Ghana’s early elimination from the Under-23 AF­CON currently ongoing in Morocco, must have come as a real shock to thousands of Ghanaian football fans, including some of the nation’s retired prized footbal­lers – many of whom took to Twit­ter shortly after the Ghana-Guinea game to pour out their frustrations. Hundreds of posts were targeted at … The post Gyan, others

Ghana’s Un­der-23 football team – Black Meteors, were on Saturday bundled out of the 2023 TotalEnergies Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations Tourna­ment after finishing third in Group A. The white-bread-performing Ghanaians drew 1-1 with Guinea in the final group match to amass four points – woefully inadequate to power them through to the next stage. … The post Under-23

The Ho Sector of the Ghana Revenue Author­ity Customs Division has destroyed close to 500 illegal electricity meters. The meters, which entered the country from Togo, were inter­cepted by the authorities at various entry points in the Volta Region, including the Batume Junction, the Kpetoe patrol base, and the Shia border upon tip offs. Assistant … The post …destroys

 More than 12,000 cartons of carbonated drinks have been confis­cated by Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for having no tax stamps. The products without tax stamps were confiscated follow­ing an inspection exercise by the Excise Unit of the Authority at the GRA Customs Laboratory Facility in Accra on June 30. Mr Kwabena Apau, Head of Excise … The post GRA

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), is advocating mandatory swimming tutorials for teachers posted to island communities. The association believes, that will be an effective intervention for teachers to save their lives in the events of boat disasters and sustain the human resource base of the teacher’s front. The leadership of Ghana’s largest teach­er … The post Preventing

Prof. Peter Lamptey, a pro­fessor in Global Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine/ President Emeritus FHI360, has noted that lack of funds to com­bat NCDs is posing a challenge to efforts to curb the risk of increase. Prof. Peter Lamptey (inset) addressing participants in the lecture Speaking on the topic … The post At

By the end of this year, applicants for information using the Right To Information (RTI) Act can do that digitally, the Minister of Informa­tion has said. In a statement on the floor of Parliament on Friday, Kojo Op­pong Nkrumah said the success­fully developed Online Records Management System (ORMS) would enable applicants apply for information online, … The post RTI

Last week, two events involving two differ­ent entities but having some similarities took place in the country. These were the strike by members of the National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (NPTDU); and the directive of the Chamber of Independent Power Produc­ers (IPPs) to its members to cut supply to the national grid from July 1-8, … The post Don’t take IPPs, tanker drivers’

 Ghana’s leading micro insurance company, aYo Intermediaries Gha­na, has launched an insurance package that provides up to GH?15,000 life cover each for a group of seven family members who sign on. The new policy, dubbed aYo Family Cover, also provides GH?300 per night hospitalisa­tion cover for each of the seven persons on the policy, and … The post aYo

 GCB Bank PLC (GCB) posted strong financial re­sults in 2022 in spite of the negative impact of the Domes­tic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), the Board Chairman, Mr Jude Kofi Arthur, has said. Government of Ghana on December 5, 2022, launched the DDEP, which is intend­ed to pave the way and lay a sound foundation for … The post GCB

The President of the Ghana Association of Sports Bet­ting (GHASBO), Dr Kobby Boateng, has called for collabora­tion between the Ghana Gaming Commission (GGC), operators and other stakeholders to sanitise the betting industry. According to him, the industry has evolved over the years and operators must endevour to ob­serve the legal guidelines and attain the right … The post GHASBO

Mediama SC star striker, Jonathan Sowah, slotted home the win­ner as Nungua defeated Teshie 2-1 in their annual Homowo (Kplejoo festival) foot­ball match on Saturday. The gangling in-form striker, converted a 35th minute penalty awarded to Nungua side by Referee Andrew Kwakye, following a hand­ball in the area. The visitors stole the initiative after 23 … The post Nungua beat Teshie

Flagbearer hopeful of the governing New Patriot­ic Party (NPP), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, will today, begin a nationwide campaign tour starting with the Greater Accra Region. The two-term Member of Parliament for Kwadaso in the Ashanti Region will first visit the Shai-Osudoku Constituency, Nin­go-Prampram Constituency and then Ashaiman Constituency where he will meet with polling … The post Afriyie

The government has presented 12 containers of cocoa products estimated at GH¢4 million to the Turkish government to support the victims of the earthquake that happened in the country. The products comprise 130 tonnes of cocoa powder (10 containers of cocoa powder) and two tonnes of cocoa spread (two containers). The donation was made to … The post Govt

This year’s annual pilgrimage to Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ended here on Tuesday with a call on Muslims to uphold the virtues of unity in diversity espoused by the teachings of Islam and actions of the Holy Prophet Mohammed. Delivering a sermon at Arafat during Dzuhul and Asr prayers to climax the … The post Muslims end pilgrimage to Makkah in Saudi Arabia

The government has earmarked a total amount of GH¢2.5million for this year’s edition of the Presidential Pitch for the top 25 contestants of the competition, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovative Programme (NEIP), Madam Abigail Swad Laryea, has disclosed. The Presidential Pitch is a special entrepreneurship initiative designed and … The post Launch

“The Un­at­tached” is a single act play with four scenes. The play dis­cusses the complex discourses that surround the adolescent girl’s sexual and reproductive life and health in contempo­rary Ghanaian society. There are three main (major) charac­ters in the play: Tina, a shy and almost timid, unsophisticated 16-year-old girl; Liz, a surre­alistic 19-year-old girl, and … The post Professor

Out of a high-end artistic prod­ucts business founded in the year 2000, a fully-fledged technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institute has been established in the year 2016. This success story can only be achieved by people who are creative, innovative, bold, and ambitious. Moreover, seeing the need to provide the youth with employable … The post Building