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About 37 women were honoured with meritorious awards at the 6th Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards held in Accra last Friday. The award recipients included a Minister of State, diplomats, high-level professionals and entrepreneurs who  excelled in their respective areas of endeavour. The theme of the 6th Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards was ‘Implementation of Affirmative Action to Improve the Status of Ghanaian Women in the Era of COVID-19.’ The SHE Achiever initiative was inaugurated during the awards ceremony. SHE Achiever is an executive association which embodies top female CEOs and past Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards winners and creates a platform on…

Former President of the Republic of Ghana John Agyekum Kufour has asked Chief Executive Officer of Asante Kotoko to make the club economically viable after the latter paid him a visit. In making the 23-time Ghana Premier League winners commercially viable, the former president, who served as a board chairman at the club in the past, urged the Nana Yaw Amposah-led management to manage the club scientifically to make the Porcupine Warriors financially resourceful. Nana Yaw Amposah’s visit to the former President at his residence forms part of his engagement tour after his appointment. He has already met with Hebert…

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has asked the newly-elected chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to resolve all trade-related issues in the sub-region. President Akufo-Addo was elected the new ECOWAS chair on Monday, September 7 at the 57th Summit of the group in Niamey, Niger. In a statement signed by its President, Dr. Joseph Obeng, GUTA congratulated Ghana’s leader, saying “given his wealth of experience, knowledge and exemplary leadership, coupled with his full awareness of the enormity of the challenges facing the community; as he rightly mentioned five immediate…

A former Deputy Finance Minister under the Mahama administration, Mona Helen Quartey, has told the government that there was nothing wrong with the administration going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support. She said on the Good Evening Ghana programme on Metro TV Tuesday, September 8 that almost every government goes to the IMF for support at a point in time. Her comment comes after Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the immediate past president, John Mahama, ran down the economy and went to the IMF for a bailout. When asked what his reaction to the NDC manifesto is…

Celebrated broadcast journalist, Roland Walker, has expressed excitement being back to the Media General Group, owners and operators of TV3, 3FM, Onua TV, Onua Fm, Akoma FM, Connect FM, 3news.com and Adesa Productions Limited (APL). The Media General group announced Monday, September 7, via its social media handles the addition of Roland Walker and welcomed him. An artwork with his picture on it reads “From all of us, welcome back home, Roland Walker”. Having returned after Seven (7) years, the ace broadcaster tells 3news.com he is glad to be back to his roots. “It feels great to be back. It’s…

The Ghana Black Satellites coach, Karim Zito, has disclosed the major problem he is facing since he was appointed to be the Ghana Under 20 coach is with the media asking him a lot of irrelevant questions. Mr. Zito said all he cares about now is preparing the players for success in the future. “…I Face a lot of challenges and the major one I have, is the media asking me a lot of unnecessary questions but it is part of our job and apart from that the Ghana Football Association is giving us every necessary material and support we…

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is partnering  the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Social Organization (UNESCO) to provide education to all Ghanaians across the country on the Coronavirus pandemic through the use of local languages on International Literacy Day. The Head of Public Relations, Non-Formal Division at the Ministry of Education, Patrick Owusu, described International literacy Day which is observed on September 8 annually aims at highlighting the importance of literacy to individuals, communities, and societies. Speaking on TV3 New Day Tuesday September 8, Mr Owusu said “Here in Ghana, due to non-formal and adult education we tend to use…

The Black Starlets are set to begin camping on September 15 in order to prepare towards the WAFU U17 tournament. Last month a provisional list of forty names were called by head coach of the team, Ben Fokuo. Initially, the U17 team were supposed to begin training earlier but it was suspended due to a ban placed on all sporting activities due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, permission has been granted for camping to begin. The WAFU tournament will be hosted by Benin and it is scheduled to take place on October 17 through to October 31. All forty players…

A banking consultant, Dr Richmond Attuahene, has noted that a strong banking sector is not just about reducing the minimum capital requirement to make it possible for more banks to spring up. He said it is a sector that needs strict supervision by the regulator to ensure that the players comply with all the banking rules. His comments were in reaction to a promise by former president, John Mahama, to review downwards the minimum capital requirement needed before one can establish a bank in Ghana. In 2017, the Bank of Ghana raised the minimum capital retirements for banks from GHS200million…

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has cast doubt over the ability of former president, John Dramani Mahama, to govern the country well if given a second chance. He noted that when in office, Mr Mahama destroyed the local economy and run to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout. The NDC on Monday September 7 launched their manifesto for this year’s elections. A number of proposals were made in the document which include job creation. When asked what his reaction to the NDC manifesto will be at the weekly press conference held in Kumasi on Tuesday, September 8, Mr.…