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The African Regent Hotel hosted a momentous event this past Saturday: the launch of “Entrepreneurial Success,” a comprehensive new book by Mary Anane Awuku. The book, celebrated for its in-depth exploration of entrepreneurship within the Ghanaian context, promises to be an essential resource for aspiring entrepreneurs, policymakers, educators, and business enthusiasts. Mrs. Mary Anane Awuku, wife of Mr. Sammy Awuku, Director General of the National Lottery Authority, has leveraged her extensive experience and insights to author this seminal work. “Entrepreneurial Success” delves into the core competences, motivations, challenges, and opportunities faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. The…

On Monday, June 10, 2024, an intelligence-led operation by Officers of the Narcotics Control Commission and the UK National Crime Agency, led to the interception of a total of 166.88kg of substances suspected to be cocaine from the luggage of two British National passengers who were travelling together. The substance is estimated to have a street value of $6,480,000. The British passengers are Hall Shamin Ethline, and Graham Omar Adel. The suspects were scheduled to board a British Airways flight to Gatwick, and checked in their luggage—3 bags each, which were all found to contain 72 slabs of the suspected…

e-Ananse Library has organized a grand “Durbar and Cultural Celebration” to honour the legacy of the legendary photographer, James Barnor. James Barnor is the first Ghanaian photojournalist whose extraordinary photography and visual storytelling has immensely influenced the scope of traditional and contemporary photography. James Barnor, who was the photographer of the late former President Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah is now 95 years old. READ ALSO: Gary AI-Smith slams Ghanaian journalists who attacked Black Stars players after dreadful Mozambique draw The grand durbar held over the weekend at eAnanase Library, East Legon was in commemoration of ‘James Barnor at 95 Festival’, and…

The Ghana Police Service has issued an official statement to deny a public claim by the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, that he was told by three top officers of the Police Service that the recent arrest of his party’s parliamentary candidate for Awutu Senya East was based on “orders from above.” The Police statement, issued Sunday afternoon, in response to the claim by Asiedu Nketia said no police officer had and any such comments to Asiedu Nketia. The statement read: “The attention of the Ghana Police Service has been drawn to a video…

A public lecture has been held by the KU Leuven University in collaboration with the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (Oxfam) to address the never-ending war between Israel and Palestine with authentic solutions to the issue which he says has lasted for decades. The lecture, which took place in Belgium saw a speech delivered by renowned Ghanaian businessman, Salim Fari Yakubu who was sponsored by the Oxfam team – a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. READ ALSO: Rebel Moon Movie Everything To Know The lecture created a platform for discussion, raised awareness, and promoted informed dialogue,…

“All I can say at this stage is Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, be strong, firm, and fair. God be your guide,” were the concluding words of former Attorney-General (AG) ‘Big’ Joe Ghartey in a letter he authored to the current AG, Godfred Yeboah Dame, who has become headline news in the ongoing €2.37 million financial loss ‘ambulance trial’ The trial has recently been enveloped in a jaw-dropping controversy rolling outside the courtroom after one of the accused persons, Richard Jakpa, alleged that the Attorney-General, Dame, had been calling him at odd hours to convince him to testify against another accused…

The Government of Ghana has officially declared this coming Friday, June 7 as ‘Green Ghana Day’ and as part of activities to mart it, some 10 million new trees would be planted across the country, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor announced on Tuesday. President Nana Akufo-Addo will lead a commemorative tree planting exercise at the Nicholson stadium, Burma Camp in Accra The Minister for Lands told a press conference put together by Information Minister Fatimatu Abubakar on Tuesday that the theme for the 2024 edition, “Growing for a Greener Tomorrow,” is a call to Ghanaians to…

A POLICEMAN has accidentally fallen to his untimely death from a building at Yenyawoso in the Kumasi Metropolis, in the Ashanti Region. G/Cpl Richard Odoom, who is now deceased, was reportedly resting on a dwarf wall on the second floor of the building around 7pm on May 24, 2024. Unfortunately, the policeman, who belongs to the police band unit in Kumasi, fell from the building to the ground and sustained head injuries in the process. READ ALSO: Police investigates death of 3 year-old girl in Kumasi The injured G/Cpl Richard Odoom was reportedly hospitalized for treatment but he sadly succumbed to…

The Convenor of Fix The Country Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has demanded the release of the protesters arrested at the Revolutionary Square. Taking to his Facebook page, he claimed that three FixTheCountry activists were apprehended earlier that morning, despite having duly informed the police about the protest. “ThreeFixTheCountry activists have been arrested for unlawful assembly. They have been held since morning. READ ALSO: Christian Oliver’s Biography, Nationality, Age, Properties, Weight, Height, Records, Lifestyle, and Hobbies “Their crime? They wrote a letter notifying the police of their protest. And Police said stop; and they said we don’t need police permission. So the police…

His Royal Highness Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, on Monday, June 3, 2024, launched the ‘One-Student-One-Tree’ initiative, which is a key component of the government’s flagship afforestation program, the Green Ghana Project under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. The ‘One-Student-One-Tree’ initiative which aims to complement the government’s tree planting efforts set out to incorporate students of second Cycle institutions in the project, imbibe in Ghana’s youth and children population the culture of planting trees and create awareness about the importance of protecting the environment. The event, held at Abuakwa State College in Kyebi, Eastern Region, saw…