Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has signed a deal for the construction of a hydro-electric power plant in one of East Africa’s best-known game reserves, amid criticism from environmentalists. The deal, worth $3bn (Gh?14.91bn), envisages the construction of a dam on the Rufiji River in the Selous Game Reserve, a United Nations Educational Scientific Culture Organisation ( UNESCO) World Heritage site. [...] The post Environmentalists

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested four persons and intercepted 50 large sacks and another consignment of leaves, suspected to be cannabis worth GH¢300,000.00 at Kaira in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP)  Ebenezer Doku, the Regional Police Commander, at a press briefing in Ho, said last Saturday, at midnight, the police [...] The post V/Region

An Accra circuit court on Tuesday remanded an unemployed in police custody for stealing items worth $9,675.   Dennis Adu, denied conspiring with one Gyimah and Mohammed, his accomplices, to unlawfully enter the premise of Madam Ellen Arthur to steal a number of her personal effects valued at $9,675.   He is to make his next appearance on December 19, [...] The post Man remanded for theft appeared

The Juaben Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region has granted a GH¢5,000.00 bail with a surety each, to four persons suspected to be in possession and smoking Indian hemp at Tafo, near Kumasi.   Tongo Boazo, 53, a watchman, Opoku Gyimah, 26, mason, Kwabena Eric, 24, unemployed, and Fred Nana Acheampong, 17, a student, pleaded not guilty and would appear [...] The post 4 granted bail for possessing

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MANCHESTER City can clinch top spot in Group F with victory over Hoffenheim, while only a draw will be needed if Lyon fail to beat Shakhtar Donetsk. Sergio Aguero’s 83rd-minute equaliser in France last time out leaves Pep Guardiola’s side sitting pretty, with their German opponents needing a victory to stand any chance of reaching the Europa League. Man City [...] The post City

LIVERPOOL and England defender Joe Gomez has signed a new long-term deal with the Premier League club. The 21-year-old moved to Liverpool from Charlton in a deal worth £3.5 million in the summer of 2015, and has since made 59 appearances for the club. The centre-half’s new contract reportedly runs until 2024. “Signing this new deal means the world to [...] The post Gomez signs long-term

LA Liga’s plans to stage a match in the United States next month have been derailed after Barcelona, who were scheduled to play Girona in Miami, withdrew their support for the game on Monday following a board meeting. The Spanish league signed a 15-year agreement with entertainment company Relevent Sports designed to promote the sport and La Liga in North [...] The post Barca back out of La

CHELSEA have suspended four people from attending matches, following allegations that Raheem Sterling was racially abused at Stamford Bridge. One of the group was named to the Daily Mail as Colin Wing, 60, from Beckenham. Footage appeared to show a group of fans in the lower tier of the Matthew Harding Stand angrily shouting at the Manchester City player as [...] The post Chelsea

CRISTIANO Ronaldo has urged long-time rival Lionel Messi to be more like him and push his limits by challenging himself in another league than Spain. “I’d like him to come to Italy one day. I hope he accepts the challenge like me, but if he’s happy there then I respect that,” Ronaldo told the Italian press on Monday. The two [...] The post Come to Italy for

NEVADA fight regulators have postponed hearings on the suspensions of Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov for a brawl after UFC 229 in Las Vegas. State Athletic Commission Chairman Anthony Marnell III cited continuing negotiations with Nurmagomedov’s attorneys toward a settlement that could avoid a public hearing January 29. Commission executive Bob Bennett says McGregor’s attorneys also received a continuance. Marnell [...] The post McGregor,

A 24-year-old man was last Friday adjudged the overall best farmer in the Ledzokuku Municipality, in the Greater Accra Region.   Mr Moro Nuhu, an indigene of Bawku in the Upper East Region, received a certificate, a double-door refrigerator, a Rambo Polytank, a bicycle, a pair of Wellington boots, cutlasses, a radio set among other items as his prize.   [...] The post Moro Nuhu

The acute shortage of critical staff such as doctors and radiographers, poor road networks and poor siting of health facilities have been identified as major challenges against the attainment of health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets in the Upper East Reigion. This came to light during a Stakeholders Regional Health Dialogue held at Bolgatanga, the regional capital here on Friday. [...] The post Stakeholders

A lecturer of the University of Cape Coast, Dr Michael Yao Wodui Serwono has urged African journalists to focus more on telling the real story of migrants in order to expose the challenges they faced in host countries. According to him, the African media often dwelt on the European media for information on migration, this he indicated had contributed to [...] The post Tell real stories of

PROFESSOR Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has encouraged Ghanaians to ensure that their buildings are earthquake resistant.   His call comes on the heel of a tremor that hit parts of Western Accra including Weija and Gbawe on Sunday.   Speaking with reporters in Parliament yesterday, Professor Frimpong-Boateng said earthquakes were natural occurrences and so it [...] The post Ensure

As Christmas draws nearer, the Director in charge of anti-corruption at the Commission on Human Right and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Charles Ayamdo, has asked public officers to be cautious of gifts. He reminded them that per the ‘gift policy’ under the country’s guidelines of conflict of interest, they were neither to solicit nor receive gifts from persons they came into [...] The post Don’t

About 10 business operators in some private commercial properties at Achimota and Dome in Accra were arrested yesterday for failing to have the buildings insured against fire and other disasters.   The arrest was done by the National Insurance Commission (NIC) National Taskforce to enforce compliance of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Certificate and the Compulsory National Insurance Certificate [...] The post 10

Parts of the roof of the Kumasi Mall caved in, in the early hours of yesterday, when shops were about to open for business. The incident took place at the food court area, where the ceiling housing the Game shop of the mall, carved in but there was no casualty recorded. When the Ghanaian Times visited the scene, officials from the [...] The post Parts of K’si mall roof cave in appeared first

Members of the Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) yesterday engaged leaders of the Abudu and Andani royal gates of the Dagbon chieftaincy divide in Yendi ahead of the scheduled performance of the funerals of the late Ya-Nas;  Ya-Na Mohammudu Abdulai and Ya-Na Yakubu Andani.   The Northern Regional Minister, Mr Salifu Saeed explained that the purpose of the engagement was [...] The post REGSEC

Ghana has received a US$57 million grant facility from Japan for the rehabilitation of the Yamoransa to Assin Praso road in the Central Region, and Bekwai-Anhwia Nkwanta-Kumasi roads in the Ashanti Region, also known as the N8 trunk road.   This was after the governments of Ghana and Japan signed an agreement following bilateral talks between President Nana Addo Dankwa [...] The post Ghana,