“The United Kingdom is free to revoke unilaterally the notification of its intention to withdraw from the EU (European Union),” the European Court of Justice said in its judgment Monday.   “Such a revocation, decided in accordance with its own national constitutional requirements, would have the effect that the United Kingdom remains in the EU under terms that are unchanged [...] The post ‘Britain

Russian and US officials have been involved in a spat over the landing in Venezuela of two Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The two Tu-160 bombers landed in Venezuela on Monday in a Russian show of support for the government of socialist President Nicolás Maduro. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said it amounted to “two corrupt governments [...] The post Spat over

Lawrence Carl Lokko, one of the experienced boxing coaches in Ghana, has predicted a swift return to the top echelons of boxing for former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) super bantamweight champion, Isaac Dogboe could be a world champion again, if he puts his acts together. “If he remains at the weight, he might be a world champion again and he [...] The post Dogboe can be

Ghana’s national U-20 team, the Black Satellites will today engage the ?Flying Eagles of Nigeria in the final group B game of the on-going WAFU youth tournament at the Stade Municipal in Lomé, Togo at 4pm. It is a must-win encounter for the Ghanaians who need a win to qualify for the semi final stage of the competition after their [...] The post Satellites

The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), has named officials for the Confederation Cup game between Kariobangi Sharks and Asante Kotoko on Saturday, December 15, at the Kasarani International Stadium in Kenya. Referee Pierre Ghislain Atcho from Gabon would be in the middle with Theophile Vinga and Angelo Malekou Mambana as assistants one and two respectively. Referee Isidore Carlos Nze would [...] The post CAF

Newly installed ‘Nkosuohemaa’ (Development queen) of Akyem Asoum in the Eastern Region, Obaapanyin Abena Bema Oforiwaa Gyankobaa has congratulated Black Maidens winger Grace Animah for her sterling performance at the just ended FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay. Animah, who hails from Akyem Asoum was one of the star performers for the Black Maidens at the tournament, winning one Most Valuable [...] The post Black

THE 23rd Tafo Golf Open ended on high over the weekend at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, Tafo, in the Eastern Region. The two-day event drew golfers from across the country who battled for honours in respective categories. Royal Golf Club’s Felicity Okyei Geabour won the ladies Group A category with a 165 net, beating club mate Constance Awuni [...] The post Yeboah, Felicity

The Ghana Athletics Association (GAA)’s elective congress scheduled for December 15 has been postponed following an injunction sought by former president of the association, Mr George Lutterodt. Mr Lutterodt who is also vying for the position of the president, earlier called for a postponement, citing issues including inconsistencies in the constitution and the timing of the congress. But he resorted [...] The post GAA

Ecobank Ghana has held the maiden draw under its Xpress Money Promotion in which 133 loyal customers were awarded with cash prizes. The maiden winner of the promotion, Isaac Okyere, who just deposited GHc180.00 into his Xpress Account to enter the draw, took home GHc1000.00, while the second winner Kamso Ali Bawah also won GHc1000.00. The third winner Enoch Kwofie [...] The post 133

This year’s Crystal Ball Africa Conference to discuss emerging government policies to help businesses in the sub-region to plan in advance has been scheduled for January 9-10 next year. On the theme, ‘Transforming with the transformation’,  it is an initiative of AB & David Africa, a Pan-African law firm incorporated in Mauritius to serve clients engaged in business and projects [...] The post Crystal

Two sets of investigative manuals on ‘’ Financial crime, corruption and money laundering investigations’’ for the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) was yesterday launched in Accra. The 204- page guidebook with 10 chapters which was provided with support from the Department for International Development /UK in collaboration with Strengthening Action against Corruption (STAAC) [...] The post CID,

The Accra Circuit Court 11 yesterday refused the bail application of a policeman standing trial for alleged robbery. General Corporal Raymond Amegashie of Tema Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit of the Ghana Police Service, was arrested together with Ibrahim Ayirebo, a motor mechanic, Bright Dorkanu, a driver’s mate, and Stanley Akorli, a driver, on December 12, 2017, for allegedly [...] The post Cops

The President of All Nations University College (ANUC), Dr. Samuel Donkor has called on management of tertiary institutions to support their faculty members to pursue further studies. He said this would help harness their full potential of the faculty members and enable them acquire additional skills and knowledge needed to beef up the quality of tertiary education. Dr. Donkor was speaking at a luncheon [...] The post Support

Mr Seth Terkper, former Minister for Finance, has encouraged the Ho Technical University (HTU) to introduce courses in oil and gas and help develop human resource for that sector. He said the university was strategically located and noted for producing quality human resource and that it was time the management considered the introduction of oil and gas courses ahead of [...] The post Seth

The Flober Basic School at Adentan in the Greater Accra Region has celebrated its 25th anniversary on the theme: “25 years of academic excellence and total person development.” At a colourful ceremony attended by past and present students and staff; directors of education, parents and the Adentan community, a sculpture of the founder of the school, Madam Florence Osei-Ampomah was [...] The post Flober

The Community Volunteer Teacher Programme (CVTP), aimed at providing quality professional teacher training to talented and motivated young people who want to develop professional skills and help their local communities, is to be implemented next year in  five deprived regions of the country. The 12.5 million pounds five-year programme, which is to be implemented by Teach2Teach International, a non-governmental organisation, [...] The post Community

Africa and Middle East Resources Investment (AMERI) Energy Group, has expressed its willingness to partner with the government over the renegotiated deal which was laid in Parliament last week. “We are always happy to address any misconceptions about our work, and we’ve engaged in a constructive dialogue with the government and all stakeholders,” it said. The government has said the [...] The post AMERI

The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that it’s ready for the conduct of the referendum scheduled for December 27 for the creation of six new regions. They are Oti, North East, Savannah, Ahafo, Bono East and Western North Regions. Yussif Alhassan Ayoba, the EC Assistant Head of Communications, said the Commission was currently holding training programmes for its staff towards [...] The post EC

The One Volta Group (OVG), a civil society advocacy group from the Volta Region has called for responsible reconciliatory gestures before and after the December 27 referendum. That the group explained,was the only way to maintain the peace of the region after the process. The Director of OVG, Tobge Hortormaho Amedzake III, who made this known at a press conference [...] The post Group calls for peace in

Madam Beauty Narteh, Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), has stated that corruption is an insidious canker and could “kill” because it exacerbated poverty and thwarted development. She noted that it also undermined principles of democracy and good governance, which formed the bedrock of modern societies. Madam Narteh was addressing this year’s International Anti-corruption Day celebration in Ho, [...] The post ‘Corruption