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Technical and vocational education in the country is to be rebranded to champion Ghana’s industrialisation. Executive Director of the Council For Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) Dr. Fred Kyei, who said this explained such a move would ensure demand driven training to bridge the gap between education and industry. In an interview with 3FM, Dr. Fred Kyei indicated his outfit has developed a strategy for the re-branding through massive educational campaign to make it attractive and a preferred choice. “Without technical education there is no way the country can progress to the industrialized status we desire. That is…

There have been calls on government to consider as part of its the one-district, one factory policy to identify comparative advantages in each district to inform the choice of a factory. The New Patriotic Party’s Member of Parliament for Lawra, and Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways Anthony Karbo suggested a dog meat factory in the three regions of the north during his vetting which he said has the potential to generate additional national revenue. A large number of people in South Korea as well as in China, Vietnam, and the Philippines, consume dog meat. The dog meat industry is…

As part of measures to rebrand the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and position it as the Sports Brand of choice, the GOC has constituted a Media Relations Sub-Committee that will spearhead the agenda of effective communication from the GOC. The Sub-Committee will be chaired by Mr Herbert Mensah, an Executive Board Member who is also the President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union. Renowned broadcast journalist, Mr. Charles Osei Asibey who also doubles as the President of the Ghana Arm Wrestling Federation has also been appointed as the Communication Director of the GOC, with Sports Writer, Mr Kenneth Odeng Adade…

Political analyst and lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Jonathan Asante Okyere, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will find it difficult implementing the ban on the purchase of new vehicles by government officials. President Akufo-Addo on Monday announced a ban on the purchase of vehicles his government considering that the country is in hard economic times for which reason his government has to adjust to the situation. Commenting on the ban on 3FM Tuesday, however, Jonathan Asante Okyere said it will be difficult for the president to restrict his ministries from purchasing vehicles. “If Ministry of Finance or…

Members of the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Mining [GNASSM] have condemned what they termed irresponsible mining activities leading to destruction of forest reserves and water bodies. At a media interaction in Kumasi, members of GNASSM said the association is not a law enforcement agency and thus is not able to prevent or stop the illegality in the sector. However, GNASSM is ready with its taskforce at the various mining districts to team up with the national security apparatus to identify where illegal activities are taking place so that such people can be brought to book. The Ghana National Association…

The Ghana Shippers’ Authority says it is targeting a 50 per cent reduction in the payment of demurrage by the close of 2017. Demurrage is a charge payable to the owner of a chartered ship on failure to load or discharge the ship within the time agreed. In Ghana, the payment of demurrage is a major challenge for most importers due to the high taxes and duties payable on imported goods. Delays by importers in raising funds to clear goods lead to the goods being left at the port, causing accumulation of demurrage charges. Speaking with 3FM Business, Chief Executive…

The former MP for Ablekuma North, Justice Joe Appiah has strongly condemned the menacing behavior of Delta Force, a pro-government vigilante group, calling them a “foolish force”. Justice Appiah who was in parliament on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party, asserted that each member of the NPP played an important role no matter how small it was, in ensuring that the party assumed the reign of this country. It would be a total absurdity for an individual or a group to claim that they worked the most in bringing the party to power, he said. “Who are they,…

It wasn’t until 2nd September 2013, that an American business mogul and maverick politician, Donald John Trump tweeted: “If the U.S. attacks Syria and hits the wrong targets, killing civilians, there will be worldwide hell to pay. Stay away and fix broken U.S.” Sounding so conservative and ‘anti-US world police’, perhaps no one could possibly imagine back then that Trump would be president today. His remark was significant to relent on the position of the “American Exceptionalism” – a prelude to the United States global empire. What is the American Exceptionalism? American Exceptionalism in the context of nationalism is the…

Founder and leader of the United Renaissance Party, Kofi Wayo, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for scrapping the policy that allowed government officials to purchase state vehicles when leaving office. The President in announcing the new decision Monday said the policy, which has worked over the years, has now been abused by government officials in recent years. READ: Akufo-Addo bans purchase of state vehicles by gov’t officials Commenting on the issue Tuesday morning on Onua FM, Mr Wayo said government officials have taken advantage of the policy for far too long while the ordinary people have been suffering.…

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application filed by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) to join the suit involving some 40 former members of parliament who have sued the Attorney General and the Ministry of Finance over pensions owed them. The MPs who served under the Kufuor’s administration claimed each is entitled to at least 233,495 cedis. The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission applied to join the suit claiming their presence in the matter will enable the court to effectively determine the matters in dispute. Ruling on the matter, presiding judge Gifty Dekyem said the Commission’s act…