A five-year research and learning project aimed at equipping state institutions and service providers towards the provision of sustainable water and sanitation services in the country has been launched in Accra. Dubbed, ‘Urban Resilience by Building and Applying New Evidence in WASH (UR­BAN-WASH)’, the initiative was being undertaken by the Ghana Water Limited, formerly Ghana … The post Five-year

Ghana’s U-23 national football team, the Black Meteors find themselves in a dicey situation as far as qualification to the next Olympic Games is concerned. The Black Meteors last appear­ance at the multi-sport event was at the 2004 Games held in Athens. The ongoing TotalEnergies CAF U-23 championships offers a fine platform to stage the … The post Ghana,

 Dynamically Made Camp 2023, a basket­ball talent development initiative, was held at the University of Ghana, Legon on Saturday with over 200 participants taking part in the exercise. The project was founded by US-based female basketball sensation, Danea Mackey, with support from Titans of Africa, a youth and sports development group. It was aimed at … The post ‘Dynamically

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin was right in describing the criminal trial of the Assin North Member of Parliament-elect James Gyakye Quayson as selective, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Ketu North, Edem Agbana has said. “It is selective as the Speaker said,” Agbana said on the Big Issue on TV3 Friday, […] The post Gyakye Quayson

 Ghanaian bodybuild­er, Martinson Ampadu, popularly known as the “Rock of Africa,” emerged winner of the Walikota 2023 Bodybuilding Championship in Indonesia. The highly-rated bodybuilder upset over 45 competing body­builders from around the world to win gold at the competition in Asia. The ‘Rock of Africa’ who is also a musician, expressed gratitude to people that … The post Ampadu

 The maiden Obuasi Cricket Festival ended successfully at the KNUST Obuasi campus over the week­end with over 100 participants in attendance. The day’s event was to revamp and re-energise active cricket in the area with a total of 54 boys and 46 girls. The children, between the ages of six and 17 were taken through … The post Impressive turnout at maiden Obuasi Cricket

The Accra Circuit has issued a warrant for the arrest of a businessman for allegedly issuing a dud cheque of GH¢3 million. Alhaji Fareed Yakubu, 40, is alleged to have issued the dud cheque to the complainant for the payment of a debt. According to a statement signed and issued in Accra by Chief Inspector … The post Court issues arrest warrant for businessman

The Accra High Court has sentenced six members of the Western Togoland Res­toration Front (WTRF), belonging to secessionist group in Ghana, to various years of imprisonment. Kwame Tornyeveadzi was sentenced to six years imprison­ment on the charge of stealing an AK47 rifle belonging to the Gha­na Police, at Aveyime in the Volta region, on September … The post 6 secessionists jailed 26 years

A Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Saka Salia has told the Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North James Gyakye Quayson that it will be in his own interest for his criminal trial to move faster. He said when the case is determined quickly it will give Gyakye Quayson the time and […] The post It’s in your best interest if the case

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Alan Kyerematen, has asserted that Ghana needs a leader who embodies the Christian faith in order for it to make any significant progress in its development process. According to him, the country does not need a president who is just a Christian by name but someone who is willing […] The post Ghana doesn’t

Mr James Gyakye Quayson, the Member of Parliament (MP)-elect for Assin North, has filed a motion on notice at the High Court for stay of proceedings, pending an appeal. The applicant is praying the court for an order staying the pro­ceedings in the court pending the determination of the appeal filed in the court on … The post Gyakye Quayson seeks stay of proceedings at

Veteran coach, Annor Walker has parted ways with Samartex 1996 after one season. The former Accra Great Olympics Head Coach led the Samreboi-based club to a 10th-place finish in their debut Ghana Premier League season. Samartex won 12 games, drew 10, and lost 12 in the 2022/2023 League campaign. However, in a twist of events, […] The post Official:

About 90 per cent of the Osagyefo Power Barge at Effasu in the Jomoro­ Constituency of the Western Region has been dismantled without authorisation, a Deputy Minister of Energy, William Owuraku Aidoo, has told Parliament. According to him, it is suspect­ed that a private company which is in negotiation with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation … The post Osagyefo

Power has come to be associated with the modern economy due to its importance for do­mestic, industrial and other commercial purposes. Therefore, unavailability of power anywhere has the potential to bring economic activities to a halt. This is why we are con­cerned with the directive of the Chamber of Indepen­dent Power Producers (IPPs) to its … The post Avert looming dumsor appeared first on

 The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) will hold its end-of-second-quarter meeting at the Media Centre of the Accra Sports Stadium today. The meeting would deliberate on gen­eral issues pertaining to Sports Journal­ism ahead of the commemoration of the International Day of the Sports Journal­ist which falls on Sunday, July 2. The association entreats all … The post SWAG meets today appeared

The National Amputee Football Association of Ghana (NAFAG), managers of Ghana’s Amputee football team will hold trials at the Wembley Park, Kotobabi tomorrow. This follows the success of the Kumasi edition last Saturday. The Technical Director for NAF­AG, Mr Ali Jarra, said the Kumasi edition was successful, and were able to hunt for some great … The post Amputee football trials tomorrow

Gold Fields and Micheletti have initiated comprehensive safety audits at the T&A Stadium in Tarkwa after a devastating incident claimed the life of an employee. The unfortunate event took place on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, when the worker, employed by a subcontractor, fell through the stadium’s translucent roof. Despite receiving emergency treatment at the Apinto […] The post Gold

Michael Naba of the Ac­cra-based FCG Cycling Club emerged winner of the 2023 Na­tional Cycling Championship which ended on Sunday at Ho in the Volta region. The two-day event organised by the Gha­na Cycling Federation (GCF) saw the young lad beat some established cyclists to win the ultimate Ghana Jersey and gold medal. Naba crossed … The post Naba wins 2023 National Cycling

The Executive Council (ExCo) of the Ghana Foot­ball Association (GFA) has tabled a proposal for adoption at its upcoming congress to increase nomination fees for its elections. The move, as explained by an FA statement signed by General Secretary, Mr Prosper Harrison Addo, was to enable the FA to raise enough revenue to meet the … The post GFA ExCo proposes new nomination

The Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, says no amount of funding would be enough to mitigate the impact of flooding in the country without a change in attitude. This follows a request by the Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, to Parliament to consider allocating portions of the road fund, sanitation levy, and the […] The post Funding