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Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, says it is an insult and unacceptable for the government to pay beneficiaries of the Youth in Afforestation Programme, only one out of the six months’ salary arrears. 83,000 beneficiaries are owed six months by the government. The affected persons have over the last months held several demonstrations to push government to pay them all outstanding arrears without success. At the end of planting activities in October 2019, a total area of 26,865 hectares had been planted with species such as teak, cedrela, gmelina, ofram, emire, mahogany and rosewood among others.…

Latest statistics have revealed that six people die each day in Ghana from road traffic accidents, with drink driving, speeding and motor cyclists riding without crash helmet being the topmost contributing factors. A total of 2,803 persons were killed in 12,502 road accidents between January and November 2019. Another 12,760 sustained injuries in accidents involving 20,195 vehicles. The Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service has blamed the increase in accidents and deaths to indiscipline on the roads. Accidents on our roads increase during Christmas and other festive seasons due to several factors including drink  driving,  speeding …

A passenger plane has crashed in Kazakhstan, killing at least 15 people. Officials say the aircraft from Bek Air – a Kazakh airline – went down shortly after taking off from Almaty airport on Friday morning local time, smashing into a building. At least 60 injured people, including children, were taken to hospitals. Flight Z92100 was en route from Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, to the capital Nur-Sultan. The cause of the crash is not known. A Reuters reporter close to the scene said there was heavy fog at the time. What’s known about the crash? Almaty’s airport said there were…

The Member of Parliament for Afram Plains North in the Eastern region, Betty Nana Afua Crosbi Mensah has declared war against the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy in the area. She made the call when she interacted with students from the three Senior High Schools in her constituency as part of a Menstrual Hygiene and Management in Adolescent Girls education campaign being held by the Office of the MP in collaboration with Hawks Entertainment, a youth group as part of activities preceding the 2019 Miss Afram Beauty pageant event. The pageant aims to showcase the rich cultural heritage of the…

In TV3 Sports build up to the weekend’s kick off, we shift camp to Ashanti Gold, who like most clubs, have been putting in last minute preparations by engaging in a number of friendly games. The sports team was in Obuasi to observe how the miners are shaping up for the league. Welcoming the release of the 2019/2020 football season calendar, the Miners who recently represented the country in the CAF Confederations Cup, insist they are the side to watch in the 18-team league, which starts December 27. Brazilian coach of the side Ricardo Da Rocha has given the strongest…

The New Patriotic Party’s volunteer group, NPP Loyal Ladies, has donated a number of motorbikes to the party through the National Organizer, Sammi Awuku. At a ceremony to hand over the motorbikes, the group assured the party of its commitment to ensuring that the NPP emerges victorious in the 2020 elections. A leader of the group, Rosemary Yaa Serwaa Cullis, who is the Captain of NPP Loyal Ladies UK, indicated that the donation is to help the party conduct its campaign seamlessly next year. “The NPP remains the only political party to have Ghana at heart. The policies of the…

Goldstar Air, a wholly Ghanaian owned airline on Wednesday, 2019 Christmas Day honoured Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharabutu, the National Chief Imam with a citation, and announced that it would name one of its aircraft after him. “We are here today to honour the Chief Imam, and to tell him that we will name one of our aircraft after him as well as bring to his notice how we will collaborate and work efficiently with the Zongo communities in the country,” Mr Eric Bannerman, Executive Chairman of the Goldstar Air said, at the Chief Imam’s palace, at Fadama, in Accra.…

The Mankessim Traditional Council has described as needless the shooting incident that claimed two lives and injured seven others during the outdooring of a queen mother in the area. The Council in a communique also described the incident as senseless by certain individuals who sought to tarnish the reputation and the integrity of the chieftaincy institution in the area. “We want to convey our unanimous concern and disappointment to the unscrupulous, cruel and senseless acts of certain individual or group that caused fear and panic to the people of Mankessim on the morning of Saturday December 7, 2019 which subsequently…

It was a memorable Christmas day for the hundreds of patrons who thronged the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Center Wednesday night for Sarkodie’s end of year concert. The 2019 edition of the Rapperholic concert saw a lineup of A-list artistes from Ghana and Nigerian, including Rudeboy formerly of P-Square fame, Stonebwoy, King Promise and Mr. Eazi, give patrons back-to-back performances all night-long. One after the other, the musicians mounted the stage from Wednesday night to dish out the people’s favourites; hit songs that caused their fans to sing, dance and partied the night away till the early…

Leading media conglomerate in the country, Media General Group, is giving students in the various tertiary institutions a lifetime opportunity to become television and radio presenters for its platforms. Attractive but creative thinkers who are outgoing, fluent in English, have a good sense of news gathering and reporting skills as well as good research skills are being sought for to be on TV3 and 3FM. Successful individuals will also have the opportunity of working for all the brands under the Group in a converged newsroom environment. Students who are abreast with local and international developments and possess good writing, communication…