Nominations for the historic first edition of Ghana Cocoa Awards (GCA) have opened from 20th September till 31st October, 2019. The GCA is a cocoa industry excellence motivation initiative organised by VC Media with support from strategic industry partners. “With over 30 Awards, the GCA would be honouring the true heroes behind Ghana’s economic backbone”, a … The post Nominations open for
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to partner the Republic of Ghana in building the Capacity of Judges across the country. The Foreign Minister made the call at a meeting with the President of the ICC, Chile Eboe-Osuji in Accra. “I’m hoping that … The post Foreign Minister courts
The Acting Executive Director of International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-GHANA) Susan Aryeetey, has highlighted the impact of sexual harassment on victims. “The impact is very serious. It leads to depression. Ladies cannot learn because they see lecturers and start panting”. Lawyer Aryeetey made the observation on Onua FM’s Yen Sempa while speaking on sexual … The post Ghana
Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says government will exhaust all diplomatic avenues to get Nigeria to re-open its western borders for the free flow of goods from Ghana to the sub-region. Nigeria partially closed its borders with Benin in August this year to curb the spate of rice smuggling which Africa’s most populous country … The post Ghana resorts to diplomacy
Pharrell Williams says the controversy surrounding Blurred Lines made him realise some of his songs “catered” to a sexist culture. The singer says at first he didn’t understand why some people saw the lyrics as “rapey”. But he later realised that “there are men who use the same language when taking advantage of a woman”. … The post Pharrell Williams
Leadership of law students across the country on Tuesday successfully petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to trigger reforms in legal education after an initial attempt failed a week ago due to police brutalities. Police personnel on October 7 used brute force to prevent the law students from presenting a petition summing up their grievances on legal … The post Take
Eritrea has often been described as one of the most repressive states in Africa, where people lack basic political and religious freedoms. This is not surprising as it has been a one-party state ruled by President Isaias Afwerki since it officially gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993. The government has banned opposition parties and local … The post Eritrea: Where ATMs
A 38-year-old Takoradi-based mason has been shot death under strange circumstance. The deceased, Eric Yeboah, popularly known as coach, was said to have been shot at the chest and arms on Tuesday dawn around 3:00 a.m. at his neighbourhood at Kweikuma, a suburb of Sekondi/Takoradi. Wife of the deceased, Faustina Amtwiwaa, told Connect FM that … The post Mason shot dead in Takoradi under
The management of the Rugby Africa has earned praises from Herbert Mensah, President of Ghana Rugby, for staging the 2019 Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens tournament in Tunisia that also served as 2020 Olympic qualifier. Mr Mensah specifically commended Khaled Babbou, President of Rugby Africa, for the inclusion of top African teams from the four Africa … The post Herbert Mensah
Pupils of Tsledom Basic School and residents in the lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region have received 17,000-cedi water facility and a polytank from a philanthropist and the Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA). The polytank, to be used by the school to harvest rainwater for hand washing, was donated by JICA. The pupils … The post Residents and pupils of Tsledom get
Media General on Tuesday joined some market women at the Mallam Atta market in Accra to mark the 2019 Global Handwashing Day. With support from WaterAid Ghana, GAMA Water and Sanitation Projects, Global Communities, Dream Cosmetics and other partners, the media conglomerate used the opportunity to educate market women on the need to keep the … The post Media General &
? Police in northern Nigeria have freed 67 people who had been found shackled at an Islamic boarding school, officials say. The pupils, between the ages of seven and 40, told police they had been tortured and abused. Last month, more than 300 male students were freed from a similar boarding school in neighbouring Kaduna state. … The post ‘Tortured’ and shackled pupils freed in
Nigeria’s land border with neighbouring countries to remain closed until 2020 as the government intensifies what is seen as a radical move, to check smuggling of goods into the populous African nation. Though unilateral border closures go against all commercial and freedom of movement treaties signed under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), … The post Nigeria
Founder of defunct Capital Bank William Ato Essien and three others have pleaded not guiltily to 26 charges including stealing of various sums in excess of ¢260 million. The three are Managing Director of MC Management Services Ltd, Dr Tetteh Nettey; former CEO of the Bank, Fitzgerald Odonkor and CEO of Reroy Cables Ltd, Kate Quartey-Papafio. Attorney General Gloria … The post Ato
After five major payments providers pulled out last week, Facebook’s Libra currency project looked to be on the rocks. But the remaining members have insisted it’s full steam ahead. The 21 founding companies in the Libra Association – down from 28 when the project was first announced – met for the first time in Geneva … The post Facebook puts on brave face with Libra appeared first
A total of 59 per cent of Ghanaians are denied access to basic hygiene facilities, a situation that is threatening the health and lives of the people. WaterAid Ghana in a statement to mark Global Handwashing Day said despite the critical importance of hygiene in healthcare, 29 per cent of all healthcare facilities do not … The post Lack of hand washing facilities threatening
The Inspector General of Police has announced new measures to curb police unprofessional conducts on the roads across the country following widespread complaints. A statement issued Tuesday directed that various police teams on traffic duties, highway patrols, barrier duties among others, must with immediate effect, be led by a senior police officer at every duty … The post IGP
The Research Scientists Association (RSA) has scheduled Wednesday, October 16 as date to launch this year’s week celebrations. The celebrations will be launched at the auditorium of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) under the auspices of the Deputy Director-General of the Commission, Professor Shiloh Osae. It will be under the theme: ‘Ghana Beyond Aid: … The post Research scientists mark
Thousands of customers whose millions of funds are locked up with Gold Coast Fund Management will this morning hits the streets of Accra and across the country to push for government intervention in retrieving their funds. The investment firm, which appears to be in liquidity crisis, has in the last year been struggling pay its … The post Freeze Nduom’s accounts
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