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Emmanuel Kwame Amoh is an Online Editor with the current affairs team at Media General, operators of TV3 Ghana, editors.3news.com and more. Email: emmanuel.amoh@editors.3news.com
Universal basic income (UBI) is when an entity, like an NGO, Government or other institution, provides a set amount of money to all of its beneficiaries irrespective of their wealth and taxpayer status. It's based on the idea that every member of society must have access to basic resources, and furt
Throughout Ghana’s history, agriculture has been recognized as the most important sector, employing half of the country’s population while at the same time contributing significantly to the economy. A quarter of the country’s entire GDP depends on crops such as cocoa, maize, yams, and cassava. It is
The Embassy of Peru in Ghana on Tuesday, November 30 held an event to announce winners of the maiden edition of the Ghana-Peru Arts Contest. The brief ceremony was held at the Great Hall of the University of Ghana, Legon. The event was attended by several dignitaries including the Head of the Peru M
The Chief Executive officer of Ghana Gas Company, Dr Ben Asante, has been praised for putting the pieces together in his quest to ensure an efficient and productive management of the state institution. His appointment to head the state firm has led to some strategic and tactical reform that have fir
As the world marks forty years since the first case of HIV/AIDS was reported, there is still an increase in the number of HIV/AIDS cases recorded daily in Ghana. The 2020 National and Sub-National HIV/AIDS report estimates 346,120 people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana with 34 percent representing mal
Ghana’s foremost financial institution, Stanbic Bank Ghana, has been named as the ‘Bank of the Year’ Ghana by The Banker Bank of the Year Awards. This was announced at a global virtual awards ceremony held on Wednesday, December 1. Speaking on the award, Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Ghana, Kwamin
A Rwandan court has sentenced to five years in prison a former director of Kigali's main prison for stealing money from a British inmate. Innocent Kayumba, who was sentenced on Friday evening alongside his former deputy Eric Ntakirutimana, has appealed against the judgement, a court document shows.
Nigeria has become the latest country to be added to Britain's travel red list - which imposes stringent coronavirus testing and quarantine restrictions on people who wish to enter. They will have to pay for and self-isolate in a pre-booked government-approved hotel for 10 days. Ten southern African
The Highway Patrol Team at the National Operations Directorate of the Ghana Police Service on Friday, December 3 stopped an Accra-Bawku Yuton bus to conduct a search operation, which led to the retrieval of an AK 47 rifle with 12 rounds of ammunition. The bus was stopped at Osino in the Eastern Regi
The caretaker Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has reassured that the remaining arrears owed to caterers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) would soon be settled. According to her, all the necessary data and figures had been worked on, and submitte
In Ghana's quest to fight Diabetes, a non-governmental organizations called Lions Clubs in Ghana has organized a free health screening exercise for about 550 residents of Teacher Mante in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region. The gesture, which is aimed at creating more awareness on diabetes
Every traveller to the UK will now have to have a negative pre-departure Covid test in order to enter the country. The change will come in at 04:00 on Tuesday, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced. As well as the lateral flow or PCR test before departure, they will also need to take a PCR [&he
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has corrected what it describes as an "erroneous impression" being created that the Overall Best Farmer of the metropolis received only a bicycle, a Knapsack Sprayer and some insecticides. According to the AMA, the Overall Best Farmer as well as other winners re
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is embarking on a three-day official trip to Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Dr Bawumia left Accra on Friday, December 3 for the visit. Whilst in Guyana, Vice President Bawumia will conduct a series of meetings leading to the signing of mutually-beneficial develo
Travellers heading to the UK will now have to take a Covid test before their departure in an effort to limit spread of the virus, the government has said. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the tightened requirements would come into force from 04:00 GMT on Tuesday. Everyone aged 12 and over will be r
