CRISTIANO Ronaldo’s newly-appointed Las Vegas lawyer has labelled allegations of rape against the Juventus forward as “complete fabrications” and said what occurred was “consensual in nature”. Ronaldo is being sued by a woman in the United States, who claims he raped her in the penthouse suite of a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. The Portugal international, 33, has firmly denied [...] The post Ronaldo
ONE year after a humbling failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, the United States are hoping a string of upcoming friendlies will show they’re on the path to redemption. Wednesday marked the anniversary of the USA’s shock loss to Trinidad & Tobago that ended their bid to reach this year’s World Cup. Midfielder Michael Bradley, back in the [...] The post US
EGYPT will host Swaziland in a Group J African Cup of Nations double header – the first of which takes place this afternoon in Cairo. The Pharaohs will head to the southern kingdom for the reverse fixture four days later. Egypt’s Mexican tactician Javier Aguirre has recalled 12 abroad-based players, with Liverpool forward and 2018 FIFA 3rd best player Mohamed [...] The post Egypt clash
More than 8,000 unemployed bonded nurses and midwives and allied health graduates have decided to picket at the Jubilee House on October 29 to their demand for financial clearance and postings. The number is made up of 7,850 graduate nurses and midwives and 700 allied health graduates. The president of the Coalition of Unemployed Bonded Nurses and Midwives, Mr Daniel [...] The post Unemployed
A project aimed at increasing access to hygienic and sustainable sanitation for residents of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) has been launched in Accra. Dubbed, Greater Accra Sustainable and Livelihoods Improvement Project (GASSLIP), the cost of the project is US$53.86 million, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) providing US$48.85 million whilst the government and beneficiary communities contribute the [...] The post Sustainable
Several Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Upper East Region have appealed to government to commit more resources for the mental health care of Ghanaians. The appeal was made in a joint statement issued by the group yesterday as the world marked this year’s Mental Health Day which was celebrated on Wednesday. In the statement copied to the Ghanaian Times, [...] The post Commit
A two-day West Africa Conference on Investigative Journalism has ended in Accra with a call on journalists to give meaning to their role as the fourth estate of the realm. The conference which was organised under the auspices of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) with support from DW Akademie aimed at empowering journalists to focus on issues that [...] The post Investigative
As part of activities to mark the National Cyber Security Awareness month in Ghana, 500 students from three Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Upper West Region, have been trained on cyber usage and security. The training, which was undertaken by the National Cyber Security Centre, under the Ministry of Communications, focussed on cyber space, importance of the internet, vulnerability [...] The post 500
The Vice President of the Ghana Baptist Convention (GBC) in charge of administration, Rev. W Komla Darke, has urged members of the church to be disciplined in carrying out their Godly activities, to win more souls for Christ. He said the church was obliged to open more branches, train leaders and ministers to meet the spiritual and socio-economic needs of [...] The post Ghana
A five-member audit committee of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has been inaugurated in Accra on Wednesday. The committee is chaired by Ebenezer Siadah, Assistant Controller and Accountant General in-charge of Pensions, at Controller and Accountants General’s Department. Other members are Rudolph Kuuzegh and Samuel Amankwah, both members of the Fire Service Council; Frederick Komla Gle and Solomon Wemegah, [...] The post GNFS
A US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut were forced to make an emergency landing after their Russian Soyuz rocket malfunctioned en route to the International Space Station (ISS). Shortly after taking off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin reported a problem with the rocket’s booster. The men were forced into a “ballistic descent”, with their capsule [...] The post Astronauts
One of the strongest storms in recorded history to hit the US has battered north-west Florida, flooding homes, washing out beaches and snapping trees. Rescue services are beginning to assess the full impact of Hurricane Michael, which made landfall on Wednesday afternoon as a category four storm with 155mph (250km/h) winds. Two people, including a child, were killed by falling [...] The post Monster
The Second Lady, Mrs. Samira Bawumia has called for investment in Adolescent Reproductive Health since it was a key component in empowering the girl-child’s economic and social status. She said such an investment would not only ultimately lead to the prevention of early pregnancies, a major contributor to maternal and child mortality, but also create the opportunity for the adolescent, [...] The post Second
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, five new polyclinics located in some districts of the Greater Accra Region will come into full operation by January next year. The projects; Sege, Ogbojo, Oduman, Ashiaman and Bortianor polyclinics which are about 80 per cent complete are expected to augment healthcare infrastructure in the capital while improving access to quality healthcare for residents in such [...] The post 5
OLYMPIC sprint champion Usain Bolt is set to start up front for the Central Coast Mariners in a trial match today and the Jamaican said his future as a football player could be on the line. The 32-year-old eight-time Olympic gold medallist is trying to transform himself from global athletics superstar to professional football player and hopes to win a [...] The post Bolt set to
KENYAN marathon runner Samuel Kalalei, who won the Athens marathon last November, has been banned for four years after testing positive for blood-booster EPO, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has said. Kalalei’s urine sample, which was collected after the Rotterdam Marathon in April, had returned positive for EPO. The 23-year-old was provisionally suspended by AIU, the independent agency of world [...] The post Four-year
MEXICO will travel to Argentina in November to play two friendlies against the South American nation, the Mexican Football Federation said on Wednesday. The first match will take place on November 17 and the second will take place three days later. The venues for the two games have still to be announced. Neither side currently have a permanent coach. The [...] The post Argentina face Mexicoin friendlies
LIVERPOOL’S Rocky Fielding faces the biggest fight of his life after signing to defend his WBA super middleweight title against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Twenty-eight-year-old Mexican Canelo is one of the most feared fighters on the planet and recently emerged victorious from a rematch with Gennady Golovkin. He and Fielding will face off in New York at Madison Square Garden on [...] The post British
ABOUT 170 boxers from 14 clubs across the country will fight for honours as Ghana’s boxing league is set to begin today with its first in the series scheduled to run for 26 weeks. Dubbed “Fist of Fury,” the fight nights would host about 10 juvenile and amateur fights and four professional bouts on every other week when the event [...] The post Ghana Boxing
THIS afternoon was destined for a cagey 2019 Nations Cup cracker between Ghana’s Black Stars and the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone. No more! It has been blown off by a twist of fate. Political interference in the affairs of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) was enough to scupper the showdown. Slated for the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, the [...] The post Kotoko test for Stars appeared first on
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