With the decision to leave the landmark 2015 global accord to fight climate change, President Donald Trump could further sour Washington’s relations with key allies, U.S. experts say. Standing at the Rose Garden in the White House on Thursday, Trump ended the almost five-month-old frenzied speculation across the world and delivered the news: he was […]

Improved seeds rather than huge machinery are what Africa needs to become self-sufficient in food production, Ghana’s minister for food and agriculture said on Wednesday. In his address at the 10th Anniversary of the West African Center for Crop Improvement (WACCI), Owusu Afriyie Akoto said the government’s “Planting for Food and Jobs” will distribute improved […]

Journeyman coach Levir Culpi will assume control of Brazilian Serie A giants Santos, according to widespread media reports. The 64-year-old has agreed to financial terms with the eight-time Brazilian top flight champions but asked for time to resolve personal issues before the appointment is made public, Globoesporte reported. The position was made vacant by the […]

The European Union (EU) and the Italian government this month sealed a deal that probably represents the last best chance for Italy’s beleaguered Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank to survive. The once third-largest lender in Italy has spent the last six years in a tailspin, with mounting losses, a growing list of non-performing […]

A team of international scientists has found the world’s oldest human species’ fossil near the southern Moroccan city of Youssoufia, the Moroccan national Institute of Sciences of Archaeology and Heritage announced in a statement on Wednesday. The institute said the remains of the Homo sapiens, which were found in a remote village called Jbel Irhoud, […]

U.S. space agency NASA announced on Wednesday it has chose 12 new astronauts for future missions to the Earth orbit and destinations in deep space. The seven men and five women, aged 29 to 42, included a surgeon, a research engineer, a resident physician, an assistant professor, students and military officers. “We look forward to […]

The Central Asian region will set an example in the building of the China-proposed “Belt and Road” initiative and Uzbekistan is an important cooperative partner of China in building the initiative, wrote Chinese Ambassador to Uzbekistan Sun Lijiein a signed article published in the People’s Daily on Monday. Rendering staunch support to the blueprint, Uzbekistan’s […]

The Osun state chapter of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) has concluded positive plans to mobilize and register new members into its fold. This was contained in a press release made available to newsmen by the state Chairman, Mr. Wole Adedoyin in Ilesa yesterday after an emergency meeting of the party. Mr. Adedoyin hinted that […]

The China-proposed “Belt and Road” initiative is a great blueprint since it incorporates several billion of population under the same framework of win-win development, Shigeo Katsu, president of Nazarbayev University, told the People’s Daily in a recent interview. The scholar made the remarks just before Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off his state visit to […]

?Here’s the official video for “California” by celebrated Jamaican Musician, Mr. G, featuring Stonebwoy. Shot & directed on location in Jamaica by Warrior Films. Song was produced by Grammy Producer, Tony Kelly. Kindly follow on Instagram & Twitter: @MrGSwaggerific @Stonebwoyb @TonyCDKelly

Prof Philip Ebow Bondzi –Simpson, has assumed responsibly as the Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Prof Bondzi-Simpson, who is an educationalist and a consultant with several decades of experience to his credit, was, until his confirmation was the Acting Rector of GIMPA. He was the Founding Dean of the […]

Do you know that Madam Sun Baohong, the Chinese Ambassador, on Tuesday, donated items, including desktop computers, printers, UPS and a cheque for GHc10,000 to the office of the Attorney General.? Ordinarily there is nothing with it since there has been long standing good relationship between Ghana and China. However, the current generosity by the […]

Oil Marketing Company, Kabore Oil Limited has presented a 49 inch tevelevsion set and a citation to police General Sergeant Ndago Osman, of the Nsawam District Police Command. The cost of the 49 inch Samsung television set was GHc3, 000. The General Manager of Kabore Oil Ltd, Mr. Tamim- Daari Froko who made the presentation […]

We have always known that Chairman Jerry John Rawlings was the pet political horse of some deep-pocket Nigerians who were hell-bent on hijacking Ghanaian democracy by illegally funding the then-opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) which, in the lead-up to the 2008 general election, had been out of power for nearly 8 years. Mr. Rawlings’ handpicked […]

The World Bank has approved a $150 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for the Transport Sector Improvement Project (TSIP) in the country. It will help improve regional connectivity in the Northern Region, involving rehabilitation of road links from Tamale to Yendi and Tatale on the Eastern border with Togo, and about 200km of feeder […]

Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Works and Housing on Wednesday visited housing units, being put up for personnel of the Ghana Navy to ease their accommodation challenges. The visit was to enable the parliamentarians to familiarise themselves with the extent of work done and advice government accordingly. The project, which is more than […]

Liverpool have formally ended their pursuit of Southampton’s captain Virgil van Dijk, and apologised to the club for “any misunderstanding” regarding the player. This withdrawal was communicated after Southampton FC threatened to file an official complaint the Premier League accusing Liverpool of illegally approaching the defender. Hitherto to this withdrawal, Liverpool Jurgen Klopp had made […]

Advocacy for Resources for Malaria Stoppage Initiative (ARMS) has recorded significant impact in the country’s health sector, showing impressive gains in reducing malaria cases, behavioural change and promoting the use of insecticide treated bed nets. ARMS aims at reducing malaria prevalence by advocating for malaria testing with Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDTs) before treatment and […]

CARE International is to pilot a new learning initiative aimed at improving how organisations formulate and evaluate the outcome of development interventions. Dubbed the “Halcrow Project,” it would employ a new evaluation approach called Contribution Tracing to conduct a pilot of the Ghana’s Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms (GSAM) project. At a press briefing held in Accra […]

Ever since the beginnings of FinTech and the boom that followed the 2008 financial crisis, newly-founded financial technology companies and initiatives have posed competition to the more traditional financial institutions. This is according to White Label Crowdfunding (WLCF), a UK-based Software as a Service company that creates, launches and hosts crowdfunding platforms. Many of the […]