Day: June 24, 2023

Sports

Football: Seychelles’ Kevin Betsy appointed assistant coach for Cambridge United

Seychelles’ Kevin Betsy has joined England’s League One side Cambridge United as assistant head coach.Betsy will work alongside the Cambridge United head coach, Mark Bonner, as the club look for a way into the championship.According to the club’s webs…

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Seychelles’ former President James Mancham honoured in a National Museum exhibition

Seychelles’ late former President, Sir James Richard Mancham, is being honoured as a contemporary political figure in the island nation through an exhibition that opened on Tuesday.The exhibition, depicting the life of Mancham, is being held at the Na…

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Kadjebi starts SMC exercise on June 26

The Kadjebi District Directorate of the Ghana Health Service commences the Seasonal Malaria Chemo-prevention (SMC) exercise on Jun 26 to June 30. The exercise targeted 14,450 children between 3-59 months to be dosed during the period. The SMC exercise…

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Guinness Ghana, SNV partner to drive sustainable sorghum sourcing

Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC and SNV Netherlands Development Organization, have announced an initiative aimed at enhancing sustainable production and supply of high-quality white sorghum. The partnership is the first of its kind, a statement copied t…

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Ato Forson Trial: Witness Summons issued for Alex Segbefia, two others

Mr Alex Segbefia, a former Minister of Health, has been issued with a witness summons to appear before an Accra High Court to testify in the trial involving Dr Ato Forson and two others. Per the summons issued by the Court presided over by Justice Afi…

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Unemployed man accused of stealing ECG core cable copper, remanded

A 31-year-old unemployed man who allegedly stole an ECG core cable copper has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court. Mr Geoffrey Obuobi is also said to have caused damage to a core cable copper valued GHS1, 900, a property of ECG. Mr Obuobi, charged…

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Premier Underlines for Closing Climate Finance Gap, Make Progress on Fund Arrangements

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stressed the need for closing the climate finance gap for the Global South and make tangible progress on the Loss and Damage fund arrangements per COP27 outcomes.The prime minister tweeted early this morning that Ethiopia is …

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Ministry of Women, UNICEF Working on Child Protection from Online Abuses

The Ministry of Women and Social Affairs said it is working with UNICEF to protect children from online abuse.A study indicated that one in four young people in Ethiopia between the age of 12 and 17 are internet users and 98 percent of them are access…

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Paris Summit for New Global Financing Pact Agreed to Increase Financing for Developing Countries, Says Finance Minister

Agreement has been reached to increase the development financing to developing countries, including Ethiopia, at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris, Finance Minister Ahmed Shide said.Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed participated at the Summi…

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DPM andMF Demeke Says Understand Global Dynamics Vital to Protect National Interest

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen emphasized the need to protect national interest and strengthen diplomatic activities based on understanding the current global and regional dynamics.A consultative forum on Ethiopia’s diploma…