Lionel Messi was named in the Argentina squad on Thursday for the first time since the World Cup, ending a self-imposed eight month exile. Interim coach Lionel Scaloni named the five-time World Player of the Year in his squad for the friendlies against Venezuela and Morocco. The 31-year-old Barcelona star has not pulled on the …
Members of the Vehicle and Asset Dealers Association Ghana (VADAG) yesterday embarked on a demonstration to impress home their demand for the government to scrap the luxury vehicle tax. According to them, the levy imposed on such vehicles was collapsing their businesses and needed to be looked at again. The demonstration which was embarked on …
Mortuary workers in public hospitals across the country yesterday suspended the strike action they embarked on, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The industrial action was put on hold following a meeting between the Mortuary Association of Ghana (MOWAG) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC). At the meeting, the National Labour Commission (NLC), at …
A team of young professionals from three countries in Africa and other continents are scheduled to participate in the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) to be held from March 11 to 22, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA. CSW63, the largest annual women’s conference, will bring …
The member of Parliament (MP) for Sene West, Twumasi Ampofo, has donated ambulance to the Sene West District Hospital to facilitate health care delivery in the area. The donation of the ultra-modern ambulance is in fulfilment of a promise he made to the health facility to equip it with ancillary equipments to enhance care delivery …
SWIFT will hold its 26th edition of the African Regional Conference (ARC) in Accra from June 18-20, 2019. The ARC 2019, supported by the Bank of Ghana, will bring together over 500 leading financial services professionals representing from across the continent and beyond. Delegates will discuss Africa’s evolving payments landscape, how the financial industry is …
THE Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, has directed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to appear in the House on Wednesday March 13, 2019, to answer questions asked of him. Speaker Oquaye gave the directive after it emerged that Mr Ofori-Atta, who was in the chamber for a long period on Tuesday, was unavailable …
One of the victims of the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election violence has indicated that he was assaulted by National Security operatives when he demanded from them a search warrant after the operatives confiscated a vehicle key. Hamidu Amadu, who was captured being brutalised by some operatives on a video recording, said one of the …
Ghanaians from all walks of life yesterday toured various military garrisons across the country, to mark the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) annual open day. The annual event dubbed “Open Day” was aimed at fostering co-operation between the military and the citizenry, and a majority of the civilian population included students, church groups, individuals and women …
The government has presented a cheque for GH¢1,750,000.00 to the families of the seven persons from the Zongo communities in Kumasi, who were killed by the police in Ashanti at Manso Nkwanta, onr alleged being suspecision of being armed robbers in 2018. Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, the Minister for Zongo and Inner Cities, on behalf of …
Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the national chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), reported to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters, Accra, as part of investigations into an alleged leaked tape. He was on Monday granted police enquiry bail of 400,000 with two sureties after five hours of grilling at the CID and asked to …
The National Blood Service Ghana (NBSG) was able to achieve only 37 per cent of its voluntary blood donation nationwide, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the service Dr Justina Kordai Ansah has said. According to her the 50 per cent target of 2018 could not be met because of the absence of an effective …
Bishop Emmanuel Botwe (inset) delivering his address at the conference The General Overseer of the Christian Faith Church International (CFCI), Bishop Emmanuel Botwe, has blamed the Christian community for failing to tackle the menace of corruption in the country, adding that “the negatives are more pronounced in the Church.” He said“We as Christians cannot exonerate …
Deontay Wilder has been ordered to defend his WBC heavyweight crown against mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale next – in a blow to Dillian Whyte’s hopes of a title shot. Wilder looked set for a rerun of his December 1 classic against Tyson Fury, only for negotiations to break down following Fury’s £80million deal with ESPN. …
St. Alban Anglican Church at Tema Community 1, on Sunday confirmed 14 children with a call on Christians to have firm faith in God. The confirmed were Daniel Pedanou, Michael Akli Sokou, Henry Kwesi Bressey, Audrey Baaba Femeyibor, Erica Akua Adjei, Eva Maame Ama Nartey and Elsie Oye Blankson. The rest included Ernestina Otutu, Edith …
Mr Joseph Tei Amesimeku, Ho West District Director, Ghana Education Service, has noted improvement in academic performance in the district since 2015 He said Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) improved from 33.3 per cent in 2014 to 68.4 per cent in 2018 in the district and attributed the feat to an annual inter schools quiz …
A top Thailand court has banned an opposition party for nominating the king’s sister, Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi, as its candidate for prime minister ahead of the March 24 election. Disqualifying the Thai Raksa Chart party on Thursday struck a blow to the opposition parties’ chances of winning the general election and defeating parties allied to the military government that has ruled …
France’s top Catholic official, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, has been convicted for his role in a sex abuse cover-up, receiving a six-month suspended jail term and will offer to resign. The Archbishop of Lyon, who was not in court, was found guilty on Thursday of failing to report the abuse of a minor by the Reverend Bernard Preynat between 2014 and 2015. Five …
Hundreds of protesters hit the streets in several neighbourhoods of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Thursday and security forces rounded up a number of demonstrators calling on President Omar al-Bashir to step down, witnesses said. It was the latest in a series of protests against Bashir and his National Congress Party across Sudan since December 19. …
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