A five-year strategy to improve access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services to about five million Ghanaians has been launched in Accra. Developed by WaterAid Ghana, the strategy is focused on helping to achieve universal, sustainable and safe access to WASH in the Bongo District in the Upper East Region by 2028. It also … The post 5-year
A new warehouse constructed at a cost of US$100,000 for rice farmers at Dawhenya, near Tema has been inaugurated. Funded by the Korea Programme on International Agriculture (KOPIA) Ghana, the warehouse has a storage capacity of 3,100 tonnes of rice seed or 78,000 bags of rice seed. The facility, which was constructed within a period … The post Warehouse for rice farmers inaugurated
This year’s Ghana Karate-Do Championship is set to take place on May 20-21 at the Accra Sports Stadium. Organised by the Ghana Karate-Do Federation (GKF) in collaboration with the National Sports Authority (NSA), the event is expected to have over 50 practitioners in various weight and age categories. Launch it, the President of the GKF, … The post Ghana Karate-Do Championship May
The Ghana Cycling Federation (GCF) has launched its bid to participate in the 2023 World Cycling Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Speaking at the launch on Wednesday, the General Secretary for the GCF, Mr Mohammed Shaaban, said over 50 participants including athletes and officials, would represent Ghana at the event. He has since called on corporate … The post Ghana
Ghana’s medal hopeful at the 2023 International Boxing Association (IBA) Boxing Championship, Amadu Mohammed, crush out of the championship after suffering a unanimous decision loss to a Kazak on Wednesday. He suffered a 5-0 unanimous decision defeat to MakhmudSabyrkhan from Kazakhstan to end his maiden international fairytale at the ongoing championship in Uzbekistan. Amadu Mohammed … The post Black
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced Tuesday, May 30 as the date for the Division One League (DOL) Championship playoff. The playoff which will take place at the Accra Sports stadium will be between winners of Zone One A and Zone One B of the ongoing Access Bank Division One League, a statement from … The post Access Bank DOLplayoff for May 30 appeared first on
Legendary Mexican goalkeeper, Antonio “Tota” Carbajal, the first footballer to play in five FIFA World Cups, died Tuesday at the age of 93. “He fell ill last week… he was in the hospital and spent the weekend at home” before passing away on Tuesday, Antonio Moreno, director of the International Soccer Hall of Fame in … The post Five-time World Cup veteran dies
South Africa head coach, Duncan Crowie, during post match press conference after the 2023 Under 17 African Cup of Nations Quarterfinal match between Senegal and South Africa held at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algier South Africa’s coach Duncan Crowie says the team will take the lessons from their 5-0 loss at the hands of … The post U-17
Neymar has reportedly asked for a move away from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, amid interest from Premier League clubs. The 31-year-old has had another frustrating season with injury, and both parties are said to be looking to cut ties at the end of the season. The Brazilian has made just 20 league appearances this season, … The post Neymar pushes for PSG exit amid
Fans have reacted with shock after Inter Milan blitzed their local rivals, AC Milan, in the opening 15 minutes of their Champions League semi-final first leg at the San Siro. Inter took to significant step to June 10’s final in Istanbul with an electrifying opening 45 minute performance, blowing Milan away with quick, incisive and … The post AC
UEFA will involve fans in the “planning and execution” of finals, it said as it announced plans at the weekend to implement recommendations made by an independent panel following the chaos at the 2022 Champions League showpiece. The Champions League final was delayed by 36 minutes after thousands of Liverpool supporters were unable to get … The post UEFA
Nijel Amos said he is selling Botswana’s first Olympic medal, his 800m silver from the 2012 London Games, to help support his family after he received a three-year doping ban last week. The Athletics Integrity Unit said it banned Amos for three years on May 3 after an out-of-competition test detected a banned metabolite in … The post Banned Botswana
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) as part of its ‘Experience Ghana, Share Ghana’ campaign has visited six tourist sites to boost domestic tourism. The sites visited were the Kakum National Park, Cape Coast Castle, and Elmina Castle in the Central Region, and Nzulezu, Bisa Abrewa Museum, and Ankasa Resource Reserve in the Western Region. The move … The post GTA
CalBank, an indigenous bank, made a loss of GH?809.8 million in the 2022 financial year as a result of the bank’s participation in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), the Managing Director, Philip Owiredu, has stated. Posting a profit after tax of GH?222.9 million in 2021, the bank incurred a loss of about GH?809.8 million … The post CalBank
About 75 residents at the La Dade Kotopon municipality in the Greater Accra Region have benefitted from various vocational training programmes to enable them to lead independent lives through the establishment of their own businesses. The two to six-month programme is an initiative of the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Ms Rita Naa … The post 75 La
The Bono Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Kofi Amo-Kodie has expressed his delight at the availability of a secondary diagnostic facility in the region which hitherto could only be accessed elsewhere in Kumasi and Accra of the country. According to him, healthcare services such as DNA test, ultrasound, X-ray, CT Scan and mammography, among … The post Advanced
The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo), Dr Isaac AdjeiDoku says the outlook for the gas industry is bright as discussions are underway to further develop gas infrastructure in the West African Sub-region. “Discussions are going on. There’s something we call the Nigeria- Morocco gas pipeline that is going to fly … The post Outlook
Assorted food items and toiletries valued at GH?21, 000.00 were last Thursday donated to the Akuse prisons in the Eastern Region by DM Philanthropist Organisation LBG, an NGO. The items included rice, cooking oil, soap, detergent and sanitary pads for the female prisoners. Speaking on behalf of the founder and chairman of DM philanthropist Organisation … The post NGO donates assorted
The Ho Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Divine R.K Bosson, has called for effective private-public partnership (PPP) to develop the potentials of the youth in the municipality, to ensure a healthy life among them. Mr Bosson said, the role of the PPP was part of a collective effort to promote youth development to enable them … The post Ho MCE calls for private public
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mrs Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, says she is optimistic that the reign of King Charles III will witness the deepening of the shared values of the Commonwealth and serve as a positive influence globally. Mrs Botchwey noted that her reason for being optimistic was based on the contributions … The post British
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