The Ghana Cycling Federation (GCF) would host Dr. Mohamed Wagih Azzam, the 1st Vice President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), on a three day visit. Dr. Azzam would be in Ghana from September 11-14, 2018, to supervise the growth of the sport. A statement from the GCF said Dr. Azzam, who doubles as the President of the Egyptian Cycling Federation, [...] The post UCI President to visit Ghana
Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah insists Black Stars must learn from their shock 1-0 defeat to Kenya and improve their game. The Black Stars were stunned in Nairobi on Saturday as they lost to a 10-man Kenyan side in their second Group F game of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Asamoah came off the bench to play his first game for [...] The post Stars must improve – Asamoah appeared first
The government is committed to initiating and implementing policies to improve cargo clearance processes and reduce the cost of doing business at the country’s seaports Madam Benonita Bismark, Chief Executive of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has said. Madam Bismark, stated this at a Forum held in Kumasi on, ‘Container demurrage and rent’, organised by the GSA and its stakeholders [...] The post ‘Government
A summit on Blockchain will be held on October 25 in Accra to deliberate on integrating the technology into Ghana’s financial management systems to tackle corruption and ensure judicious use of resources. The Blockchain is a decentralised system of encrypting information. It uses a digitalised signature called the harsh system which makes it difficult to manipulate data. The system can [...] The post Summit
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has raised concerns about a number of reports parliamentary committee hearings held in-camera, have been dogged by persistent confusion leaving the public dissatisfied with the outcomes. It foresees issues being raised by the citizenry if the committee goes ahead to conduct the probe in-camera and after. The Commission said it [...] The post CHRAJ:
Experts have urged the government to come out with a clear policy detailing the strategy guide to its dealings with China. In furtherance of that, the country must tread cautiously in order not to hurt its relations with the West. Ghana, as many African countries, have for decades depended largely on Europe and America for economic partnership agreements. The pendulum, [...] The post Experts
The Bolgatanga Central Member of Parliament (MP), Isaac Adongo, has refuted media publications which sought to suggest that he was undermining his colleagues and fellow members of the Finance Committee of Parliament, in relation to the legislature’s probe into the collapse of seven local banks. “The words being attributed to me in the publication are false and non-existent but are [...] The post Adongo
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) over its condemnation of the formation of political party vigilante groups. It said the criticism had come a little too late. A statement signed and issued in Accra by the General Secretary of the NDC, Asiedu Nketia, expressed excitement at a decision by individual members of [...] The post NDC
Nana Owusu Achiaw Brempong, Ashanti Regional representative of the Council of State, has appealed to the youth to show keen interest and actively participate in the various government socio-economic initiatives to create employment for themselves. He explained that government’s rural economic interventions such as the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’, ‘Planting for Export and Rural Development’, as well as the [...] The post ‘Show
Some members of the Multi-Stakeholder Forum set up by the Open Governance Partnership (OGP) Project have called for openness in the governance process and availability of information by the assemblies. A survey on participation and openness in governance conducted by the Project Team revealed that 81 per cent of the 1,141 respondents were not happy about the lack of openness [...] The post OGP:
Installing huge numbers of solar panels and wind turbines in the Sahara desert would have a major impact on rainfall, vegetation and temperatures, researchers say. They found that the actions of wind turbines would double the amount of rain that would fall in the region. Solar panels have a similar impact although they act in a different way. The authors [...] The post ‘Wind, solar could green
Nineteen people were killed when a small passenger plane crashed into a lake as it tried to land in thick fog in central South Sudan, reports say. Only four people, including two children, survived the crash, said government official Taban Abel Aguek. The victims include the pilot and co-pilot, a staff member of the Red Cross and an Anglican bishop, [...] The post S Sudan plane crash kills 19 appeared
Top Ethiopian engineer Simegnew Bekele, whose death from a bullet wound in July sparked a huge outcry, took his own life, police say. Mr Simegnew’s body was found in a car in the main square of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The engineer was in charge of the country’s controversial multi-billion-dollar project to dam the Nile. Spontaneous demonstrations broke out in [...] The post Top
All passengers on board an Opel car popularly known as Nzema Jet escaped death when it veered off the road and fell on its side at Cold Store near Beahu in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region. The vehicle with registration number WR1574-18, was said to be travelling from Takoradi to Half Assini, when the incident occurred. With [...] The post Passengers escape death in freak accident
The last two remains of the seven suspected robbers killed by the police at Manso Nkwanta, in the Amansie West District of Ashanti, have been buried here in Kumasi. The late Razak Sule and Oliver Konlan, said to be Christians (Catholics) were buried at the Old Tafo cemetery, Saturday, after solemn prayers were said at their homes at Asawasi in [...] The post Alleged robbers buried at Asawasi
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