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An experienced banker-cum-lawyer, Anselm Raymond Sowah, has been appointed the Managing Director of GCB Bank Limited. He takes over from Ernest Mawuli Agbesi who resigned his post last week. Mr. Sowah was a Banker in the City of London for 30 years and worked extensively in the erstwhile Ghana Commercial Bank London Branch, Ghana International Bank London and Bank of Montreal Capital Markets, London. He is a commercially astute business banker and lawyer with a consistent record of success in optimising the market, revenue, profit and service performance of organisations operating in challenging environments. He has held senior management positions…

Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League quarter-final with Monaco has been postponed after the Dortmund team bus was damaged by an explosion. The German team confirmed that one person was injured in an incident near their hotel but said there was “no danger inside the stadium”. The match will now be played at Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion at 17:45 BST on Wednesday. Police confirmed there had been three explosions in the area of the team bus. Dortmund tweeted that: “A bomb exploded at the team bus next to the hotel. “The players are safe. There is no danger at the stadium.” Dortmund police also…

Government has released an amount of GH¢465 million for the commencement of one of its flagship job creation projects, one-district, one-factory. The initiative, otherwise known as district enterprises, is to establish medium-to-large-scale factories or industrial enterprises that have the potential to fundamentally affect the economy of the districts. Director of Policy Planning, Monitoring and Budget at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Padi Adjirakor revealed this at the Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference in Accra on Monday. He said it is the priority of the ministry to bridge the gap between demand and supply in the local industry, as…

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Over 500 women drawn from Jomorro and Ellembelle districts of the Western Region have benefitted from free breast cancer screening which was championed by the 2016 legacy edition winner of TV3 flagship program Ghana’s Most Beautiful, Yaba under her project which seeks to empower women on breast cancer. The three-day program which was hailed by residents took place at the Tikobo No 1 market and Jawey Wharf in the Jomorro district, and Aiyinase market in the Ellembelle district amidst brass band music. Women from all walks of lives turned out in their numbers to have their breast screened for free…

Three people have reportedly been stabbed to death at Agbogbloshie in Accra during a fight between Konkombas and Dagombas . Unconfirmed reports say the fight started Tuesday when a Konkomba allegedly stole a gas cylinder belonging a Dagomba but other reports suggest it was a mobile phone which was stolen. Several others have been injured in the latest clash between the two northern ethnic groups in the area.Activities at the area have come to a halt as a joint police and military team have taken over the place which is a popular slum in Accra. The security team has taken over…

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…