The second edition of the Accra Technical University’s inter-hall sports festival ended at the school’s campus on Saturday. The three-day competition which began on Thursday would be crowned with a colourful closing ceremony tomorrow where distinguished halls would be presented with their trophies and awards. Four halls (distinguished by their numberings of 1,2,3,4) competed in games including taekwondo, table tennis, [...] The post ATU
The Ghana Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (GBFA) has fixed the 11th edition of the Man Ghana contest, for Saturday December 1 at the National Theatre in Accra. Man Ghana is the most celebrated bodybuilding and fitness event and this year’s edition code named ‘the Battle of the Gladiators’ would be held under the theme; “Health and Fitness, important for building [...] The post 11th
Former Ghana U-17 coach, Paa Kwesi Fabin believes the introduction of the MRI scan was the reason for the country’s inability to excel at the youth World Cup. Ghana last won a FIFA youth tournament in 2009, after the Black Satellites defeated Brazil in Cairo to lift Africa’s first ever U-20 World Cup. Ghana is also a two-time winner of [...] The post Ex-Black
Former vice chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) George Afriyie has reiterated his interest in the vacant Ghana FA presidential job. The nation’s football governing body presidency has become vacant since Kwesi Nyantakyi stepped down five months ago following allegations of corruption leveled against him. In the aftermath of the Anas Number 12 exposé, FIFA and CAF appointed a [...] The post Afriyie
The Ghana Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (GBFA) has fixed the 11th edition of the Man Ghana contest, for Saturday December 1 at the National Theatre in Accra. Man Ghana is the most celebrated bodybuilding and fitness event and this year’s edition code named ‘the Battle of the Gladiators’ would be held under the theme; “Health and Fitness, important for building [...] The post 11th
The European Union (EU) says it is poised to giving the required support to the fisheries sector in a bid to contribute to food security, nutrition and improvement in the livelihoods of fishing communities in Ghana. To this end, the EU has rolled out certain mechanisms to combat all forms of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities in the country [...] The post European
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) for the third consecutive time this year has maintained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) rate at 17 per cent. Speaking at a news conference by the Monetary Policy Committee of the BoG to announce the new MPR, the Governor said the decision to maintain the MPR was influenced by the stability of the Ghanaian economy [...] The post BoG keeps Policy Rate at 17 per cent appeared
Twenty-two out of the 30 universal banks in the country are on the verge of meeting the Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The Governor of BoG, Dr Ernest Addison who disclosed this at the 85 Monetary Policy Committee news conference to announce the new monetary policy rate, said he was hopeful all the 22 banks [...] The post 20 banks set to
The first graduation and fourth matriculation ceremony of Family Health University College in Accra has been held. In all 94 students were matriculated for the 2018/2019 academic year whiles 16 students were graduated. President Nana Akufo Addo in a speech read on his behalf by the Minister of Health Kwaku Agyemang-Manu stated that quality healthcare delivery was very critical to [...] The post Family
Students in Ghana and Africa must take creative arts seriously as it remains a very valuable part of education, Provost, Concordia University Irvine, USA, Dr Peter Senkbeil has said. Speaking at a day’s symposium at the Wisconsin International University College in Accra, on the topic, “The Economic Benefits of the Creative Arts industry in the Education Sector, Dr Senkbeil said, [...] The post Creative
Ghana’s first International Education Exhibition and Idea Factory dubbed, ‘educataGhana’ 2018 will officially open on Thursday in Accra. The three-day event which starts from Thursday, November 29 to December 1, 2018 is collaboration between the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana (AHK Ghana), the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) and Sparkassenstiftung für Internationale Kooperation e.V. Activities lined up for [...] The post ‘educataGhana’
A new computer laboratory to facilitate the teaching and learning of Information, Communication Technology (ICT) has been commissioned for the Yawkumikrom Municipal Authority Basic School in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region. The new facility, the first of its kind in the area and fully furnished with 45 new desktop computers and accessories was donated by Reverend [...] The post Computer
A member of the Professor Kwesi Botchwey fact finding committee, Nii Lante Vanderpuye has assured that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is united and poised for victory in 2020. According to him, “signals I’ve picked recently shows the party is now united and confident in the 2020 elections contrary to what I observed when the committee went round to ascertain [...] The post NDC
ASPIRING flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Joshua Alabi, has said he would bridge the gap between the party’s grassroots and government when voted into power. “There was a gaping disconnect between the grassroots, party and government and that’s what culminated in the resounding defeat of the NDC in the 2016 general elections,” he lamented, in an interview [...] The post Alabi
Linda Ofori-Kwafo, the Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), has emphasised that fighting corruption cannot be the work of only one person but collaborative efforts by stakeholders to either minimise or end corruption. “Fighting corruption should not rest on the shoulders of an individual but collaborative efforts from government institutions, civil society, media, and the private sector and only [...] The post Linda
The Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly in collaboration with the Information Services Department has organised a town hall meeting to give the people the opportunity to engage with duty-bearers and to have better understanding of how resources meant to transform their lives are being utilised. It also provided the platform to sensitise them on various interventions, policies and development programmes being implemented [...] The post Bolgatanga
Three Chinese nationals have been charged with attempting to bribe investigators working on an alleged ticketing scam in a massive Kenyan railway project. Some $10,000 (£8,000) a day was being stolen in the scheme, local media say. Officers were allegedly offered a $5,000 bribe, the prosecutor says. The $3bn Chinese-funded and operated railway line is Kenya’s biggest infrastructure project since [...] The post Chinese
A court in Milan is considering charges of corruption against Eni and Shell in a controversial oil deal that led to Nigeria losing an estimated $6bn. The campaign group Global Witness has calculated the OPL 245 deal in 2011 deprived Nigeria of double its annual education and healthcare budget. Eni and Shell are accused of knowing the money they paid [...] The post Nigeria loses $6bn from ‘corrupt’
The Deputy Central Regional Minister, Thomas Baffoe, has admonished political party supporters not to insult political opponents since it does not help to grow the country’s democratic governance. He said politicians should understand it is a contest of ideas to promote socio-economic advancement of the citizenry and regrettable some politicians take undue advantage to malign and insult their opponents. Mr. [...] The post ‘Party
One of Mali’s top jihadist leaders has been killed in a raid by French forces, the Malian army says. It says Amadou Koufa died in Friday’s operation in the central Mopti region. France earlier suggested that Koufa might be among about 30 Islamists “put out of action” in the raid. The radical preacher is described as a senior member of [...] The post French raid ‘kills
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