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The Second Lady, Mrs. Samira Bawumia has applauded initiatives of private institutions to recognize the hard work and dedication of health and social welfare workers in various parts of the country. According to her, such initiatives aside complimenting state-sponsored recognitions help boost the morale of such workers most of whom work in deprived environments and under challenging conditions, to remain committed to the cause of humanity. Speaking at the 2nd edition of “Honouring Our Heroes” in Accra, the Wife of the Vice President said even though government was doing everything possible to improve healthcare delivery in various parts of the…

Some aspirants in the up-coming district assembly elections have started defacing posters of their opponents in order to reduce their visibility and popularity. A case in point is the Darko-krom/Afful-krom electoral area at Kojokrom near Sekondi in the Western region. Three candidates are contesting in the area but the targets seem to be Michael Takyi, who is the incumbent and Napoleon Agyemang Oduro, National vice president of the Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana. Mr. Agyemang Oduro says, most of his posters at some strategic locations in the area have been defaced or torn down and he suspects one of his…

The first full-length trailer for No Time To Die has been released, giving fans a flavour of what to expect from Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond. The promo, which launched on Wednesday and can be seen below, shows Rami Malek in character as the latest villain for the first time, as well as a new female agent with a licence to kill. No Time To Die is set to be released in April, but there have been one or two obstacles along the way – from Daniel Craig’s ankle injury to the decision to change director. Danny Boyle…

Celebrated economist Kwame Pianim has urged Ghanaians to support the Bank of Ghana’s introduction of higher denominations into the economy. According to him, the initiative should have been done earlier. The Bank on Friday, November 29 introduced GH¢100 and GH¢200 banknotes as well as GH¢2 coins. Mr Pianim cited the practice of quantitative easing in other economies, where the Central Bank pumps additional monies into the economy to boost liquidity. He questioned why the Bank of Ghana cannot also print more money into the economy. “Look in Ghana there are certain institutions that are independent. We get competent people to…

The Ghana Police Service has announced a worrying trend where there is an increase in cases of sextortion in the country. Sextortion refers to a form of blackmail in which sexual information or images are used to extort sexual favors from the victim. A police wireless message, a copy of which is in the possession of 3news.com, said using nude pictures of people to extort money is a criminal offence. According to the internal memo addressed to various levels of commands in the police service, sextortion has risen in the past few years. “Reports received indicates that cases of sextortion…

The first full-length trailer for No Time To Die has been released, giving fans a flavour of what to expect from Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond. The promo, which launched on Wednesday and can be seen below, shows Rami Malek in character as the latest villain for the first time, as well as a new female agent with a licence to kill. No Time To Die is set to be released in April, but there have been one or two obstacles along the way – from Daniel Craig’s ankle injury to the decision to change director. Danny Boyle was…

Government will not be able to continue with its development projects in cocoa-growing communities, particularly the construction of the good roads and also give attractive educational packages including scholarships if cocoa farmers choose to give out their farms to illegal miners, COCOBOD CEO Joseph Boahen Aidoo has warned. Apart from its core mandate of regulating the country’s cocoa industry and marketing cocoa beans, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) also undertakes development projects especially in cocoa growing areas to better the living standards of residents. At a cocoa farmers’ rally at Asankragua in the Wassa Amenfi West District of the Western…

Members of Parliament are rallying support to get world-class Astro Turf park in every constituency to promote the quality of football being played at district level up to the national level. Making a statement in Parliament on Wednesday, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, was confident such projects would enhance the discovery of football talents in Ghana. He recalled the unfavourable conditions, in terms of infrastructure and government support, football talents like Abedi Pele, Michael Essien and Asamoah had to endure to become great players. Mr. Annoh-Dompreh, who is also the Member of Parliament of Nsawam Adoagyir, noted…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings, has described the establishment of an Eminent Advisory Committee by the Electoral Commission as a wise decision that will help to remove the suspicions people have about the Commission. Describing the committee members as people we must take pride in, the former President said the last commission suffered suspicions because it was appointed by the government in power and expressed the hope that the formation of the committee will help to remove doubts from people’s minds about the independence of the Commission. Speaking during the launch of the committee at the Labadi Beach Hotel in…

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) says it is disappointed in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over his call to its members to exercise restraint in dealing with foreigners in the retail business in Ghana. President Akufo-Addo as part of his tour of the Greater Accra Region advised GUTA members who closed about 600 shops belonging to foreign traders at Kwame Nkrumah Circle not to take the law into their own hands. Although Nana Akufo-Addo admitted that the members and leadership of GUTA have a genuine concern, he said “it is the State that interprets how the laws should…