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Curious Minds, a youth-led non-governmental advocacy organization working to ensure that the youth  are well-informed and also meaningfully participate in decision-making that affects their lives at local, national and international levels with support from Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) has launched a peace campaign dubbed “Vote Not Fight” ahead of this year’s elections. The campaign is aimed at advocating for peace and active youth engagement before, during, and after the 2020 general elections. Addressing the media at the launch in Tamale, Advocacy and Communications Officer for Curious Minds, Mr Cecil Ato Kwamena Dadzie, said that as youth who formed…

Former signee of Sarkcess Music, Strongman Burner, has tipped his former boss, Sarkodie to win the Artiste of the Year Award in the Vodafone Ghana music awards (VGMA) to be held on 29th August 2020. In an interview with Etornam on TV3 New Day Friday August 28, he stated Sarkodie has achieved a lot during the year under review, releasing hit songs and albums such as “Blacklove” and the “Alpha EP”. He said “I will tip Sarkodie to win the artiste of the year because he has released albums and hit songs like Bleeding, Saara ft. Efya , Legend, Oofestso…

The referee’s manager of Ghana Football Association, Alex Quartey, has disclosed that the Ghana Premier League will soon be using Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at the various match centres to help improve the game. In an interview with Accra-based Asempa FM he said the Federation International of Football Association (FIFA) is ready to support Ghana to acquire VAR sets at our various match centres which will help the referees to officiate properly. He said “… FIFA has brought a logistics to the Ghana Football Association about the distribution of Video Assistant Referee (VAR). And it is a very good point…

Television personality Efia Odo, has revealed that she is capable of dating a guy and not have sex with him for months. She told Govanni Caleb on the 3FM Drive that she can lay on the same bed naked with a guy and not have sexual intercourse with that person. The actress said she trained her guy to be able to control his manhood even when there is an increased urge to have sex. When Govanni asked her whether she is going out with someone, Efia Odo answered “I go out but I do not have sex. I can be…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Volta Caucus has called for a truce between former president, Jerry John Rawlings and Professor Kwamena Ahowi after the local governance expert released a book titled “Working with the Rawlings.” The publication has resulted in tension brewing among the stalwarts of the NDC ahead of the elections. Mr Rawlings denied claims that his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, requested to be running mate to the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills. The former Ghanaian leader in a statement Wednesday, August 26 said: “It must be stated that the claim by named persons in the book…

First National Bank Ghana has donated some personal protective equipment (PPEs) and cleaning materials to the Danfa and Shai Osudoku District hospitals, two health facilities in the Greater Accra Region. The donations form part of the bank’s interventions under its ASPIRE (Accelerated Support for Pandemic Intervention Relief Effort) initiative to support frontline health workers and entrepreneurs in the fight against COVID-19. The donation to Danfa hospital was in response to the hospital’s call for support, reported on national television, while the Shai Osudoku district hospital wrote to the bank for support. Both hospitals received a set of PPEs (including locally…

In furtherance of the Giga initiative led by UNICEF and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to connect every school to the internet, Ericsson and UNICEF have announced a global partnership to map school connectivity in 35 countries by 2023. The data generated through the mapping will enable governments and private sector to design and deploy digital solutions that enable learning for children and young people. In a joint press release they said, “mapping the internet connectivity landscape for schools and their surrounding communities is a critical first step towards providing every child with access to digital learning opportunities.” This makes…

The coronavirus and its attendant job losses and personal and corporate distress situations have led to a deterioration in the quality of loan assets held by banks around the world, threatening their own solvency in some cases, the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, has said. Elsie Addo Awadzi explained while speaking at a sensitization webinar on the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015). Thursday August 27, that the economic impact of the pandemic on firms and households in developed and developing countries alike, is unprecedented owing to reduced demand for products and services, disruptions to…

US-Based Ghanaian Professor, Kwaku Asare and Executive Director of Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, have all criticized the appointment of the two new Deputy Auditor-General and Assistant Auditor-General by the Audit Service. Professor Asare said these appointments are all null and void and “continue to be in serious breach of the Constitution.” The Board of the Ghana Audit Service has on Friday August 28 announced the appointment of Mr. Lawrence Ayagiba as Deputy Auditor-General. The board also announced the appointment of Vera Quashie as the Assistant Auditor-General. The statement said signed by the finance, Administration…

The Board of the Ghana Audit Service has on Friday August 28 announced the appointment of Lawrence Ayagiba as Deputy Auditor-General. The board also announced the appointment of Vera Quashie as the Assistant Auditor-General. The statement said signed by the finance, Administration and Human resource of Ghana Audit Service, Mrs. Roberta Assiamah- Appiah said “Mr. Lawrence Ayagiba who was successful at the interviews, has been promoted to Deputy Auditor- General and Mrs. “Vera Quarshie who was successful at the recent interviews has been promoted to Assistant Auditor– General”. By Emmanuel Asante|3news.com|Ghana