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Head of the Ghana Refugee Board, Dr. Kofi Anani is asking the country to be circumspect in its dealing with the recent surge in cross-border movements of Burkinabes into Ghana. He said the issue has major security implications. In an interview with 3news.com’s Natalie Fort, he noted the Ghana Refugee Board is dealing with the over 300 Burkinabes who fled terrorist attacks at home to Ghana’s Upper West region for refuge. He however warned there is a trend being witnessed as this is the second batch of asylum seekers from Burkina Faso. “Ghana must be wary of these cross-border movements…

Woman living with fistula for four years finally undergoes surgery and advises other women with the condition to come out and seek medical care. For four years she has been shunned from social gatherings due to obstetric fistula, one of the most dehumanizing health conditions affecting women through childbirth. Her husband left her and people also made fun of her children because of her condition. Maame Akua as we call her for the purposes of this story due to the stigma, has finally undergone surgery to change her situation. [caption id="attachment_124813" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Journalist Esi Benewaa Otoo [R] interviewing Maame…

File picture: D POLAND/PATH[/caption] Officials of the Ghana Health Service are having uphill task trying to assuage the fears of some residents, especially pupils, in the Upper East Region that the new malaria vaccine can kill them. The region was rife with rumour that the vaccination was introduced by President Nana Akufo-Addo to infest children with deadly diseases. This they claimed would then reduce the number of children accessing the School Feeding Programme and the Free Senior High School policy because the government is unable to raise enough money to fund them. 3news.com’s Upper East Regional correspondent Tanko Mohammed Rabiu…

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard[/caption] Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard is the founder and the chairman of APO Group, a company that provides media relations consultancy and press release distribution services in Africa and in the Middle East. 1. Tell us about one of the toughest situations you’ve found yourself in as a business owner. In 2013, I had to fire our main salesperson. She was generating more than 60% of the turnover at the time, but, unfortunately, she wasn’t generating any growth. And she was even “forgetting” to send invoices to our clients. This was partly my fault. I had wrongly assessed the profiles and…

The MEGHIS team[/caption] Former President Jerry John Rawlings has congratulated students of the Methodist Girls High School at Mamfe, Akwapim for winning the 2019 edition of the World Robofest competition held in Michigan, United States. Team ACRO-BOT from the Mamfe Methodist Girls’ High School came first beating opposition from the United States, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Brazil, Columbia, Egypt, England, India and Nigeria among others. The former President said the feat by the Mamfe Girls was the culmination of hard work and determination by a group of girls with a desire to explore beyond their academic syllabus. “The…

Hip-hop Song of the year winner at the just ended VGMA 2019 has imbibed the winning mentality in Ghanaian students charging them to win the ultimate in this year’s Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition. Kwesi Arthur who is a Commonwealth Ambassador was part of a three-school tour of the Greater Accra and Tema Regions to motivate the pupils to take part in the enviable essay competition, the oldest in the world since 1883. School activities virtually came to a halt in all the three schools as pupils mobbed and cheered the multiple award winner, whilst still promising to make a good…

The MEGHIS team[/caption] Methodist Girls’ Senior High School at Mamfe Akuapem in the Eastern Region has been congratulated for winning the 2019 World ROBOFEST Competition held in Michigan in the United States of America.  The Pro-Director of Jackson College of Education, Mr Daniel Jackson applauded the team for their sterling performance on the international stage. This, he said has made Ghana proud. Mr Jackson noted that Jackson College of Education is committed to developing and inspiring the youth of Ghana to make huge strides relative to their application of scientific knowledge that evolve new technology. He added that the achievement…

The Despite Group of Companies has retracted and apologized to ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, for slanderous comments its presenters made against him. Anas in April sued Kwame Nkrumah and Kwame Amoh who work for Despite affiliate Okay FM, arguing that the defendants broadcasted and published defamatory comments against him and his associates during a discussion on investigative documentaries on their programme entitled Ade Akye Abia. But following the writ of summons, the plaintiff and defendants acting through their lawyers held discussions, negotiated and agreed on an amicable settlement of dispute. RETRACTION AND APOLOGY As part of the agreement,…

Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah[/caption] There was drama in court when a special adviser to the Minister of Agriculture fumbled, for greater part of cross-examination, as he tried strenuously without much success to remember names of American NGOs he claimed he worked with between 2014 and 2016. Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah had in previous sitting told the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Clemence Honyenuga that he worked as a consultant to some Dutch and American NGOs after his retirement from COCOBOD. Initially, he had told the court he retired in 2013 and repeated same during the cross-examination, but after he was…

Mr Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, re-confirmed his commitment to the development of “Women in Ghana Rugby” following the announcement by World Rugby that a global campaign to revolutionise women’s rugby has been launched globally. The announcement by World Rugby said the new ‘Women in Rugby’ brand identity and landmark global campaign ‘Try and Stop Us’ is aimed at “driving increased participation and engagement among fans, audiences, players and investors in the women’s game.” The global campaign of World Rugby was developed with the support of national unions and regions and it uses striking imagery and…