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Ghana and South Africa have sealed a deal for the establishment of a Bi-National Commission. The deal was signed at the Jubilee House, the seat of Government in Ghana’s capital, Accra, on the sidelines of the working visit of South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, signed the agreement on behalf of Ghana. Dr. Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, signed on behalf of South Africa. The purpose of the Commission is to seek ways and means of promoting and enhancing co-operation in the various sectors of…

Mobile network operator MTN has been sanctioned by the National Communications Authority (NCA) over the recent challenges with its data bundles to customers. Despite MTN compensating affected customers, NCA handed the telecommunications firm with an initial fine of GH¢10,000 for failure to submit a report on the challenges within 24 hours as stipulated in Section N(7) of NCA’s gazetted schedule of penalties. This fine will persist for each day until MTN submits the report, NCA said in a press release on Thursday, December 5. The Authority had ordered MTN on Tuesday, December 3 to compensate customers after widespread complaints in…

The District Chief Executive of Upper Denkyira West in the Central Region, Agyeman Asiedu, has appealed to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to train cocoa farmers to undertake pruning and hand pollination of their own farms to complement the effort of hired personnel. “Many of the individual farmers are ready to be trained on how to properly prune their own farms. I’m convinced that if COCOBOD will turn their attention to this, it will be very helpful,” he opined. “If a farmer thinks he/she can perform those activities, COCOBOD can then provide the training. When the farmer is fully trained,…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP) awarded GH¢820,000 worth of grants to five organizations with women focused initiatives, on behalf of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). The grant award is part of efforts to support and expand innovative business enterprises that have significant growth potentials in Ghana. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the grant will enable the beneficiaries to deploy modern technologies to expand their businesses, generate income, ensure food security and promote sustainable land management. The grantees are: Accelerated Rural Development Organization, Ayorya Women…

Mobile network operator MTN has been sanctioned by the National Communications Authority (NCA) over the recent challenges with its data bundles to customers. Despite MTN compensating affected customers, NCA handed the telecommunications firm with an initial fine of GH¢10,000 for failure to submit a report on the challenges within 24 hours as stipulated in Section N(7) of NCA’s gazetted schedule of penalties. This fine will persist for each day until MTN submits the report, NCA said in a press release on Thursday, December 5. The Authority had ordered MTN on Tuesday, December 3 to compensate customers after widespread complaints in…

US-based Ghanaian singer Ama Slay is on a one-man campaign against skin bleaching. According to the singer, who spoke in an interview with 3news.com’s Owusu Worae, the health risks associated with skin bleaching is dire, hence the decision to preach against that lifestyle through music. “I feel sometimes we have to go into the head of the people that bleach to find out why, because you can easily get cancer.” Ama Slay said a lot of the people who bleach do so just to be accepted in society because a lot of people in society find light-skinned people extra attractive.…

Ghana’s major teacher unions – GNAT, NAGRAT and CCT-G – have declared a nationwide strike, beginning Monday, December 9. This was made known to journalists at a joint press conference held on Thursday, December 5. The teacher unions admitted being invited to a meeting on Thursday, November 28 by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations in the presence of representatives of the Ghana Education Service (GES), the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) and the Ghana Audit Service (GAS). The subject of the meeting was the legacy arrears of 2012 to 2016. “Primarily, we the unions were concerned with…

The Italian Ambassador to Ghana, Giovani Favilla has unveiled a 20-hectare pilot subsistent farming scheme, the Sipcam-Oxon rural village, in Kordiabe in the Eastern Region. According to Mr. Favilla, the farm village is to improve the living condition of the people in the area. The farming village is a social responsibility project by the Italian agro chemical company Spicam-Oxon and their Ghanaian partners Soiless Limited. Speaking at the launch, the Italian Ambassador reiterated that lack of opportunity is one of the reasons for irregular migration to urban areas. “What we are bringing here is a new opportunity. Opportunity is about…

The Italian Ambassador to Ghana, Giovani Favilla has unveiled a 20-hectare pilot subsistent farming scheme, the Sipcam-Oxon rural village, in Kordiabe in the Eastern Region. According to Mr. Favilla, the farm village is to improve the living condition of the people in the area. The farming village is a social responsibility project by the Italian agro chemical company Spicam-Oxon and their Ghanaian partners Soiless Limited. Speaking at the launch, the Italian Ambassador reiterated that lack of opportunity is one of the reasons for irregular migration to urban areas. “What we are bringing here is a new opportunity. Opportunity is about…

The death toll in eastern Uganda following the landslides caused by heavy rain on Tuesday has risen to eight as two more bodies have been recovered from the mud and debris. The number of those missing has been revised down from 50 to 40. Rescue efforts have been hampered by the region’s hilly terrain and damage to roads and bridges leading to the affected area. In another part of the east, three major roads linking several districts have been blocked by flooding. Raging rivers have also destroyed farms and washed away animals. The volcanic Mount Elgon region is prone to…