The Junior Panthers of Gabon yesterday held the national U-20 side the Black Satellites to a goalless drawn game in the first leg qualifier for next year’s African Youth Championship slated for Dakar, Senegal. The Gabonese played a very tactical game to frustrate the Ghanaian frontline spearheaded by Propser Kasim, Joseph Adjei and Yaw Yeboah who appeared clueless to the [...] The post Gabon Stretch Satellites To A Draw appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

 President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi    Nyantakyi has encouraged owners of football sides to embrace the working documents that protect the game in order to safeguard their finances. Speaking on the second day of forum for Club administrators in the Western Region last Wednesday in Sekondi, Nyantakyi tasked people responsible for Clubs in all tiers of the Ghana football [...] The post Clubs Owners Urged To Be Abreast With Values appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

BLACK Stars’ captain Asamoah Gyan and two teammates, Andre Ayew and Harrison Afful were described as the key players in the Black Stars at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. FIFA’s Technical Study Group – TSG, singled out the trio in their post-tournament report released last Thursday. Though Ghana were ranked 25th after the 32-team tournament and exited in the [...] The post FIFA Tech. Study Group Praises Ghana’s Trio appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

 The newly appointed Minister of Defence, Dr. Benjamin Bewa- Nyong Kunbour, has paid a working visit to the headquarters of the Ghana  Armed Forces (GAF)  to familiarize himself with operations of the ministry. Dr Kunbour, who was accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Defence, Mr Alexander Segbefia and other officials of the ministry, was welcomed by the Chief of Defence [...] The post Defence Minister Tours GAF appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Forestry Commission (FC) and the Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) have been asked to investigate how seized   51 containers of Rosewood at the Tema Port were harvested for export. The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) in charge of Forestry, Ms Barbara Serwaa  Asamoah, who issued the direction on Friday, said: ‘‘I want the FC and the [...] The post Minister Orders Probe In To Exportation Of Rosewood appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has charged the local authorities in Accra, to take measures to keep the cities clean Reminding them of the responsibility of local authorities in promoting environmental health and effective waste management, the Vice President said there was the need to adopt innovative means to keep the capital clean  Vice President Amissah-Arthur said this when [...] The post Keep The Cities Clean appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Accra, the Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, has charged all Christians on the African continent to pray to God for the end the spread of the Ebola virus disease in the sub-region. “Only God has the power to stop the scourge of the deadly Ebola disease on the continent and Christians especially, those in West [...] The post Christians Urged To Seek God’s Intervention In Ebola Disease’s Spresd appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has urged government to institute a compensatory package for health workers who would attend to Ebola patients should there be an outbreak in the country. The Conference said such package would encourage and motivate health workers to offer the best possible care to Ebola patients. These were contained in a communiqué issued at the end [...] The post Catholic Bishops Advocate Special Package For Ebola Fighting Health Workers appeared first on The Ghanaian

A week-long awareness campaign aimed at educating Ghanaians on the Ebola Viral Disease( EVD) has been launched in Accra. It formed part of efforts by the Ghana Health Services (GHS) to make Ghanaians learn and get familiar with symptom and preventive measures of the Ebola Herroregic fever. Organised by the Ghana Health Service, with support from World Vision, International, the [...] The post Ebola Awareness Campaign Launched appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Teachers and parents have been asked to be vigilant in relation to the movement of children in order to protect them against child-kidnapping. Mr. Frederick Wellington, a Research Officer at the United Cerebral Palsy, Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, said the role of parents, teachers and community members was critical in fighting child-kidnapping which has become a menace in neighbouring countries. He [...] The post Be Vigilant Against Child-Kidnapping appeared first on The Ghanaian Tim

The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has postponed its re-opening for the 2014/2015 academic year. In this connection, continuing students pursuing Diploma and Degree programmes are to report between August 27 and 29, 2014.  Registration begins on September 1, 2014. A statement issued and signed by the registrar of GIJ and copied The Ghanaian Times said lectures for regular, top-up evening and [...] The post GIJ Postpones Re-Opening appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Two U.N. peacekeepers were  killed and nine others injured in a suicide attack on a patrol base in northern Mali, the U.N. peacekeeping mission (MINUSMA) said on Saturday. A vehicle exploded on Saturday morning next to the base in the village of Ber, about 60 km (40 miles) east of the desert city of Timbuktu, the statement said. It did [...] The post 2 Killed As Suicide Bomber Attacks U.N. Base In Mali appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Kenyan officials say the country is closing its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in response to the deadly Ebola outbreak. Kenya’s health secretary said Kenyans and medical workers flying in from those states would still be allowed in. Kenyan Airways says it will stop flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone when the ban comes in on [...] The post Kenya To Close Borders To Travellers From Ebola States appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Reports are emerging of the rescue by Chadian troops of some 85 Nigerian villagers abducted earlier this week by suspected Boko Haram militants. A Nigerian security official told AFP that they had intercepted a convoy of buses transporting gunmen and the villagers in a routine security check. Neither the Nigerian or Chadian militaries have confirmed the reports. Boko Haram is [...] The post Chad Army ‘Rescues 85 Nigerians’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Lorries from a Russian con voy carrying aid to eastern Ukraine have reached a border post controlled by separatists. But they seem unlikely to cross into Ukraine immediately as the Red Cross said it had still not received security guarantees for the convoy to continue. Earlier Ukraine’s military said that separatists had shot down a government fighter jet near the [...] The post appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Andrea Pirlo “will gladly acept” an Italy call-up from new Coach Antonio Conte, postponing his retirement. The Juventus midfielder had written in his autobiography that he’d hang up his Azzurri boots after the 2014 World Cup. However, the arrival of ex-Bianconeri tactician Conte on the bench could well change his mind. “The Nazionale? I am available,” Pirlo told Tuttosport after [...] The post Pirlo Backtracks On International Retirement appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Roma have insisted “Mehdi Benatia is our player,” but Manchester United and Chelsea are fighting for him while Bayern Munich fly in. The defender has been at the centre of transfer speculation all summer following a contract dispute, just one season into his Giallorossi career. Sky Sports in England claimed last night that Benatia was already on a flight to [...] The post Utd, Chelsea, Bayern Chase Roma Star appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Swansea City ruined Louis van Gaal’s first game as Manchester United manager after claiming a shock 2-1 victory at Old Trafford. Summer signing Gylfi Sigur-dsson scored Swansea’s winner with just under 20 minutes remaining, having also teed up Ki Sung-yueng’s first-half opener before Wayne Rooney acrobatically levelled for United early in the second half. United suffered a blow midway through [...] The post Swansea Ruin Van Gaal’s Opener appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Times was indeed, stunned by the news that the authorities of the Cape Cost Teaching Hospital have cut down on the feeding of in-patients. Just as all other Ghanaians, we find this decision by the authorities somehow shocking because, it came without any prior notice or information to the government. This is the first instance of such an action being [...] The post Cape Coast Hospital Feeding Palaver And Matters Arising appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A 36-year-old man was shot dead during this year’s Homowo Festival at Ashalaja, near Amasaman in Accra, on Saturday. Five other people sustained gunshot injuries, and are currently receiving treatment at the Nsawam Government Hospital. The deceased, Charles Kwaw Minta Addy, married to four wives with 13 children was said to have inquired from Solomon Nii Akwanor IV (former chief of the [...] The post 1 Killed As Violence Rocks Ashalaja appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.