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31 Mar

CYBER SECURITY: What Is It?

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CYBER SECURITY: What Is It? I remember when life was so ‘simple’. TV was black and white- no ‘technicolours’, plasma, LCD and OLED! We went to the bank, our branch, and gave the teller a piece of paper showing our names and account numbers to get our account balances. We could frown and utter a few words in disbelief aimed at the teller if we did not agree with the amount, though this hardly ever happened. There were no ATMs. Tellers were humans who worked in the banking hall. Payments were done in cash or cheque (and sometimes a banker’s…

31 Mar

Ghana Embassy In Spain Organizes Maiden Ghana Film Festival

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As part of measures to project Ghana’s movie industry to the international community, Ghana’s high commission to Spain has organised the Ghana film festival in Spain. The annual movie festival, which seeks to celebrate and promote Ghanaian movies outside the country, took place at the 65th independence celebration in Spain at the Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas, Madrid. In attendance were Ghana’s ambassador to Spain and his deputy Dr William Manful, actress Ama K Abebrese, Salma Mumin, a session of the Ghanaian Community in Spain, a team from Ghana’s creative arts Agency and some prominent media practitioners from Ghana such as Christian…

31 Mar

Professors Of Architecture At KNUST, Donate 2,000 Books To Students, University

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Professors Of Architecture At KNUST, Donate 2,000 Books To Students, University Professors and Heads of department at the College of Architecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Tuesday morning presented 2,000 copies of special books to students offering architecture. The books authored and designed by a team of professors at the department is to aid students pursuing architecture in their studies. At a brief ceremony to open the books that included three new ones such as 'Theory and Context in Architecture', 'Principles of Order and Design in Architecture and Principles of Scamper' at the…

31 Mar

GUTA Kicks Against Hike Policy Rate

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The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has rejected the central bank’s 17 percent increase in interest rate, describing it as inimical to the growth of local businesses. The latest hike, according to GUTA, will render Ghanaian businesses uncompetitive among their West African peers in the continental free trade area. Speaking to the Business and Financial Times on the sidelines of the 2021 West Africa International Press Limited’s Conference and Heroes of Distinction Award, Dr. Joseph Obeng – the association’s president – argued that increasing the interest rate is inimical to the growth of Ghanaian businesses. “It is going to…

31 Mar

CAF Congratulates Ghana For Qualifying For Qatar 2022 World Cup

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CAF president Dr Patrice Motsepe has congratulated Ghana for sealing qualification to the 2022 World Cup to be staged in Qatar. Ghana held Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the 2022 World Cup playoff at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Tuesday to seal qualification on the away goal rule. Thomas Partey scored from a long drive to give the Black Stars the lead in the 10th minute before Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong equalized from the spot-kick in the 20th minute. The draw means Ghana has secured a historic 4th FIFA World Cup tournament…

31 Mar

Today In History

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Today In History Life is a series of challenges, and how we handle these challenges is what makes the difference between having a full, satisfying, workable life - or having a frustrated, unhappy life. On This Day, 31 March 1492 (530 years ago): Queen Isabella of Castile issued the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.

31 Mar

Ghana To Get $12 Million For World Cup Qualification

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Ghana will earn $12 million from the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) after eliminating the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 World Cup to be staged in Qatar, later this year. The Black Stars secured qualification to the Mundial after a 1-1 draw against the Super Eagles at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Tuesday evening. After playing a goalless draw game in Kumasi four days ago, Ghana booked her ticket to the quadrennial competition following the application of the away goal rule. Ghana will earn $2 million from the world football governing body…

31 Mar

Celebrity Shopping Spree: Three Winners Shop With Nana Aba Anamoah & Master Richard

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Three lucky winners from the West Hills Mall Celebrity Shopping Spree competition had a shopping experience with Radio and TV personalities, Nana Aba Anamoah and Mikki Osei Berko AKA Master Richard at the West Hills Mall. The three shoppers, Paul Ackah, Doris Awatey and Helena Odebea earned the spot to go on a shopping spree with their favourite celebrities at the Mall on Thursday 24th March 2022 following a mega draw held during Pluzz FM’s afternoon drive time show at the mall. The winners were picked by random shoppers who were engaged by the host. The three were called on…

31 Mar

New GHAMRO Board Takes Office

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A new board for the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), a collective society for music right owners, has been sworn into office to manage the affairs of rights ownership for the next four years. The ceremony, which was held at the headquarters of the collective society in Accra, was graced by some of the creative arts industry stakeholders, the media, among others. The board is made up of Rex Owusu Marfo (Rex Omar) as the Chairman, with Kofi Abraham, Diana Hopeson, Elizabeth Tagoe, Yaw Agyeman Badu (YABS), Francis Boahene and Francis Omari Adofo (Agyapaye) as members. Speaking after the ceremony, the…

31 Mar

Lawrence Tetteh Receives Highest Award of Hungary

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Lawrence Tetteh Receives Highest Award of Hungary The President of Hungary, H.E. János Áder, has decorated the Founder and Leader of World Miracle Outreach, Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, an International Evangelist, with the highest national award of his country—the Knight of Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary. The conferment was done on behalf of President Áder by the Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Tamás Fehér, at a brief and colourful ceremony on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at the Hungary Embassy in Accra. Dr. Tetteh was honoured by the Hungarian government for his outstanding performance and instrumentality in building…