The Ghana Triathlon Federation is set to stage the second edition of the Cowbell Sprint Series at the Legon swimming pool on the November 17, 2019. The Sprint Series is the flagship competition put together to provide a platform for competitors of all ages and from across the country to compete for honours. The event … The post Second Cowbell Sprint Series set for Nov 17 appeared first on
After 12 weeks of intense competition, the final day of reckoning beckons as five finalists are set to battle it out for the coveted Ghana’s Most Beautiful crown, car and cash come Sunday, November 10. The five finalists – Volta Region rep Enam, Ashanti Region’s Serwaa, Western North rep Saah, Upper East Region’s Ayisha and … The post Meet the 2019 Ghana’s Most Beautiful
Congressional Democrats have announced the first public hearings next week in an inquiry that may seek to remove President Donald Trump from office. Three state department officials will testify first in the televised hearings, which have until now been held behind closed doors. The impeachment inquiry centres on claims that Mr Trump withheld aid to … The post Trump impeachment hearings to
The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat in partnership with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is sponsoring 2018 National Best farmers in a week-long training tour to Casablanca, Morocco. The programme is aimed at enhancing the capacity of participating farmers and also engaging them to modern forms of farming as well as business opportunities and collaboration. The … The post 15 National
Four persons were on Wednesday grabbed by authorities of the Ghana Highway Authority following a swift operation on the George W. Bush Highway. The four were illegally removing the median on the highway, popularly known as the N1 Highway. Upon arrest, they produced a letter purportedly granted by the Authority giving them permission to replace … The post Four nabbed for illegally removing
The US government through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a Seed Sector Workshop from Tuesday, November 5 at the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement. A part of the Borlaug Higher Education for Agriculture Research and Development (BHEARD) Programme, the two-day workshop hosted representatives from the Government of Ghana and various academic … The post US, Ghana launch
The Head of Shippers Services and Trade Facilitation at the Ghana Shippers Authority, Naa Densua Aryeetey, has been re-elected to a third term as an Executive Committee member of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (Wista). She has, by that, been also re-elected as the chair for African region. By her role, Naa Densua Aryeetey … The post Ghana’s Naa Densua
A “YES” vote on December 17, 2019, does not make elective what already is elective. What it does, in fact, is to make legal what the Constitution prohibits. The law is that political parties are prohibited from sponsoring candidates for elections at the district assembly and lower local government units. This position was very important … The post Samson’s Take: What it means
Deputy Minister of Defense, Major Derek Oduro has called for international cooperation to protect shipping routes and marine resources in the Gulf of Guinea. According to him, the seamless nature of the oceans makes “it difficult for a single nation to do it alone”. Piracy on Gulf of Guinea comes at a high cost in … The post Ghana seeks international collaboration
The National Labour Commission (NLC) may be compelled to close down its office in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis if the government does not provide a new office for the Commission in that part of the country, the Executive Secretary,Samuel Ofosu Asamoah, has said. He said the weak structure being used as its office in Takoradi … The post Labour Commission to shut down
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) says it requires 150 million dollars to operate efficiently. Its Managing Director, Edwin Nii Obodai Provencal, said the institution is currently not discharging its mandate efficiently due to inadequate infrastructure and machinery. “We are not doing too well” he said, adding “the institution has for some time … The post “We’re not doing
Physically challenged persons within the Tempane District of the Upper East Region have received support amounting to 237,809 cedis under government’s social protection intervention. Eighty-two of the beneficiaries received ruminants while 53 of them had farm inputs with others receiving tricycles and sewing machines. Some students with disability also received a cheque for 114,469 cedis. … The post Persons
A top police officer in Ghana arrested for his alleged involvement in a ‘coup plot’ was put before court Wednesday without charges, causing his lawyers to challenge the authority of the lower court to proceed with the case. Police prosecutors revealed in court that ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo who was arrested on November 4 by … The post ACP Agordzo put before court
The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC), Mr Samuel Ofosu Asamoah, says there is nothing wrong if the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) invests in the tree-planting project being undertaken by the Okyenhene Amoatia Ofori Panin. He explained that the GNPC may have its own policies and plans and target areas to invest. … The post NLC boss defends GNPC’s
Former Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group, Ken Ashigbey has for the first time spoken publicly on reasons why he resigned from the Graphic Group. Asked if he was pushed out, Mr Ashibey in an exclusive interview with Paa kwesi Asare on TV3’s Business Focus said he left on his own due to potential … The post I resigned from Graphic due to ‘conflict
Assistant Commissioner of Police Dr Benjamin Agordzo who was arrested for his alleged involvement in a coup plot, has spoken for the first time suggesting he was targeted for being critical of the system. He told journalists outside a courtroom in Accra Wednesday that he would not allow the “frivolous” charges which he said were … The post ‘They can’t break
The Minority in Parliament has raised red flags over GNPC’s decision to make donations of over GHS 2 million to some institutions including the Okyehene for his 20th anniversary celebration. Former Deputy Power Minister, John Jinapor questioned the reasoning behind the decision and described it as improper while speaking on the floor of Parliament. “I … The post Minority questions GNPC’s
Six basic school head teachers in the East Gonja municipality of the Savannah Region have had their October salaries blocked for vacating their duty post to serve as senior registration officers for the just ended Ghana Card registration exercise in the area. Twenty-nine other teachers from various schools in the district who also left their … The post 35 teachers
Six British politicians have written to the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, calling for two former military officers to be released from prison. Frank Rusagara – who was once defence attaché to the UK – and Tom Byabagamba, were arrested five years ago. They were charged with spreading rumours and tarnishing the image of Rwanda and … The post UK lawmakers ask Kagame to free
Police in the Northern Region have picked up a 39-year-old woman who allegedly kidnapped a five-year-old girl in October 2019. She was picked up in Salaga in the Savannah Region early Tuesday morning after a month of investigations into the reported missing of a five-year-old girl, Fadila Mohammed, at Lamashegu, a suburb of Tamale. The … The post Alleged kidnapper arrested
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