Far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro has won a sweeping victory in Brazil’s presidential election. The former army captain won 55.2 per cent of the vote against 44.8 per cent for Fernando Haddad of the left-wing Workers’ Party. Mr Bolsonaro’s pledge to fight crime and corruption following a string of scandals has won him mass support. However critics are worried by his [...] The post Brazil’s
An Indonesian airliner has crashed into the sea with 189 people on board. The Boeing 737, owned by the low-cost airline Lion Air, went down after taking off from the capital Jakarta. Flight JT 610 was headed for the western city of Pangkal Pinang. Rescuers have recovered some bodies and personal items, including baby shoes. There is no sign of [...] The post Passenger plane crashes in sea
At least three persons were run over by a speeding train in the Indian capital New Delhi, railways officials said Monday. “Three persons trespassing the tracks were run over by Train no 12446 Bikaner-Delhi express near Nangloi Railway station,” a spokesperson for Northern Railways tweeted. The state-owned Indian Railways is planning to put fencing along all train tracks [...] The post 3
The Minister for Aviation, Mr Joseph Kofi Adda, has disclosed that government will acquire less than 10 per cent shares in a public-private partnership arrangement to establish a new state airline. He explained that the government’s decision to acquire the less than 10 per cent shares in a new state airline and the rest going to private investors was to [...] The post Minister:
About 80 litter bins will be placed along the Accra Ring-Road Central – from the Kwame Nkrumah Circle to the Danquah Circle in Osu, Accra. The move is to encourage the proper disposal of waste along the stretch as part of efforts to rid the capital city, Accra, of filth. This came to light yesterday when the Rotary Club of [...] The post 80 litter bins for Accra Ring Road Central
The Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Perry Okudzeto has asked boxing fans to desist from acts of vandalism if they want the sport to attract support from the corporate sector. He said acts such as the recent destruction of facilities at the Bukom Boxing Arena will not help in the promotion of the sport in the country. Speaking [...] The post Boxing fans cautioned against vandalism
R.A. Okine, one of the greatest jockeys in Accra racing history, has died at the age of 83. Described as a jockey with very forceful hands and heels-rider by experts, he rode several horses without going for any serious whip. One of the most widely travelled Ghanaian riders of his generation; the late Okine produced El Cid for a thundering [...] The post Legend jockey R.A Okine passes on appeared
Ghana is hoping to receive the nod to host the World Series Boxing (WSB), the semi professional boxing tournament sanctioned by the International Boxing Association (AIBA). When approved, it will further boost Ghana’s image as far as boxing was concerned, President of the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF), George Lamptey has said. Speaking in an interview with the Times Sports, the [...] The post Ghana
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has confirmed an international friendly against Ghana’s national female team the Black Queens. The friendly match will take place at the Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka on November 3. FAZ Communications Manager Desmond Katongo says the friendly is part of the build-up to the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The Shepolopolo are currently shaping up for [...] The post Zambia
Queen of Peace Co-operative Credit Union made a modest growth besides the membership rising from 4,423 in 2017 to 5,036 in 2018, Vincent Sam Brew, Board Chairman of the Co-operative Credit Union, has said. Mr Sam Brew was addressing member co-operators at the 36th Annual General Meeting at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church Complex Hall in Madina, Accra. He [...] The post Queen of Peace Credit
The Private Enterprise Federation (PEF) is embarking on a nationwide consultation with Medium and Small-Scale Enterprises (MSEs) to solicit their views on tax reforms and the impact on their businesses. The move is to expose them to the tax laws, their obligations under the law and collate their views and challenges to form the basis to push for a favourable [...] The post PEF consults MSEs on tax
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has held a sensitisation workshop for players in the hospitality industry and other service providers on best practices to boost returns on investment and promote tourism. At the workshop held for participants from the Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo regions, Mr Alex Boakye, the Head of Standards of the Quality Assurance Department of GTA, sensitised them on [...] The post Hospitality
The cedi is expected to remain stable this week on improved interbank forex liquidity supported by regular central bank dollar sales, analysts said. The local currency was trading at 4.85 to the dollar by mid morning last Thursday, compared to 4.86 a week before. “The cedi is expected to remain firm, at least for the rest of the month before [...] The post Cedi to remain stable appeared first on
Dr Kwaku Afriyie, the Western Regional Minister has praised Maybek Services Limited, investors in the Anaji Choice Mall for their commitment in growing the local economy and providing jobs for over 100 indigenes within the Region. He said their commitment to provide the social needs of individuals, families and the community as a whole was undeniably a step in [...] The post Choice Mart opens
Mountcrest University College in Accra last week Saturday held its eighth matriculation ceremony for 92 Bachelor of Law (LLB) students. This followed the lifting of an embargo on the university by the National Accreditation Board last year, thus preventing it from admitting new students. Mr. Kwaku Ansa-Asare, the Rector of MUC in a speech read for him by Ms. Irene [...] The post Mountcrest
The Abetifi Youngsters Club (AYC) in Holland, has donated educational materials worth £3,000 to schools in Abetifi as part of their social responsibility programme in promoting quality education in the area. The items included erasers, books, pens and pencils, boxes of white chalk, recreational items and footballs. Among the schools that benefitted were the Abetifi Practice Primary, Abetifi D/A Basic [...] The post Abetifi
Government is verifying the authenticity of the qualifications of teaching staff of all Technical Universities to curb increasing cases of fraudulent qualifications for both employment and further studies. According to the Minister of State in-charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwasi Yankah, the exercise would be extended to staff of all public institutions in the country. In order to address the [...] The post Govt
The Regional Advisory Information and Network Systems (RAINS), a non-governmental organisation, in partnership with Hope for Children, has handed over a three-unit classroom block and ancillary facilities to the Daboya Number Two Primary School in the Northern Region to facilitate teaching and learning. The classroom block, worth GH¢168,654.00, was funded by Overseas Aid and Development Commission of Guernsey and aimed [...] The post NGO
Papa Owusu Ankomah, Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, has suggested a shift from the President to appoint majority of his ministers from Parliament to allow the Legislature to properly play its oversight role over the government. “No Member of Parliament (MP) should be made a minister, in order to deepen our democracy and make it successful, the most [...] The post Don’t
The former Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Hanna Bissiw, on Saturday received the nod as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) women’s organiser at the just ended National Women and Youth Conference 2018 at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region. Dr Bissiw polled 446 votes to defeat the incumbent National Organiser, Hajia Zainab Mahama who garnered 252 votes. Hajia [...] The post Hanna
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