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Hasaacas Ladies stretch lead
Reigning Southern Zone champions, Hasaacas Ladies recorded a comfortable 3-0 victory over Army Ladies on match-day 15 of the Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the Sekondi Gyandu Park on Saturday. Goals from forward Doris Boaduwaa, an own goal from Naa Lameakor and another from Irene Copson ensured the hosts maintained their home-winning streak …
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Sports
Oly ease relegation worries with win
Struggling Accra Great Olympics defeated Berekum Chelsea 2-1 in a thrilling match-day 25 of the betPawa Premier League tie at the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday. Yusif Abdul Razak’s brace in both halves ensured the ‘Dade boys’ emerged victorious. A late consolation from Isaac Mensah was not enough to snatch a point for the visitors. Razak …
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Sports
Nii Ankrah, Tormegah show class at Inter Recruit Foundation tennis
Winneba-based Raphael NiiAnkrah put up a superlative performance to beat Osu-based Caleb Aryettey 6-3, 6-4 in the men’s final of the maiden edition of the InterRecruit Scholarship Tennis Tournament, held in Accra on Friday. Invictus Tennis Academy star, Sisu Makena Tormegah, was also in splendid form when she dispatched Ho Tennis Club’s Precious Nunana, 6-3, …
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Sports
Street Academy announces Easter picnic for street children
Street Academy, a sports and cultural academy for street children has announced its upcoming Easter picnic for street children in Accra. The event is scheduled for Monday April 10, 2023, at the forecourt of the Street Academy School. The event will host some important personalities like Rev. Dr Lawrence Tetteh, Founder and General Overseer of …
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Sports
2024 Olympic Games: GOC secures training facility for Team Ghana
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has successfully secured an ultra-modern training facility for Team Ghana ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This was the upshot of a trip to the French capital, Paris and the city of Strasbourg by a team spearheaded by Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports (MoYS), Mr Evans Bobie. …
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Dogboe fails to win vacant WBO featherweight crown
Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez dominated Ghana’s Isaac Dogboe to win the vacant World Boxing Organisation (WBO) featherweight title by unanimous decision on Saturday. Ramirez, gold medallist at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, was always in control as he scored an emphatic victory at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 29-year-old Ramirez won …
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Man. City thrash Liverpool …but Arsenal go eight points clear
Manchester City thrashed Liverpool 4-1 on Saturday but remain eight points adrift of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after Gabriel Jesus scored twice in the Gunners 4-1 win over Leeds. In the clash between the two sides that have dominated English football over the past five years, City were a class apart …
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Business
$20m Atlantic Shopping Mall opens in Accra
Atlantic Mall, Accra’s newest shopping mall constructed at a cost of $20 million, has been officially opened for business. Located at the Atomic Junction Roundabout, North Legon area, near the University of Ghana, the Atlantic Shopping Mall is expected to attract thousands of shoppers daily, both far and near. The mall, which is owned by …
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Business
We’re committed to deepening collaborations with DBG to achieve its mandate – CBG MD
The Managing Director of Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG), Daniel Wilson Addo, has stated that his outfit is committed to deepening collaborations with Development Bank Ghana (DBG) to facilitate and strengthen long-term credit flow to drive economic growth among Ghanaian businesses. Commenting on the importance of the partnership, Mr Addo said, “DBG has a big …
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Speaker declares Kumawu seat vacant
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has declared the Kumawu parliamentary seat in the Ashanti Region vacant. The declaration of the seat vacant, in accordance with Article 112 (5) of the 1992 Constitution, follows the demise of the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Philip Atta Basoah, 54, on Monday March 27, …
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Twifo Ntafrewaso gets 50-bed hospital
The Methodist Church, Ghana has commissioned a 50-bed capacity hospital at Twifo Ntafrewaso in the Central Region to improve healthcare delivery. The move formed part of the church’s strategic health agenda to ensure quality access to health within targeted communities and assist government in the quest to realising the Universal Health Goal. The Bank of …
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3 newly passed tax bills to rake in GH?4bn annually
Parliament, by a majority decision, late Friday night passed three tax bills to help rake in GH?4 billion annually to shore up government’s revenue portfolio. The passage of the Income Tax Amendment Bill, the Excise Duty Amendment Bill and the Growth and Sustainability Amendment Bill is one of the conditions precedent for Ghana to secure …
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Kwabena Bempong inducted new GhIE President
Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), on Thursday held an investiture ceremony for Mr Kwabena Bempong, the new president, at their just-ended 53rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Takoradi in the Western Region. The five-day event was on the theme “Resilient engineering for national development.” At a banquet to climax the conference, the immediate Past …
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Parliamentary Committee recommends passage of LGBTQ+ Bill
The Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament has recommended the passage of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021. The Committee said having undertaken the hearing of memoranda on the bill, it noted that majority of Ghanaians were in favour of the passage of the Bill. The Committee, however, …
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US tornadoes: Death toll grows as extreme storms ravage several states
At least 26 people have been killed after a series of tornadoes tore through towns and cities in the South and Midwest of the United States.Homes were destroyed and thousands left without power after huge storms caused devastation across several states.There have been more than 80 reported tornadoes since March 31, according to the National …
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Africa
DR Congo military accused of shelling civilians in Rwanda
Rwanda’s military has accused forces of the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo of wounding several civilians in cross-border shelling, and asked regional monitors to investigate. Rwanda Defence Force spokesman, Col Ronald Rwivanga, said authorities were “engaging” their DRC counterparts over the shelling that Rwanda said struck areas in Musanze district on Monday morning. Rwanda has …
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Africa
S Africa pres: Russia sanctions hurting ‘bystander’ states
South Africa has close historical ties with Moscow due to the Soviet Union’s support for the anti-apartheid struggle. It abstained from a United Nations vote denouncing the invasion of Ukraine and has resisted calls to condemn Russia. The European Union has aggressively pursued sanctions and a severing of economic ties in a bid to punish Moscow …
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Editorial
Parliament asks EC to consider guarantor system in new CI
Parliament has recommended to the Electoral Commission (EC) to consider the guarantor system as an alternative means for eligible persons to get onto the voters’ register. The House also asked the Commission to carry out the continuous registration exercise at electoral areas in the districts on rotational basis, instead of the original idea to undertake …
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Passage of 3 tax bills timely!
The country’s Parliament late Friday night passed three tax bills to help rake in GH?4 billion annually to increase government revenue. They are Income Tax Amendment Bill, the Excise Duty Amendment Bill and the Growth and Sustainability Amendment Bill. According to the government, the new taxes would increase the country’s tax to GDP from the …
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