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The little steps African countries are taking in transitioning to low emissions pathway are what will see the continent achieve climate compliance by 2030, as called for in the Paris Climate Agreement, says Dr. Richard Munang, UN Environment Africa Regional Climate Change Coordinator. He believes countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the areas of agriculture, energy and forestry can be combined to maximize bottom line emissions reduction and amplify socioeconomic benefits of income creation and job opportunities in ancillary sectors popular with engaging the youth, especially ICT. Dr. Munang was addressing a peer learning and closeout meeting of the EU-UNEP…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has in a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang, stated that the United States is wary of the growing economic power of China hence the heightened trade war with the Asian giant. “The bullish and military behaviour of the West came as no surprise because it was obvious it was going to lose the technological domination of the world,” he said. Former President Rawlings said in the midst of that bullish behaviour the United States then unleashed the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) on former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter. The former…

File picture[/caption] Five persons from the same family were killed at Ngyiresia, a fishing community in the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis after their building collapses on them after several hours of raining. Bodies of the siblings including a baby of the oldest sibling have been deposited at the Essikadu Government Hospital. James Obeng, the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly NADMO boss, who confirmed this tragedy to CONNECT FM’s OMANBAPA morning show host Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson says the victims  are between the ages of 1 and 17. They met their untimely death after about 7 hours of torrential rains in the metropolis on…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured the senior national football team, the Black Stars, of the unflinching support of government and the people of Ghana, ahead of their participation in the 2019 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. According to President Akufo-Addo “it sounds almost unbelievable when we think its 37 years since we last won it, especially since, from 2008 up to 2017 we hold the record of six consecutive semi-final appearances, which requires that we just need one more step to get over the barrier, and I think we are going to do…

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia[/caption] A major priority of the government of President Akufo-Addo as part of its agenda of inclusive transformation is to bridge the development gap between the north and the south, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed. Thus, programmes, such as Free Senior High School, Planting for Food and Jobs, Planting for Export and Rural Development, Rearing for Food and Jobs Initiative, One Village One Dam, One District One Warehouse, Irrigation Schemes and the construction of water systems are being implemented and will be important in closing the gap over time. Speaking at the maiden Northern Region Development…

A Takoradi Circuit Court presided over by Justice Aboagye Tandoh has sentenced two persons who attacked a taxi driver and snatched his car from him to a total of 24 years imprisonment, Thursday, May 30, 2019. The two – Ernest Asamoah, 20 and Bright Essilfie, 21 – are to serve 12 years each in hard labour. They pleaded guilty to all the two counts of conspiracy to rob and robbery, and the court sentenced them based on their own plea. Prosecuting, Inspector Divine Aveti told the court the two stopped the victim Gideon Oppong Fosu at Inchaban around 7pm on…

Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni[/caption] State prosecutors in the case of the former COCOBOD chief executive Dr. Stephen Opuni, are requesting for documents the defence team intends to rely on in cross examining prosecution witnesses. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa told the Accra High Court on Tuesday that her request would rather help facilitate proceedings especially whenever the defence counsel wants to tender those documents in evidence. She made the intervention after initially raising no objection to the first in a series of documents lawyer for the defence Samuel Cudjoe was tendering through third prosecution witness, Dr.…

Samuel Owusu popularly known as Yung King Cleff was on Accra’s hottest drive time show, 3FM Drive with Giovani Caleb on Friday 24th May, 2019 to share his experience barely a year after being crowned the most talented kid in Ghana. Yung King Cleff touched on challenges of being a musician in Ghana, considering the fact that it is difficult to get big names to feature on songs, financial challenges and a whole lot more. The youngster who won TV3’s Talented Kids in 2018, however said he is enjoying contracts from big brands based in Ghana by way of featuring…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says much of the differences between Muslims and Christians are exaggerated and borne out of ignorance from both sides. He said there were many common things that united them than what divided them, adding that they believed in the same God, Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary and judgment for wrongdoers while Satan was their common enemy. He, therefore, underlined the need for continued education of their members and dialogue on issues to ensure consensus building and harmony. Vice President Bawumia said this at the Nineth Annual Night of Power in the Holy Month of Ramadan, organised…

The Girls Education Initiative Ghana (GEIG), a non-governmental organisation has taken students at Accra Wesley Senior High School through menstrual hygiene management. This is one of the initiatives of the organization to complement nationwide efforts in addressing challenges girls face in managing their menstruation as the world marks menstrual hygiene day on Wednesday. Ms Nana Boatemaah Hansen, Communications and Development Associate at GEIG identified that the lack of or unavailability of sanitary pads and improper way of disposing used pads as some of the problems girls encounter. Andrews Lartey, Co-founder and Regional Manager for GEIG observed that menstrual hygiene has…