Following the election through which the PNDC transformed itself into the National Democratic Congress [NDC] civilian Government in 1992, the Commonwealth Secretariat held a post-mortem on the issue in London. I was invited to participate, and it indeed turned out to be a good discussion.   Some of of the discussants heaped praise on the NDC. The party, they said, [...] The post THERE’S

The Black Satellites, Ghana’s U-20 male soccer team got their 21st Africa Youth Championship in Niger off to a flying start when they beat the Junior Stallions of Burkina Faso 2-0 in their delayed Group B match at the Stade de Maradi, yesterday. Goals in the 40th and 76th minutes from the foot of striker Daniel Lomotey Agbloe propelled Ghana, [...] The post Flying start for

Water for Food Production (WFP) project meant to ensure efficient use of water to increase yields in tomato and rice productions in the country has been launched. It is aimed at delivering innovative solutions to pressing challenges with the use of water and its safety in Africa especially, Ghana and Nigeria. It is being undertaken by the Crop Research Institute [...] The post Water

Footballers are the major stakeholders in the game of football. Unfortunately, that remains a dream yet to fulfill, according to Mrs Lucy Quist, Vice President of the FIFA Normalization Committee (NC). According to her, it struck her as odd that the people who make football happen were not in the least considered in the myriad of representations made to the [...] The post Players not

Asante Kotoko coach Charles Kwablan Akunor has blasted his players for their underwhelming performance in the defeat against Al Hilal in their group C opener on Sunday. The Porcupine Warriors lost narrowly to the Sudanese champions, after Waleed Bakhiek Hamid’s only goal made the difference on the day. Akunor was livid with the performance of his boys, claiming they did [...] The post Akonnor:

Asante Kotoko have announced that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has accepted the registration of two new players Habib Mohammed and Dany Zabo Teguy for the 2018/19 Confederation Cup campaign. This means the duo will be available for Kotoko’s second Group C match against Zesco United on February 13. Kotoko sent documents to CAF a few days ago to [...] The post CAF approves

The Siiso D/A Primary and Junior High School (JHS) in the Asunafo South municipality has appealed to the government to supply the school with computers to enhance the teaching and learning of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Mr Sulemana Baba Amadu, the head teacher, said the school had not a single computer hence teachers had to use their imagination to [...] The post Siiso

Mrs Fidelia Dorleku, Volta Regional Coordinator, Free Senior High School (FSHS), has observed that the programme is gradually transforming education in the region. She said records indicated that school enrolment had increased across the region with hardly any student dropping out due to lack of school fees. Mrs Dorleku in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said the [...] The post Free

The Tema Metropolitan Director of Education, Mrs Margaret Nsiah-Asamoah, has charged teachers in the metropolis to vary their teaching techniques to whip up the interest of students in learning. She observed that without the adoption and application of innovative, child-centered methods, teachers were not likely to realise the improvements they expect in their students. Mrs Nsiah-Asamoah made the observations at [...] The post Vary

Students  and staff of Ghana Lebanon Islamic Secondary School(GLISS) in Accra were on Friday offered free medical screening as part of “home coming” by past students of the school. Dr Taufique Mohammed of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and Dr Inna Ibrahim of the La General Hospital, both past students of GLISS, led the medical team to screen the students [...] The post Students of

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has condemned the Ayawaso West Wuogon violence that nearly disrupted the January 16, 2019 by-election and called for investigations to bring the alleged perpetrators to justice. “We are therefore as a matter of urgency calling on the security agencies to investigate the incident and make their findings public for everybody to know what actually [...] The post Presby

The Inter-party Coalition for National Sovereignty (IPCNS), has described last Thursday shootings at the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election as a dent on the country’s hard-worn reputation of Ghana as a beacon of democracy in Africa. Addressing the media in Accra yesterday, Mr Bernard Mornarh, the Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and the convener of the Coalition, reiterated the [...] The post Violence

The Minister of Food and Agriculture and one deputy minister on Monday were honoured the Best Performing Minister and the 2nd Outstanding Supportive Deputy Minister for the year 2018 respectively, by the Association of Aides to NewPatriotic Party Regional Chairmen. Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture, was celebrated for his achievements on the government’s flagship planting for [...] The post Agric

The former Municipal Chief Executive for La-Dade-kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA), Ms Rita Odoley Sowah has declared her intention to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries for the area when nominations open. In an interview with the Ghanaian Times at the weekend, Ms Sowah said she stood a better chance of re-capturing the lost seat for the party as a [...] The post Former

The Coalition on the Right to Information (RTI) Ghana, the Media Coalition on RTI, and OccupyGhana (altogether the “Coalition”) have taken note of Parliament’s consideration of all 92 clauses in the Right to Information Bill 2018. A statement issued by the Coalition and copied to the Ghana News Agency said after years of disappointment, this was certainly a very good [...] The post Coalition

Ghana at the weekend won another world title in boxing in far away Los Angeles in the United States of America (USA). The boxer who put Ghana firmly back on the world boxing map is Richard Commey, who pummelled his opponent to a second round defeat, to win the International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight world title. The Ghanaian who was [...] The post Congratulations Richard Commey appeared

An Uber driver, Samuel Osei Nana Bekoe, who allegedly robbed a passenger at the Airport City, Accra, has been remanded in police custody, to appear again on February 12, by an Accra Circuit Court. Prosecuting, Police Superintendent (Supt), Patience Mario told the court, that on November 22, 2018, at about 4:00p.m, the complainant, Nancy Biaku, made a request on Uber [...] The post Driver remanded

The Agona Swedru Circuit Court has jailed two armed robbers to a total of 50 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing two taxi drivers in two separate incidents. Isaac Otabil, 22, also known as (aka) Condemn, Sadick Ibrahim and Gilbert Ofori, 22, aka Israel, conspired to rob two taxi drivers of their taxi cabs. The two pleaded guilty to [...] The post 2 armed robbers jailed 50 years appeared