Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) chairman, Alhaji Jawula has advised football pundits to be circumspect in their analysis after Ghana again fell short at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Black Stars sneaked into town yesterday after finishing fourth in the Africa Cup of Nations staged in Gabon. Their performance has opened the floodgates for the debates to begin but [...] The post ‘Let’s be decorous in our analysis’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The National Women’s League (NWL)is scheduled to begin on April 15, 2017, according to the Women’s League Board (WLB). The fifth edition of the league will maintain the two-zoned (Northern & Southern) 16-club league. The second season of the Sanford Women’s FA Cup will also be launched on May 17 with the competition set to begin on May 27. Below [...] The post National Women’s League set for April 15 appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The demeanour of Ghana’s Black Stars after their 0-1 defeat to Burkina Faso in the third-place playoff of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday has come up for criticism. After succumbing to a very late Alain Traore free-kick strike to miss their third bronze medal in four years (2012, 2013 and 2017), players of the national team were [...] The post Appiah, Kingston blast Stars …Over reaction to play-off defeat appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
A new television station solely for sports has been launched in Ghana. Known as Kwese TV, the new station will telecast live the English Premier League (EPL) and other foreign leagues which it has secured exclusive rights to show. Kwese TV has secured exclusive rights to show live matches on its new sports decoders. Kwese Sport 1 shows live NBA, [...] The post New sports TV station launched appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has called off the swearing-in of newly appointed government appointees of the assembly by President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. These 44-assembly members will make up the constitutional 30 per cent government appointees to the assembly. The president last week revoked the appointments of all government appointed assembly members, including the presiding member, following the amendment of [...] The post Swearing-in of KMA govt appointees called off appeared first
After a denial of the cost of an ongoing vice presidential villa by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akomea, has produced a documentary evidence that suggests that the villa indeed costs $14 million. Nana Akomea, who appeared on Joy FM’s Newsfile programme on Saturday, produced what appears to be the [...] The post Controversy over cost of vice president building appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Data Link Institute (DLI), has intensified efforts to establish agreements with industries in the Tema industrial enclave, to provide specialised expertise to graduates and meet the training needs of industries. The DLI officials said benefits of such partnerships would lead to the creation of myriad opportunities for organisations to be able to carry out “unlimited employment information sessions”, and [...] The post Moves to link academia with industries appeared first on The Ghanaian
Mr Yaw Osafo Marfo, Senior Minister has urged educational institutions to recruit quality lecturers and invest in them, to be able to train professionals to salvage organisations from fraud and misappropriation of funds. He noted that there were problems in the Accounting and Finance sectors of the country, which seeded serious attention. Mr Marfo gave the advice at the launch [...] The post Recruit qualified lecturers – Osafo Marfo appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Junior Boys Mentoring Clinic (JBMC), an initiative of Shapers Africa (JSA), engaged in grooming and motivating young boys, has graduated its first batch of students at the foundation and intermediate levels. Mrs Ethel Marfo, the Founding Director of Shappers Africa, said since JBMC’s inception in December 2015, it had impacted more than 500 boys from selected schools in Accra [...] The post Junior Boys graduate appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Family Health Medical School has attained a university college status, following the upgrading of educational facilities at the educational institution. It has subsequently commenced a graduate medical programme after securing accreditation from the National Accreditation Board, making it the first private medical school to offer graduate programs after the University of Ghana Medical School. During an interaction with journalists [...] The post Family Health Medical Sch now varsity appeared
The implementation of Marine Drive Investment Project in Accra, promotion of domestic tourism and the use of technology to create a single automation platform to market tourism related activities would be the drive to expand the size and character of the sector, Katherine Afeku, Minister-designate for Tourism, Art and Culture has said. She indicated that almost all the projects were [...] The post Govt to expand tourism sector- Tourism Minister-designate appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The youth must not be despaired by the current rate of unemployment but rather be creative in their thinking so that they can create jobs for themselves, Martyn Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of Unique Trust (UT) Holdings has said. “Just take a look at what is happening around you and find a way of using the situation to make money, [...] The post Youth urged to create jobs for themselves appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Farming activities of peasant farmers in Wiiro in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region has received a major boost with the construction of a modern irrigation system and a warehouse by Solidaridad, an international civil society organisation in Accra. Provided under their Sustainable Maize Programme (SMP), the facilities are to help the farmers diversify their activities and [...] The post Peasant farmers in Sissila West get new warehouse appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Fidelity Bank in partnership with MTN has launched the ‘Yello Save Account’ to bring banking services to the doorstep of Ghanaians. Individuals who use mobile phone, especially subscribers of MTN Mobile Money service could sign on to the Yello Save Account on their mobile phones and make deposits through their wallets. Mobile phone users who signed on to the [...] The post Fidelity, MTN bring banking services to doorstep of Ghanaians appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Nana Ama Konadu, the elder sister of the Asantehene,Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been selected as the 14th queen of the Asante Kingdom. Popularly called “Nana Payin”, she succeeds her own mother, Nana Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem II, who joined the ancestors at age 111, on November 14, 2016. This has come barely three weeks after the final interment of [...] The post New Asantehemaa outdoored appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Stakeholders in Ghana’s capital market will heave a sigh of relief as the government considers the restoration of market incentives to boost investor confidence. The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta speaking to a cross-section of the media in Accra said the capital gains tax, which makes investment on the exchange unattractive, was part of the nuisance taxes that government [...] The post Govt considers restoration of incentives for capital market appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has introduced a new standard operational procedures for export inspection and phytosanitary certification of vegetables, fruits and plants. The procedure was part of reforms rolled out to help the country to come out of the ban on some vegetable exports imposed by the European Union [...] The post MoFA introduces new procedures for exporters appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Australian government will partner Ghana to develop its agriculture sector to regain its position as a significant contributor of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Andrew Barnes, Australia High Commissioner to Ghana has stated. He said developing the sector, considered as Ghana’s mainstay, providing jobs to about 70 per cent of the population, would create more employment opportunities for Ghanaians. Speaking [...] The post Australia to facilitate Ghana’s agric devt appeared first on The Ghanaian
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