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Identical twins, Lydia and Linda Awui who were born conjoined and were separated at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in 1999, three months after their birth, called on former President Jerry John Rawlings on Friday to thank him for his kind support in ensuring that the bill for the procedure was taken care of. Accompanied by their parents, Eunice and Benjamin Awui, Madam Benedicta Lasi and Dr. Appeadu-Mensah who was one of the pediatric surgeons who undertook the landmark surgery twenty years ago, the delegation thanked the former President for intervening to ensure the cost of the surgery was taken…

Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast, has been presented with copies of the recently launched book, Understanding English Literature, at a brief ceremony in the school. Presenting the books valued at GHc6,000. 00, the author, Mrs Mercy Catherine Adjabeng, who is herself a former English Language and Literature tutor of the school, said she was pleased to be supporting the school to continue its academic excellence. “I’ve been part of the school because I taught here for several years and it’s a great joy to be supporting the school to maintain its academic excellence through the use of these…

The largest opposition party, National Democratic Congress is urging the leadership of its political rival, governing New Patriotic Party, to work towards proving to their followers that there is unity between the two parties. The call would be deemed appropriate by many as Ghana goes to the polls in 2020 in which political activities are expected to increase, which could spell a make or break for the country regarded as the beacon of peace in Africa. Mr. Sylvester Mensah, a leading member of the NDC, made the call when he delivered the NDC solidarity message at the 37th Delegates Conference…

Somalia is facing its worst invasion of locusts in 25 years, but some people are turning the desert insects into delicious meals. Local media reports show residents of Adado town, in central Somalia, frying the locusts and eating them with rice and pasta. One man said they are tastier than fish. Another man told Universal Somali TV that he believes the insects have medicinal properties and he eats them in the hope of reducing his back pain and blood pressure. Some residents are urging local restaurants to introduce locust dishes. The infestation, affecting parts of Somalia and Ethiopia, has destroyed…

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched a new season of organised football in Ghana after nearly two years of no action. The launch of the new season, which begins on December 27, comes in the wake of a drawn-out but eventually successful process to reform and re-organise Ghana football after a major scandal in June 2018, which led to the dissolution of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), constitution of a FIFA and Government-backed Normalisation Committee, and the election of new leadership for the GFA in October, 2019. Launching the 2019/2020 football season the Vice President, who is a…

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is holding its third Delegates Conference today, December 22, 2019 since assuming power in 2017. The Conference is taking place at the Fantasy Dome at the Trade Fair centre in Accra. Founding fathers of the party, government appointees, Members of Parliament and thousands of party faithfuls will assemble for deliberations and new directions for the party ahead of the 2020 General Elections. A number of activities including a church service and a rally will be carried out as part of the Conference. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and some other party stalwarts are expected…

French President Emmanuel Macron has appealed to transport unions to suspend strikes that threaten travel chaos over the Christmas holidays. On a trip to Ivory Coast, Mr Macron suggested the strikers should “observe a truce out of respect for families and family life”. Two weeks of strikes over planned pension reforms have caused widespread disruption across France. Train operator SNCF said services would be “severely disrupted” over Christmas. Half the usual number of high-speed TGV trains operated on Saturday, the company said, and half the metro lines in Paris were closed. Many French citizens heading off to spend the holidays…

Senior high schools running the Double-Track academic system will reduce to about 100 from 400 schools in the next academic year. This would be made possible following a $1.5 billion facility secured by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to help develop infrastructure in schools in the country. Parliament has since approved the facility. Read also: $1.5bn facility secured for more classrooms and dormitories – Prez reveals The system was introduced in the 2018/2019 academic year because enrollment outstripped the existing infrastructure due to the implementation of the Free SHS policy: it therefore created space for the admission of about 180,000…

Liverpool are officially the best club team on the planet. The Premier League leaders won the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday as they beat Flamengo 1-0 in the final in Doha, Qatar. Roberto Firmino scored the only goal of the game in the 99th minute, as Jurgen Klopp‘s reigning European champs beat the South American champions in a draining, tense final. The Reds have never won the Club World Cup and they become just the second Premier League club, after Manchester United in 2008, to win the title. Naby Keita should have put Liverpool 1-0 up early after…

One person has died and another is missing as wildfires continue to burn across three Australian states. In New South Wales, sudden southerly winds fanned the flames of more than 100 blazes and fire officials said a man who had chosen to stay at his property could no longer be contacted. Saturday had been an “awful day”, NSW fire chief Shane Fitzsimmons said. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cut short a holiday in Hawaii after being criticised for leaving amid the crisis. Earlier acting prime minister Michael McCormack conceded that more had to be done to tackle global warming, after…