The government and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) on Friday signed a new country programme (CP) to boost Ghana’s industrialisation drive. The four-year programme (2019-2022) expected to be implemented alongside the West African Competitiveness Programme (WACP) of the European Union (EU), would leverage on value addition and private sector partnerships to create jobs … The post Ghana,

The Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah has reiterated the government’s readiness to introduce a 4-year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) to replace Diploma in Basic Education as minimum requirements for teaching at any level in the education system. Professor Kwesi Yankah According to Prof. Yankah the government was doing it … The post 6 Colleges

Personnel of the Ghana Police Service have been urged to exhibit high sense of professionalism in the discharge of their duties to protect the image of the Service. The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa-Addo-Danquah, said it was the responsibility of the police officer to do things … The post ?Professionalism

Accra Hearts of Oak opened their Normalisation Committee (NC) League account with a 1-0 win over Dreams FC at the Accra Sports Stadium, yesterday. Kwadwo Obeng Jnr scored the only goal of the game in the 48th minute to give Coach Kim Grant his first competitive win. Dreams FC started the game the much better … The post Hearts overcome Dreams FC…in NC League opener appeared

The Superintendent Minister of the Airport East Circuit of the Methodist Church Ghana, the Very Rev John K. Appiah-Acheampong, has urged members of the Association of Methodist Men’s Fellowships to intensify on evangelism in addition to the physical growth of the church. He said the Association of Methodist Men’s Fellowships had become a major source … The post ?AIRPORT

KUMASI Asante Kotoko secured the maximum points as they pipped visiting Aduana Stars 1-0 in their Normalisation Committee Special Competition at the Baba Yara Stadium yesterday. Kotoko hit the back of the net through Abass Mohammed, just two minutes into the game, Aduana accepted the challenge, pushing men forward as Kotoko appeared sluggish forcing coach … The post Kotoko earn hard win over

Over the last few decades, banking services have changed from manual, brick and mortar to a more digital and innovative service, with much focus on the millennial consumer, emerging and young affluent that need a one-stop shop for all their banking needs. 

A group of young Ghanaians has started translating Wikipedia pages into Ghana’s foremost local language “Akan”.

Ghana woke up on Friday, March 22, 2019, to yet another gory accident on our roads, this time claiming over 80 lives.

The Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA) of the Civil Service, last Friday, handed over 790 staff to the Local Government Service at a ceremony in Accra. This was to secure an effective administration and management of local resources to ensure that every district and regional coordinating council performed to the best of their … The post ?790

What started my trip down this memory lane was the criticism which followed the airing of Komla Klutse’s interview with Yaa Naa Abukari Mahama II at the Gbewaa Palace in the third week of January, 2019 According to internet and social media reports at the time, some residents of the area saw the manner in … The post FLAKES FROM THE BOTTOM

South Africa’s (SA’s) foreign minister has called an urgent meeting with ambassadors following attacks against foreigners in Durban. Early last Monday morning three people died amid protests targeting shops, many of which are foreign-owned. Around 50 people sought shelter at a police station when a group of unemployed South Africans forced them out of their … The post ?Xenophobic

The government has announced plans to extract the large iron and steel deposits and refine them in the country to provide raw materials for automobile manufacturing companies in Ghana. Ghana has signed agreements with a number of automobile companies to establish showrooms in the country including car manufacturing giants Volkswagen, Sinotruck, Nissan, Renault and Suzuki. … The post ?Ghana

The people of Ukraine are voting in the first round of presidential elections. Current leader Petro Poroshenko, 53, is seeking re-election but the surprise front-runner is 41-year-old comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Both, along with former Prime Minister (PM) Yulia Tymoshenko, 58, have expressed largely pro-European Union (EU) views during the campaign. None of the pro-Russian candidates … The post Ukraine

The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has ordered the installation of speed limiters on all commercial and goods carrying vehicles as part of measures to reduce the increasing spate of road crashes in the country. According to the minister, all commercial and goods carrying vehicles with a gross weight of 3.5 tonnes must be … The post ?Let’s enforce

The National Sports Authority (NSA) has condemned the acts of vandalism recorded at the Ashanti Regional Inter-schools and Colleges Athletics Super Zonal competition on Friday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. This led to the destruction of about 1,805 seats at the Red Stands of the stadium. At an emergency meeting on Friday, March 29, … The post NSA condemns violence at Baba Yara Stadium

Unbeaten Oleksandr Gvozdyk retained his World Boxing Council light heavyweight title on Saturday with a fifth-round technical knockout of Doudou Ngumbu, who was halted by a right leg injury. Ukraine’s Gvozdyk, making his first defence of a title he won with a devastating knockout of Adonis Stevenson in December, improved to 17-0 with 14 knockouts. … The post Ukranian retains

As part of activities to mark the 10th anniversary of his enskinment, the chief of the Fise Muslim community in the Ga West municipality of Accra, Alhaji Bukari Kabore has donated items worth GH¢15,000.00 and cash of GH¢2,000.00 to the Akropong School for the Blind in the Eastern Region. The items included 10 bags of … The post Head of Fise Muslim community

Ghana youth midfielder Majeed Ashimeru recovered from injury to score for St Gallen in their 3-2 loss against Young Boys in the Swiss Super League on Sunday.Ashimeru had to pass a late fitness test ahead of the game after picking an injury in the side’s 3-1 friendly defeat against German Bundesliga II outfit Heidenheim last weekend.The return of the Ghanaian boosted the morale of his teammates as they deservedly went ahead in the 32nd minute through Axel Bakayoko.French forward

Ghana winger Solomon Asante missed a penalty for Rising Phoenix in their 2-2 stalemate with Colorado Switchbacks in the American United Soccer League Championship.The Switchbacks, who went into the game on the back of a 1-0 win over San Antonio FC, Jordan Burt in the 26th minute with a smart finish.Just moments before halftime, Phoenix found their equalizer from a corner kick when Joseph Farrell's header deflected off the crossbar and over the goal line.Phoenix came out firing