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A micro-lending pioneer, Esther Afua Ocloo, is being celebrated by Google on her 98th birthday. She launched her entrepreneurial career as a teenager in the 1930s on less than a dollar. She quickly became one of Ghana’s leading entrepreneurs and was an inspiration around the world. Known as “Auntie Ocloo”, Esther dedicated her life to helping others like her succeed. In addition to her own business, she taught skills to other women and co-founded Women’s World Banking, a global micro-lending organisation. She died in 2002, and today would have been her 98th birthday. In her honour, Google is changing its…

North Korea will continue to test missiles, a senior official has told the BBC in Pyongyang, despite international condemnation and growing military tensions with the US. “We’ll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis,” Vice-Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol told the BBC’s John Sudworth. He said that an “all-out war” would result if the US took military action. Earlier, US Vice-President Mike Pence warned North Korea not to test the US. He said his country’s “era of strategic patience” with North Korea was over. Mr Pence arrived in Seoul on Sunday hours after North Korea carried…

Member of Parliament for Manhyia North constituency, Randy Collins Owusu Amankwaa, has tagged the political achievements of the government’s one hundred days in office as incomparable. He told 3News the economic initiatives introduced within the few days of the Akufo-Addo-led government is targeted at making the Ghanaian economy robust and resilient. He said the current performance of the cedi against the international trading currencies is a clear indication of a government with the proficiency of changing the state of the economy. “Within a spate of three months, the cedi which was convulsing and has almost lost it dignity against the…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has seized over a metric ton of expired goods including medicines, beverages and baby foods from various shops in Koforidua and some districts across the region. This was part of an operation to ensure the safety of the public during the Easter festivities. The seized items included antibiotics and analgesics, baby foods such as Aptamil, cerelac, biscuits, energy drinks, lucozade, margarines, dairy products, sanitary pads and many others from pharmacy shops, supermarkets, and filling station marts and from the markets few days to the Easter Holidays. This is the second time in less than…

The proliferation of vigilante groups in Africa and Ghana in particular has been attributed by many scholars to the failure of the security services to guarantee safety. But this is only part of the story.   In the book “Global Policing Research and Practice” it is noted that the rise of such groups may be part of the package of transition from post-conflict and post-authoritarian rule to democracy and free market systems. The authors argue this led to engendered: “shrinking state”; privatization and associated economic dislocation; insecurity and inequality; increasing civic activism including community self-policing; decentralisation and local governance. The…

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has charged the state security agencies to be vigilant in their duties as they safeguard the security of the country. He further urged them to endevour to be steps ahead of hooligans and criminals in the country by gathering intelligence before situations get out of hand. His comments come on the back of recent activities that have created fear and panic in the country including the clashes at Agbogbloshie which left two people dead. Dr. Bawumia also made reference to the actions of the Delta Forces vigilante group which attacked a court in Kumasi adding…

The Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government says it has made 103 achievements within its first 100 days in office. Christening it as “one day, one achievement” in the about 40-minutes presentation at a town hall event organised by Accra based radio station Joy FM on Monday, the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said even though the government did not make any specific promises for the first 100 days, it has been able to achieve some successes. The event was organised to mark President Akufo-Addo’s first 100 days in office. Among the 103 achievements, Dr Bawumia said included an “arrest”…

Dealers of motorbikes in Ghana are to petition President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over what they consider to be unwarranted arrest of motorbikes by the Ghana Police, which they say, is affecting their businesses. They said the recent arrest and confiscation of motorbikes, especially in Accra, by the Police and subsequent fines of GHC200 has been a concern to them because “it is causing much pain in the riders”. Of more concern to them is the claim that riders with the necessary documentations are also arrested and fined by the Police, which they do not understand. Secretary to the Motor…

Churches in the Ashanti Region held special services Sunday to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ with a firm commitment to join the national campaign against illegal mining popularly referred to as galamsey. Some pastors who spoke to TV3 on resurrection day lauded the President’s commitment in stopping the activities of galamsey which is threatening Ghana’s environment, and said they are in full support to restore the dignity of our environment. Activities of illegal miners have become an albatross on the necks of policy makers. Galamsey has caused large tracts of arable lands, water bodies and farmlands to be destroyed…