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The Stanbic Bank Global Market Unit has presented GH¢ 20, 000 and other items to the Hope Setters Autism Centre at Tema as part of the Unit’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities.   The items presented to the Centre included antiseptics, toilet rolls, crayons, washable children paint, children puzzle game boards, children’s scented bubbles, and Play Doe among others. Making the presentation at the Centre in Tema, Head of Global Markets Afua Bulley said the gesture was part of initiatives undertaken by the unit to raise awareness on autism and also garner support for autistic children. “Autistic children can be…

Black Stars coach Avram Grant says his daughter has asked him to leave a beard which she believes will win Ghana her 5th nations cup at the upcoming tournament. Grant led Ghana to the final two years ago in Equatorial Ghana but lost to Ivory Coast on penalties. The Black Stars will have to negotiate a tough Group D at Gabon 2017, which kicks off on Saturday, January 14. The group has been tagged by book makers as the toughest. Record holders Egypt alongside Uganda and Mali complete the group. Watch Avram Grant in the video below: By Nana Afrane…

There is an uneasy calm at the headquarters of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in Accra as the government Transition Team meets with the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Stephen Opuni, to hand over finally. Government on Friday asked Dr. Opuni to hand over by 5pm on Friday but as at 5:30pm, the Transition Team was still in the meeting with him. A letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, directed Dr. Opuni to hand over  to the president’s representative at the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, and this compelled the Team to move in and…

Asamoah Gyan was the busiest Ghana player in Al-Ain during the two weeks of camping and that was not just because he has a lot of friends there. Often he would arrive at his old stomping ground first with physical trainer Jamie Lawrence and subject himself to the grilling of the ex-Jamaica international Jamie Lawrence for about fourty five minutes before the rest of the team arrives. It is all part of Gyan’s desire to maximise his AFCON experience and ensure that years of pain will translate into glory, hopefully in Gabon. “I just recovered from injury. The quality is…

Shockingly, Avram Grant dropped Majeed Warris. He dropped the Black Stars most in-form player. Yes he had a drought but the last month saw a remarkable change in fortune. Also, the team doesn’t have the blessings of the Ghana Premier league but it still represents a strong squad; Strong enough to put the icing on the cake for the Ghana at 60 celebrations; Strong enough to break the AFCON curse.  It is littered with a lot of experience, a lot of budding talent and a lot of hard workers. They will need to be tactically sound to overcome their flaws.…

The Director of Passport, Alexander Ntrakwa, has been re-assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The New Director, Emmanuel Enos, takes over from Mr. Ntrakwa effective Monday January 16, 2017. Mr. Alexander Ntrakwa, who assumed office as the Director in August 2014, told Onua News that “my terms ends today Friday and from next week, I will come there but not as the director but just to guide the new director on the handing over”. He said the place is not a political office by people are portraying the place as political one “but it is part of the Ministry of Foreign…

The shortcomings of the Ghana Association of Medical Herbalists (GAMH) , the only professional association of herbal medicine practice in Ghana is  described in this article in accordance with the structure of an ideal professional association/body. These include; Policy and Public affairs, Legal and governance, Education, Training and Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Membership and employer engagement, Research and Knowledge, International membership and affiliation, and Other factors. EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) A professional association is expected to set, maintain and monitor educational and professional qualifications for professionals within the association. The training of health professionals in Ghana usually…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Friday, January 13, 2017 to attend the 27th France-Africa Summit, taking place in Bamako, Mali —his 1st foreign trip as President. The Summit, which is aimed at enhancing the integration process, collective action and cooperation for the common good of participating countries and their peoples, will bring together Heads of State and Governments from some 30 countries. He was accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, Ag. Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin said in a statement. The first family are expected to return home…

A secretary to the South African National Defence Union has incurred the wrath of Ghanaians with his description of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s colourful inaugural kente cloth as “a shower curtain” on Twitter. The white South African, Pikkie Greeff, who exhibited an apparent lack of knowledge about the widely valued kente cloth, tweeted a picture of Nana Akufo-Addo in the presidential chair with a caption ridiculing the President and his office. “Someone wanna tell us why Ghana President wears a shower curtain and sits on a primary school stage play at prop?” he tweeted on Monday, causing attacks against himself.The tweet,…