The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) has acquired a permanent accommodation for the Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah. The residence situated in the plush Airport Residential Area was secured with the help of the Works and Housing Ministry. “The Ministry of Youth and Sports in conjunction with the Ministry of Works and Housing have been able to secure a [...] The post MoYS finds accomodation

Chief Executive of My Sports Organization, Anim Addo, says all is set for the Kumasi Asante Kotoko-Accra Hearts of Oak clash at the Baba Yara Stadium on December 24. The game, arranged by Ghana @60 Years On Committee and My Sports Organisation, is in commemoration of Ghana’s year long anniversary celebration. Kotoko will need extra effort to clinch the trophy [...] The post Hearts, Kotoko ready

A brilliant brace from Ashley Young set Manchester United on the path to a 4-2 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road. Young’s early two-goal salvo was added to by a Anthony Martial strike before half-time to put Jose Mourinho’s visitors in a comfortable position, but United took their foot off the gas after the break and a Troy Deeney penalty [...] The post Ashley Young

Hundreds of followers of draughts will troop to Tema Community 5 tomorrow morning as some of the nation’s finest exponents of the game gather to contest for a giant prize at stake. Sponsored by draughts enthusiast Alhaji Kassim Gariba, the potentially-blistering competition, is slated to start at 8.am with each contestant playing a three-game piece. It is the second time [...] The post Top

Public Relations Officer of Hearts of Oak, Kwame Opare Addo has disclosed that the club will not stop any player from moving on to join another club. The Phobians have been dealt a huge blow after most of their senior players refused to discuss contract extension after ending the 2016/17 campaign without any silverware. Speaking on Grand Stand on Class [...] The post Hearts won’t stop player

Mr Kobena Mensah Woyome, a ranking member on Youth, Sports and Culture Committee in parliament, has slammed the government on the 2018 budget for sports development, describing it as an “empty budget to consider.” The MP for South Tongu constituency said this when he addressed parliament on sports development as captured in the 2018 budget. According to him, there are [...] The post Govt slammed

A five-year Community-based Health Planning Services – ‘(CHPS) for Life’ – project was launched in Accra on Tuesday. It is to expand CHPS services to residents in the Upper West, Upper East and Northern regions. The project facilitated by the Ghana Health Service and funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at the cost of 9 million U.S. dollars [...] The post CHPS

Government’s drive to digitise the economy will be effectively complemented by the various payment initiatives the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) has rolled out. This will ensure that the country derives the full benefit of a digital economy. GhIPSS, since 2007 has been deploying a number of electronic payment channels, which addresses the payment aspect of a digital [...] The post Ghana’s

Stanbic Bank has donated a double cabin pick-up to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture towards this year’s National Farmers’ Day celebrations to be held in Kumasi on Friday. The vehicle will go to the 2017 national best farmer second runner. Speaking during the handing-over of the vehicle, Alhassan Andani CE, Stanbic Bank said the bank was committed to developing and financing agriculture [...] The post Stanbic

The eighth Biennial Union of African Shippers Councils (UASC) African Shippers Day celebration has been held here in Accra.   The event was held under the theme, ‘Trade facilitation and its impact on Africa’s industrialisation.’ Speaking at the opening ceremony, Alan Kyerematen, Minister of Trade and Industry, noted that, for Africa to industrialise and diversify its economies, there would be [...] The post Africa

About 300,000 persons currently live and work on the streets of Ghana, recent statistics from the Department of Social Welfare has indicated. The number represents more than twice the figure recorded in 2011 which stood at 60,495 and comprised migrant children, urban dwellers and adults among other smaller vulnerable groups. The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa [...] The post 300,000

The management of New Times Corporation (NTC) has commiserated with the Multimedia Group Limited (MGL) and the family of the late Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong, affectionately called KABA. KABA, the host of Asempa FM’s afternoon political show, ‘Eko sii sen’ passed on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, following a short illness. The delegation [...] The post NTC

A former Commissioner of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has called for a change in the way and manner some appointments are made in order to fight against the corruption menace in the country. Justice Emile Short said, anti-corruption institutions in Ghana are not strong enough to fight graft due to how the appointments were made. [...] The post Change

Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has offered a three-month amnesty for individuals and companies to surrender public funds illegally stashed abroad. In a statement, he said the government will prosecute those who fail to comply when the amnesty ends in February. “Such malpractices constitute a very serious economic crime against the people of Zimbabwe,” Mr Mnangagwa said. Since taking office [...] The post Zimbabwe