“When I regained consciousness later that afternoon, I was at the accident centre of the Tema General Hospital, in pain and with so much commotion around; health officers were frantically doing their best to save lives. “I couldn’t raise my right arm; the bone was broken. I had a head injury (what the doctors call … The post ‘TIRED’ TYRES II: a crash
The maiden West Africa Network for Infectious Diseases (WANIDA) symposium, seeking to brainstorm on how to address health challenges in Africa is underway in Accra. The three-day event is on the theme “Infectious diseases in an era of global change: Innovative multidisciplinary pan-African efforts towards building capacity in Africa.” It brought together participants from Niger, … The post Maiden
The European Union (EU) has allocated an amount of 10million Euros to support Ghana’s food security, Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced. He said this would definitely augment the government’s agenda of Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), as the global economy, has in recent times, witnessed deepening polarisation and increased skepticism about the benefits … The post Ghana
The Head Coach of the Black Bombers, Ghana’s boxing team, Ofori Asare, is confident the team can replicate the success chalked at the Tokyo Olympic Games. He said this as the team commence preparation ahead of the upcoming major international competitions and qualifiers. The Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF) last week organised a pre-independence bout at … The post Black
Black Stars Coach, Chris Hughton, has named Patrick Kpozo, Majeed Ashimeru and Joseph Wollacott in his 25-man squad for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Angola. The former Tottenham Hotspur Manager, who took charge of the team on February 12, 2023, has also included Edmund Addo of Spartak Subotica and Ransford Yeboah of … The post Hughton names squad
The fourth edition of the Accra City Open Tennis Doubles tournament has been scheduled for Thursday, March 30 at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club. Organised by the Grandmaster Tennis Events, the championship – the first on the tennis calendar, will end on April 8 with an impressive ceremony to award players that excel. The Coordinator … The post 4th Accra City Open slated for March 30
Tottenham Hotspur forward, Richarlison, criticised manager, Antonio Conte, following Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 exit, questioning the Italian’s decision to bench him, while declaring the north London club has had a ‘shit’ season. Spurs were knocked out of Europe’s premier cup competition by AC Milan after failing to score in both legs as the Serie A … The post Richarlison
The agent of Erling Haaland has admitted that Real Madrid is a “dreamland” for every player. Super-agent, Rafaela Pimenta, claims the Spanish giants still have a “magic” that players find difficult to resist despite the riches of the Premier League. Manchester City signed Haaland for £51m last summer ahead of Real Madrid, but there is … The post Haaland’s
Holding another winter World Cup is unacceptable without major changes to how the tournament is arranged, world players’ union Fifpro has said. The union has published a report on how the Qatar World Cup, held in November and December, affected player workload. Post-tournament recovery time was cut from 37 days to eight, to reduce disruption … The post Winter World
Women farmers have been encouraged to adopt innovative technology to improve their farming activities for high yield and wider market. The Programme Head Coordinator of the European Union Ghana Agriculture Programme (EUGAP), Mr Abu Huudu, gave the encouragement on Wednesday at an event to mark the International Women’s Day (IWD) with women along the agricultural … The post Women
Karpowership Ghana has observed International Women’s Day (IWD) with an educational tour for female engineering students on its Powership Karadeniz Osman Khan in Sekondi – Takoradi. March 8, is earmarked every year by the United Nations (UN) to celebrate the successes of women. The day is also used to challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, … The post Female
The Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) is in need of US$200 million investment to establish a national seismic network for enhanced earthquake monitoring. According to Isaac Kuuwan Mwimbelle, Acting Director-General of GGSA, the network would enable the provision of real-time seismic data to ensure the safety of the citizenry. Speaking at a workshop in Accra … The post Geological
A total of 9,240,000 constituting 28.5 per cent of Ghana’s population of 30.8m (2021 census) are migrants, a study on Migration by the Ghana Statistical Service, has said. The report, among others, defined migration as the movement in space often involving a change in the usual place of residence. • Mrs Adelaide Anno-Kumi (left) and … The post Migrants constitutes
The Embassy of Japan yesterday signed $350,000 grant contracts with four institutions to support various developmental projects across the country. The grant is under Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGHSP) scheme established to assist non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and local public authorities in developing countries, to respond to various developmental needs. While Voice … The post Japan
Barley a week after the alleged murder of private Imoro Sheriff, at Ashaiman, in the Greater Accra Region, another soldier has been beaten to pulp. Moro was killed at the vicinity of Taifa, a suburb of Ashaiman last Friday. The soldier, who was named as private Arhmed, was beaten at Old Tulaku several kilometres from … The post Soldier beaten after killing of colleague
The mortal remains of Trooper Imoro Sheriff, the soldier, who was allegedly stabbed to death at Taifa, a suburb of Ashaiman, last Friday, was yesterday laid to rest at the Military Cemetery in Accra. It was an emotional scene as officers and men of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) turned out in their numbers to … The post Slain soldier laid to rest appeared first on Ghanaian
The former Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr Mustapha Ahmed, has been sentenced to seven days imprisonment by the Accra High Court (Financial and Economic Crime Division 2), for contempt of court. On June 12, 2019, the court in a judgement, granted perpetual injunction restraining the former minister, then the defendant, from trespassing on land, … The post Former
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Wednesday joined women at Ayawaso Central, a suburb of Accra, to mark this year’s International Women’s Day. Marked annually on March 8, the event was on the theme: ‘Digit All: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality.’ Delivering his address, the Vice- President called on Ghanaian women to develop interest … The post Veep
Saudi Arabia has deposited $5 billion at the Central Bank of Turkey through the Saudi Fund for Development. Saudi Arabia’s deposit comes after 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6, followed by more than 7,500 aftershocks and two additional quakes, inflicting the largest disaster on the country in more than 80 years. About 50,000 people were … The post Saudi
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province has been killed in an explosion in his office. Mohammad Dawood Muzammil is the most senior official to be killed since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Violence has since decreased sharply, but prominent pro-Taliban figures and others have been killed in a string of attacks, … The post Taliban governor
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