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The growth of technology and the continuous rise in the use of the internet has modernised and changed the way people communicate, participate in political and public discourse, provide and access information and do research. Indeed the use and reliance on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has revolutionalised all aspects of our lives such that it has become our alter ego, without which our personal lives come to a standstill. Across the globe, the internet and its associated new media platforms have not only created avenues for interactivity with limitless boundaries, but its usage have contributed to promoting democracies, redefining…

[L-R] Duncan Amoah of COPEC and Mr. Alfred Boateng, MD of BOST[/caption]The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) has described as “a total display of lack of understanding of what happens in the oil industry” the allegations of  COPEC accusing  BOST of engaging in a “shady deal” that has cost the state  some GHS23 million. COPEC’s alleged that BOST sold 1.8 million barrels of crude oil to BB Energy, an oil marketing company, at a discount of $2 per barrel, causing the state to lose GHS23 million. In response to the allegation Tuesday March 13, Head of Fuel Trade of…

MD for BOST, Alfred Obeng Boateng[/caption] TV3  can confirm that the Tema Regional Police Commander has invited the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST), Alfred Obeng Boateng over alleged death threats on the life of Executive Secretary of Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, Duncan Amoah. Alfred Obeng is expected to report on Tuesday March 13. The threats of death were after investigations by COPEC into the sale of some 1.8 million barrels of crude oil by BOST, causing the state to lose about 5.3 million dollars. Duncan Amoah on Sunday raised the alarm that his life was…

Nadin Bedzra[/caption] Nadin Bedzra, a four year-old pupil of Kpeve Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P.) pre-school made a case for sanitation at a forum on corruption at Kpeve in the South Dayi District. The girl, in kindergarten two, strolled among participants including chiefs, opinion leaders, teachers and traders and picked sachet water bags used and dropped at the forum. The spectacle drew the attention of officials at the forum and compelled them to temporarily shift the conversation to sanitation, with many commending Miss Bedzra for her far-sightedness. The girl told GNA that they were taught at school and church to keep the…

Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, are in a critical condition in hospital Photo: EPA/ YULIA SKRIPAL/FACEBOOK[/caption] Moscow must explain why a Russian-made nerve agent was used in the poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter by the end of Tuesday, Theresa May said. The PM said it was “highly likely” Russia was responsible for the attack in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on 4 March. Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said: “The UK is a highly valued ally, and this incident is of great concern to Nato.” Russia called the claims “unfounded”. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson…

The Nana Akufo-Addo government has maintained its determination to continue infrastructure projects began by previous administrations to ensure Ghanaians enjoy the full benefits of such expenditure. Government says it will also revive projects began by the Kufuor administration but were abandoned by the Mills and Mahama governments, especially housing projects, in order to address the country’s housing deficit which is in excess of 1.7 million units and is expected to rise to 2 million by 2020 if swift measures are not taken. The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, made the declaration when he commissioned Phase II of the Security Services…

File: Ghanaian police personnel on a UN mission[/caption] A fraudster on the loose is using the name of the Inspector General of Police, David Asante-Appeatu to defraud senior police officers, the Ghana Police Service has revealed. The fraudster promises his victims the chance of being selected to serve in a UN peacekeeping mission, ACP David Eklu, Director General of Police Public Affairs said in a statement on Monday. “The Public Affairs Directorate of the Ghana Police Service wishes to alert the public about a fraudster who has been misrepresenting the office of the Inspector-General of Police to make calls to…

Aps. Emmanuel Achim Gyimah[/caption] The former Kaneshie Area Head of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle (retd) Emmanuel Achim Gyimah has urged the Church to reconsider how members are selected to become officers of the Church. He noted that the early church did not rely solely on baptism in the holy spirit in the selection of church leaders – elders, deacons and deaconesses – as it is done predominantly now. Aps Achim Gyimah made the above comments in reference to the 2018 theme of The Church of Pentecost, ‘Remain in Christ and His Basic Message’ at the Church’s Officers Apostolization Retreat…

The Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has pointed out that the struggle for gender equality will be meaningless, unless the girl child is empowered through education. She said access to education plays a crucial role in women empowerment and has therefore bemoaned the alarming figures of girls of school going age who are out of school, which could adversely impact on their future as adults. “While we fight for greater rights and equality for women in all spheres of life, let us not forget that educating the girl child remains the bedrock of women empowerment. Every woman was once a…

The Chief Revenue Officer of Ghana Revenue Authority Welbeck Asare Asamoah has maintained that the GRA is the only authorized government establishment mandated to issue Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), without which one cannot do business with some listed government agencies. The Taxpayer Identification Number is an eleven digit number which came into force through the Revenue Administration Act 2016 (Act 915).  It gives all taxpayers and persons who transact official business with some listed organizations that require a TIN the opportunity to carry out such transactions seamlessly. Asare Asamoah speaking on Yensempa, a morning show on Onua FM hosted by…