The Pusiga District Assembly in the Upper East Region is to benefit from 1,000 metric tons capacity storage facility to help address post-harvest loses, Mr Abdulai Zubeiru, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Pusiga has announced. The DCE who made this disclosure to the Ghanaian Times in interview on Tuesday, expressed worry about thousands of tons of food items, especially [...] The post 1,000
Mr Charles Kwadwo Ntim (Micky Charles), founder and bankroller of Techiman City Football Club, has said that party politics is derailing the proposed reforms in Ghana football. He said certain individuals and stakeholders are pursuing political agenda which has hindered the efforts of the FIFA Liaison Team tasked to return football to normalcy. Mr Kwadwo Ntim said, there had not [...] The post ‘Separate
Four Adaptation Climate Fund Sub-Projects have been launched at the Aliba Community in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region to increase incomes and guarantee food sufficiency. They are dry season gardening, Integrated Beekeeping and Environmental Protection (IBEP), fishing and tree growing. The one year sub-projects being implemented in Yidongo, Gorigo, Adaboya, Vea, Amanga, Kukua and Aliba communities are [...] The post Bongo
Kelvin Boateng has emerged winner of the Coca-Cola African Minigolf Championship which ended in Accra on Sunday. The Ghanaian minigolf sensation produced a sublime 18-hole putting to claim the men’s stroke play title of the championship. Guinea’s Abu Bakar Korouma followed in second position. The duo would be joined by the winner of the Women’s Stroke Play, Gladys Kpatchy to [...] The post Mini
Ghana is very much in contention to host the 2018 Africa Women football Championship (AWCON), despite concerns of the country’s readiness, Mr Dan Kweku Yeboah, spokesperson of the FIFA/CAF Liaison Team, has confirmed. That assurance is expected to set various minds at ease following earlier report of Ghana losing the rights bid over a purported letter to CAF from the [...] The post Ghana
Mancehester United are preparing for life without Jose Mourinho after a heated week of frustration from their current manager. There are fears that Mourinho would not see out the final two years of his contract after he complained about a lack of signings in his squad, which is already reduced by those on their World Cup breaks. First in line [...] The post Zidane lined up to replace Mourinho
Jose Mourinho was finally given something to smile about as a tempestuous trip to the United States ended with Man United’s 2-1 win over former club Real Madrid, thanks to first-half strikes from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera. Mourinho has cut a miserable figure during their two-week trip to the United States, lashing out at a lack of transfer activity [...] The post United end tour with
CropLife Ghana (CLG), in collaboration with CropLife Africa Middle East (CLAME) has organised series of special anti-counterfeit training programmes on agri-inputs for over 300 smallholder farmers in Akatsi, Awutu Senya Beraku (Korle-bu) and Awutu Beraku (Ahintia) in the Volta and Central regions respectively. The training according to Croplife Ghana was in response to complaints received from its secretariat through [...] The post Farmers
Twenty-three time major champion Serena Williams suffered the worst loss of her storied career on Tuesday, falling 6-1 6-0 to Britain’s Johanna Konta in the first round of the Silicon Valley Classic. After a routine hold to start the match, Williams lost the next 12 games in a one-sided affair that lasted less than an hour, stunning the partisan crowd [...] The post Serena suffers worst career
Just a week after snubbing Roma to join Barcelona, Malcom scored against the Serie A side in a 4-2 defeat in Dallas. Roma had announced they had reached a deal for the 21-year-old Brazilian, but the Bordeaux winger signed for the Spanish champions instead for £36.5m. Malcom gave Barca a 2-1 lead, before Alessandro Florenzi, Bryan Cristante and Diego Perotti [...] The post Malcom on target for Barcelona
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday inducted seven justices into the High Court and urged them to conduct their activities with honesty, integrity and sound knowledge of the law. They are John Ekow Mensah, Janet Anima Maafo, Afia NyakoAdu-Amankwa, Fredrick Tetteh, Mathew Kyeremateng and Joan Eyi King, all justices from the lower court, and John Eugene Nyante Nyadu, a [...] The post President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has slammed his political opponents who have embarked on a deliberate campaign to tarnish his family with corruption allegations. “I want to say that the stringent and desperate efforts being made by my political opponents to tarnish me and members of my family with corruption will simply not wash.” “I did not come [...] The post President
Interplast Ghana Limited, producers of PVC and HDPE pipes yesterday launched an ingreen irrigation system to boost agriculture production in the country. The system involved the application of irrigation water using drip pipes to the roots of plants to ensure that very little water is lost through evaporation at the same time allowing large areas to be watered from the [...] The post Interplast
The Volta Regional Police Command has undertaken public interaction exercises at various locations in Ho last Friday, as part of a programme to build public confidence in the service. The police officers, led by the Regional Commander, DCOP George Tuffuor visited the Ho Lorry Station, Central Market, Ahoe Mosque, Ahoe Market and the Nfojoe Park. In a chat with transport [...] The post V/R
Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule Deputy Governor of Lagos State Nigeria has called for an urgent need to create an enabling environment for a more activate role and participation of the private sector in the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She said the successful implementation of the SDGs involving the private sector would ultimately be regarded as contributing to [...] The post International
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) in a research conducted to assess the quality of secondary school education delivery in public schools has recommended the immediate decongestion in the schools. The research report indicated that there was a high class size of up to 160, which was negatively affecting teaching and learning, there was also congestion in dormitories as [...] The post GNECC
Ranking Member of Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, Adam Mutawakilu, has stated that the executive order approving the controversial renegotiated AMERI power deal prior to Parliament’s blessing vindicates concerns about its soundness. He noted that had the deal received Cabinet approval before reaching Parliament, proper scrutiny would have been done. The assertion by Mr Mutawakilu, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) [...] The post New
The Bekwai Traditional Council in Ashanti has dissociated itself from the claim by a chief in the area that Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission and Bernard Antwi Boasiako, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are engaged in illegal mining operations in the area. Reacting to the claim at a meeting of the [...] The post Bekwai
There have been mixed reactions over the endorsement of former President John Mahama to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 general election. Some NDC Members of Parliament (MPs) have confirmed their endorsement of the former president as their candidate stem from the fact that a section of Ghanaians are calling for him to come back to steer [...] The post Mixed reactions
Troops have opened fire in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare after opposition supporters went on the rampage. At least one man has reportedly been shot dead. The opposition MDC Alliance alleges that the ruling Zanu-PF party has rigged Monday’s presidential and parliamentary vote. Parliamentary results show Zanu-PF heading for a big majority, while the presidential result has yet to be declared. European [...] The post Violence
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