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Media General Group, the owners and operators of TV3, 3FM, Onua FM, Connect FM, editors.3news.com and Adesa Productions Limited (APL), have been commended by the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) for helping to promote and encourage small enterprises. The Group are hosting a two-day Start
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that the company was slow to spot election meddling by Russian trolls and "stumbled along the way." But he pushed back against Wednesday's bombshell report by The New York Times that raised questions about how Facebook's leadership handled a series of scand
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday appeared before Parliament to present the budget statement and fiscal policy for 2019. The four-hour long presentation on the floor of the house touched on various sectors of the economy as well as plans for the full realization of the governments fla
The Trades Union Congress, Ghana (TUC) has advised the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to ignore recommendations by Fitchner Management Consulting, to review the electricity tariff structure of the country. TUC fears any attempt to review the tariff structure as recommended by the repo
The Minister for Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, has given a strong indication, work would begin on the second phase of the Tamale Airport to elevate it to an International airport. The former sector minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah had announced in May this year that the project would start soon, saying
Members of the Mortuary Workers Association have decided to put on hold their intended strike which was originally scheduled for November 20, until they meet with the Labour Commission on November 21. The outcome of the November 21 meeting will then inform whether or not the association will continu
Civil society group, OccupyGhana, has asked the government to go beyond the scrapping of monthly allowances for members of Boards and Councils of public institutions and adopt a more holistic approach to protect the public purse. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta in a letter dated November 2, 2018 di
A leading member and advocate for the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill, Akoto Ampaw, has observed with worry the reluctance with which Parliament handles the bill, which is currently before the House for consideration. According to him, the attitude of Parliament dragging its feet with
The minority in Parliament is predicting the 2019 budget to be presented to Parliament Thursday will not give hope to Ghanaians, and asked the people to brace themselves up for tougher times next year. Minority spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, said Ghanaians should not expect anything po
Lawyer Akoto Ampaw has taken a strong exception to some assertions that the creation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) by the Nana Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is merely a political gimmick. The seasoned lawyer, who was himself tipped to be named Special Prosecutor
Strong winds have been fueling California's deadly fires as search-and-rescue teams begin the grim task of searching for bodies among the ashes. Winds of up to 40mph (64km/h) are expected throughout Tuesday in the state's south, where the Woolsey Fire is threatening some 57,000 homes. Firefighters i
Some residents in the West Mamprusi, Mamprugu Magduri, East Mamprugu, Bumkprugu/Nyankpaduru, Yunyoo Nasun and Chereponi districts and municipalities in the Northern Region have kick-started a campaign for a YES vote for the creation of the North East Region. Representatives from the local government
Private legal practitioner Akoto Ampaw says complaints made by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu, about his office being under-resourced are genuine and must be taken up by all well-meaning Ghanaians. Barely 10 months in office as the Special Prosecutor of Ghana, Mr. Amidu h
The Media Coalition on Right to Information (RTI) and the RTI Coalition have raised alarm over the conduct of Members of Parliament towards the passage of the Right to Information bill which has been pending for almost two decades. The coalitions observed since parliament returned from recess, over
In 2017, The iPhone X was hailed as the most revolutionary device Apple had released in almost a decade. But it turns out that the flagship phone released has a very big problem. Apple has issued a rare warning on its official website which tells customers that their £999 iPhone X could be doomed to
