The Strategic Youth Network for Development(SYND) yesterday held its pre- COP 27 National Youth Summit in Accra. Held on the theme “Dialogue with climate negotiators”, the summit was aimed at bringing young advocates and climate negotiators to deliberate on issues of loss and damage towards COP27 and Ghana’s position this year at COP27 to be … The post SYND-Ghana
Brazilian lorry drivers who support outgoing President, Jair Bolsonaro, have blocked roads across the country, after his poll defeat to leftist rival, Lula. Blockages were reported in all but two states, causing considerable disruption and affecting food supply chains. With all the votes counted, Lula had 50.9 per cent of the valid votes against MrBolsonaro’s … The post Bolsonaro
The Accra Basketball League (ABL) playoffs between defending champions Reformers of Prisons and Braves of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) came to an abrupt end following a power outage at the Prisons basketball court in Cantonment, Accra on Saturday. Braves won the first playoff and went into the second, hoping to secure a second win … The post B’ball: Strange
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Simeon-Okraku has lauded government for its continuous support regarding financing of the national teams. “Our journey has been helped massively by the political leadership of this country and was important we give the government that recognition,’’ he said at the ‘Dinner with Legends’ event at East Legon on … The post FA
Berekum Chelsea’s Collins Ameyaw has won the maiden edition of Boafo Yena Group of Companies’ Player of the Month of September. This followed a series of brilliant performances throughout the month under review. For his prize, Ameyaw was presented with an undisclosed amount of cash after the club’s betPawa Ghana Premier League game against Legon … The post Ameyaw
Juventus round off a doomed Champions League campaign when they tackle Group H leaders Paris Saint-Germain at the Allianz Stadium tonight. The final whistle cannot come quickly enough in Europe for Massimiliano Allegri’s eliminated side, while the visitors are still vying for top spot with Benfica. The improbable almost occurred when Juventus tackled Benfica needing … The post PSG
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez says the absence of “irreplaceable” Romelu Lukaku from the World Cup would force his side to change the way they play, but the striker has not been ruled out of the tournament yet, team officials confirmed Lukaku is struggling with a hamstring injury having only recently returned from two months on … The post Belgium hopeful
France defender PresnelKimpembe has suffered an Achilles injury three weeks away from their first game at the World Cup, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced yesterday. Kimpembe, 27, has already missed seven weeks of action this season due to a thigh issue. Les Bleus start the defence of their title on November 22 against Australia in … The post France top defender injured appeared first on
Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu named former Barcelona youth star Takefusa Kubo in his 26-man squad for the World Cup yesterday, with Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma also bound for Qatar. The Blue Samurai have been drawn with Germany, Spain and Costa Rica in a tough Group E and will look to Kubo and fellow attacker Mitoma … The post Japan name former Barca prodigy in World Cup squad
The organisers of the World Cup in Qatar are paying groups of soccer fans to travel to the tournament next month, saying on Monday they are asking them for positive comments on social media in return. The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) confirmed the policy of inviting groups of supporters to the finals … The post Qatar World Cup pays fans’ flights, hotels
Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, Western Regional Minister has advised small scale miners to adopt ethical mining practices to save their trade. He said the Western Region must act as the focal point for ethical mining and mining-related activities, and it behooves the leadership of small-scale miners to outline realistic and holistic approach to tackle small scale … The post Regional
Caritas Ghana, the charity wing of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, says the role of the media in demanding fiscal responsibility, sound economic management and advocacy for debt restructuring cannot be overemphasised. Mr Thomas Awiapo, Acting National Director of Caritas Ghana, said Ghana was currently finding it difficult to manage its debt levels due to … The post Caritas
Absa Bank made a huge impression at the prestigious Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIMG) awards held in Accra. The CIMG Awards is one of the foremost platforms in Ghana, rewarding excellence in marketing, leadership and transformation in the corporate world. Absa Bank, for the second time in a row, won the “Bank of the Year” … The post Absa Bank wins at CIMG Awards appeared first on
Africa’s leading telecommunications company, Telecel Group, has rolled its flagship social accelerator and investment programme, the Africa Start-Up Initiative Programme (ASIP). The programme, the third in the series, is being implemented by StartupbootcampAfriTech, and under the programme, ten Information Communication Technology (ICT) startup companies would be enrolled and supported with $18,000 each and other packages … The post Telecel
Research and investment advisory firm, Fitch Solutions, is projecting tougher times for the Ghanaian economy in 2023. According to the UK based firm, the government would have to significantly cut capital expenditure or impose new taxes to boost revenue in order to address the financial challenges in the economy. This, it believed would help narrow … The post Tougher
Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) yesterday increased the prices of petroleum products at the pumps from this morning as predicted by the Institute for Energy Security (IES) last week. Petrol and diesel prices are going for an average of GH¢18 and GH¢23 per litre, from the previous prices of GH¢15 and GH¢19 per litre respectively. … The post Prices of Petrol, diesel shoot up again
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) has indicated that a minimum of two billion US dollars is required for capital investment to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on sanitation. The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Ms Cecelia Abena Dapaah, announced this in a speech read on her behalf by her Deputy, Mr Issahaku … The post $2b capital
A section of the public has reacted to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s televised address to the nation on Ghana’s economy last Sunday, describing it as vague. In the address the President, among others assured of fresh inflows of dollars being injected into the foreign exchange markets as part of measures to stop the continuous … The post ‘President’s address on economy vague’
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has taken its sensitisation drive to boost the implantation of the National Export Development Strategy Plan (NEDS) to Sunyani in the Bono Region. The plan is targeting a whooping 25 billion dollars in the next ten years through exporting of local products. The goal of the NEDS plan is … The post GEPA sensitises exporters in Bono Region
A Policy Analyst, from Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), Mr Bernard Anaba, has said any International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout short of debt restructuring would only be a debt-pile on debt and could not be sustainable. According to him the global financial system was not serving poor countries adequately, given the enormous capacity of available … The post ‘IMF
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