The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has declared war on illegal betting in football, claiming that no betting company worldwide has a license to offer odds on Ghanaian football leagues. “No betting company has been licensed by the GFA to offer odds on our games; we’llempower our legal departments to work with others to confront this … The post GFA declares war on betting companies appeared

 The Black Princesses Coach,Yusif Basigi, has reiterated that playing high-profile international friend­ly matches will aid his team’s preparation for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (WWC). The Black Princesses, cur­rently in Colombia preparing for the championship, have played two high profile friendly matches in readiness for the tournament. First, they drew goalless against Mexico in … The post Black

 Ghana’s Vice President and the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has expressed the need to train professionals to manage pitches at the various national stadiums. During a media engagement on Sunday, Dr Bawumia bemoaned the lack of proper maintenance of pitches at the various stadiums and stated that professionals needed … The post Let’s train professionals

 The government will con­tinue to create the enabling environment for the healthcare industry to thrive, the Minister of Health, Dr Bernard OkoeBoye, has stated. He said the priority of the government was to promote innovation and investment in the healthcare sector to boost the health of the citizens and create jobs for the youth. Dr … The post HCOWA Medical Industry Investment

GCB Bank has recorded strong profit growth in the first-half of this year, posting a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of GH¢700.5 million. The strong PBT performance which represent a 35-per cent increase of the prior year perfor­mance, was driven by growth in interest income and increase in net fees and commission income. Managing Director of … The post GCB Bank records strong half-year profit appeared

 The Accra Circuit Court has remanded in police custody Atinga Ayambire, a farmer, for allegedly using iron rod to assault a linguist and three others, for developing land at Bu­suafie, near Danchira, in Accra. Ayambire, also believed to be a member of land guards, operating in Danchira, has been charged with conspiracy to commit crime, … The post Alleged land guard

Two installed electri­cal transformers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), serving communi­ties within the Accra East region, especially the Dodowa area, have been vandalised and vital compo­nents stolen. The 200KVA capacity transformer at Kodiabe worth Ghc120,000, and the 50KVA capacity transformer at Ayikuma worth GH¢40,000, were vandalised and parts stolen by unscrupulous persons in … The post 2

 The  Achimota Circuit Court, in Accra, has grant­ed GH¢120,000 bail to Saeed Salia, in connec­tion with alleged forged will case. The court ordered Saeed Salia to produce three sureties one of whom must be a civil servant with monthly salary of not less than GH¢1,500, and he (Saeed Salia) should also report to the police … The post Man granted GH¢120,000 bail over

The government has been urged to make public the amount of funds that have been allocated for state security services to­wards the 2024 general elections. According to a Security Consultant, Mr Ofori Atta, the transparency in this disburse­ment was crucial for account­ability. He said it would also assure the citizens that adequate prepa­rations were being … The post Make

The National Youth Au­thority (NYA), in collabo­ration with France Volon­taires, organised a one-day training workshop in Koforidua aimed at educating youth volunteering groups in the Eastern Region on the National Youth Policy. The initiative is part of a broader strategy to streamline and coordinate the efforts of these groups, aligning them with the objectives of … The post NYA,

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) re­corded a revenue shortfall of over GH¢893.2 million between July and August this year as part of the ongoing process of upgrading prepayment metering system in its operational areas. According to the company, the loss was as a result of customers not paying for the actual amount of power … The post ECG records over GH¢893.2m loss in

 A total of GH¢345 million has been saved through a nation­wide payroll monitoring exercise conducted last year by the Fair Wages and Salary Commission (FWSC). The exercise, which covered 120 public sector institutions, aimed to reduce the wage bill and promote transparency in pub­lic sector employment. • Mr Ignatius Baffour-Awuah (fourth from right) with some … The post Govt

Eight weeks, hundreds of competitors across multiple events and a multi-million pound prize pot – but this wasn’t any sports tournament. Luke Bennett is coming home from the first Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia as a world champion. Not only that, the 19-year-old from Bromsgrove in Worcestershire is also returning £100,000 richer after bagging … The post Esports champ wants

The buy now, pay later firm Klarna is seeking to get rid of almost half its employees in the coming years through efficiencies it says arise out of its investment in artificial intelligence (AI). The firm has already cut its workforce from 5,000 to 3,800 in the past year, and wants to reduce that to … The post Klarna: AI lets us cut thousands of jobs – but pay more appeared first

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reit­erated the ability of its flag bearer, Mr John Dramani Mahama, to address the current challenges of various sectors of the economy, including the health and security sectors, as outlined in the party’s 2024 manifestos. The NDC on Saturday launched its man­ifesto in Winneba, in the Central Region, where … The post Mahama

The West African Exam­ination Coun­cil (WAEC), has arrested six teachers across the country for allegedly engaging in malpractices in the ongoing West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The suspects, whose names are yet to be disclosed by the WAEC were allegedly caught passing on written answers to candidates in addition to com­mitting other offences. … The post Ongoing

 The nationwide voter exhibition, organised by the Electoral Commission (EC), ended yesterday with no major challenges. However, there were few or no voters at the centresvisited by the Ghanaian Times just like the first day of the exercise. Started last Tuesday, the exercise was to allow voters to check and confirm their names, ages, addresses, … The post  Nationwide Voter exhibition ends appeared first

THE Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has inaugurated a GH¢10 million ultra-modern Astro-turf at the McCoy College of Education at Nadowli in the Nadowli-Kalio District to harness the sporting potential in the school and its en­virons in the Upper West Region. The 75 by 110-square-foot Astroturf field facility, construct­ed by the Wembley … The post Speaker

The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) has directed the National Sports Au­thority (NSA) to liaise with the Ghana Football Asso­ciation (GFA) to submit the Accra Sports Stadium, University of Ghana Sports Stadium, and the Tarkwa and Aboso (T&A) Stadium to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for approval. The move is to make these … The post Submit Accra, Kumasi,

The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, has cut the sod for the construction of a 40-bed accommodation facility at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Ex­cellence at Prampram. He was supported by members of the Executive Council, delegates to Congress, former GFA top offi­cials including former Vice-Chair­man, Fred Pappoe, former … The post GFA