Around 450 people have been temporarily detained here on Saturday after police forces clashed with around 1,000 “yellow vest” protesters who turned violent. Six people have been arrested, according to the federal prosecutor’s office. Earlier in the afternoon, Belgian police confronted hordes of yellow-vested protesters who were calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Charles Michel and attempting [...] The post 450
A Siberian policeman described as Russia’s most prolific mass murderer in modern times has been given a second life sentence. Mikhail Popkov, 53, murdered 55 women and a policeman near Irkutsk between 1992 and 2007. He was already in jail for 22 other murders. He killed the victims after offering them late-night rides in his car. At least 10 were [...] The post Russian ex-cop jailed
Sixty chiefs and their staff across the country have converged in Accra for a five-day workshop aimed at building their competencies on contemporary traditional issues. Drawn from some traditional councils and Regional House of chiefs, the participants would also be equipped with skills to manage the resources of their areas sustainably. The workshop which opened yesterday is being [...] The post 60
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Ms Cecilia Dapaah, says Ghanians cannot should not let greed destroy the country’s water bodies and vegetation. She noted that if bold decisions were not taken to tackle the menace of galamsey, the country would face huge challenges with looming water storage in the next 10 years. Ms Dapaah stated at the 5th [...] The post Greed destroying
Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Felix Annan is upbeat about their chances of beating Kariobangi Sharks in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup. The Porcupine Warriors will play as guests to the Sharks in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup at the Moi International Stadium on Saturday. Annan believes they have a formidable squad capable of returning [...] The post Kotoko
The newly formed University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) baseball team played their first game over the weekend, lining up against Tema Royals in a 5-inning friendly encounter at the campus that ended 11 runs to 1 in favour of the Royals. It was a good experience for the UPSA team that held the experienced opponents from Tema to a [...] The post Baseball: UPSA loses to Tema Royals appeared
THE World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has commended the decision by the African Union Specialised Technical Committee to award the hosting rights of the 2023 All Africa Games (AAG) to Ghana. A statement signed by the Director, WADA Africa Office, Rodney Swigelaar, to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, also poured laudations on Ghana’s bid team – promising [...] The post Ghana
A brand new trophy for the first ever J.A. Kufuor Cup match has been unveiled at the 80th birthday celebration of the former president at his residence in Accra on Saturday. The maiden edition of the competition would be between Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Ashantigold at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday, December 30. Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, Chief Executive Officer [...] The post J. A Kufuor
Global toothpaste producing company, Colgate Palmolive, has launched a new sachet toothpaste for Ghanaian consumers. The sachet toothpaste, named, Colgate Maximum Cavity Protection 3 Gram or Colgate Dental Cream, is targeted at encouraging rural dwellers to make Colgate toothpaste the preferred choice for oral care. At an activation programme in Accra on Friday, Michael Asamoah, Retail Environment Manager for Ghana [...] The post Colgate
Ghana must take steps to unlock domestically available capital for investment in impact enterprises, Ms Jihane Hakimi, a Blended Finance Specialist at the African Development Bank Group, has said. She said there was money in African countries, with Ghana not an exception, that insurance funds, pension funds, philanthropic funds and high net worth individuals could be attracted to fund impact [...] The post Ghana
Managing Director, Kweku Awotwi, has said Tullow Oil, which launched its first oil bidding round in October is seeking partners in a bid to acquire a new oil block in Ghana. “We are looking for both local and international companies to partner with in the bidding rounds and we’ve spoken to a number of them,” he said. “It is obvious [...] The post Tullow oil seeking partners
MTN Ghana is facilitating an insurance cover for all its Mobile Money Agents across the country to cater for the risks associated with their business. General Manager of Mobile Money Eli Hini who disclosed this at an award programme for Mobile Money Agents of the company said the insurance cover had become necessary to mitigate the risk associated with the [...] The post MTN
Christmas came early for members of the Cured Lepers Federation when the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia hosted them at his home yesterday. Assisted by the Second Lady, Hajia Samira Bawumia, the Vice President, who is also a patron of the Lepers Aid Ghana, danced, sang and served food to the more than 100 cured lepers, drawn from the [...] The post Veep, 2nd Lady fetes cured lepers
Two persons have been killed, while several others sustained gunshot wounds in a chieftaincy conflict in the Bole District of the Northern Region. Some houses and vehicles have also been burnt down in the hostility that erupted in the Bole town. The Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mohammed Yussif Tanko who confirmed the [...] The post 2
The introduction of the Double-Track System in some selected Senior High Schools (SHS) has rescued more than 3,000 Junior High School (JHS) leavers in the Mfantseman Municipality, who otherwise would have missed Senior High School (SHS) due to lack of space to accommodate them. Mr Kenneth Kelly Essuman, the Municipal Chief Executive who announced this, said the initiative was the [...] The post Double
Master Benny Fenny, a student of the St Peter’s Senior High School who emerged the proud winner in this year’s National Science and Mathematics Quiz, has been presented with his scholarship by the Accra College of Medicine. The scholarship covers six years tuition fees at the Accra College of Medicine which amounts to the Ghana Cedi equivalent of US$ 75,000. [...] The post National
Vice-Chancellor of the Central University (CU) has asked the government to create a human capital development policy that will guide Ghana to evolve the right human resource she needs at any particular time. Professor Bill Buenar Puplampu said Ghana should be able to determine, “What skills are needed in 20-30 years? What capabilities do we need to nurture? We have [...] The post Create
The National Leadership of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union, TEWU of TUC (Ghana), has appealed to the government and its agencies, to strictly adhere to internal mechanisms in resolving conflicts and other differences at the work place. “It is important to build institutional capacities to handle internal issues other than the government always wanting to exert its influence in [...] The post Guard
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Africa Office, has called on the citizenry to demand accountability from public officers towards the realisation of their human rights. “The Initiative encourages Ghanaians to demand their human rights as guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR),” it said. In a statement issued in Accra yesterday in commemoration of the 70th anniversary [...] The post CHRI:
The John Mahama campaign team is protesting a decision by the party’s Council of Elders to meet the aggrieved flagbearer aspirants without his presence or his representative. That notwithstanding, it has accepted the decisions taken by the council which include the slashing of the filing fee by GH¢100,000. In a statement signed and issued by James Agyenim-Boateng, the spokesperson of [...] The post Mahama
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