alavanyo. He had stepped out to attend to a project not far from his house when the unfortunate incident happened. His death adds to three the number of persons who have been killed in May alone despite the heavy security presence in the area  amidst the dusk to dawn curfew. A 15-year-old boy Prince Ankutse was shot dead earlier this month. Barely a week ago a middle…

Former President John Dramani Mahama appears to be brooding in his absence in government, following what appears to be a mass dismissal of persons employed under his government. The current administration has sacked and forced out some key government appointees and laid off some workers it said the Mahama-led administration employed without following due process. But the former president had to defend the integrity of his administration, lambasting the New Patriotic Party government for indulging in “unacceptable” dismissal of workers. “Bad precedents for our governance. Mass sacking of workers by the NPP govt unacceptable. #OneGhana #OnePeople”, Mr. Mahama tweeted Friday…

Some enraged residents of Somanya in the Eastern Region have attacked the regional office of the Electricity Company of Ghana over what they described as outrageous bills. The people who were incensed by the unexplained astronomical increment in electricity bills vandalised property at the ECG offices on Friday morning.  What broke the back of the camel which led to the vandalism was when the utility provider embarked on a mass disconnection exercise in the area. Residents that used to pay some 300 cedis a month, are now being billed over 2,500 in a month, which most of them have not…

The Headmistress of Saint Louis Senior High School (SHS), Mrs. Theresa Addae Commey, has hinted of possible cut down of students’ admission in the next academic year. This, she said, had been necessitated by inadequate space for effective academic work and residential accommodation. The school, which was started 65 years ago with 12 students now has a population of about 2,400 students. Mrs. Commey was speaking at the launch of the 65th speech and prize giving day in Kumasi. In attendance were the Board of Governors, the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) and past students. The theme chosen for the event…

Dr Thomas Winsum Anabah, who was dismissed as the Medical Director of the Ridge Regional Hospital, has sued the government seeking five reliefs for what he termed unlawful termination of his appointment. The ex-parte motion filed on Friday, May 26, 2017 at the Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra has the Attorney General as the only defendant. He was dismissed by the Health Minister in a letter dated May 10, 2017 which he received three days after it was signed. He was subsequently asked by the Director of the Ghana Health Service on May 15, 2017 to…

Three Nigerian internet fraudsters who befriended many of their victims on dating sites have been handed down huge sentences by a Mississippi court after making tens of millions of dollars from their schemes. Oladimeji Seun Ayelotan, 30, was sentenced to 95 years in prison; Rasaq Aderoju Raheem, 31, was given 115 years and Femi Alexander Mewase, 45, got 25 years behind bars. A court in the Southern District of Mississippi found them all guilty of crimes including mail fraud, wire fraud, identity theft, credit card fraud and theft of government property. Ayelotan and Raheem were also found guilty of conspiracies…

The « French Digital June » forum will start from the 1st till the 6th of June in Accra. This project co-organized by the French Embassy, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana (CCIFG) and the Alliance Française, will consist of several events devoted to digitization. The French digital June is being organized by different French institutions operating in Ghana under the headline initiative “France & Ghana 1957-2017: moving forward together”, the objective of which is to deepen bilateral collaboration between the two countries. As the “French Digital June” illustrates, the desire of the French Embassy in Ghana is to bring the dynamics of…

Ace broadcaster Kwesi Kyei Darkwah has described President Nana Akufo-Addo as one of the sharpest dressed persons in the world, adding that he is an inspiration for young men in the country. KKD known for his good sense of fashion has been an icon to most young men in Ghana and across Africa for his distinctive style of dressing. Speaking exclusively to 3news.com, The Finest – as he is known in showbiz – commended Ghanaian men for their good dress sense but singled out President Akufo-Addo as a role model for men in Ghana. “Go see Nana Akufo-Addo’s pictures when…

FirstBanC Financial Services Ltd (FirstBanC), is expecting the reduction in policy rate from 23.5 to 22.5 percent to further boost Ghana’s economic growth. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana announced the new policy rate this week at its 76th meeting. The policy rate was reduced by 100 basis points, and has  seen a downward trend since November 2016. In its latest analysis of the policy rate, the FirstBanC research team noted that the pace of the country’s economic growth has quickened since the initial cut to the policy rate in November. “The current reduction of the policy…

In celebration of its National Reconciliation Week, the Australian High Commission in Ghana has announced a fashion extravaganza for stakeholders in the fashion industry. The event dubbed “Indigenous Textiles Fashion Show” will come off on June 3, at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra. The event will be organised in partnership with the Board of Fashion Ghana as well as Vickie Remoe and Company. Scheduled to commence at 4 pm, special guests confirmed to attend the event will include Australian Indigenous designer, Arkie Barton, Australian Aboriginal fashion label Magpie Goose, and final year fashion design students of the Radford University College. The students…