Author: TNRgh

Madam Rosemond Nutifafa Adanuti addressing the gathering[/caption] The Asuogyaman area of Compassion International has observed the International Youth Day with a conference for its over three thousand beneficiary children and young adults. Speaking on the theme, “Safe Space for the Youth”, Madam Rosemond Nutifafa Adanuti, the guest speaker, who is a presbyter in The Church of Pentecost, and a teacher and counsellor in the Ghana Education Service (GES), urged parents to protect children against all forms of abuse, including rape and defilement. She added, “God has deposited many interesting abilities and talents in these children that we are seeing here…

The Chief Executive of the Adentan Municipal Assembly, Alex Nii Noi Adumuah claims footbridges that have been abandoned in his area for about 10 years, causing loss of lives through road accidents, are “work in progress”. When Johnnie Hughes host of Community Connect on 3FM probed further for a satisfactory answer, he insisted, “I can only talk about the one year I have been here, but I do hope it will be sooner than later” to be completed. The MCE was reacting to incessant distress calls from residents, pedestrians, motorists, and market women to Community Connect, about the 5.6 kilometer…

Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has said bridging Ghana’s wide digital divide is crucial to the country’s socio-economic development of the country. As a result, she noted, government is embarking on a deliberate agenda to digitize Ghana, which is an ambitious technological programme of infrastructural development with national broadband infrastructure and connectivity with the unserved and underserved at the heart of the agenda. The government of Ghana in recognition of the “importance of connectivity for socio-economic development”, she told the ongoing International Telecommunications Union (ITU) world conference in Durban, South Africa, believes “it’s imperative that all citizens benefit from the opportunities…

Regina Kumi[/caption] The Micro Credit Association Ghana (MCAG) with a nationwide membership of about 800 has asked government to allocate a portion of the Microfinance and Small Loans Center (MASLOC) funds to the association to enable members provide loans at affordable rate to individuals and businesses. In an interview with the board chairperson of MCAG, Regina Kumi on the sideline of the Association’s 9th Annual General Meeting held in Takoradi on 6th September, she noted that MASLOC tends to mimic the functions of  micro credit operators, which according to her, it is inappropriate. “MASLOC operates like micro credit which means…

Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has called on the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and investors to assist Ghana and other nations to showcase innovations taking place in developed countries. ITU, she explained, can assist by creating more congenial environment and platform so that Ghana and other nations can exhibit their innovations. The Ablekuma West MP noted that such support will give opportunity to interested companies to compete with the rest of the world on current innovations trend and attract investors accordingly. She indicated that Ghana has a lot of available investment opportunities and therefore called on companies to come and…

Kennedy Agyapong[/caption] In addition to the many court suits on his head, controversy-loving Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, has been rocked by another GH¢25 million suit for defamation. This time, retired State Attorney, Ellen Kwakukume, whom the legislature accused of receiving bribe from investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, to stop pursuing a case against people whose interest he claimed the undercover journalist was serving, has dragged the controversy-prone MP to the dock for the defamatory words he published in the media. Joined to the suit is his media empire: KenCity Media Limited, Net 2 TV, and Oman…

Ex-Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng has sued former international teammate John Paintsil to refund US$ 20,000 he borrowed in camp during the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa. In a writ, Boateng is demanding the recovery of the amount plus interest at commercial bank rate from the date the defendant collected the money till date of final payment. Also the former Fulham and Getafe star is asking Paintsil to defray his legal fees and cost. Boateng was granted an order of substituted service on 16 August, 2018 to serve the defendant (Paintsil) after several unsuccessful attempts since filing the…

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated that many of the problems that plague the country have something to do with the mal-functioning of the law, including the banking crisis that has led to the collapse of some indigenous banks. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the story of every bank that has had problems, be they indigenous Ghanaian banks or international banks, like Barings Bank, Lehman Brothers, Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), each one can be traced to someone or some people breaking the law, or trying to cut corners by flouting regulations.” The effects of these acts…

John Apea[/caption] The Royal Commonwealth Africa Office is urging governments to think about interventions in education that will cater for literacy and skills development in Africa’s youth. Even though Africa is making some progress in literacy development with an estimated 70% rate of literacy on the continent, a lot still needs to be done in ensuring maximum literacy as well as skills development across the region. On the occasion of International Literacy Day celebrated on the 8th of September, 2018, Head of the Commonwealth Africa Region, Mr John Apea said there must be a deliberate effort and interventions in promoting…

The  remains of Kofi Annan leaving Geneva[/caption] A casket, draped in a United Nations (UN) flag, with the mortal remains of former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN),  Kofi Annan is airborne after leaving Geneva, Switzerland on Monday.  The body of the former UN boss is accompanied by his wife, children and some UN officials. The chartered aircraft with the remains is expected to touch down in Accra, Ghana at about 5:00pm. The body of the global icon will be received at a brief ceremony to be led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Kotoka International Airport. It will then be moved to the…