Walter Rodriguez (right) with APSP staff USAID’s Agriculture Policy Support Project (APSP), has urged farmers to desist from depending on government for support to manage their farms. According to him, government has a lot of responsibilities and therefore cannot meet all the needs of farmers across the country. Mr Rodriguez, who was speaking in an interview with BUSINESS GUIDE at a forum in […]

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and delegation being conducted round the Diageo Plc Staff Shop DIAGEO PLC, the parent company of Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL), has committed to further growth and investment in its business in Ghana. This was made known when Otumfuo Osei Tutu II led a delegation to pay a courtesy visit to Diageo PLC – London, headquarters of Guinness Ghana […]

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Interbank Payment & Settlements Systems (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse, has urged banks to complement the ongoing rollout of hybrid Point of Sales (POS) terminals by procuring some POS for their clients who own shops. He noted that it would enable the banks to deepen their relationship with their clients while […]

ACCESS BANK Ghana Limited, one of the leading financial institutions in the country, yesterday launched a new campaign dubbed, ‘Big Deal’ promotion in Accra. The promotion, which has the full backing of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and partners such as Samsung Ghana and Casa Trasacco, is aimed at boosting financial inclusion and encouraging the culture of savings among Ghanaians. Prospective and existing customers of the […]

Bulldog The trial of Lawrence Nana Asiama Hanson at an Accra Central Magistrate Court in connection with the murder of Fennec Okyere, manager of Kwaw Kese, who is popularly called Abodam, could not continue yesterday. This was after the prosecuting officer in the case informed the court, presided over by Mavis Quainoo that the investigator was handling another murder trial and could therefore not […]

Makeshift health facilities for cholera The Greater Accra Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service says the current cholera outbreak ravaging parts has reached pandemic proportions. Health authorities in the region appear to be losing the battle against the disease which has claimed more lives in Accra in one week, compared to the dreaded Ebola disease […]

The Western Regional Office of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has established three Ebola emergency and quarantine response centres as part of the region’s preparedness to mitigate the viral disease. Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang, Regional Director of Health, said the centres are at Elubo, Effia-Nkwanta and Shama, adding that, another is to be established at Half-Assini. […]

Girmay Haile The Ghana office of the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has intensified its HIV prevention campaign with focus on the youth. The intensification of the campaign which follows the famous ‘protect the goal’ movement launched during the World Cup, would involve a variety of members of the society and local football […]

“It is sad that we end up with a story about a strike, where the players won’t play unless they receive their money” Jerome Valcke FIFA Secretary General “When there is a problem, you look at where it started, not where it ended” – Adam Larsen Kwarasey, Black Starts Goalkeeper   The scandalous decision by […]

Yahaya Mohammed Interim Manager of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Samuel Opoku Nti has described defender-turned-striker Yahaya Mohammed as a problem child. The former Ghana international hinted that parting ways with their most-priced asset (Yahaya) speaks volumes of his attitude. He indicated that the club parted ways with the dread-locked player due to his contract expiration with […]

Black Princesses Ghana’s U20 team missed out on receiving financial rewards after failing to make it past the group stage of the FIFA U20 World Cup. The Black Princesses are not eligible to be paid qualification bonus despite winning two games at the finals being staged in Canada. Ghana opened its campaign on a flying […]

Opoku Nti  Asante Kotoko will make a public display of their new signings next week, DAILY GUIDE SPORTS can confirm. Club Manager Opoku Nti said he is keeping his new cards close to his chest for now, to avoid the situation where clubs make pronouncements of players but fail to sign them. He allayed fans fears regarding this year’s player recruitment saying, “We want to assure our fans that we […]

Sepp Blater, FIFA President A Colombian lawyer says he is suing world football’s governing body Fifa for £800m (1bn euros) over “moral damages” caused by refereeing at the 2014 World Cup. Aurelio Jimenez, 74, says Brazil’s quarter-final win over Colombia caused particular “distress” and he was taken to hospital with cardiac problems. Match referee Carlos […]

Stephen Offei Former Accra Hearts of Oak player Stephen Offei has rubbished claims by Isaac Nikwei of Ayutthaya FC in Thailand that he is in a mess in the Asian country. The former Wa All Stars player alleged on Akyea Radio that most of the Ghanaian players there are not playing and serve as gigolos […]

Luis Suarez  Luis Suarez’s four-month ban for biting a World Cup opponent has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. But the Uruguay striker, 27, can now train and play in friendly matches, with new club Barcelona confirming: “He will join the first team’s training session, scheduled for Friday. “The public presentation of […]