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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
Victims of the Volta Region tidal waves whose homes and buildings are still up have started returning to their homes, officials have said. Apart from these, those whose homes were affected, are currently putting up with friends, families and other members of the communities. Over 2,000 children and
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the first of a series of town hall meetings to discuss the 2022 budget statement presented by Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta. According to a press release by the National Communications Bureau of the party, the first edition will be held on Tu
Head of Business Development and Origination and Acting Head of Agribusiness at Stanbic Bank Benedict Kwasi Obeng has encouraged players within Ghana’s agriculture sector to be consistent in the quantity and quality of agricultural products if the country has to benefit fully from the sector. Mr. Ob
The African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) has begun distribution of sanitary pads to needy girls in schools within Techiman and Kintampo of the Bono East Region of Ghana. So far, girls in Traa M/A, Kitabom JHS, Twimia R/C Basic School and Fiaso JHS, within Techiman, have received sanitary pads fr
The Acting Controller and Accountant-General, Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, has allayed fears of teachers over a publication about reported deductions in their November salaries. Mr Kwaning-Bosompem indicated that the deductions are as a result of an agreement reached between the Ghana Education Service (
Two persons are feared dead after a head-on collision of two vehicles on the Tafo stretch of the Kumasi-Odumase Krobo road in the Eastern Region. A Toyota van en route Odumase-Krobo is reported to have crashed into an oncoming Hyundai Elantra with registration number GR 3522-19. The injured were rus
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has reiterated his commitment and that of the 8th Parliament to create the necessary conditions that will make it possible for civil society organisations (CSOs) and the media to partner with Parliament to strengthen and perform its oversight role effectively. Acco
After three days of debate on the 2022 budget statement presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, members are set to vote on the policy document on Friday, November 26. Though there have been public disagreements over some of the taxes introduced in the budget presented by
Britain is halting all flights from South Africa and five other countries in the region in response to the discovery of a highly transmissible new coronavirus variant. From midday GMT on Friday, direct flights from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini will be suspended unt
Shama District Chief Executive Ebenezer Dadzie is making a strong case for each Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly (MMDA) to get a functioning office for the Legal Aid Commission. He is confident that the nearness of such office will undoubtedly enable a good number of the poor and vulner
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu is convinced the Electronic Transactions Levy, popularly known as e-levy, has come to stay. He said just like the Communications Service Tax, popularly known as Talk Tax, innovative ways will be found in making deductions for the e-levy w
The Founder and leader of People’s Action Party (PAP), Kwasi Busumbru, has thrown his support for the Electronic Transactions Tax the government has introduced to enhance Ghana’s revenue mobilization. Mr. Busumbru lauded and welcomed the government’s decision to widen the tax net by the introduction
IBT Football Club have confirmed the signing of the nephew of Black Stars midfielder, Mubarak Wakaso, from lower-tier side True Demo FC on a 3-year deal. Osman Wakaso Diaz, who is only 16 years old, has proven to be an exciting talent with his exceptional ball control, passes, general impact on game
National Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Yaw Buaben Asamoa has mounted a spirited defence that the e-levy offers Ghana a brand new opportunity to break away from how public financing has been done in the past while offering a reliable source of income to support pu
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has been explaining the issues surrounding the seeming misunderstanding with customers in the Yilo and Manya Krobo districts of the Eastern Region. The Company insists that residents legitimately used power between the period under contention and so the debt ac
