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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is partnering with the World Health Organization (WHO) to vaccinate children against polio in Ghana in order to prevent the spread of the virus. The Project Manager for the Ghana Health Service Immunization Programme, Dr Amponsah Ayeaho, noted that Polio has no cure and to help prevent the spread of the virus, there is the need for children under the age of 5 years to be immunized. Speaking on TV3’s New Day Wednesday, September 9, Dr Ayeaho revealed the virus can be spread through eating and drinking contaminated food and water. “It is a disease…

Ghanaian musician Emmanuel Kofi Botchwey, popularly known as Kwaw Kese, has said that he is now more responsible in life. To that end, he said his songs are going to be motivational. Explaining the rationale behind his new song ‘Victory’, he said the song was borne out of all the struggles he has been through in life lately. “The whole album is called Victory. The song is not gospel but motivational. I think I’ve grown from the crazy Kwaw to a more responsible Kwaw now so most of my songs are like songs that are going to touch hearts to…

My current MA thesis I’m working on supervised by Dr. Kobby Mensah is sub-themed “The Elephant Vs. the Umbrella”. All things being equal, it shall end with one of its findings – that opposition parties always adopt a more decentralized and convincing communication strategy to winning votes since they have the heaviest burden in every election. In the area of campaign promises, they must lead as well else lose to incumbency and all its advantages. The logic is the ruling party may have run out of ideas; or the opposition may be seeing more clearly from the back seat. If…

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has revealed that over 15 million people have been registered for the Ghana Card. Head of Corporate Affairs of the NIA Francis Palmdeti revealed this while speaking on the Sunrise morning show hosted by Alfred Ocansey on 3FM Wednesday, September 9. He was speaking regarding the just-ended mop-up exercise in the Greater Accra Region. Mr Palmdeti said that eligible applicants who were not able to register for the Ghana Card during the mass mop-up registration exercise can visit the district offices for registration once it is activated. The NIA began the registration of in 2019…

Students of the University of Ghana have welcomed plans of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to absorb 50% of school fees for the 2020/2021 academic year. The NDC at the launch of the 2020 manifesto Monday September 7 had indicated an intention to slash 50% of the fees of all tertiary students for the 2020/2021 academic year should they win power in December 2020. In a statement, September 8, the students expressed gratitude to the NDC for the pronouncement while looking forward to it. “We want to thank the NDC party for demonstrating good sense in keeping the students in…

A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Land Economy, KNUST, Dr. Frank Gyamfi-Yeboah, has noted that Ghana’s mortgage market remains relatively underdeveloped, compared to the other segments of the financial sector. As a result, he said, only a very small percentage of households finance house acquisitions with a mortgage. Dr Gyamfi-Yeboah noted in an article that data from the 2010 Population and Housing Census show that only 0.8% of households financed the acquisition of their houses with a mortgage. “In fact, the mortgage to GDP ratio, which is used to measure the depth of mortgage markets, has remained consistently low…

When forming and operating a business, start up owners obviously will be prone to some critical tax issues. This is because most start up owners have either some basic knowledge or no knowledge at all when it comes to the issue of tax. By paying attention to these issues, startups can position themselves well to take advantage of some meaningful tax benefits and avoid tax problems. It is also notable to note that although it might seem expensive at the beginning of a business to engage the services of professionals such as Chartered Accountants, Lawyers and Tax professionals. However, it…

Former Ghana international Michael Essien has joined the coaching staff at Nordsjaelland Football Club in Denmark. Essien is taking his on-field qualities to the touchlines now after acquiring his UEFA License B Certificate and working towards reaching License A. “Essien has completed his UEFA License B and starts the License A in November,” his team told 3news.com on Wednesday, September 9. “So, this fits well with that progress.” Prior to this move to Denmark, the former midfielder had been playing for FC Sabail in Azerbaijan. The former Chelsea man could be hanging his boots soon but from all indications, life after football…

Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas, Dr Steve Manteaw, has accused the government of under-reporting 2019 revenue generated from gold royalties to make a case for the Agayapa Royalties agreement. The CSO have vehemently rejected the Agyapa deal because in their view, it is not in the best interest of Ghana. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday September  8, Dr Manteaw said, “At our last meeting with the Ministry, some slides containing some data were presented. However, when we requested for copies, those particular slides of interest to us were omitted either deliberately…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Oheneba-Owusu Danso, has tested positive for coronavirus. Reports on Tuesday September 8 indicated that he was responding to treatment after being admitted to a special ward within the KATH. Staff of the hospital who came into contact with him have gone into isolation, reports indicated. KATH is a major COVID-19 treatment centre. By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana