China has given Ghana a US$66 million grant for the development of the University of Health and Allied Sciences and rehabilitation of the James Town Fishing Port. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced this yesterday when he organised a farewell lunch in honour of the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Sun Baohong, at the Jubilee House. He said [...] The post President
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mrs Catherine Abelema Afeku has rallied the support of the chiefs and people of Axim for good sanitation management, especially along the beaches in the municipality. She said, good sanitation and clean environment are critical ingredients in the promotion of the tourism economy and also improve the image of Nzemaland. Mrs Afeku [...] The post Min
Anthony Joshua says his team are preparing to make an offer to Deontay Wilder that will set up a fight to become undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. The IBF, WBA and WBO title holder added that if he was in Wilder’s position, he would be “over the moon” with the offer. Joshua said: “I want that fight, no doubt [...] The post Team Joshua prepares offer
The office of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) Deputy Secretary, Reverend Richmond Quarcoo, has been ransacked in the wake of the visa fraud scandal which has hit the sporting fraternity. At least 50 ‘fake’ Ghanaian journalists are due for deportation from Australia where the Commonwealth Games are being held. Quarcoo is believed to have made some explanations on a local [...] The post GOC
Awudu Issaka, ex-Ghana youth star, has predicted that Kwasi Nyantakyi, president of Ghana Football Association (GFA), would contest for the presidency and win massively. Mr Issaka, who owns a second division club, Royal Awudu Issaka Soccer Academy, has said contrary to reports that, Mr Nyantakyi would not contest again, he was convinced that, the president would go for re-election in [...] The post Nyantakyi
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, accompanied by the leaders of 15 local ICT firms have left the country for a five-day working visit to the high-tech city of Silicon Valley, California, in the United States. The I.T firms include GHIPSS, Hubtel, SoftTribe, DreamOval, GE, IBM, Trotro tractor, EDEL Technology Consulting, Rancord, Nsano, Expresspay, Bluespace, Callens Solution, Bsystems, and IT [...] The post Veep
Ghana Premier League (GPL) leaders, Ashantigold face a tough test at the Carl Reindorf Park at Dansoman in Accra where they line up against a resurgent Liberty Professionals side in a top GPL week six clash. The ‘Miners’ are yet to taste defeat after five games and have already recorded wins against the giants – Hearts and Kotoko. That tremendous [...] The post Liberty test for AshGold appeared
Ghana recorded mixed results in the seventh day of the the on-going Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Janet Amponsah qualified for the semi finals of the women’s 200m, finishing second in the heats with a time of 23.66sec. Akua Obeng-Akrofi also made it through to the semi finals of the women’s 400m in yesterday’s event, coming third in her [...] The post Amponsah, Amoah land in
Students of the nursing training colleges in the Upper East Region have expressed worry about Government’s delay in the payment of their monthly allowance for the past three months beginning from January to March 2018. Speaking at a press conference organised by the students in Bolgatanga on Monday, the spokesperson of the group, Mr Dawani Kenensua, noted that the failure of the [...] The post UER
Some members of Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) of basic schools at the Police Training School in Accra have asked for the immediate stoppage of collection of unapproved fees being charged by teachers amounting to more than GH¢10, 000 every academic term. They also asked for the dismissal, sanction and transfer of teachers who continue to extort money from them illegally. [...] The post Police
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) Tarkwa, has ended its fourth innovation and career fair on the theme ,’Think smart,Be innovative 2018’. The fair, organised annually, provides a platform for students of UMaT to display their projects which have positive impact in the society. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Jerry Kuma, noted in an address that the [...] The post University
Professor Yaa Ntiamoah Badu, the Board Chair of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), has said education is the most potent tool that could break the poverty cycle in the society. She said education was the surest way to uproot poverty and significantly uplift the masses from their present low socio-economic conditions. Professor Badu said this at a fundraising event to [...] The post Education
The Gomoa West District Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS), Reverend Joseph Jehu-Appiah, has expressed worry over the government’s inability to absorb the registration fees for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in private schools. He said the children in private schools were there not only by choice but due to insufficient facilities in public schools [...] The post Government’s
The second edition of the National Core Subjects Quiz (NCSQ) has been launched in Accra. Scheduled for April 16 to May 4, 25 basic schools within the Greater Accra Region are expected to participate. The three-week competition under the theme, “Innovation with selflessness; Keys to impactful leadership is aimed at testing the strength of the pupils as far as the [...] The post Second
The Minority in Parliament is denying claims by government that 25 of its 106 members have received double salaries as part of their end-of-service benefits accorded article 71 office holders by the 1992 Constitution. Believing that the allegation is a “desperate attempt by the Akufo-Addo government to criminalise and harass the Minority in what we believe to be a fruitless [...] The post Minority
An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ustaz Sham-Una Jibril, who is known for his accurate predictions on both local and international issues, has predicted that the Ashanti Region which is known to be the ‘World Bank’ of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will turn into a “Traditional Microfinance” in the 2020 General Elections. According to him, the ruling party will witness a [...] The post Islamic
Armed groups in Libya are killing and torturing detainees in prisons, some nominally under government control, where thousands of civilians are being unlawfully held, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Successive governments in Tripoli have allowed the armed groups to arrest opponents, activists, journalists and politicians, while paying the fighters salaries and providing them with equipment and uniforms, it said. [...] The post UN
Five rangers and their driver have been killed at the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman says. The group was killed in an ambush by suspected rebels operating in the park, Joel Wengamulay told the BBC. Virunga boasts Africa’s most diverse wildlife habitat and is home to endangered mountain gorillas. Some of eastern DR Congo’s [...] The post Rangers
The government in Liberia has refuted allegations that it influenced the arrest of journalists of a newspaper that has recently been critical of President George Weah. Journalists and editors of Frontpage Africa were on Monday morning arrested from their offices by court sherrifs, and detained at the Civil Law Court before a lawyer secured their released on the same day. [...] The post Liberia
Zimbabwe will invite Western powers to monitor its national elections for the first time in more than 15 years, official papers showed on Tuesday, ending a ban imposed by veteran former leader Robert Mugabe. The vote, scheduled for July, is seen as a major test for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s democratic credentials since he came to power in November after a [...] The post Zimbabwe
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