Two new bridges are to be constructed on the Bupei and Yapei sections of White and Black Volta rivers respectively on the Tamale-Kumasi highways. The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako Atta who disclosed this to the press in Tamale yesterday, mentioned that the

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) says Ghanaian industrialists and entrepreneurs have the capacity, knowledge and expertise to produce to feed the country and turn the economy around. To this end, the AGI has called on the government to develop deliberate policies to spur the

Asante Kotoko Executive Board member, Joseph Yaw Adu, has debunked reports in the media that suggested the team was planning to purchase the Anane Sports Stadium. The newly-appointed Executive Board headed by Dr Kwame Kyei has been tasked by Manhyia to set up a sporting facility for the club, leading to widespread

Former management member of Asante Kotoko, Rev Osei Kofi, has called on the Ghana Football Association (GFA), to use the COVID-19 period to think of how better to make the Ghana premier league and also take a look at player remuneration. According to him, by so doing, the FA would be able to enrich the … The

Hard-hitting undefeated Ghanaian light heavyweight boxer, Bastie Samir, is famished for a world title, and believes the crown can land home in 2021. Now 31, Bastie – popularly known as the ‘Beast’ says time is flying away so fast and cannot wait to accomplish his dream. “Time is running out for me and I can’t

Bayern Munich remain on course for the double after the Bundesliga leaders squeezed past Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in Wednesday’s German Cup semi-final behind closed doors, with both teams supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Bayern’s early goal by Ivan Perisic was cancelled out by a second-half

Manchester United are leading the race to sign Jadon Sancho. However, Borussia Dortmund will demand £115m for the England international this summer. Red Devils chief Ed Woodward has made the winger their No. 1 transfer target. United are said to be willing to give Sancho the iconic No. 7 shirt at Old Trafford.And

The Premier League will return on June 17 after a 100-day stoppage, cramming the remaining 92 games of the season into just five-and-a-half weeks. A deluge of football may be welcomed by fans starved of live action for three months. But it is expected to take a heavy toll on players hit by the combination … The

A near-capacity 25,000 crowd attended Partizan’s Belgrade derby victory over Red Star on Wednesday in the latest sign that football is starting to edge towards normality following the coronavirus pandemic. The Serbian government has been loosening lockdown rules and earlier this month it announced that open-air

African footballers have been participating in a social media challenge in a bid to raise awareness about how to help prevent the coronavirus from spreading. Players shared their videos, part of the “Stay safe for Africa” campaign, while performing 19 kick-ups with the hashtag #19KickupsAgainstCovid19. Former international footballers including Egypt’s Ahmed Hassan, Nigerian Joseph Yobo, … The post African

The Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, Dr Yaw Baah says the country must work to move majority of its 13 million workforce from a low productivity service sector to a higher one like manufacturing. This type of development module, he said, was the one

Head teachers of some Educational Institutions in the Upper West Region have expressed concern over the possible ‘importation’ of the coronavirus into the region with the reopening of schools for final year students. They expressed the fear that the schools had students

The Supreme Court will on June 23, 2020 deliver judgement on whether or not the existing voters’ identification card should be used as form of identification in the

The Narcotic Control Commission (NCC), has asked the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), to produce all exhibits intercepted at Kpoglo Border in the Volta Region last Friday during a joint operation by security operatives. According to the Commission,

The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Marfo has underlined  the relevance of the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda in the shaping of the country’s progress in a post-COVID-19 era. He made the remarks at a COVID-19 and Ghana Beyond Aid forum held at the Ministry of Information on Thursday, 11 June, 2020.  Speaking on the theme, ‘COVID-19 and … The post Ghana

Government is introducing a learning management system to facilitate e-learning in all tertiary institutions across the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced at the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday. The system, which

The year’s ban on noise making in Accra and its environs, imposed as prelude to the celebration of the Homowo festival, was lifted yesterday with a low key ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For years spanning over decades, the ceremony had

Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), a leading indigenous bank, has begun the disbursement of funds to players in the poultry value chain in the country under its Poultry Value Chain Financing Programme (PVCFP).

The Upper Dixcove Traditional Council in the Ahanta West municipality of the Western Region on Tuesday performed rituals asking their gods to deal  with some New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwarts and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Kojo Kum. They alleged the MP insulted the Paramount Chief of the area, Obrempong

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Bongo Constituency in the Upper East Region, Madam Diana Aduko Aburiya Asuure, has appealed to delegates to consider voting for more women in the upcoming NPP parliamentary primaries. Madam Asuure, who is also a Senior Lecturer at the Bolgatanga