Another great day for Africa. Today marks the opening match of two safe bets of the continent. It is about Ghana and Nigeria who will be in action for their first game of the 2014 World Cup.

From all observations and discussions within and outside of the Ghanaian media, it is very obvious that many Ghanaians, if not most, are keenly waiting in anticipation of who becomes the flag bearer of the opposition NPP.

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Africa Institute of Sanitation and Waste Management (K--AISWAM) has partnered the Universal Plastic Products Recycling (UPPR), a private plastic recycling company, to promote plastic recycling awareness in Ghana.

Following a review of its recent anti-dollarisation measures post the Senchi Declaration, the Bank of Ghana has recommended to the John Dramani Mahama administration to get the mining and oil & gas companies operating in the country to open retention accounts here.

Though I happen to be a retired headmaster of a government-assisted Senior High School, I will be the last to think that all headmasters and headmistresses, past, present, and future, were, are, and will continue to be models of angelic perfection, moral rectitude, and ethical behaviour.

Ahead of Ghana's World Cup opener against the United States on Monday in Natal, we look back to two exciting meetings between both sides.

Tanink Ghana Limited, the sole franchisee of American luxury cars in Ghana has announced plans to expand its operations into the West African sub-region starting from Liberia next year.

THE OUTSPOKEN New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Akompreko Agyapong, has lashed out at some aspirants in the party's presidential race, accusing them of parading as decoys to enhance the chances of others. Agyapong contends that some of the aspirants have no genuine intentions of contesting for the slot but have only entered the race to cause distraction and prevent one particular candidate from winning.

Takoradi International Company (TICO) T2 plant which provides 110 mega watts of power to supplement the national grid has been shut down. This is taking place at the time the country is faced with power crisis.

The 21-day employee volunteer initiative--Y'ello Care programme--of Mobile Telecommunications Network, Ghana (MTN, Ghana) which takes place in the month of June, every year, has been launched.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) prints currency once a year, usually in the fourth quarter, when demand for cash is highest, to cover cocoa purchases and Christmas activities, Dr Benjamin Amoah, Head, Financial Stability Department, BoG, has stated.

Ghana tipped for win over USA but semis appears a tougher task

The Liberian oil tanker MT Fair Artemis which reportedly went missing in Ghanaian territorial waters for days after it departed the Ghanaian port of Tema has been found, the head of the Liberian Maritime Authority or LMA Mr. Binyan Kessely told the New Dawn Friday.

By the time you are reading this, the World Cup would have begun.

THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given credence to his intent to contest for the position again, by picking up nomination forms at the party headquarters yesterday. Nana Addo has remained the party's most marketable candidate for the upcoming elections, after winning international admiration for resorting to the court to contest the results of the 2012 general elections, after his political opponent, John Dramani, was declared winner

President John Mahama yesterday commissioned four new ambassadors to represent Ghana in France, Benin, Denmark and Korea.

Asamoah Gyan believes Ghana's youngsters will prove too strong for the United States when the sides meet in their FIFA World Cupâ„¢ opener on Monday. The Black Stars have beaten the United States at the past two World Cups and face the reigning CONCACAF champions in Group G.

Minister for Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, will on Wednesday, 18th of June, 2014 appear before Parliament to brief the House on status of 10 per cent pay cut for government appointees and how much monies have been realised from the President and Ministers.

Mr. Abukari gave the advice at the closing ceremony of the second Ghana International Education Fair held at the consulate premises in Lagos.

Alhaji Abdulahi Abukari, the Consul-General of Ghana High Commission, on Friday advised Nigerians to take advantage of educational opportunities in his country.