The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources is collaborating with the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General to set aside specific dates for the trial of sanitation cases which include construction of toilets. It would also collaborate with the Local Government Decentralisation and Rural Development to enforce the bye-laws requiring every household to have a … The post Sanitation,
Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Ahafo Region have called on government to institute an investigation into Tuesday’s disturbance between the youth of Kenyasi No. 2 and Newmont Ahafo Mines, resulting in death of one and four others sustaining injuries. The CSOs are Livelihood and Environmental Ghana, Ahafo Civil Society Organisation and National Coalition on … The post Investigate
Hosts Qatar opened the 2022 FIFA World Cup in calamitous fashion, easily beaten by Ecuador in a humbling defeat at Al Bayt. Felix Sanchez’s men have been together in camp for the last six months to prepare for the tournament and work on tactics, but a nervous and disjointed performance led to a Group A … The post Qatar beaten by Ecuador …in 2022 World Cup opener
Accra Hearts of Oak survived a Dreams FC scare to draw 2-2 in their match day eight betPawa Ghana Premier League (GPL) fixture played at the Accra Sports Stadium, yesterday. Dreams FC took a two-goal lead and looked very determined to cause an upset after a brace from David Van dijk in the 15th and … The post Hearts, Dreams FC draw, Kotoko lose appeared first on Ghanaian
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal said his side are keen to deliver like never before as they prepare for their World Cup opener against Senegal today. The 71-year-old, in his third stint as national coach and who led the Dutch to a third-placed finish in Brazil in 2014, said the quality in his squad is … The post Dutch have more quality than 2014 squad – Van Gaal
Senegal manager Aliou Cisse says the football family are ‘saddened’ by Sadio Mane’s absence but his side will “rise to the challenge” at the World Cup. The African champions open their campaign against Group A opponents the Netherlands today at 16:00 GMT. Bayern Munich forward Mane will miss the tournament due to a knee injury. … The post Football family
About 1.1 million males, 15 years and older, who were employed in the country during the first quarter of this year became jobless by the second quarter, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed. It said almost 9.4 per cent (429,607) of employed males and an additional 15.7 per cent (716,030) were either unemployed or … The post 1.1 million jobless by Q2 2022
Mr Alhassan Abdul Ganiyu, a technical advisor for Youth, Gender and Advocacy at the Youth Empowerment for Life (YEFL) Ghana, a non-governmental organisation in Tamale in the Northern Region, has encouraged young people to develop interest in advocacy and campaigns aimed at bridging gender and inequality gaps in the educational sector. He indicated that even … The post 27
The Federated Commodities Limited (FEDCO), a licenced cocoa buying company, and partners, Storck and Walter Matter, have paid GH¢4,584,069.00 as premium to certified cocoa farmers at Asankragwa in the Wassa Amenfi West municipality of the Western Region. The gesture to pay the premium is part of FEDCO and partners’ desire to pay farmers an amount … The post FEDCO
One person was confirmed dead with four others injured in fatal crash involving a DAF truck and five other vehicles at Bogoso, in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region, on Saturday afternoon. The chains on the DAF timber truck snapped and all the timber logs fell on vehicles at the centre of … The post One person confirmed dead in fatal crash at Bogoso
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a commercial sex worker into police custody over an alleged human trafficking. Miriam Braim pleaded not guilty to attempted human trafficking and human trafficking. She will make her next appearance on November 29, 2022. Her accomplice whose name was only given as Mary is on the run. Police Chief … The post Sex worker remanded over human
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) court presided over by Ms Afia Owusuaa Appiah has ordered the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to pay GH¢1,289,990.83 to SSNIT by December 17, 2022 or face punitive measures. The money represented 30 per cent of a total debt of GH¢4,299,969.42 the AMA owed in workers’ SSNIT contributions … The post Court
Experienced golfer, Vincent Torgah, produced a spirited display to emerge the overall winner in the Professionals category of the PGA Cedrella Open which ended over the weekend at the Safari Valley Eco Resort golf course. The event, put together by the Professional Golfers Association (PGA), the Safari Group of Companies and Samartex Plywood and Timber … The post Torgah wins PGA Cedrella
The ninth edition of the Gold Fields Professional Golfers Association (PGA) championship is set to tee off from Wednesday, November 30 to Saturday, December 3 at the Damang Golf Club, organisers have announced. This year’s event would mark the return to the championship of eight foreign based players; a feature intended to give the championship … The post 9th Gold
A Former coach of the Black Stars, C.K Akonnor, is in Qatar as a consultant for Media Business Solutions for the World Cup. His mandate includes punditry, commentary, and in-depth analysis of the African representatives at the mundial. Specifically, Mr. Akonnor would do an overview of the African trajectory into the quarter finals and beyond, … The post Akonnor appointed FIFA World
A total of 1.2 million children between the ages of four and 17 do not attend school, the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) has revealed. Out of the number, almost one million (942,427) children have never attended school. This was contained in a release issued recently by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and copied … The post 1.2m children not attending school –
The Accra Technical University (ATU) Library over the weekend partnered the Accra chapter of the Google Developers Group (GDG) to host this year’s Developers Festival (DevFest) which brought together about 500 participants in Accra. DevFest is an annual, free decentralised tech conference by GDG across the globe which allows developers to connect locally, learn and … The post ATU,
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Sam Nartey George, one of the proponents of the Bill against Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQI+) groups, has revealed that about 80 per cent of the issues raised by the Attorney General (AG) on the anti-gay bill have already been … The post Most
Dr Mark-Oliver Kevor has been elected as the new chairman of the Eastern Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) after he polled 353 votes to beat his contenders in the elections held on Saturday in Koforidua. His contenders including the incumbent, John Owusu Amankwah polled 59 votes, Bismark Tawiah Boateng had 206 votes, William Atamudzi garnered … The post Mark-Oliver
The National Identification Authority (NIA) is advocating the use of the Ghana Card for identification of voters in the 2024 general elections. According to Professor Ken Attafuah, Executive Secretary of NIA, it would be a disservice to the country if the Ghana Card was not used for identifying voters during the exercise. He has therefore … The post NIA
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