Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is to fight unbeaten American Chris Algieri in Macau in November, the Filipino’s US promoter Bob Arum has said. Pacquiao is to stake his World Boxing Organization welterweight title against Algieri on November 22, according to Arum, head of Las Vegas-based Top Rank boxing promotions. “Everything is done. Pacquiao is on board” for the Algieri [...] The post Pacquiao To Fight Unbeaten Algieri appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

As FIFA gets ready to distribute over $400 million to the 32 national federations who took part in the just ended Brazil World Cup tournament, Ghana Premier League side Aduana Stars are to earn close to $30,000 due to the inclusion of goalkeeper Stephen Adams in the Black Stars final squad for the 2014 competition, footy-Ghana.com has deduced. With the [...] The post Aduana To Get $30,000 For Adams’ Participation appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

ACE lawyer Dr. Maurice Ampaw has called on the police to arrest Asamoah Gyan, the skipper of the Black Stars over the missing  popular musician, Theophilus Tagoe, affectionately called ‘Castro. The hiplife star got missing on the Volta estuary when he and Janet Bandu  went jet skiing in the waters at Ada on 6 July. Castro and Black Stars captain, [...] The post ‘Arrest Gyan, others’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

FIFA has questioned the composition of a Commission of Enquiry to look into the performance of the Black Stars at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The world football governing body says: “The composition and competences of commission are unclear ” and wants the Ghana Football Association to furnish them with details. It looks like FIFA deems the three-member body announced [...] The post FIFA Questions Make-Up Of C’ssion appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ghana slipped just one place on the latest FIFA ranking for the month of July despite crashing out at the Group stage of the 2014 World Cup. The Black Stars are now ranked 38th in the world with and have also dropped down one place in Africa. Ghana are now in fifth place behind new Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria and [...] The post Ghana Slips Down In FIFA Ranking appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A  Fellow of the Ghana Muslim Academy, Wasiu Yusif, has called for a “moral war” to rid the society of corruption. “Corruption covers a wide range of illegal practices which undermines fear of God, morality, decency, social justice and good governance, rule of law, peace, progress and development of society” he said. He was delivering a paper on the topic [...] The post Moral War Againt Corruption Advocated appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Central Regional Director of Education, Mr. Jacob Kor, has appealed to teachers to adopt the psychological way of instilling discipline in pupils and students instead of the use of cane which should be every teacher’s last option in correcting a child. He urged teachers to reduce or if possible stop canning to help create the conducive environment for easy [...] The post Teacher’s Urged To Instil Discipline appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Aveyime Cattle  Ranch in the Volta Region which is no longer viable, will soon be converted to a rice farm by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFa). However, no compensation has been paid to the landowners since the acquisition of the 10,000 hectare-land for the establishment of the livestock project in 1973. Mr. Seth Mensah Dumoga, Director of [...] The post Aveyime Cattle Ranch To Become A Farm appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Basic Needs Ghana, a non profit organization has presented assorted equipment and cash amount of GH¢16,400.00 to stabilized mental patients of Nima in Accra. The items which comprised eight deep freezers and seven embroidery machines are to assist the patients and their care-givers to earn a living. Basic Needs Ghana has been given similar support to patients in their areas [...] The post Basic Needs, Supports Stabilised Mental Patients appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Right Reverend Dr. Daniel Sylvanus Mensah Torto, the Anglican Bishop of Accra Diocese has spoken against wrongdoings in all spheres of the society saying they undermined growth and development. He cited massive corruption, grumsome murders and shedding of innocent blood of prominent and ordinary people in the country to which the  perpetrators had not been punished for their wrongdoings. [...] The post Anglican Bishop Speaks Against Wrongdoings appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A 43-year-old prophet who allegedly tried to bribe a police officer with GH¢7,000  to have a case of robbery  at a warehouse in Tema settled out of the police station is in the grips of the Police Command, together with five accomplices including a Police Corporal, Kyei Mensah. Prophet Elijah Attah Twum-Barimah of the Break Through Gate Church at Ashaiman Lebanon, [...] The post Corporal, 4 Others Arrested For Robbery appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Chief Executive Officer Of Mt. Sol Lueshing, Nigeria, Prince Adeleke Oyinlola Yesterday Told The Financial Division Court That He Was Entitled To The Charter Fee, Because His Company Loaded Fuel Oil From Nigeria And Discharged It In Ghana. He Disagreed With Assertions By Officials Of Economic And Organised Crime Office (Eoco) And Sol Lueshing, United Kingdom (Uk) That He [...] The post 3 Firms Contest $0.39m Charter Fee appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Irate residents of Anomabo, in the Mfantseman District  went on the rampage and vandalised the Police Station on Tuesday, over the death of a resident who lost his life when attempting to avoid arrest  in a police swoop on Monday . The angry mob,  armed with dangerous implements, carried the body and dumped it in front of the station. They then  [...] The post Irate Anomabo Mob Vandalise Police Station appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) says government must quickly take pragmatic measures to save the economy from further dipping. Key among the measures, the government should generate more revenue, reduce expenditure, control the budget deficit and increase the export base of the economy to generate more foreign exchange. The President of the GAB, Mr Simon Dornoo who made the [...] The post Bankers Propose Measures To Revive Economy appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Parliament has ratified a $600 million commercial agreement among the government of Ghana, Lonrho Ports Ghana Limited and Atuabo Free Port Company Limited for the development of the Ghana Oil and Gas Free Port Project. The project is a public private partnership aimed at creating a specialised port dedicated to providing support to the supply chain in the oil and [...] The post Atuabo Free Port Project Ratified appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

On Monday 14th July 2014, the Majority in Parliament voted against a motion requesting Parliament to investigate events surrounding Ghana’s football fiasco in Brazil. We witnessed a further sinking of the image of the Parliament of Ghana. The cause does not lie in the Stars!   Who really is to blame? The answer is clear  — ALL OF US. The malady rests deeply [...] The post Parliament Of Ghana — Quo Vadis? appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Last year, I recalled the story of an agonising young breast cancer patient. She was 31year-old. She has passed on since, leaving behind a spouse also in his thirties and a 2year-old child. I recounted how the couple disappeared about 2years ago after learning that the woman had breast cancer in the left breast and needed surgical removal of the [...] The post Using Support Groups To Address Breast Cancer Menace appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Mr. Tetteh Addy, Programme Coordinator of the Ghana Refugee Board (GRB), has cautioned Ivorian refugees at the Ampain Camp, in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region, to be law abiding and promote peace, to avoid repatriation from the country. He said: “We have received reports that some people in this camp are planning to cause confusion. We have the [...] The post Ivorian Refugees In Ghana Cautioned Against Violence appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

 A 13-member commitee set up to ensure the successful implementation of the Ghana Urban Transport Project was yesterday inaugurated in Accra. Dubbed the Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE), the group, chaired by Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, the Mayor of Accra has also been tasked to manage, regulate and coordinate the public transport services in the Accra metropolitan area. The other [...] The post Ghana Urban Transport Project Committee Inaugurated appeared first on The Ghanaian

The Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), a non- profit human rights organization, says it has provided free legal assistance to nine communities in the Western Region, to institute legal action against the Ghana Gas Company over the destruction of their farms, land and other property without adequately compensating them. Consequently, the company is to appear before the Secondi High Court [...] The post 9 Communities Sue Ghana Gas Company appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.