The world football governing body, FIFA, has been urged to consider the proposal where non-performing referees would be changed in the course of a game “and not to wait until an irrevocable damage had been caused.” The call was made by John Vigah, a sports journalist with the New Times Corporation (NTC), who said he had already sent a copy [...] The post Change non-performing referees,
Three time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas said on Tuesday she was sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar, the latest in a list of female athletes to accuse the doctor of misconduct. Douglas, who last week was criticized for placing some of the onus on women to avoid sexual harassment, apologised again for her remarks while [...] The post I
MANCHESTER United forward Romelu Lukaku has agreed to pay $450 for a July incident where police were called to the home where he was staying after the Belgian failed to heed repeated noise warnings, a Los Angeles Superior Court clerk said on Tuesday. As part of Lukaku’s agreement to make the payment to the Beverly Hills Police Department, the charges [...] The post Lukaku fined for noise complaints
LIVERPOOL threw away a three-goal lead against Sevilla as a dramatic 3-3 draw ensured both sides must wait to book their spot in the Champions League last 16. Three goals in the opening 30 minutes – two from Roberto Firmino (2, 30) and another from Sadio Mane (22) – had Liverpool seemingly cruising into the knockouts as Group E winners. [...] The post Liverpool blow away 3-0 lead
The Queen of Denmark, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, has arrived in Ghana to begin a two-day state visit at the invitation of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. She arrived yesterday with some top government officials and a delegation of companies and business organisations from Denmark. The Queen’s visit is expected to consolidate the long-standing and well-established relations between Ghana [...] The post Denmark’s
The people of Kwabenya, on Saturday performed the final funeral rites for their deceased chief, the late Nii Abbey Okranfra Sika Nku II, after 12 years. That followed the installation of a new chief, Nii Abbey Okanfra Sika Nku III, two weeks ago, which paved the way for the performance of the final funeral rites. The chiefs and elders after [...] The post Kwabenya installs new chief appeared first
New Times Corporation (NTC), publishers of the Ghanaian Times and The Spectator, has signed onto a training programme aimed to improve its productivity and keep it competitive in the publishing industry. Dubbed, ‘Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises’ (SCORE), it is a global technical assistance programme of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), focused on helping enterprises achieve sustainable growth. The programme [...] The post Proofread
A retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe, has made a passionate appeal to the private sector to support the country’s research institutions with resources to enable them to give off their best. Speaking at a day’s sensitisation workshop on Ghana’s Biosafety Regulations for Members of Parliament in Accra, Justice Crabbe said “a time has come for the private [...] The post Private
The Justice Nii Amaa Ollennu Memorial Basic School has constructed an ultra-modern five-classroom block to enhance teaching and learning for pupils and tutors of the school. The school which was named after a Supreme Court judge, Justice Raphael Nii Amaa Ollennu also has a new administration block, as part of its strategies to ensure the school becomes one the best [...] The post Justice
The Egyptian prosecution ordered yesterday the detention of 29 people over charges of spying for Turkey against the Egyptian national interests, official MENA news agency reported. Egypt’s top prosecutor Nabil Sadeq ordered a 15-day detention of the 29 defendants, along with other fugitives, who are accused of espionage in favour of Turkey to harm Egypt’s interests, joining a terrorist group, [...] The post Egypt
Ugandan police raided the office of a local newspaper, detaining staff and confiscating equipment on allegations it had published an inaccurate story, the paper’s lawyer and police said yesterday. The day before the Tuesday evening raid, Red Pepper, Uganda’s leading tabloid, published a story alleging that Rwanda believed President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda was plotting to oust President Paul Kagame. [...] The post Uganda
Countries across the globe have been urged to embrace the Belt and Road Initiative by the Chinese government to enhance global free trade regime and open the world economy through regional cooperation. Launched by the President of China, Xi Jinping in March 2015, the Belt and Road Initiative, also referred to as the Silk Road Economic Belt focuses on linking [...] The post China launches Belt
Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mrs Patricia Appiagyei has said government is to plant baobab trees at areas affected by illegal mining activities to restore the land and improve water quality for future generation. The move according to her was also expected to control flooding, regulate the water temperature and improve the micro-climate. At a learning event [...] The post Govt
Anti-corruption campaigner, Vitus Azeem, has suggested to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to probe the corruption allegations by Kwame Asare Obeng, aka A Plus, against two presidential staffers to ensure more credibility than that of the police. His comment follows the latest controversy over a leaked audio tape purportedly indicating there was a cover-up in the [...] The post CHRAJ
An armed group in the Libyan smuggling hub of Sabratha is being targeted because it began stopping migrant boats leaving for Italy, leading to heavy clashes with groups benefiting from the trade, the head of the group said. The fighting over the past two weeks has caused dozens of casualties, displaced hundreds of families, and put Sabratha’s famed Roman ruins [...] The post Migrant
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