Accra Great Olympics will stay at the Accra Sports Stadium to play Dansoman Liberty Professionals in their match day 19 encounter of the Ghana Premier League on Sunday. With the likes of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Accra Hearts of Oak and league leaders, WAFA all in action, Oly’s game is dominating the headlines because of the manner they crash at the [...] The post Oly host Liberty in Accra appeared first
The Managing Director of GHACEM, Mr Morten Gade has called on the government to take stringent measures to protect local manufacturing companies from unfair trade practices. He observed that manufacturing companies play significant role in supporting government’s developmental agenda through employment generation and the payment of duties and taxes as such needs to be protected by frowning on players who [...] The post Gov’t
The National Investment Bank (NIB) has presented medical equipment to the medical facility of the Southern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces at Kpeshie. The equipment valued at about GH¢87, 000.00 included, an Urit 300 Haematology and Mind Ray Chemistry Analyser. These analysers were donated together with a computer and accompanying UPS. Presenting the equipment on behalf of NIB, the [...] The post NIB
Ghana Coach, Kwesi Appiah has promised to give opportunities to more players as he builds a strong team to win silverwares. The returnee named 10 debutants in his first call-up for the qualifier against Ethiopia. Appiah decided to hand debuts to striker Raphael Dwamena, who bagged a brace, and multiple assist provider, winger Thomas Agyepong. Left-back Lumor Agbeyenu excelled and [...] The post Appiah:
De United Foods Industries Limited (DUFIL) has pledged its continuous support for the national weightlifting team, the Black Cranes following their stellar performance over the last one year. The team won four awards at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth and Commonwealth Juniors and Seniors Weightlifting competitions held in Penang, Malaysia last year. The team also picked the National Team [...] The post Indomie
League leaders, Tesano Spinners stretched the lead on the national table tennis league log after firing a 3-0 win over Madina Stars in a crunch game played at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium over the weekend. The hotly contested game drew a lot of talking points as both sides sold out a thrilling ping-pong action [...] The post Ping pong: Tesano Spinners stretch
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the policies and programmes of his administration are geared towards positioning the country on the path towards the realisation of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He said the government’s policies were meant to transform the economy, diversify agriculture, increase agricultural productivity, and create strong social services. According to him, such initiatives [...] The post Govt
Two welders died on the spot and five others sustained various injuries on Sunday, when a fuel tank exploded while they were welding a new fuel circulation pump to it at the Pioneer Food Cannery (PFC) in Tema. However one of them escaped unhurt because he had gone to buy an item outside the premises. It is suspected that the [...] The post Fuel tank explosion kills 2, injures 5 appeared first
About 2.3 million unregistered arms are currently in circulation in the country, a report by the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has revealed. This represents an increase of about 850 per cent from a baseline study that estimated that about 240,000 illicit arms existed in the country in 2004. Speaking at a press conference in Accra yesterday [...] The post 2.3 m illicit arms
Mr Alexander Buadi, Volta Regional Director of Ghana Education Service (GES) has advised candidates who wrote this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to prepare for the next stage of education. He cautioned them against forced marriage and teenage pregnancy, saying, they must look beyond the basic level. A total of 30,385 pupils from 1,173 schools sat for the 2017 [...] The post ‘BECE
A study to measure the basic literacy and numeracy competency levels of children from six to 15 years has shown that more pupils from primary (P) three to P6 can do a P2 level division as against a few who can read a P2 level story . The study was conducted at 20 enumeration areas in the Kpandai District of the [...] The post More children better at mathematics than reading
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has introduced a number of programmes at the undergraduate and graduate level. The programmes which are under its sandwich mode of education to meet new demands and challenges of contemporary society include Bachelor of Science (Health Information Management), Master of Education (Art Education), Master of Education (Economics Education), Master of Education (Accounting Education), and [...] The post UCC
Headteachers in public basic schools have been urged to learn to develop and implement School Performance Improvement Plan (SPIP) to enhance school activities. Mrs Patty Assan, the Ashaiman Municipal Director of Education, who made the call said the plan provided an opportunity for schools to identify priority activities that could be implemented for the purpose of improving performance. Mrs Assan [...] The post Headteachers
Professor Edmund Delle, national chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has bemoaned the underdevelopment of the country, blaming successive governments for doing little. He said he did not understand why “we have been crowded with gross corruption, misappropriation and gross incompetence right down from the Executive to the very last person in government”. To commemorate the 68th anniversary of [...] The post CPP
Mr Nathaniel Papa Acheampong, assembly member for Donkoyianmu Obra Wogum in the Effutu Constituency, has called on his colleagues, to exercise their functions in accordance with the Act and Standing Orders. “We must be seen endorsing lawful conducts and civility by the electorate and not to support lawlessness, however by virtue of our legitimate active functions as local law makers, [...] The post Assembly
The acting Ashanti Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Arthur Wilson, has called for increased support to enable it efficiently perform its constitutional mandate. The present situation, where the Commission was struggling with inadequate funding and the lack of vital logistics and tools needed to be addressed. Making the call in Kumasi, he said the [...] The post NCCE
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has stated that there is already a deep-seated regret the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was voted into power, although the administration is barely six months old. “Today, every Ghanaian is denying voting for the NPP because they are overwhelmed with the bad governance,” he stressed. Mr Nketia was [...] The post NPP
International Justice Mission (IJM), a global anti-slavery organisation, has called for the prosecution of perpetrators of child trafficking and forced labour, after their victims are rescued. “In our experience, protecting children around the world, we have learned that justice is not simply served through the rescue and restoration of children. It must also include the prosecution of the criminals,” it [...] The post Prosecute
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday said it has targeted 900,000 South Sudanese households with livelihood assistance in a bid to mitigate food crises that hit hard the urban and peri-urban populations. FAO officer-in-charge Jacqueline Were said the partnership with World Vision and the Ministry of Agriculture seeks to fight hunger and strengthen livelihoods through emergency crop, vegetable [...] The post FAO
Pope Francis has told a group of Nigerian priests to pledge obedience to him or face suspension from the church. The row is over the refusal by clergy in the Diocese of Ahiara to accept the appointment of a Bishop in 2012. The Pontiff told an audience of Nigerian Catholics in Rome last week that the “people of God are [...] The post Pope demands Nigerian priests’ obedience appeared
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