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Ursula Owusu-Ekuful at one of the computer labs with the pupils[/caption] The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) has embarked on a massive drive to extend Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects to rural communities. GIFEC is using its Smart Communities Project to bridge the internet gap between peri-urban and urban areas to position Ghana as an IT-driven country. The Smart Communities project, which is being piloted in Brong Ahafo and the Western regions, is providing Wi-Fi in public establishments such as schools, hospitals, banks, police stations and market places among others. Four communities are to benefit from the…

Francis Ocloo (right) making the donation[/caption] The Awareness Army, a virtual social media-based networking group visited the Royal Seed Home at Kow Bondzi, a rural community near Kasoa in the Central Region over the weekend to interact with inmates and management. The group also made donations to the Home; they also feted the inmates and socialised with them. The delegation toured facilities of the Home and were briefed by its Founder, Mrs Naomi Esi Amoah about past and ongoing efforts resulting in the rehabilitation of many orphaned and abandoned children and their successful integration. The Awareness Army gave a cheque…

J Initiative, a non-profit organisation, is set to host community durbars in all the 10 regions of Ghana to mark the Safer Internet Day 2018 on Tuesday 6th February 2018. Safer Internet Day Ghana (SIDGhana) partners would involve various stakeholders to raise awareness in all settings on the need to practice cyber hygiene. The Day, which is the 4th to be celebrated in Ghana by J Initiative (JI) and its partners would also be observed in over 120 countries worldwide. The celebration theme “Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better Internet Starts with you” will include media discussions and public…

The Minority Members on the five-member ad hoc committee looking into the ‘cash-for-seat’ saga have issued a counter report faulting the Trade and Industry Ministry for unethically profiting from the presence of the president in an event. The 33-page report said the Ministry of Trade and Industry contravened existing law on public financial management, particularly the Financial Administration Regulations, by allowing the use of an existing account for the receipt of monies that it claimed were private funds. The report was authored by James Klutse Avedzi and Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, the two Minority Members on the committee set up…

DCOP Ken Yeboah, Ashanti Regional Police Commander[/caption] The Ashanti Regional Police Command has caused the arrest of three police officers for allegedly aiding armed robbers to escape from lawful custody. They are Chief Inspector Kennedy Kwame Nyanteh, stationed at Twedie Police Station, Inspector William Armah stationed at Regional Visibility Unit and Detective Sergeant Kyei Mensah stationed at Ashanti Central District CID. A statement by the police on Friday said the officers were arrested on Wednesday 31st of January 2018 in connection with the whereabouts of two convicted prisoners, Emmanuel Kwame Nyanteh and Fredrick Asante, who were convicted for the offence…

Barely a day after returning from a two-week medical leave in the United Kingdom, the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is back behind his desk. He touched down at the Kotoka International Airport on Thursday evening to a rousing welcome by a government delegation led by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In the company of the wife, the Vice President was flown to the United Kingdom on the advice of his doctors after he was taken ill. In a Facebook post on Friday, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia expressed appreciation to Ghanaians for their unflinching support whilst on sick leave. [caption…

[caption id="attachment_74249" align="aligncenter" width="606"] Revamping Death Penalty[/caption] A man who was convicted of killing his two daughters while his wife listened on the phone was executed Thursday night in Texas, the state’s Department of Criminal Justice said. John David Battaglia, 62, died of lethal injection, CNN affiliate KDAF reported. In 2001, Battaglia and his daughters — ages 6 and 9 — were in his Dallas apartment when he shot them, officials said. The girls’ mother was on the phone with the 9-year-old when she heard the gunshots, said Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark. “She heard the girl screaming no…

Kenyan police arrested Miguna Miguna (L) on Friday, two days after they detained TJ Kajwang (R) PIX: GETTY IMAGES[/caption] Kenyan police have arrested a member of the opposition who played a key role in the mock inauguration of Raila Odinga on Tuesday. Miguna Miguna was seized after a dawn raid at his home in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Police used explosives to blast open his door, before leading Mr Miguna away. On Thursday he had taunted police, telling them he had signed Mr Odinga’s oath and so they should come and arrest him. He also told his supporters to…

The paramount chief of the Talensi traditional area, Tongraan Kubilsong Nalebegtang has made clarion calls to various institutions to help transform and conserve tourist sites in the  area. He is confident investments by government agencies, NGOs, private sector or diplomatic missions would help raise the standards of tourist sites in his area. He made this appeal at a ceremony to inaugurate a 17 member Talenteg Development Committee made up of chiefs, Tindaanmas and intellectuals in Tongo. Talensi traditional area in the Upper East Region is well endowed with cultural heritage which include the famous Tengzuk shrines, caves, Golob dance, stone…

Sulemana Alhassan being introduced by President Akufo-Addo when he was nominated[/caption] The Upper West Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan, has been suspended by President Akufo-Addo for allegedly shielding thugs who attacked officials of NADMO in the region. Staff of the National Disaster Management Organization who accused the minister of protecting hooligans have vowed not to work again until the attackers believe to be members of the governing New Patriotic Party are arrested. Meanwhile, a statement from the presidency on Thursday said Alhaji Sulemana Alhassan has been suspended with  immediate effect. “The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has suspended,…