A basketball clinic organised by Golden Star Resources in partnership with International Development NGO, Giants of Africa, has ended at the Prestea mine site of Golden Star Resources, over the weekend. The three-day camp dubbed “Prestea Dreams Big” brought together 55 talented young Under-18 basketball players across the country for coaching and mentoring sessions. Both local and international basketball coaches [...] The post Golden
THE Ministry for Youth and Sports (MoYS) and the National Sports Authority (NSA) have called on members of the national amputee football team, to desist from their intended demonstration against the government today. Members of the amputee team are planning to embark on a demonstration against the Government today, over what they termed as neglect by the government and refusal [...] The post MoYS
CHELSEA’s Eden Hazard has revealed his appreciation for Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and said the Portuguese is the one coach he would like to work with again. The Belgian forward played under Mourinho at Stamford Bridge for more than two years and was an integral part of Chelsea’s Premier League title win in 2014-15. However, the following season was [...] The post Hazard
NIGERIA’S Odion Ighalo scored a hat-trick, Moroccan Faycal Fajr spared blushes and Zimbabwean Knowledge Musona was a hero and villain in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Saturday. China-based Ighalo bagged a matchday 3 treble as Nigeria crushed Libya 4-0 in Uyo to continue a Group E recovery after starting with a shock home defeat by South Africa. Fajr converted [...] The post Nigeria,
UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov has called out Floyd Mayweather following his victory over Conor McGregor, claiming: ‘In the jungle, there is only one king.” Khabib extended his UFC record to 27-0 with victory over McGregor earlier this month, just over a year after Mayweather secured his 50th professional win by stopping the Irishman in Las Vegas. Standing next to Leonard [...] The post Khabib
First National Bank’s workshop on Green Bonds aimed at developing innovative solutions to finance projects with positive social, climate and environmental impact has ended in Accra. The workshop, supported by the Ministry of Finance and Databank, discussed at length what framework can be adopted by the Ministry to issue green and socially responsible sustainable bonds designed to allow the [...] The post First
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana (CCIFG) has organised an Agro-processing conference in Accra as part of its focus on industrial transformation in the agro industry in Ghana. The conference was attended by 60 business executives in the agro and affiliated fields who benefitted from insightful information from leading experts and facilitators to the event, Cocoa Touton [...] The post CCIFG
Right Reverend Professor Aaron Oquaye, the Speaker of Parliament has stressed the need to adopt measures to increase participation of women in politics. He explained that affirmative action could be one of the ways to increase women participation in politics for the country to catch up with the agenda of all-inclusive government. Prof. Oquaye was speaking in Accra at an [...] The post Speaker
Former President John Dramani Mahama has stressed that considering the abysmal performance of the Akufo-Addo-led administration in the last two years, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has a brighter chance of winning the 2020 elections. “We have a good chance to win the 2020 elections because of the method in which the NPP came into power, they used a lot [...] The post Mahama:
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker has stated that the United Kingdom (UK) is looking forward to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in delivering on its mandate to help the fight against graft in Ghana. According to him, the UK is closely monitoring attempts by the government to fight corruption and is hopeful that the citizenry [...] The post OSP can deliver on mandate—Amb
The Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) in various tertiary institutions throughout the country have been tasked to give off their best in consolidating the gains made by the party over the period. They have particularly been challenged to lead a united front and work towards building a formidable party to maintain political power in 2020 and [...] The post ‘Consolidate
A political analyst, Joe Jackson has chastised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for calling for the arrest of individuals engaged in political vigilantism. He noted that the NPP has failed to put the groups in order, a situation which has serious consequences for the well-being of the country. “There is the need for the NPP to fulfill its promises [...] The post Jailing vigilantes not
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) in collaboration with the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) has engaged youth groups in anti-corruption governance to support them cultivate the principles of probity, transparency and accountability. The engagement forms part of GII’s Integrity, Mobilisation, Participation, Accountability, Anti-corruption and Transparency (IMPACT) project geared towards formation of well established civic clubs in tertiary institutions, a [...] The post
Countries that have been widely criticised for severe human rights abuses are among 18 newly elected members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Campaigners had urged UN member states to oppose the candidacy of the Philippines and Eritrea and said the choice of Bahrain and Cameroon raised “significant concerns”. The US quit the council in June, saying it made a [...] The post UN
She is successful, educated and attractive. They call her a leader – she coaches entrepreneurs and offers personal development training for a living. The only thing she’s missing, they say, is a husband. Recently, something happened to remind her of just how much social pressure there is for young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo to get married. On [...] The post ‘Why we faked
A man convicted of involvement in the deadliest bomb attack in Somalia’s history has been executed on the first anniversary of the blast. Hassan Adan Isak drove one of the vehicles involved in the attack on the capital, Mogadishu, a court ruled. Nearly 600 people were killed when a truck filled with explosives was detonated at one of the busiest [...] The post Somalia executes man on
The Brong Ahafo Regional Director of Department of Gender, Children and Social Protection Joycelyn Adii, has expressed worry about the continuous practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in some communities in the region. According to her despite numerous campaigns against the harmful cultural practice against women, some traditional authorities in communities such as Banda, Brohani, Menji among others in the [...] The post Tain
THE government has given notice that effective October 31, 2018, all lecturers on post-retirement contract beyond 65 years in public universities would no longer be on government payroll. According to the new policy, universities should be prepared to pay the lecturers from their internally generated funds, if they engage the retired professors. The directive appears to be in line with [...] The post LET’S
THREE teachers at the Sokode Senior High Technical School, near Ho, who allegedly subjected a female student to severe beatings, leaving her with swollen and lacerated knees, have been invited by the police to assist in investigations into the matter. They are Messrs George Eworyi, assistant headmaster, academics, Samuel Kosipa, assistant headmaster, administration, and Ebenezer Hlomenu, a form master. The [...] The post 3
A policeman met his untimely death Friday after he was knocked down by a speeding Toyota Land cruiser with registration number GG 1382-17 during snap check duty at Afienya. General Constable Emmanuel Lamptey attached to Dodowa Divisional Police at Afienya, sustained injuries and was rushed to the Tema General Hospital, but he died while receiving treatment, and the body [...] The post Policeman
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