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The Olympic rings are on display at Paris Orly Airport – but fewer Games visitors are renting private apartments than expected. Photo: Emmanuel DUNAND / AFPSource: AFPParisians looking to make a fortune renting out their apartments to tourists visiting the French capital for the Olympics have been left disappointed as prices plummet closer to the start of the Games.A month before the opening ceremony, many say they were forced to drop their prices dramatically to attract tenants, while others gave up altogether.After listing her apartment on the short-term rental site Airbnb, real estate agent Giulia, 28, “could already imagine the…

Play videoFront of Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Danbury Mona Faiz Montrage (aka Hajia4Real) will serve a one year and one day sentence in a Connecticut state prison.Matthew Russell of Inner City Press confirmed that the inmate would be sent directly to Ghana after completing her sentence, saying “she (Hazia Forial) wanted to go to Danbury (Prison).” GhanaWeb has so far gathered some information about the facility, which is a low-security federal prison.”The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Danbury is made up of three facilities:Facilities: FCI (low security male), FSL (federal satellite low security female), and”SCP (Satellite Prison Camp-Female),” the handbook seen…

This week, the USGA’s US Junior National Team will host members of the Australian High Performance program for a two-day match at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wis., creating the first friendly competition of its kind for the new US National Development Program. Six boys and six girls from each program will compete in the meet, which will feature four-and-four matches on Tuesday and 12 singles matches on Wednesday. Here are three things to know when starting the race: It was about time Almost every country that sends golfers to the Olympics has a national development team to train, develop…

A video of Ghanaian actor Akwasi Asamoah talking about being an ordained pastor has surfaced online In a live TV interview, Big Akwes revealed that he is now a pastor after completing a six-month pastoral course . Netizens who saw the post were skeptical and took to the comments section to voice their opinions.Ghanaian actor Akwasi Asamoah popularly known as Big Akwes has declared that he is now an ordained man of God.He announced this on live television during the Saturday, June 29, 2024 edition of United Television.Photos of Big Akwes at UTV Studios Image Credit: United ShowbizSource: TwitterAccording to…

In preparation for the survey, the organization sends out an airline satisfaction questionnaire that allows passengers to nominate any airline as their favorite in a number of categories including cabin service, ground service, products and amenities. In 2024, more than 100 passengers of different nationalities responded to the survey covering more than 350 airlines. 7 top performing airlines in Africa Although the survey featured the top 100 airlines worldwide, here are the top seven airlines in Africa that made the list: Ethiopian Airlines (36th worldwide) Royal Air Maroc (55th worldwide) South African Airways (69th worldwide) Kenya Airways (77th worldwide) RwandAir…

Egypt’s capital, Cairo, has faced nearly a year of planned blackouts, which are now extending into the evenings amid high temperatures. Photo: Khaled DESOUKI / AFPSource: AFPAt least once a day, the hum of every fan, air conditioner and refrigerator throughout Egypt is quiet. The lights go out and some nonsense is muttered or hurled into the rapidly heating air.Elevators stop, jobs are canceled and meetings are delayed for as long as the power is out — hopefully an hour or two, but recently even longer.It is now a year since energy and foreign crises led Egypt’s government to institute…

Dear Franklin, I hope this letter finds you well and that it inspires you to reawaken and resume the noble think tank mission you have undertaken. Without a doubt, together with your partners, you have built IMANI from the ground up to be a strong organisation recognised and respected by international organisations, building an excellent reputation. IMANI, the think tank in which you have played a central role, has played a vital role in conducting research, sharing ideas, critiquing policies and providing an intellectual platform for policy dialogue for the development of our country. However, recently, as the head of…

New Force presidential candidate Nana Kwame Bediako aka Cheddar has hit the market to launch a presidential campaign as the final date of the 2024 presidential election approachesA fan spotted him and arrested him patrolling the market with heavy security, his team and a working man carrying a huge speaker around the back of his neckThe video caused an uproar online as many admired his dedication and hard work in the presidential raceNew Force presidential candidate Nana Kwame Bediako aka Cheddar was seen preaching his campaign at the market.Cheddar on a door-to-door presidential campaign. Image credit: @mari.gyataSource: InstagramNana Kwame Bediako…

John Holden — seen here with Hillary Clinton in March 2016 — is president of the International Union of Mechanical and Aerospace Workers for Area 751, which represents about 30,000 Boeing workers. Photo: STEPHEN BRASHEAR / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP/FileSource: AFPBoeing’s practice of aggressively pressuring suppliers on costs has damaged its own supply chain, contributing to the aviation giant’s current woes, a top union negotiator told AFP this week.”Boeing has spent a long time, since 2012 trying to squeeze the supply chain by forcing it to reduce its cost to Boeing, year after year,” said Jon Holden,…

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has explained why its report on a petition relating to key members of the National Cathedral of Ghana has stalled.CHRAJ, in a letter dated June 27, 2024, addressed to the petitioner, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, said non-cooperation by one of the respondents had delayed the completion of the work.“We are writing to inform all concerned that investigations into all material issues in the above matters before the Commission have been concluded by the Commission except for the information which the 5th Respondent/JNS TALENT CENTRE is…