Brazil finished their Uruguay 2018 campaign on a high, defeating South Africa 4-1 in Montevideo on the final match-day in Group B at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. It was an even match in the first half, as South Africa’s tactic early on was to play balls over the top of Brazil’s defence. It nearly paid off on three [...] The post Brazil exit
Former Ghana international, Osei Kofi has challenged the Black Stars to rise to be ‘ruthless’ against Kenya in their final game of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. After three rounds of matches, following a ban on Sierra Leone, Kenya occupies Group F’s top spot with seven points, one point better than Ghana. Both teams will meet in March [...] The post Be
The Producer Price Inflation rose from 5.8 per cent in September to 7.2 per cent in October, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced. This represents a 1.4 percentage point increase in the producer inflation relative to the rate recorded in September 2018 (5.8 per cent). The month-on-month change in producer price index between September 2018 and October 2018 was [...] The post PPI rises to 7.2%
Mantrac Ghana, the authorised dealer of Caterpillar products and services in Ghana, in its bid to produce top notch technicians for the construction sector has graduated the third batch of students from Caterpillar’s Technicians for Africa Project – Ghana Edition. The Technicians for Africa Project is a free online programme for Africans seeking a new and exciting career as service technicians. [...] The post Mantrac
Kantanka Automobile will soon introduce electric vehicles (EV) onto the Ghanaian market. Already, the company has commenced efforts to locally build the vehicles to enhance the country’s drive towards the use of electric cars. Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation, disclosed this in a statement read on his behalf at a dissemination workshop on [...] The post Kantanka
Tecno, fast rising smartphones manufacturers, has launched Tecno Camon 11 and Camon 11PRO onto the Ghanaian market last week in Accra. The new devices were added to the Tecno Camon smartphones series with much more upgraded features for smartphones enthusiasts. Mr Justin Chen, Country Manager of Tecno Ghana, said Tecno would continue to satisfy its customers with improved features, adding [...] The post Tecno
About 100,000 enterpreneurs in the informal sector across the country are to be trained in Information Communication Technology (ICT) next year to improve on their businesses. The beneficiaries of the training would include market women, mechanics, carpenters, drivers, tailors, seamstress, hairdressers and beauticians, traders, and other artisans. The Administrator of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication, Kofi Asante, disclosing [...] The post 100,000
GCB Bank in partnership with the Global Outreach Consortium, a non – governmental organisation, has donated medical items and equipment worth GH? 28,850.00 to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The items included ultra sound transmission gel, respironics, pediatric airway circuit, urine transfer straw, ice packs, chemo spill kits, theatre light handles, limb restraining product, hemi-knee brace, absorbent pad, blankets, [...] The post GCB
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)–Ghana, has called on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to design appropriate mechanisms to strengthen the banking and financial sectors, instead of closing them. The Deputy General Secretary of the ICU–Ghana in charge of operations, Mr Morgan Ayawine, issued the warning at the Upper East Regional Council General Meeting, held in Bolgatanga on Friday. [...] The post BoG
Management and staff of the West Hills Mall at Weija, in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have undergone a day’s fire training exercise, to be sensitised on fire safety measures. The training, which was facilitated by personnel of the Weija Fire Station involved theory and practical rudiments of fire fighting. Participants were trained on how to [...] The post West
The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of channelling money it had borrowed in two years into consumption, which include salaries and compensations. According to the Minority, whiles the John Mahama-led administration borrowed to invest in self-financing projects, the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government was ‘pumping’ money into consumption. The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Baah [...] The post Minority
Nsuo APP, an Information and Technology company (IT) has been adjudged the best team at the end of a three-day maiden sanitation Hackathon Technology in Accra on Monday. Hackathon is the use of technology to develop innovative ideas to tackle sanitation challenges. The team, made up of four persons was presented with a dummy cheque for $5,000 for providing the [...] The post Nsuo APP
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), a think tank has described the 2019 budget as good, saying it has touched on key issues which are critical to accelerate the development of the country. It said the focus of the 2019 budget on agriculture modernisation, industrialisation, and infrastructure development was commendable. Prof Kusi however, advised government to focus on strengthening domestic [...] The post Mobilise
The funerals of the two former Overlords of the Dagbon Traditional Area, Ya Na Mahamudu Abdulai and Ya Na Yakubu Andani are expected to be performed in December this year and January next year respectively to pave way for the installation of a new Ya Na. The Committee of Eminent Chiefs leading the Dagbon peace process, made up of [...] The post Dagbon
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has described the newly elected leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as a combination of “the good, the bad and the ugly.” In an exclusive interview with the Ghanaian Times, he declined to put the individuals into the aforementioned categories except to say the combination was not uncommon. He was a “little [...] The post J.J.
The Sefwi-Wiawso Divisional Police Command is investigating a case in which Nana Katakyie Kwasi Bumangama, Omanhene of Sefwi-Wiawso Traditional Area is alleged to have instructed his agents to demolish a fence wall being constructed on a plot of land owned by a private developer at Sefwi-Wiawso. The private developer, Mr Godfred Andoh, who is a businessman and citizen of [...] The post Sefwi–Wiawso
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has sanctioned all four mobile network operators (MNOs) in the country for providing poor services to consumers. The MNOs have been fined an amount of GH¢34,065.000 with a 30-day deadline to pay. The four network operators sanctioned for their non-compliance with various Quality of Service (QoS) requirements are MTN, AirtelTigo, Vodafone, and Glo. A statement issued [...] The post 4
Ghana is expected to access the first tranche of the $2billion Sinohydro Infrastructure for bauxite facility agreement with China by the end of close of next month. This would enable work to commence on several infrastructural projects under the phase one of the facility starting from next year. The tranche, worth $649 miilion is expected to be used for the [...] The post $2bn
A British PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of spying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Matthew Hedges, 31, of Durham University, always denied the charge saying he had been conducting research. A court in Abu Dhabi has declared him guilty of “spying for or on behalf of” the UK government. His family [...] The post Briton on UAE spy charge
Interpol has elected South Korean Kim Jong-yang as its president, rejecting the controversial Russian frontrunner. Mr Kim was chosen by Interpol’s 194 member states at a meeting of its annual congress in Dubai. He beat Russia’s Alexander Prokopchuk, who has been accused of using Interpol’s arrest warrant system to target critics of the Kremlin. Russia blamed the outcome of the [...] The post Russia
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