By Andrew Erickson The Columbus Dispatch When Harrison Afful first considered a move to Major League Soccer from a club in Tunisia, he thought about MLS's subpar reputation in Ghana, his native country. "In years past, back home, when you come to MLS, they say you come to retire, that you're coming to the end of your career," he said. The defender wasn't young by soccer standards but was a long way from the end of his career when he signed with Crew SC in July 2015,

HelpAge International, an organization focused on the rights of older persons globally has announced the appointment of Justin Derbyshire as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective Wednesday March 1. Justin acted as interim Chief Executive Officer from September 2016. He joined HelpAge International in 2014 as the Director of Programmes and was responsible for our […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that his government intends to build very strong diplomatic and economic relations with Qatar, and, indeed, with all the countries of the Gulf, as this will draw in the necessary investments to help develop Ghana and return her onto path of progress and prosperity.

The battle against poverty has been high on the agenda of Xi Jinping, President of the world’s most populous nation. Always harboring a sentiment towards the impoverished people, Xi has devoted much efforts to the poverty alleviation undertakings in his career. “It is the least requirement of building an all-round moderately prosperous society and “our […]

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will on Thursday present the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government’s maiden budget statement, a presentation that will ultimately be a marker of the new administration’s policy priorities.

Watch 10 of the best goals from Ghanaian stars in the German top-flight over the years. The Bundesliga has a rich history with Ghanaian players and these stars have contributed some superb strikes to the league down the years. Check out ten of the best from the likes of Boateng, Ibrahim Tanko and Tony Yeboah....

China has made accomplishments from its national strategy for Jing-Jin-Ji, a coordinated development plan for Beijing, Tianjin municipality and the neighboring Hebei province. Involving over 100 million population and 1/10 of China’s GDP aggravate, the integration plan is proved to be an effective prescription for the big city disease. The successful attempt can work as […]

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has closed down the ware house of Piccadilly Biscuit Limited after the Authority found that the site was invaded with weevils. The FDA has also suspended production at the factory. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mr James Lartey, Head of Communications of FDA said Piccadilly, […] The post FDA closes down ‘weevil-infested’ Piccadilly factory appeared first on Ultimate FM. The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has closed down

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Consumer Commission (NCC) said it has launched a probe into the local unit of U.S. automaker Ford over the recall of 4,500 Kuga SUVs after dozens of reports of the vehicles catching fire spontaneously.

The National Secretariat of the Ghana School Feeding Programme has expressed commitment to improving the overall monitoring, food quality and feeding this year. A statement from the Secretariat said: “We acknowledge that challenges such as delay in caterer payments and quality of food have affected the smooth implementation of the programme’’ It expressed concern about ... The National Secretariat of the Ghana School Feeding Programme has expressed commitment to improving the overall monitoring,

Caryl Marsh and Josie Stone cook English pancakes for the Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at the Cathedral Church of St. Mark in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Related Links. Digital devotion: Christians get social media, other online tools to ...

Caryl Marsh and Josie Stone cook English pancakes for the Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at the Cathedral Church of St. Mark in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Related Links. Digital devotion: Christians get social media, other online tools to ...

All that man needs for health and healing has been provided by God in nature, the challenge of science is to find it, goes a popular saying. Herbal drugs have stood the test of time, passed on from generation to generation often informally and by the process of trial and error. In Ghana, herbal medicines […] The post Herbal medicines: The good, the bad and the ugly appeared first on Ultimate FM. All that man needs for health and healing has been provided by God in nature, the challenge

Chairman General Kwame Sefa Kayi has stated emphatically that he has no plans of moving to work with Bola Ray’s Excellence in broadcast network (EIB).

The maiden edition of the Ghana Manufacturing Awards brings together players in the manufacturing industry.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions met Russia’s ambassador twice during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign last year, the US government has confirmed. Mr Sessions, a senator at the time, told his January confirmation hearing that he had had no contacts with the Russians during the campaign. He stressed on Wednesday he had “never met any Russian officials […] The post Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions under fire over Russia meetings appeared first on Ultimate FM. Attorney

The Eastern Regional Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has taken a swipe at the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration claiming that whilst they failed in initiating the Special Initiative (PSIs) project, the NDC successfully revived the Komenda Sugar factory to grow the economy.

Luis Enrique has announced he will not be Barcelona’s head coach next season. The former Spain midfielder has been Barcelona boss since May 2014 and is in the final year of his contract. Barcelona wrote on Twitter: “BREAKING NEWS: @LUISENRIQUE21 announces he will not continue as Barca manager next season.” Enrique has won eight trophies ... Luis Enrique has announced he will not be Barcelona’s head coach next season. The former Spain midfielder has been Barcelona boss since May 2014 and

Chairman General Kwame Sefa Kayi and Nathan Kwabena Adisi a.