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Jesse Ampa Owusu Accra, July 13, GNA – Some candidates for the recently concluded 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Accra Metropolitan Area have expressed confidence that they will perform well in the examination. The candidates who narrated their experiences to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said they were able to answer the questions even though some were difficult. When the GNA visited private schools Odartee Memorial B Centre and Bishop Girls School Centre in the area, the candidates were seen in jubilation after completing their final examinations. Private Odartee Memorial ‘B’ Centre saw 153 candidates (98 boys…

Olympiacos basketball operates under rules and regulations set by FIBA, but how do they differ from those of the NBA? The United States Men’s National Team overcame a cold start, defeating Canada 86-72 in the USAB Showcase opener last week in Las Vegas. Many of the early mishaps could be attributed to the process of building team chemistry and adjusting to the differences of the international game. Olympic basketball operates under rules and regulations set by FIBA, the governing body for international basketball. A breakdown of the differences between NBA and Olympic (FIBA) rules can be seen below: Field size:…

Mastercard in partnership with Kalambas54the fintech subsidiary of one of the leading e-travel technology companies in West Africa, Wakanow Grouplaunched travel cards for customers in Nigeria and Ghana. This partnership aims to provide a secure and convenient payment solution designed to meet the unique needs of travelers across the region. Details With the partnership, users will be able to fund trips directly from the Kalabash54 app using physical or virtual cards. Funds can be in local currency or USD. Users can also manage their cards through the app, as well as handle activation, make PIN changes and access security controls.…

Mx24’s Derrick Ayim has crowned his stint at this year’s CONMEBOL Copa América in great fashionThe journalist, who caused a frenzy after meeting Lionel Messi during the first leg of the tournament, was honored to share an intimate moment with the eventual winnersA photo he shared after joining Argentina to celebrate winning the trophy has garnered significant traction onlineOn June 20, Ghanaian sports journalist Ayim Derrick, who is on media coverage duties at this year’s CONMEBOL Copa América, went viral after meeting soccer star Lionel Messi.The journalist could not contain his emotions as he described the meeting as a great…

Submarine landslide in Africa caused underwater cables to break The interior of the Léon Thévenin boat. Photo with Jean-Baptiste Dodane2015, on Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0). The transfer of data to the Internet is directly dependent on the right of sea vessels to operate and the skills of their crews to lay, support and repair cables on the seabed. When a cable breaks, connectivity is lost. The marine vessels Léon Thévenin and CS Sovereign reaffirmed this when it took almost 60 days to complete repairs to submarine cables to the seabed to restore internet connectivity infrastructure that severely affected West Africa…

Swatch is expecting better days in China, as are most luxury brands, given the deepening financial distress in the world’s number two economy. Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP/FileSource: AFPSwiss watch group Swatch saw first-half profits sink due to the crisis in China’s luxury goods market and warned on Monday that the core market was likely to remain difficult throughout the rest of the year.Profit fell 70.5% to 147 million Swiss francs ($164 million) on a 14% drop in sales to 3.4 billion francs.Known for its brightly colored plastic watches, Swatch also owns a number of luxury brands including Longines, Omega…

Archbishop Joseph Afrifa Agyekum, Catholic Bishop of Koforidua Diocese; The Catholic Bishop of Koforidua Diocese in the Eastern Region, Archbishop Joseph Afrifa Agyekum, has advised health workers of the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) to resist the temptation to go on strike to demand better conditions of work. While calling on the government to improve working conditions for health workers, the bishops argued that going on strike would undermine the church’s mission to provide quality health care in the country. He was speaking at this year’s annual conference of the Ghana Christian Health Association in Koforidua in the eastern…

Olympians chasing records NBA star Kevin Durant could become the first male athlete to win four gold medals in any team sport if Team USA wins a fifth straight basketball gold medal on Aug. 10, but his record could be tied just 24 hours later if France wins the men’s handball match the next day. Three-time France IHF World Player of the Year Nikola Karabatic appeared in the last five Olympics, helping his team win gold Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Tokyo 2020. It could be an emotional farewell in front of a home crowd at the Stade Pierre Mauroy…

Ghana’s Most Beautiful 2014 winner, Royal Baci, welcomed her second child in the United States of AmericaThe happily married woman and her husband wore white ensembles for the trending maternity shootMost Beautiful Ghana 2023 winner Selorm and other beauty queens comment on pregnancy photosGhana’s most beautiful winner 2014, Abigail Baci-Ara Bentie popularly called Royal Baci has shared gorgeous pregnancy photos on Instagram.The beauty queen looked angelic in a strapless bodycon dress with detachable sleeves as she flaunted her growing baby bump.Ghana’s Most Beautiful 2014 winner, Royal Baci, is on trend after sharing beautiful photos from her pregnancy photo shoot as…

The business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in Africa – currently employing 1.2 million full-time equivalents in more than 400 contact centers handling international outsourcing contracts – is poised for exponential growth. A recent report by CCI Global, a prominent player in African outsourcing, predicts that the continent’s BPO workforce will more than double by 2030. This growth is fueled by growing demand from global companies looking to outsource customer service.The report, carried out in collaboration with research firm Everest Group, predicts the creation of 1.5 million new BPO jobs in Africa over the next six years. South Africa, Kenya and…