Government is ready to support efforts to ensure Ghana produce a new generation of world boxing champions, the President, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, has assured. He gave his word on Tuesday when the new WBO Interim super bantamweight champion, Isaac Dogboe and some members of his management team called on him at the Flagstaff House in Accra. The visit was [...] The post Pres pledges support
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi has asked his critics to allow him to finish his mandate following incessant questions over whether he will stand for re-election or not. Reports in 2017 suggested that the FIFA Council member announced that he will not contest for the seat of presidency of the GFA. Several people have been yearning [...] The post Nyantakyi hesitant
The Black Queens are set to face Cote d’Ivoire after landing in the same group for the WAFU Zone B Women’s Championship. Yesterday’s draw saw the Ivorians pitted in Group A with Burkina Faso and Niger. The tournament which is slated for February 10-24, 2018 will see eight teams compete for the maiden edition of the competition set to be [...] The post Black Queens draw appeared first on
Experienced defender, Godfred Saka, has pledged to give off his best to his new club, Karela United FC, when the 2017/2018 Ghana Premier League (GPL) commences next month. The former Aduana FC player told the GNA Sports on Tuesday that, with his vast experience as a defender, he would offer a lot for the club to stay in the GPL. [...] The post Saka: I’ll give my best to Karela appeared first
Piles of refuse have mounted on major highways within the national capital, Accra, days after the New Year festivities. The heaps of garbage, the Ghanaian Times observed, were cited at some markets and traffic intersections including Mallam junction, Odorkor, Darkuman, Kaneshie-First Light, Pamprom and the Kwame Nkrumah Circle. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, addressing chiefs and people of Jamestown in [...] The post Filth
Vivo Energy Ghana, the sole distributor and marketer of Shell branded fuels and lubricants has unveiled its modern shop brand, ‘Welcome’ to offer convenience, variety, and optimum customer satisfaction to its clients. The shops come with a bakery and other facilities to provide customers with a quick snack, breakfast and other exciting offers. The new Welcome shops located at Adenta, [...] The post Vivo
The Governing Board of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), has appointed Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah as the first-ever Ambassador for Standards in the country. The role of the Standards Ambassador is to improve the visibility and influence of the Authority in Ghana, Africa and globally. Dr Asamoa-Baah is a former Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), where he worked [...] The post Standards
Oil driller Tullow says daily production from its flagship operated asset TEN fields, in the deep waters offshore Ghana, will go up by 12.5 per cent this year. The UK oil firm forecast an average production of 75,800 barrels per day (bopd) this year as compared to an average 56,000 bopd produced last year. “Gross production from the TEN fields [...] The post TEN fields output to go up by 12.5%
Ghana will participate in Regional Energy Co-operation Summit 2018 slated for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, from January 24 to 25. The summit will establish the roadmap for sustainable electricity trade in ECOWAS’ booming gas and energy markets. The Ministry of Energy together with the Energy Commission of Ghana, Electricity Company of Ghana and GridCo, the Ministry of Energy will be in [...] The post Ghana
The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has resolved to enforce a High Court order to remove the Fulani herdsmen and their cattle from the Afram Plains. The REGSEC arrived at the decision after a meeting held on Monday to deliberate on the shooting, by suspected Fulani herdsmen, of four security personnel, three soldiers and a policeman, of the Operation Cow [...] The post We’ll
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared the government’s intention to revamp the palm oil industry, with best practices from Malaysia. He said the Asian country which, according to legend, received its first palm seedling from Ghana, was now producing the greatest amount in the world while Ghana was struggling with few tonnes. The President said it would therefore be [...] The post Ghana
The Ghana Federation of the Disability Organisation (GFD) has called on the Government to, as a matter of urgency; renovate the rehabilitation centre in Bolgatanga, the Upper East regional capital. The centre which used to provide skills training programme for Persons with Disabilities from all the districts in the region and beyond have been closed down by the Government for [...] The post GFD
The West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled to be taken in February will be delayed by a month, a Deputy Education Minister in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has disclosed. With effect from next year, candidates, he added, will be expected to sit for their examination in June. According to him, the move [...] The post WASSCE exams to
The 1989-year group of Accra Academy with the assistance of the GNPC has refurbished the school’s dining hall and kitchen at a cost of GH¢170,000 The headmaster of the school Rev. William Garl, expressed appreciation for the dining hall facility which could only take any 900 students but with the rehabilitation, additional sitting capacity of 350 students has been added. [...] The post 1989
The Sunyani Technical University Alumni Association says the current academic curricula used in the country’s technical universities do not emphasise on practical sessions in the grading system of students. To this end, the association has proposed that the current academic curricula of the technical universities should be reviewed to embrace about 60 per cent hands-on practical oriented approach rather than [...] The post Include
A total of 74 drivers were convicted to fines of GH¢19,222 for the past two years at Nsawam in the Eastern Region, Chief Superintendent Felix Apedo, the District Police Commander has disclosed. He said they were arrested for wrongful parking, excessive speeding, overloading, using of expired documents, driving without license and driving of rickety vehicle among others. Similarly 98 accidents [...] The post 74
Plans are underway to make available 2,000 pheromone traps and 4,000 lures for installation on crop farm for early detection of the Fall armyworms. Pheromone is a chemical substance produced and released into the environment by an animal, especially a mammal or an insect, affecting the behaviour or physiology of others of its species. This forms parts of efforts by [...] The post MOFA, FAO to fight armyworms
President Donald Trump has criticised the US courts after a judge blocked him from ending protection for children brought illegally to the US by parents. Mr Trump said the court system was “broken and unfair”. In September, he rescinded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca), but San Francisco Judge William Alsup said it had to stay while litigation against Mr [...] The post Trump
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