Liberty Professionals dimunitive striker, Latif Blessing is expected to sweep top awards at tonight’s Premier League Board (PLB) awards night where the ‘crème de la crème’ of the 2015/16 Ghana Premier League (GPL) would be awarded for their impressive performances in the year under review. This year’s edition to be held at the Banquet Hall, State House will see the [...] The post Blessing guns for top award …At tonight’s PLB ‘big-do’ appeared first on The Ghanaian

CESC Fabregas struck as Antonio Conte’s Chelsea edged a battling Sunderland team 1-0 in Sunderland on Wednesday to establish a six-point advantage at the top of the Premier League. While they controlled much of the match, Chelsea struggled to create clear-cut chances and required two superb saves from goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to prevent bottom club Sunderland from equalising. It meant [...] The post Fabregas sends Chelsea six points clear appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Former Manchester United midfielder, Juan Sebastian Veron is set to come out of retirement at the age of 41. The Argentine is training again with his boyhood club Estudiantes after promising to return for the 2017 Copa Libertadores if fans bought 65 per cent of boxes at the club’s new stadium. After bringing down the curtain on his playing career [...] The post Ex-United star set to play again appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The government of DR Congo has told the country’s football association to suspend the league competition from yesterday until further notice. The move comes amidst fears that the end of President Joseph Kabila’s mandate next week will spark violence. “This general situation in the country risks spilling into the stadiums,” Barthelemy Okito, Secretary-General of the sports ministry, said. One popular [...] The post DR Congo league suspended …over fears of political violence

The organisation representing Europe’s leading clubs has rejected calls for the World Cup to be expanded. Earlier this month, FIFA president Gianni Infantino proposed a 48-team tournament consisting of 16 groups of three countries each. The European Club Association (ECA) says the number of games played in a year is already at an “unacceptable level”. “We urge FIFA not to [...] The post Euro clubs reject World Cup expansion appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Cristiano Ronaldo achieved another milestone in his illustrious career by scoring his 500th career club goal in Real Madrid’s 2-0 Club World Cup semi-final win over Club America. The Portugal international had endured a frustrating outing in Yokohama for much of the game, hitting the post with one header and then somehow missing a gaping goal when unmarked inside the [...] The post Ronaldo scores 500th goal appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Gold Fields Limited has announced the retirement of Messrs Kofi Ansah and Alan Hill as non-executive directors of the Gold Fields Board of Directors with effect from December 31, 2016. Gold Fields Chairperson Cheryl Carolus thanked Messrs Ansah and Hill for their valuable contribution and the enormous depth of experience they brought to the board over the many years in [...] The post 2 Gold Fields directors retire appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

AngloGold Ashanti has announced the appointment of Mrs. Sindiswa (Sindi) Zilwa as an Independent Non-Executive Director to its Board of Directors, with effect from April 1, 2017. A statement issued by the gold mining company said the appointment is in compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, Mrs. Zilwa is well regarded in the areas [...] The post AngloGold appoints director appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A consortium led by Africa-focused power producer Endeavor Energy began building a $552 million, 200-megawatt power plant in Ghana on Wednesday, it said in a statement. Despite recent improvements, Ghana is struggling to keep up with growing power demands and is hit by regular blackouts that have been a drag on economic growth. The plant being built in Aboadze, near [...] The post Consortium to build Ghana power station appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Veteran midfielder, Bernard Don Bortey says he is not disappointed after finding out that he will not be given the opportunity to wear the rainbow colours of Accra Hearts of Oak again. Don Bortey was in line for a fairy tale return to the club where he made fortune and fame. But the club’s management decided against taking him, citing [...] The post Don Bortey vows to fight on appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), members of the World Bank Group, today announced the commitment of $517 million in debt and guarantees to support Ghana’s Sankofa Gas Project. The project which is an integrated offshore oil and natural gas project will provide a source of reliable, affordable energy. A statement issued by the World Bank [...] The post IFC, MIGA support Sankofa Gas project appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Microfinance institutions must not concentrate on profits but also empower their clients, Philip Appiah-Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of UDF Microfinance Limited, has advised. He said any microfinance institutions interested in the businesses their clients do would help them to know and be actively involved in the day-to-day activities of people they assist. “Give the money but follow up and be [...] The post Microfinance institutions advised to empower clients appeared first on The Ghanaian

The Ghana Catholic Bishop Conference (GCBC) has congratulated the President–elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for emerging winner of the just ended presidential elections. It has also lauded President John Dramani Mahama for conceding defeat to the President-elect in a manner which it describes at a display of matured statesmanship. The Conference, in a statement issued by the President of GCBC, [...] The post Catholic Bishops, Chinese President congratulate Nana appeared first on The Ghanaian

Ghana’s ability to maintain its recent progress on fiscal consolidation will be an important factor in sovereign ratings assessment following last week’s elections, says Fitch Ratings. “Failure to narrow the budget deficit and stabilise government debt/GDP would be negative for Ghana’s credit profile,” said the international credit rating agency in a statement issued in London yesterday. Fitch said fiscal consolidation [...] The post Fiscal path, key for Ghana’s credit

Delegations from the Mamprugu and Dagbon Traditional Councils yesterday, paid courtesy calls on the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to assure him of their continued support and prayers for the success of his government. The Tara-Naa, head of the delegation from the Mamprugu Traditional Council, conveyed a message of congratulation and co-operation from the Overlord of the Mamprugu traditional area, [...] The post Mamprugu, Dagbon chiefs call on President-elect appeared first on The

After a successful election and a remarkable victory for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is poised to form a government to take over the administration of the country in the next few days. And as expected, there is intensive lobbying and jostling going on behind the scenes for positions by members of the party. [...] The post THE PRESIDENT-ELECT NEEDS ROOM TO OPERATE appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ghana Industrial Cassava Stakeholders Platform, has held a day’s workshop in Accra to build the capacity of members on the development of acceptable business plans and business proposals. It is to enable members to access funding opportunities existing in both local and international markets to upscale the development of the commodity in the country. The platform, with over 170 [...] The post Stakeholders holders hold forum on industrial appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The outgoing Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo, has jumped to the defense of the Founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, cautioning that no one should blame him for the embarrassing defeat the party suffered in the general election. He said former President Rawlings has done enough to help the NDC retain power [...] The post Don’t blame Rawlings for defeat – Afotey-Agbo appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

But the Ghana Police Service has cautioned members of the NDC to abort the plan of resorting to defending themselves. Police Public Relations Director, Superintendent of Police Cephas Arthur said it was not for the members of the NDC to defend themselves but resort to using laid-down procedures to address the issues. Superintendent Arthur said , eight suspects have so [...] The post But police urges NDC leadership to exercise restraint appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The police at Sankore in the Asunafo South District of the Brong Ahafo Region, have arrested a 23-year-old man, Amos Asare (alias Anointing) following violent clashes between supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party. According to the police, a fight broke out between supporters of the two parties when the NPP supporters allegedly taunted the NDC [...] The post Man grabbed over electoral violence appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.