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The Managing Director of FirstBanC Financial Services, Mr Amenyo Setordzie, has asked for circumspection on the discussion around the US$2.25 billion bond issued earlier this month. That, he said, was needed to ensure that public commentary on the 15 and 10-year bonds did not return to hurt the economy and the country’s reputation. While dismissing concerns that the coupon rate of 19.75 per cent for the US$2.25 billion bonds was too punitive, Mr Setordzie said the issue of conflict of interest did not arise, given the familiarity of the lead investor, Franklin Templeton Investments (FTI), and one of its directors,…

The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), has announced a total of GH¢450 million to, among other initiatives, support the government’s ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ programme. The fund, according to Mr. Daniel Asiedu, Managing Director of the Bank, is expected to meet the payment requirements for the agro inputs supplied to beneficiaries under the programme and also support viable agricultural initiatives in 2017. Mr. Asiedu explained that GH¢150million is directly going to support the Planting for Food and Jobs programme with GH¢300 million serving as credit facility to support various viable projects in the agricultural value chain for the 2017 financial…

The Diocesan Bishop of the Methodist Church at Sekondi, Right Reverend, Daniel De-graft Brace, has declared the support of the Church in the fight against illegal small scale mining, popularly known as galamsey. Addressing a synod at Kwesimintsim in the Western Region at the weekend, the Bishop lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s initiative to end galamsey, which has depleted vast forest covers, polluted water bodies and destroyed large tracts of farmlands across the country. He observed health and sanitation issues, which have been threatening the environment, seem to be a major challenge for the country. “Looking at our various…

Your Excellency, One day this year, as I was walking by my perpetually empty locker, I was struck by your memory. I cannot identify what sparked its conception, but as your thoughts started to grow, thinking of possible solutions and analyzing and assessing feasibility issues began to consume me. My late father called this “ripe manifestation” and it was very familiar to me. I’ve experienced it often while collaborating with my team of workers, and in the hours I’ve spent with them on design concepts of a prefabricated work on the relevance of morality to social development, still, nothing I…

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has reposed high confidence in Nana Akufo-Addo’s presidency to consign poverty to oblivion. He is trusting the president to prioritize education to conquer poverty, which is high in the Ghanaian society. “That every child born will have a desk to write on, a chair to sit on, and a good teacher to learn from,” he said to Winston Amoah, host of TV3’s Hot Issues on Saturday when asked one thing he would want President Akufo-Addo to be remembered for “We are looking forward for the physical change that Ghanaians are looking for. So by…

As the debate about our new government’s symbolic 100 days in office wanes, I have spent time to analyze the ills with our brand of democracy which makes the NDC and NPP as well as their followers think that talking their way to power and still talking for the four year cycle is what will take this country from the third world to a second or a first world. Forget about our middle income level status which doesn’t reflect in the well-being of our teeming citizens. Forget also about the international acclaim of this nation as the most democratic country…

Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez scored in  extra-time  for his team as they beat Manchester City at Wembley to reach a third FA Cup final in four seasons. After 90 minutes, the game recorded 1-1. Goals from Sergio Aguero for the “citizens” placed man city in front but Nacho Montreal’s equalizer sent the game into extra  time. Fans who trooped  the Wembley stadium witness brilliance from both teams. Arsenal will now meet Chelsea at  the Wembley stadium  for the finals of the competition. By Kwesi Amoesi Focus |3news.com

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu has ordered a mining firm, Okobeng Mining Company, to halt any mining activities at Domenase in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region. The mining firm, which was issued with prospecting licence two months ago, had been mining about 30 metres to River Ankobra for the past three months. The Minister issued the directive when he led a team to Domenase in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region on Sunday. The visit followed the expiration of the ultimatum the Minister gave to all illegal miners to…

The centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen have won the first round of voting in French presidential elections, projected results say. Mr Macron won 23.7%, while Ms Le Pen won 21.7%, French TV says. The two saw off a strong challenge from centre-right François Fillon and the hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, according to the projections. The pair now face a run-off vote on 7 May. Whoever wins the next round, the voting marks a shift away from the leftist and centre-right parties that have long dominated French politics. Ms Le Pen leads the eurosceptic, anti-immigrant National Front party.…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has pledged his commitment to making Accra the cleanest city on the African continent within the next four years. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the commitment I want to make, and for all of us to make, is that by the end of my term in office, Accra will be the cleanest city on the entire African continent. That is the commitment I am making.” The President made this known on Sunday, April 23, 2017, when the President of the Ngleshie Alata Traditional Council, Oblempong Nii Kojo Ababio, together with the Chiefs…