The Ghana Deaf Football Federation (GDFF) has invited 26 players for a day’s special justify-your-inclusion exercise to be held at the Osu Salem Junior High School (JHS) on Saturday. The aim is to select the final squad of the deaf football national team, the Black Wonders, for three separate championships this year. Head Coach of the team, Winfred Chartey Annan [...] The post GDFF invites 26
THE Brong Ahafo Regional Circles Council (BARCC) of Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC has asked all Asante Kotoko flags within the region to fly at half-staff in commemoration of the tragic accident which occurred exactly a year today. It would be remembered that on July 12, 2017, Asante Kotoko SC was involved in an accident at Nkawkaw after playing Inter Allies [...] The post BARCC
Chairman of the Referees Association of Ghana (RAG), Mr Joe Bismarck Debrah has been invited to the Crime Investigative Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. The summon comes after the association requested for a copy of the video of Tiger Eye PI investigation that captured over 50 in bribery scandals. CID sources indicate that the RAG chairman has been [...] The post Referees chief invited by
Aduana Stars coach, Yusif Abubakar has been fired, less than eight months after guiding the Dormaa club to their second Ghana Premier League title. His sacking had been on the cards after he fell out with the supporters. He was attacked by two angry fans after Aduana failed to beat Raja Casablanca in Confederation Cup in May. Last month, it [...] The post Kenichi
FRANCE has begun dreaming of World Cup glory after a two-decade wait after Les Bleus defeated Belgium to reach the final, unleashing a wave of football euphoria across the country. Delirious supporters draped in the Tricolour flag spilled on to Parisian boulevards as the blare of car horns reverberated through the French capital. In a fan zone outside City Hall [...] The post Wild
JUVENTUS signed Cristiano Ronaldo 15 days after they were first made aware of the player’s desire to leave Real Madrid. Two weeks ago, Joao Cancelo joined Juventus but the Turin club would never have imagined that a few days later he would be joined by his fellow countryman Cristiano Ronaldo. “Everything started when we began negotiations for Cancelo, who has [...] The post Juventus
The country’s consumer price inflation for June 2018 year-on-year basis increased marginally to 10.0 per cent from 9.8 per cent in May, Acting Government Statistician, Mr Baah Wadieh has announced. The increase, he said represented a 0.2 per cent change year-on year from the figure recorded in May, while the monthly change rate stood at 1.0 per cent. Mr Wadieh [...] The post June inflation hits 10
The World Bank has appointed Hafez Ghanem as the new World Bank Vice President for Africa, effective July 1. A statement from the World Bank said a development expert with over 30 years of experience, Ghanem would lead an active regional portfolio consisting of over 600 projects totalling more than $71 billion. Under Ghanem’s leadership, the World Bank will continue [...] The post Hafez
Government must focus on non-tax revenue in the mid-year budget review to shore up her revenue, an Economist, Dr Frank Agyire-Tettey has suggested. He explained that fines and penalties were avenues government could raise additional funds to meet her revenue target. Government is reported to be seeking to raise additional GH?2.9 billion through the introduction of new taxes in the [...] The post Mid-year
Public sector accountants must strictly adhere to the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), the new financial reform scheme for improved financial transparency Mr. Eugene Ofosuhene, the Controller and Accountant General has said. He said GIFMIS sought to promote transparency, efficiency and accountability in public financial management and that it was illegal for accountants of MMDAs and MDAs to [...] The post “It’s
Government must introduce innovative tax and revenue strategies in the mid-year budget review to shore up its revenue, A Senior Lecturer at the Economics Department of the University of Ghana, Dr Eric Osei-Assibey has said. Speaking in an interview with the Ghanaian Times yesterday he said the development of the country was a dual responsibility of government and the citizenry. [...] The post Adopt
The Minister of Information, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has advocated the development of a digital library for all academic and research books from tertiary institutions across the country. He said leveraging advancement in technology to make libraries more open would facilitate access to information for research which is a key to national policy formulation. Underscoring the significance of research, he noted [...] The post Let’s
The Office of the Special Prosecutor and the Audit Service are to collaborate to combat financial crime in the country. The two are to work together to prosecute all fraudulent practices and suspicions that lead to the state losing money to fraudsters. The Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Amidu said the new arrangement was a departure from previous practices [...] The post Special
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) will launch investigations into activities of the Chairman of New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Freddie Blay should it establish allegations of corruption levelled against him. The Commissioner of CHRAJ, Mr Joseph Whittal, who made the disclosure to the Ghanaian Times yesterday on the sidelines of the commemoration of the African Union [...] The post CHRAJ
The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay has expressed surprise at the public backlash that has met his decision to procure buses for the party. “It is not unprecedented for individuals or groups to fund their political parties in cash or kind so I cannot understand why my decision has attracted so much controversy, the [...] The post Freddie
Newly elected Third Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Michael Omari Wadie has stated that the party literally thanked God when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) did not show up at their national delegates’ conference in Koforidua. According to him, the NDC could have done anything and their absence was a blessing in disguise. For this reason, he [...] The post ‘NDC absence
Richard Quayson, Deputy Commissioner of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has urged Ghanaians to holistically join the fight against corruption. “No sitting on the fence, we need to join forces together to fight a common enemy, corruption is a major challenge for all societies even though measures are being put in place to fight it, the menace still persisted [...] The post CHRAJ
THE Minority Caucus in Parliament is suspecting that the President Akufo-Addo led government has a grand agenda in place to rig the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. This scheme, the opposition lawmakers said was underscored by the decision by the government to place a ban on the issuance of new birth certificates and passports at a time these documents served [...] The post Minority
Pres Akufo-Addo has been lauded for naming Wa Tech Varsity after late Pres Limann The Family of the late former President Dr. Hilla Limann has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the decision to name the Wa Technical University after their kinsman. According to the Limann family of Gwollu in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region, [...] The post Pres Akufo-Addo
Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party will respect the outcome of the July 30 general election, a senior member has assured the African Union Election Observer Mission. Party secretary for administration Obert Mpofu told journalists after meeting the observer mission Monday that it would respect the outcome of the elections as it stood guided by the country’s constitution, the state-owned Herald newspaper reported Tuesday. Mpofu, [...] The post
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