Month: July 2023

Beautiful First Photos From The Newly Refurbished Kwame Nkrumah Museum
04 Jul

Beautiful First Photos From The Newly Refurbished Kwame Nkrumah Museum

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In May 2022, Ghana’s first memorial park, dedicated to the first president, Dr. Kkwame Nkrumah was closed down for renovation works. The park which is situated at the former British colonial polo grounds in Accra was dedicated in honour of Dr. Nkrumah in 1992. Here, the bodies of both the late former president and his wife, Fathia Nkrumah have been kept and the place has served as a tourist site for many years. After a year and month, the project has been completed and is being commissioned today; Tuesday, July 4, 2023, by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Some first…
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3 Nursing Students Involved In Leaked Sex Tape Suspended For One Year
04 Jul

3 Nursing Students Involved In Leaked Sex Tape Suspended For One Year

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Management of the Kwadaso SDA Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Ashanti Region has handed a one-year suspension to three students for leaking their sex tape online. The three, all first-year students were asked to go home for a year as punishment after admitting the offence during a meeting with the school's disciplinary committee. The Public Relations Officer for the school, Williams Adinkra in an interview on Kumasi-based OTEC 102.9 FM's morning show "Nyansapo", on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, said the sex bout in that particular video happened outside the school contrary to reports that the incident occurred on…
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DDEP: Rural Banks Investors Unhappy With BoG Directive To Halt Dividend Payment
04 Jul

DDEP: Rural Banks Investors Unhappy With BoG Directive To Halt Dividend Payment

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Some shareholders of Rural Banks in the country have expressed dissatisfaction at a directive from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to halt payment of dividends. The Bank of Ghana gave the directive as part of measures to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the current economic challenges, and the impact of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) on the financial sector. The move is also aimed at building the capital adequacy ratio of banks and specialised-deposit taking institutions. Reacting to the issue in an interview with Joy Business, the Executive Director of the Association of Rural Banks, Comfort Owusu…
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MWC Shanghai: Huawei Talks About Embracing 5G Transformation
04 Jul

MWC Shanghai: Huawei Talks About Embracing 5G Transformation

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At the opening day of MWC Shanghai 2023, Sabrina Meng, Huawei’s Rotating Chairwoman and CFO gave a keynote titled “Embracing 5G transformation”. Meng pointed out that 5G has been in commercial use around the world for four years now. It’s driving new value creation, and 5.5G is the next step forward for 5G. Science and technology are moving towards large, complex systems. This requires matching technology to specific scenarios and performing systems engineering, in order to pave the way for 5G’s ongoing success. Sabrina Meng speaking at MWC Shanghai 2023 5G is creating value along three different fronts 5G has…
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COCOBOD Says It Is On Course To Achieve Goals Of Ghana Cocoa Traceability System
04 Jul

COCOBOD Says It Is On Course To Achieve Goals Of Ghana Cocoa Traceability System

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Dr. Emmanuel Opoku, Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Operations at Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has given the assurance that Ghana would continue to sell cocoa to the European Union considering the significant progress made in efforts to achieve the goals of the Ghana Cocoa Traceability System (GCTS). He, therefore, urged all stakeholders to come on board and play their respective roles in ensuring that Ghana becomes the leading producer of traceable cocoa. Dr. Opoku said these at a COCOBOD/EU/GIZ-SCISP Ghana Cocoa Traceability System (GCTS) Stakeholder Workshop held at Elmina in the Central Region. According to him, as part of…
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2023 GFA Elections: We Need Approval Of New Nomination Fee For Roadmap – GFA
04 Jul

2023 GFA Elections: We Need Approval Of New Nomination Fee For Roadmap – GFA

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA), has called on members of the football governing body to approve the proposed new nomination fees to aid the organisation of its Presidential and Executive Council elections this year. The FA in response to a petition by Division One League Club, New Edubiase United allayed the fears of some members that the current leadership of the association is ‘coercing members to sign documents, to postpone the elections beyond their mandate. “…the Executive Council of the GFA proposed in item 12 of the agenda an “Approval of GFA Election Nominations Fees”. On what basis are we…
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Ernest Nuamah Told What To Do To Become A Football Star
04 Jul

Ernest Nuamah Told What To Do To Become A Football Star

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Former Black Meteors player Yussif Chibsah believes the abilities of Nordsjaelland attacker Ernest Nuamah are enough to make him a major star in World football. The youngster has been in remarkable form for both club and country scooping a number of awards and earning recognition through top-notch nominations like the 2023 Golden Boy Award. Ernest Nuamah was named Danish Superliga Player of the Year by the league’s jury, Spring Best Player by the Superliga head coaches, and Player of the Year by the Superliga players. His performances earned him an invitation for the Black Stars having already featured for the…
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Gerrard Named Manager Of Saudi Side Al-Ettifaq
04 Jul

Gerrard Named Manager Of Saudi Side Al-Ettifaq

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Former England and Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has been named manager of Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq. The 43-year-old had said in June he had been invited over to the country to “look at a potential offer” but that he would not be taking it up. Gerrard has been out of work since being sacked as Aston Villa manager in October last year. Al-Ettifaq were seventh in the 16-team Saudi Pro League last season, finishing 35 points behind champions Al-Ittihad. The Saudi club have not given any details about the length of Gerrard’s contract. The former England midfielder’s move to Saudi…
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Wimbledon 2023: Roger Federer To Be Honoured With Centre Court Ceremony
04 Jul

Wimbledon 2023: Roger Federer To Be Honoured With Centre Court Ceremony

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Eight-time champion Roger Federer’s achievements at Wimbledon will be honoured by a special ceremony on Centre Court on Tuesday. Federer, who retired from tennis last year, will be celebrated before the start of play, at about 13:15 BST. The Swiss, 41, won five successive Wimbledon titles between 2003 and 2007, adding further victories in 2009, 2012 and 2017. His final win saw him pass Pete Sampras’ men’s record of seven titles. Roger Federer’s eighth and final Wimbledon men’s singles title came in 2017 when he beat Marin Cilic in the final Wimbledon chief executive Sally Bolton said 20-time Grand Slam singles champion…
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Coalition Of Individual Bondholders Groups To Picket Finance Ministry
04 Jul

Coalition Of Individual Bondholders Groups To Picket Finance Ministry

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The Coalition of Individual Bondholders Groups has notified government that members of the group will picket the Ministry of Finance to demand payments of their bonds. The Coalition, which is made up of the Individual Bondholders Association of Ghana (IBHAG), and Individual Bondholders’ Forum (IBF), consist of about 3,000 individual bondholders. In a statement signed by Convener of IBHAG Dr. Joel Djangma and Convener of the IBF, Senyo K. Hosi, the Coalition said its members will picket the ministry from July 6th, 2023 until the resolution of their grievances. “We shall be picketing to among other things, draw governments attention…
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