UEFA has set up a working group with the European Leagues Association to handle any fixture fall-out caused by coronavirus related postponements. With Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs pencilled in for later this month, as well as knock-out rounds in the Champions League and Europa League, UEFA admit it will be tough to reschedule games. “We … The post UEFA poised

The Brazilian Football Federation will seek the permission of Paris Saint Germain for Neymar to captain the national team as they look to defend their title at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The striker was one of three over-23 players that featured as Brazil won Olympic gold on home soil in Rio in 2016, and converted … The post Brazil wants Neymar for Tokyo 2020 appeared first on

Subject to the passage of the Customs (Amendment) Bill, 2020, importers would be banned from importing vehicles which are more than ten years old.  The importation of salvaged or accident motor vehicles into the country would also be prohibited.  The following were contained in the report of the Finance and Trade, Industry and Tourism committees … The post Parliament

The Chief Executive Officer of Gamey and Gamey Group, Mr Austin A Gamey, has appealed to the Chief Justice to provide opportunity for professionals of the Institute’s  ADR programme to use their mediation skills to assist the court, especially in divorce cases. “There are numerous cases in the court’s domain such as marriage and divorce, … The post Use ADR

 The Electoral Commission (EC) has done no wrong in the matter relating to the selection of a vendor for the New Biometric Voter Management System, a source with knowledge about the matters has revealed. Some groups opposed to the compilation of the voters register claim that the EC bungled its procurement process, leaving a trail … The post ‘No procurement process breaches at EC’

Investors and the business community in Malta have been urged to take advantage of the numerous investments opportunities in the Ghana to diversify their investment portfolios. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Kwadwo Allan Kyerematen who made the call  at the second Ghana-Malta Business Forum in Accra on Monday said  Ghana had so many investment … The post Take

British Airways has set a new target to remove more than 700 tonnes of single-use plastic on board its flights this year. This amounts to more than a quarter of a billion individual items of plastic and equivalent to more than 30,000 suitcases full of single-use plastic. “This is even more than the number of … The post BA reveals new target to remove

One of Ghana’s foremost and impeccable songwriters, Emmanuel Pappoe Thompson, will be celebrated tomorrow at the Accra Arts Centre as part of activities lined up for the commemoration of Ghana’s Independence anniversary. Christened the 34th Pappoe Thompson Choral Music Festival, the occasion will be used to bring to the fore some of his musical works … The post 34th

The Executive Director of National Population Council (NPC), Dr Leticia Adelaide Appiah has advised female pupils of Adumasa in the Akwamu traditional area in the Eastern Region to avoid immoral behaviours and remain focused in their education. She urged parents to be vigilant in ensuring good morals among their female children to enable them to … The post Remain focused in your education

James Gunu, the Volta Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cautioned agitating youth in the region to stop mounting pressure on the party’s flag bearer, former President John Mahama to choose his running mate from the Volta Region for the December polls. He stated that the move was a way of setting … The post Stop mounting pressure

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Western Region is to begin the vetting of  28 parliamentary aspirants from 13 constituencies where there are sitting Members of Parliament (MPs). Ahead of the vetting, the party has so far received more than four petitions with some coming from the Ahanta West, Kwesimintsim and Effia constituencies and … The post NPP vetting in W/R riddled

An educational programme dubbed ‘Mindset Education concept’ has been inaugurated at the Nsawam Medium Prisons in the Eastern Region to help in the reformation of prisoners in the country. The programme, initiated by the International Youth Fellowship (IYF), a non-governmental organisation in collaboration with the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS), is expected to groom the inmates … The post Prisoner

Ebenezer Okrah, a former television presenter, on Thursday launched his second book in Accra with the aim of offering Ghanaians a stress-free life. The 83-page pocket-sized book titled, ‘My Pocket Book of Laughter’ is a collection of jokes, dedicated to the author’s mother, the late Deaconess Comfort Okrah of the Church of Pentecost. Speaking at … The post ‘My Pocket

The former Executive Director of International Federation of Women Lawyers-Ghana (FIDA-Ghana), Glory Ofori-Boadu, has tasked political parties desirous of contesting the 2020 general elections to adopt a comprehensive approach to increase women’s participation in leadership and decision making. She explained that ” the 2020 elections offers political parties especially the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and … The post ‘Political

Participants at a project inception meeting on ‘Promoting issues based campaign on fisheries, mining, oil and gas governance for election 2020’, have kicked against the development of political manifestos independent of State Policy and the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). They indicated that the practice over the years had resulted in the slow pace of … The post Draw

Dr O A Afriyie: Growing up as a child in Ashanti New Town,Kumasi in the 1950’s Nana Akwasi, as he was popularly known, was our neighbour. His father Chief Owusu, the chief of Toase, lived diagonally across the street from my father’s house. Nana Akwasi himself resided some 500 meters away at Manhyia near the … The post NANA AKWASI AGYEMANG- THE ASANTE CULTURAL ICON appeared

I ran into an official of the Health Ministry recently. Edward, the Disposal of unused/unwanted medicines programnme (DUMP)  came up in discussions Safe use Medicines. There were discvussions also on measures to safeguard institutions from counterfeit and fake medicines. I am on way to a meeting with a group, Medisafe, who have been doing some … The post Disposal of Unused

The Western Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Felix Fosu-Agyeman, has charged assembly members to be ambassadors of crime prevention, maintenance  of peace and security in their communities. He said, as key leaders, assembly members should partner the police to flush out criminals in their communities. DCOP Fosu-Agyeman said these when he met … The post Assembly

The United Nation’s (UN’s) special envoy for Libya has resigned saying his efforts to bring peace in the North African country was damaging his health. Ghassan Salame tweeted that “my health no longer allows this rate of stress”. Talks between the UN-backed government based in the capital, Tripoli, and fighters loyal to renegade Gen Khalifa … The post UN’s

Six people are confirmed dead in an accident that occurred at Obretema, near Suhum, on the Accra-Kumasi highway, in the Eastern Region, on Monday evening. The five died on the spot when a Mercedes Benz Cargo truck  with registration number  GE 5764-V  that was been driven by 36-year-old, Bismark Boahye, heading towards Kumasi,  lost control … The post 6 die in accident at Obretema