It has emerged that there would be 18 positions for grabs at the March 2017 elective congress of the Ghana Olympic Committee. The number, according to a source from the GOC, falls short of the 19 positions contested for by delegates at the previous election. The reduction followed a review of the committee’s constitution in a bid to reshape the [...] The post 18 slots for grabs at GOC congress appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ghana Shooting Sports Federation (GSSF) has elected new executives to steer the affairs of the federation for the year 2017. At the federation’s Annual General Meeting held on Saturday, December 17, Mr. Cillian Walsh maintained his position as the President of the Federation. The Convention People’s Party (CPP) Presidential Candidate for this year’s Presidential elections, Mr. Ivor Kobina Greenstreet [...] The post Ivor Greenstreet joins Shooting Federation appeared first on The

Kumasi Asante Kotoko has protested to the Premier League Board (PLB) against the award of Best Defender of the Season trophy to Accra Hearts of Oak’s Inusah Musah. In the view of the fabulous family, the award should have gone to their defender and skipper, Amos Frimpong who played an inspiring role in their title challenge. According to the Kumasi [...] The post Kotoko protests against Inusah PLB award appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen (GNAFF) has appealed to the President- elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to appoint a personality, who has knowledge in agriculture and has the sector at heart as the Minister of Food and Agriculture. Addressing a news conference in Accra yesterday to introduce the newly-elected officers of GNAFF, the national secretary of GNAFF, [...] The post Give us competent minister… Farmer tell Pres-elect appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A total of 1,990 people died through road accidents between January and November this year, with 10,154 sustaining various degrees of injuries. According to the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), the number, which showed a 20.76 per cent increase as compared to the same period last year, involved 17,746 vehicles resulting in 12,154 casualties. Addressing journalists ahead of the Christmas [...] The post 1,990 perish in accidents appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Manchester United have made a £38 million bid for Benfica defender Victor Lindelof, according to reports. Reds boss Jose Mourinho will be without Eric Bailly for at least four games in the new year due to his Africa Cup of Nations commitments with the Ivory Coast. United have been tracking the Sweden centre-back for months and have now offered £34m [...] The post United makes £38m bid for Benfica top defender appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his side will be ready to pounce if Premier League leaders Chelsea falter following their impressive 2-1 comeback victory over title rivals Arsenal. Chelsea have streaked clear at the summit thanks to a storming run of 11 consecutive victories. City trail Antonio Conte’s side by seven points, having climbed to second place by coming [...] The post Guardiola now relying on Chelsea slip appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Senegal continued their amazing run at the African Football Confederation (CAF) Beach Soccer 2016 tournament in Lagos to remain unbeaten and clinch their fourth title by beating hosts, Nigeria. It was their fourth title, making them the most successful team on the continent, in Beach Soccer. The Senegalese side [below] exhibited the class that made them unbeatable throughout the tournament [...] The post Senegal whacks Nigeria to win beach soccer title appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ghana Premier League Best Goalkeeper, Richard Ofori says he is good enough to be Black Stars first choice and ready to jump at the opportunity. Ofori has been consistent between the sticks with quality displays for the newly-crowned champions, Wa All Stars. He is part of the Black Stars but down the pecking order behind Razak Braimah and Adam Kwarasey [...] The post I’m ready for Black Stars -Ofori appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Former Nigerian super star, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has tasked the Black Stars to salvage their image by winning the upcoming AFCON in Gabon next month. Okocha, who arrived in Ghana on Sunday as the Bundesliga Ambassador for StarTimes and has since engaged in activities to promote the German league, said it should be a must for the Black Stars [...] The post Win AFCON to restore pride -Jay Jay Okocha tells Black Stars appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Peki College of Education has matriculated 311 fresh teacher trainees into the main campus at Peki Avetile in the South Dayi District in the Volta Region. The fresh students, comprising 180 and 1301 females, have been admitted to pursue various programmes leading to the award of Diploma in Basic Education. A total of 699 candidates applied for admission with [...] The post Peki CoE admits 311 trainees appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Miss Gloria Tetteh-Kubi, a graduate student at the University of Cape Coast, has been named as one of the recipients of the Ideas Matter Fellowship Programme. The fellowship programme supports the research of young academics in West Africa focusing on women, technology and entrepreneurship. Named alongside Miss Tetteh-Kubi were Miss Akomoun Blandine Kapko (Benin), Université d’Abomey-Calavi and Miss Osemudiamen Anao [...] The post Ghanaian given grant to solve economic challenges appeared first

Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) dropped marginally by 30 Basis Point (BPS) to 15.5 per cent in November due to lower charges for utility and services, Nordea Capital stock market analysis made available to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on yesterday stated. According to the Nordea Capital market analysis the marginal drop in the CPI is the lowest rate in [...] The post GSE-Composite Index makes gains appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Beautiful Creations Company Limited, dealers in hospital equipment, has donated medical tools valued about GH?100, 000 to the School of Allied Health Sciences of the University of Cape Coast (UCC). The items included hospital wheel chairs, trolleys, weighing scale with height measure, microscopes, diagnosis sets, eye charts, laboratory coats, office swivel chairs, drawer cabinets, metal cupboards, printers, scanners, laptops, and [...] The post Allied Health School gets hospital equipment appeared

The Rector of Pentecost University, Dr.?Daniel Okyere Walker has urged graduates of the school to be agent of peace and development to support the transformation of the country. According to him, when tenets of good morals and peaceful coexistence are imbibed in students on campus, they become responsible in ensuring peace building to transform society. The Rector was addressing the [...] The post Pentecost University holds graduation appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Volta Regional First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Archibald Letsa, has assured people of the region that development projects started by President John Mahama would be completed. He explained that the people in the region and Ghana as a whole would be the losers if projects being financed by the tax payers’ money are abandoned [...] The post NPP will complete projects in Volta Region- Dr. Letsa appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that he has no definite plans when he exits office after January 7 except to a good rest. According to the President, the only thing that he has taught of is to take a rest having worked tirelessly for three conservative years. He stated that this would offer him the opportunity to do what [...] The post Pres Mahama: I will take good rest appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Out-going Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Mahama Ayariga has defended the signing of an 18m euros waste management contract days after the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost the 2016 general elections. Mr. Ayariga said the move is not to hinder the incoming New Patriotic Party government but rather help it to management e-waste. His statement followed growing suspicion [...] The post Mahama Ayariga defends signing €18m contract appeared first on The Ghanaian Ti

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to stay committed to fulfilling promises he made to Ghanaians during the electioneering campaign, instead of going after their political opponents. Speaking in an interview with the Ghanaian Times in Accra yesterday, the Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Koku Anyidoho assured that the NDC would remain [...] The post President-elect must focus on nation building – Anyidoho appeared first on The

UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, said on Sunday in Algeria that more than 220 million children are living in 20 conflict zones around the world. “More than 220 million children live in 20 countries hit by armed conflicts around the world, including eight Arab countries and eight African countries,” Zerougui was quoted as saying [...] The post ‘220 million children live in conflict zones around world’ appeared first