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Kabral Blay-Amihere[/caption] Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere, a veteran journalist and Board Chairman of GRIDCO has analysed that one of the greatest threats to Ghanaian journalists is finance. He suggested that the threat posed by the state to the freedom of the media does not match up to what personal economic situation does to the journalist. He was addressing a gathering at the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council in commemoration of the World Freedom Day in Koforidua. “There are a lot of factors affecting the media freedom in Ghana, even the economy can be a problem,” Ambassador Blay-Amihere who is a former Chairman…

Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cut sod for construction works to begin on a state of the art sports complex for the Ghana Armed Forces in Tamale, Northern Region. The sports complex under the Commander-In-Chief Sports Center Project is expected to be completed in April 2020. Dr. Bawumia at the ceremony at the Six Garrison in Tamale, indicated the project which is the first of sports complex to be constructed by government in fulfillment of a promise made by President Akufo-Addo to the military in October last year. “This project is in line with government’s strategy to…

Caster Semenya said “no human can stop me from running” after winning the 800m at the Doha Diamond League meet amid speculation over her future. It comes just two days after the South African, 28, lost a landmark caseagainst athletics’ governing body. Semenya challenged IAAF rules designed to limit testosterone levels in female runners but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) rejected her appeal. “Actions speak louder than words,” Semenya told BBC Sport. “When you are a great champion, you always deliver. “It’s up to God. God has decided my life, God will end my life; God has decided my…

Concerns by the minority in Parliament regarding the AGM Petroleum Limited contract, which it said was “sell off” were ignored as the house approved the reviewed contract. The critical decision to accept the recommendations of Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee was done through voice vote supervised by the Speaker Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye on Friday evening. However, Parliament ordered that government amends portions of the agreement to, for instance, increase GNPC’s additional interest in the block from 3% to 10%. A few hours to the approval, the minority had told journalists at a press briefing that the new agreement will…

At least 20 passengers were taken to hospital photo: GETTYIMAGES[/caption] A passenger plane has slid off a runway in the US state of Florida, ending up in a river after landing during a thunderstorm. None of the 143 people on board the Boeing 737 were seriously hurt. The chartered aircraft, operated by Miami Air International, had flown from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to a military base in city of Jacksonville . Passengers say it landed heavily during the storm, skidding into the nearby St John’s River. At least 20 people were treated with minor injuries. Passenger Cheryl Bormann told the…

The four persons who died in a premix fuel explosion Friday morning at Kormantse have been buried. Their bodies were burnt beyond recognition, which compelled the families to hold a joint funeral service for them within a few hours after the incident. The solemn service held around 2:00pm was attended by the Central Regional Minister Kwamena Duncan, Mfantseman Municipal Chief Executive Kennedy Kelly Essuman, and Regent of Kormantse Nana Kwabena Adukua. There were some Assembly Members there including Emmanuel Bugie, and B. Moses among hundreds of mourners. The premix fuel used by fishermen was stored in a house close to a…

A Ghanaian woman has been arrested in Manchester for inserting ginger in her son’s anus as a form of corporal punishment which is very common in Ghana. According to a report by Courant.com, the police say the child’s mother subjected him to a particularly painful and embarrassing method of corporal punishment. Aba Hagan, 40, was arrested Thursday and charged with cruelty to persons, third-degree assault, impairing the morals of/or endangering a child and disorderly conduct. Officers were sent to a Rachel Road apartment at about 8 p.m. on a reported domestic dispute. There, they found a naked boy, whose age…

The Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate withdrawal of the controversial AGM Petroleum Ghana Limited agreement which has seen the country’s stake in the oil contract reduced from 43% to a paltry 18%. The agreement was signed in 2013 but in 2018 attempt to review the contract was rejected by then Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, who then said it was not in the interest of government. But curiously, his successor, John Peter Amewu has okayed the renegotiation of that agreement which the Minority claims will lead to a potential loss of about $10 billion to Aker Energy. AGM Petroleum is…

Former president Jerry John Rawlings has started a campaign to raise funds to enable a retired police officer to undergo surgical operation. The retired officer, Chief Superintendent Ben Mensah needed money for a knee cap replacement surgery. He needed over ¢65,000 for the surgery. Former president Rawlings made the revelation when a delegation from the Ablekuma South constituency led by the Member of Parliament, Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, presented an undisclosed amount to the Rawlings Foundation. The donation was meant to support underprivileged persons who require assistance with health, educational and other basic needs. Making the presentation on Tuesday, Mr. Okoe…

South Africa have planed a pre-2019 Africa Cup of Nations friendly against Ghana in the United Arab Emirates. The Bafana Bafana will travel to Dubai for heat acclimatization ahead of the tournament. Head coach Stuart Baxter believes playing against the four-time African champions and tournament favourites will sharpen his side. South Africa’s first match will be against Ivory Coast in Cairo on 24 June before playing Namibia and Morocco in Group D. The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will run from 21 June to 19 July. Source: Ghanasoccernet | Ghana]]>