More than 3,000 registered and unregistered rice farmers in Ejisu and Juaben districts of Ashanti are to benefit from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s (MoFA) subsidised inputs, to improve on local rice production. Dubbed: the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Cutters and Thrashers
AngloGold Ashanti marked this year’s Africa Day with a commitment to help sustain efforts to fight COVID-19 pandemic on the continent. The company made the pledge when it joined more than 1.2 billion Africans across the continent and in the diaspora on Monday, to mark Africa Day,
The Board Chairman for the National Sports Authority (NSA), Mr Kwadwo Baah-Agyemang, says the body cannot afford to bear the cost if football resumes behind closed doors at the various stadia across the country. There have been reports that the Ghana Football Association (GFA) is engaging government to ensure the football
President of Division One League (DOL) club, Phar Rangers, Nana Yaw Amponsah, has asked the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and other stakeholders to take advantage of the break occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic to solve some of the challenges encountered in the football league. Nana Amponsah stated in an interview
Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has said he is open to facing one-time rival Mike Tyson in a trilogy fight for charity on the condition that Tyson asks for the bout to be set up. Tyson, 53, fought two epic bouts with Holyfield, 57, during their professional careers, including their controversial 1997
FIFA on Monday suspended the president of Haiti’s football federation for 90 days, pending an investigation into allegations he sexually abused teenage girls at the national training centre. Yves Jean-Bart, 73, categorically denies accusations that he raped several young female footballers at a training facility
Sagrada Esperança are to take up the last of Angola’s places in next season’s African Confederation Cup after InterClube decided they would not participate, the Angolan Football Federation said on Tuesday. There was to be a draw between the two clubs to determine who would participate but this is no longer necessary, the federation added. … The post Angolan side for Confed Cup appeared
Espanyol and Leganes fans holding current season tickets will be handed free passes for the entire 2020-2021 campaign to compensate for missing matches due to the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the two LaLiga clubs said on Tuesday. The Spanish top-flight is set to resume in June after being provisionally
Relegated Amiens on Tuesday joined Lyon in telling AFP that they will challenge the decision to end the Ligue 1 season early before the Council of State, France’s highest administrative court. The club oppose the April 30 decision by the French Football League (LFP) to end the season due to the coronavirus pandemic,
The Ghana Community Network Service Limited (GCNet) says it is preparing to shut down its system at the Tema Port on Monday June 1, 2020. A source at the company who confirmed this to the Ghanaian Times said the move was to give way for UNIPASS, now Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS) to take over … The post GCNet to shut down on Monday …as ICUMS takes over
A Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has made a presentation of seven hundred (700) LED streetlights to the Bantama Sub-Metro in Kumasi. In all, a total of eight electoral areas received the 700 streetlights, which has added up to several others previously donated by Mr Asenso-Boakye to be … The post Asenso-Boakye donates streetlights
At least 15,000 Rohingya refugees are under quarantine in Bangladesh’s vast camps, as the number of confirmed coronavirus infections there rose to 29. Health experts have long warned that the virus could race through the cramped settlements, housing almost a million Rohingya who fled violence in Myanmar, and
The US military accused Russia of deploying fighter aircraft to Libya “repainted to camouflage” their origin in support of mercenaries fighting for eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces. The allegation came as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov yesterday told a Haftar ally that Moscow
Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said other countries “have no place” interfering in the territory, as she robustly defended a controversial national security law planned by China. The law would ban treason, secession, sedition and subversion. Critics say it would limit the city’s freedoms. But in her weekly press conference, Ms Lam said it … The post Hong
If there will ever be a time to dig deep into our core as Salesmen to sell, then it is now. And If there will ever be a time to handle great objections to sell, it is now. Lastly, if there will ever be a period of time to experience rejections and delays in closing, … The post How to sell during COVID-19 By Emmanuel Kwabena Abrompah appeared first on
Culture education at the pre-university level in Ghana is the sole responsibility of the Ghana Education Service. This arduous and challenging responsibility has posed some difficulties to the Ghana Education Service in the context of funding, logistics, efficiency; and the achievement of the set down objectives as far as the Ghanaian culture education delivery is … The post The
Burundi’s longtime President Pierre Nkurunziza has congratulated the governing party’s hand-picked successor on a “large victory” in the country’s presidential election, though the main opposition has pledged to contest the result in court. The election commission on Monday declared Evariste
Fifty trafficked Nigerian women have been rescued from Lebanon and returned home, Nigeria’s foreign minister says. They have all been placed in quarantine following their arrival on Sunday as a precaution against coronavirus. The country’s anti-trafficking agency will interview them about their experiences
Doctors have accused Egypt’s health ministry of negligence in its handling of COVID-19 and said it bears “full responsibility” for medics’ deaths. A union said on Monday that 19 doctors had so far died from the disease and more than 350 others had been infected. It
The most efficient way for Africa to reverse the effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and prepare for any future pandemic is to assert its independence in economic, scientific and political terms, Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has suggested. She said this could only be achieved if the continent strengthened … The post Africa
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