Experienced Ghanaian boxing trainer, Carl Lokko has threatened a legal suit against one of his previous boxers, Duke Micah over allegations made against him on social media. The decision, according to the Bronx boxing gym head coach was to get Micah to substantiate the wild allegations that has since gone viral. Micah, who joined the Bronx gym stable [...] The post Carl Lokko
The government has outlined a very comprehensive set of incentives for companies and businesses that promote the, ‘One District One Factory’ initiative to develop the country, Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, Minister of Trade and Industry has said. The incentives include duty free status for importing machinery and equipment, duty free for importing all raw materials for the company, a five-year [...] The post Government
This year’s MTN Invitational golf tournament is scheduled for the Celebrity Golf Club on Friday, September 28. The event would be held under the theme “MTN Business, Your One-Stop-Shop for ICT needs.” About 100 golfers from across the country are expected to participate in this year’s event which would serve as a platform to reward MTN’s high value customers and [...] The post Golf:
Members of Ghana’s amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers that participated in the Ahmed Juma International boxing tournament in Turkey are back home. The three – Jessie Lartey (69kg) welterweight, Ghana’s only medalist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia; Wahid Omar (64kg) light welterweight and Suleman Tetteh, (56) bantamweight arrived yesterday with Emirates Airline. Tetteh won a bronze medal [...] The post Bombers
Vivo Energy has reached an agreement with Engen Holdings Limited to restructure the acquisition of Engen International Holdings (Mauritius) Limited (EIHL) by Vivo Energy’s subsidiary, Vivo Energy Investments B.V. The restructured transaction is now unconditional besides the customary closing conditions including material adverse change clauses. All required regulatory and competition authorities’ approvals have been received for the transfer of Engen’s [...] The post
Ghana has chosen two Chinese companies to build the infrastructure it needs to import liquefied natural gas, resurrecting the $350 million Tema terminal project that would make the country the first in sub-Saharan Africa to buy LNG. Tema LNG, backed by Africa-focused private equity firm Helios Investment, signed deals with China Harbour Engineering Company to build onshore facilities and Jiangnan [...] The post Ghana
The Embassy of France in Accra has extended an invitation to Ghanaian companies to take part in a business forum, dubbed, ‘Ambition Africa 2018’, slated for October 22 and 23 in Paris. A statement issued by the French Embassy in Accra on Tuesday said the “Ambition Africa 2018″ was being organised by Business France, under the authority of the French [...] The post Ghanaian
The chiefs and elders of Obom of Ga South, in the Greater Accra Region, have offered land for the construction of a Senior High School (SHS) to cater for the growing student population in the area. A seven-member educational committee set up by the Chief of Obom, Nii Kpakpo Amaatey II, have also raised an amount of GH¢15,981.00 for an [...] The post Chiefs, elders of Obom offer land
One hundred brilliant but needy students across the country have been awarded scholarships to pursue higher education. The scholarship was presented to the students by the MTN Ghana Foundation under the MTN Bright Scholarship awards programme, started two years ago. The beneficiaries, made up of 82 males and 18 females who are currently pursuing courses in the fields of Engineering, [...] The post 100
ASA Savings and Loans as part of its corporate social responsibility has instituted a scholarship scheme to cater for the educational needs of wards or children of contributors to the company’s scheme. A total of twenty pupils drawn from primary and junior high schools benefitted from the scholarship scheme. Mr. Aourongjeb, MD, ASA Savings and Loans Ghana, in his remarks [...] The post ASA
The Agorvie Youth for Sustainable Development (AY4SD), a non-governmental organisation has launched a programme “Build Back Better (BBB)” at Agorvie to inspire the youth to help provide quality education to the pupils in the community. The BBB programme has seven project components out of which the AY4SD has initiated the implementation of three, namely; support for teaching and learning materials, [...] The post NGO
Members of the Unit Committee in the Sekyere Kumawu District, in the Ashanti Region, have appealed to government to take pragmatic steps to strengthen unit committees, to enable them to play their roles effectively and efficiently in the decentralisation process. They said the unit committees were the first and direct point of contact for community members on issues relating to [...] The post Govt
Political interference has created serious rivalry and confusion in public institutions, Professor Kojo Yankah, Founder of the African University College of Communications has stated. He explained that “governance of institutions remains troubled as crises associated with various political orders has caused disturbances, harassment of staff and the widespread corruption in the institutions”. Prof Yankah expressed worry at how politics had [...] The post Kojo
The Local Government Service (LGS) has set September 24 to 27 for the fourth bi-annual professional conference at Ho, in the Volta Region. The three-day conference is expected to bring together over 400 professional staff of the LGS from Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country. The professionals include engineers, budget officers, surveyors, development and planning officers, finance [...] The post MMDAs
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said Tuesday that South Sudanese parties face daunting challenges in implementing a new peace agreement. “The deal signed yesterday by South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar is an important milestone as it provides a roadmap for peace through reform, political transformation, security, socio-economic development, and national reconciliation,” Lacroix [...] The post
Police in Uganda have warned that any welcoming rally for musician-turned-MP Bobi Wine will be unlawful. Police said they expect Bobi Wine – whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi – to abide by traffic laws when he returns on Thursday. He has been in the US for medical treatment after allegedly being tortured by the military. Security agencies had received [...] The post Showdown
MEMBERS of Parliament have been recalled from recess for a five-day emergency meeting, starting Monday, September 24, 2018, to consider some unfinished businesses of the last meeting. In a letter inviting the 275 members back to the House, Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, said the lawmakers would be expected to consider “some urgent parliamentary businesses.” “In [...] The post Speaker
Islamist militants have killed hundreds of soldiers in attacks in northeastern Nigeria in recent weeks, security and military sources say. It has forced a turnaround in the course of an insurgency which the government has frequently claimed to have vanquished. The fatigued, ill-equipped government troops have reached breaking point, they said. The setback in the war against Islamic State in [...] The post Nigerian
GHANA and Burkina Faso relationship has been taken a notch higher following the summit in Accra, between President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his counterpart, President Roch Marc Christian Kabore. The visit could be termed reciprocal by the Burkinabe leader, after a similar one by President Akufo-Addo in the past. Anytime the two leaders meet, it is to rekindle the [...] The post GHANA,
Two persons who allegedly attempted to traffic narcotics drugs through the courier service have been nabbed by the officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) in Accra. The suspects are Daniel Newman Teye, 32 and Kwasi Kumi Otenpong, 29, also known as Timmy. A press release issued by NACOB and sighted by the Ghanaian Times stated the two are in [...] The post 2 arrested for attempting
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