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Pope Francis has appointed the Reverend Monsignor Henryk Mieczyslaw Jagodzinski, Councilor of the Nunciature, Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana. By his appointment, he was raised at the same time to the titular see of Limosano, with the dignity of Archbishop.Apostolic Nuncio per the arrangements in the Catholic Church is a representative of the Pope in various countries.Reverend Fr. Lazarus Anonde, the Secretary General of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference made the announcement at the National Catholic Secretariat on Sunday.Monsignor Henryk Mieczyslaw Jagodzinki takes over from Most Rev. Jean Marie Speich, the immediate past Nuncio to Ghana who is currently reassigned to…

US President Donald Trump has said he is “glad” that Kim Jong-un has re-emerged and appears to be healthy. “I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well!” Mr Trump tweeted, after the North Korean leader reportedly attended the opening of a fertiliser plant. It was Mr Kim’s first public appearance in almost three weeks. His absence – particularly from his late grandfather’s birthday celebration on 15 April – had sparked intense global speculation over his health. KCNA news agency reported that Mr Kim cut the ribbon at the opening of the fertiliser factory on Friday, and…

The Vice Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers, Napoleon Agyemang Oduro has said the industry needs massive funding and incentives from government to save and sustain the country’s poultry industry.  Domestically produced broiler meat has fallen from nearly 60 percent of all poultry consumed in Ghana since 2000 to less than 5 percent as at 2020. At the same time, imports have increased from 13,900 metric tons to over 155,000 metric tons. This signals the near collapse of the poultry industry in Ghana. Chief executive officer of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, summed up Ghana’s poultry industry as…

The president of Tanzania says he will send a plane to Madagascar to import a herbal tonic which has been touted as a cure for coronavirus by the country’s president. Congo-Brazzaville’s president has also promised to import the drink. It is produced from the artemisia plant – the source of an ingredient used in a malaria treatment. The World Health Organization has said there is no proof of any cure and has advised people against self-medicating. The drink was launched as Covid-Organics and was being marketed after being tested on fewer than 20 people over a period of three weeks,…

Entertainment pundit cum songwriter, Mr Logic has advised blogger George Britton to apologise to Ghanaians for claiming that without Sarkodie, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy Ghana will not have a vibrant entertainment industry. According to George Britton, every single day Sarkodie, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy create a lot of buzz for the music industry to talk about and thrive on. But during a discussion on his claim, on Accra-based Onua 95.1 FM’s Anigye mmre, Mr Logic told host Christian Agyei Frimpong that, it’s unfortunate this is coming from someone like George Britton whom he said is supposed to know better. He…

Ghana’s movie fraternity, and the country at large, has been thrown into a state of mourning and utter shock following the death of Kumawood actor Bishop Bernard Nyarko. The Kumasi-based actor passed away on Sunday, May 2 sending shock waves through the country. According to reports, the actor died at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, where he has been for an undisclosed ailment. Nana Ama McBrown, John Dumelo, Lilwin, Yaw Dabo, Xandy Kamel, Mercy Asiedu, and other actors who worked closely with the late Bernard Nyarko have expressed shock at the death of their former colleague. “Rest well Bishop…I still…

A Ghanaian energy icon, Mr Mahama Kappiah has been appointed the Permanent Representative Ambassador of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the United Nations, in New York, USA, a statement from the Regional entity says. The release, copied to the Ghana News Agency said his appointment takes effect from May 1st, 2020.He was the Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE).Mr. Kappiah in his position as Executive Director, created and led ECREEE from inception in 2010 to become a full-fledged institution whose annual budget currently exceeds USD 15 million, from a…

The Somanya District Magistrate Court has granted bail to 14 persons from Sawer, a suburb of Somanya in the Eastern region for breaching the ban on public gathering. They have been asked to reappear in court on Monday. According to the police, the suspects had gathered in a house and were performing puberty rites known as dipo, which the policy say was against the Restrictions Act. The 14 persons include leaders of the puberty rites, parents and children who were undergoing the rite. Some were surprised that a group would hold such an event when even kingmakers in Akropong in…

Government has initiated processes to construct a permanent concrete bridge over the Chemu Lagoon to connect Ablekuma West and Ablekuma South constituencies in Accra after the only bridge on the lagoon was swept away last week. Metropolitan Chief Executive of Accra Metro, Mohammed Adjei Sowa who revealed this said the contractor for the project is expected to be on site from next week for work to begin in earnest. The contractor has already cordoned off the area for the construction of the new permanent bridge which Mr Adjei Sowa said, will not be a footbridge but a drive through bridge…

Former president of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr. James Asare Adjei has been advising government on how to disburse the 600 million cedis soft loan to businesses for enhanced benefit. Though he commended government for the gesture, he was unsure of the impact if proper assessment is not done before timely disbursement of the fund is made. “The process of even disbursing this fund must be transparent, must be strict, and it should go to address specific needs of industries,” Dr. Asare Adjie told Abena Tabi on TV3’s news analysis show, The Key Points on Saturday. “If you…