The Ghana Community Network Services Limited, GCNet, has urged government to speedily set up revenue courts at the country’s ports as part of key measures to address leakages in the revenue mobilisation chain. According to the Tema Branch & Transit Manager of GCNet, Mr. Jimmy Allotey, the establishment of revenue courts at the ports and the full enforcement of post [...] The post Set
WAYNE Rooney has been left out of Gareth Southgate’s latest England squad, but Kieran Trippier is included. England’s record goalscorer misses out, as expected, on a 25-man group for a June 10 World Cup Qualifier in Scotland and a friendly against France three days later. Southgate did not select Rooney in his last squad and warned at the time the [...] The post Rooney left out of England
Newly appointed Black Queens coach, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani is confident about the future of the team under his care. The former Asante Kotoko coach, who is a CAF instructor, is currently at the Winneba National Sports College training young coaches for the License C coaching badges in Ghana. He told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) sports his life revolves around [...] The post Dramani confident about
Coach Kwesi Appiah has announced a 30-man squad for Ghana’s upcoming 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ethiopia. The list includes seven Ghana-based players the coach’s first major call up since he returned as head coach of the Black Stars. Wa All Stars goalie Richard Ofori, Kotoko’s Felix Annan and Aduana’s Joseph Addo have all been named in [...] The post Appiah names
Two Ghanaians are among the 117 who would posthumously receive the Dag HammarsKjold Medal at the United Nations headquarters. MR Antonio Gutteres, Secretary General of the United Nations would perform a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the heroes who served the world with their hearts. The Ghanaian heroes are: Lance Corporal Emmanuel Sakyi, who served with the United Nations Organisation [...] The post UN
Ghana yesterday renewed her commitment to the ideals of the African Union (AU) of building a prosperous continent with the youth as key drivers of the continent’s socioeconomic transformation. Addressing a Flag raising ceremony in Accra yesterday, to mark Africa Union (AU) Day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said “we shall continue to invest [...] The post Africa
The Ghana Education Service (GES), has hinted of setting up a strong monitoring and evaluation system to see to the successful implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) proposed by the government. According to the Director-General of GES, Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, the monitoring and evaluation team, which would include auditors, would help with the auditing of facilities of [...] The post GES
Two thousand five-hundred mathematical sets have been presented to the Ablekuma Central Sub-Metro Education Unit for distribution to final year pupils writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Presenting the items, the Member of Parliament for the area, Mr Ebenezer Nartey said the educational materials including pens, erasers and pencils would improve the academic performance of the pupils. He said [...] The post MP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP), yesterday saluted people of the continent as Ghanaians commemorated African Union Day. A statement issued and signed by the ruling party’s Acting General Secretary, John Boadu said the “NPP is pleased to join the rest of the world in congratulating Africans on the continent and in the Diaspora for their diverse contribution towards the [...] The post NPP,
A Ghanaian Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS), Benjamin Kofi Quansah, has been awarded by the National Grants Management Association (NGMA), based in the US with the prestigious Newton award for his outstanding contribution and performance in the field of grants management for 2017. Mr. Quansah was awarded by NGMA for demonstrating excellence in grants management, during the association’s annual grants [...] The post Ghanaian
A bombing claimed by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group has killed eight people and injured 15 more in the Somali capital, according to a spokesman for Mogadishu’s mayor. Bombings are a near-daily occurrence in Mogadishu. Most are claimed by al-Shabab, an armed group that is fighting to overthrow the UN-backed government and drive out the African Union peacekeeping force that supports [...] The post Al-Shabab
Governments should take advantage of the enormous opportunities that markets in the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) offered to boost trade and investment among member states, Francois Pujolas, Ambassador of France to Ghana has said. He said strengthening markets in West Africa required that member states took steps to ensure regional integration. Speaking at the Chamber of Commerce [...] The post ‘Take
Fire yesterday gutted about ten stores at Obra Spot, at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Accra, destroying merchandise worth thousands of cedis. The fire destroyed foodstuff, alcoholic drinks, cartoons of bottled water and toiletries, among other goods. The fire outbreak, which did not result in any casualty, started at about 8am and swept through almost all the stores, leaving those affected [...] The post Fire
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