FORMER Arsenal player, Robert Emmanuel Pires, has called on young Ghanaian soccer talents to put their mind and heart to their dream career, saying with discipline, determination and dedication, they can live their dreams anywhere in the world. “Ghanaian players have got talent and have huge potentials to make it big in Europe only if they are focused and work [...] The post Ex-Arsenal
GHANA’s national female cadet soccer team, Black Maidens, will this evening begin the quest for World Cup glory when they take on the Celestial of Uruguay in the official opening game of the 2018 FIFA U-17 World Cup at the Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo Uruguay. The Maidens’ best showing at the biannual showpiece has been a third place finishing at the [...] The post Maidens
THE Ministry for Inner Cities and Zongo Development is re-constructing, greening and fencing the Bolgatanga Mobile Park. According to the ministry, it had not constructed an Astro-turf in the regional capital of Upper East as it was being speculated by a cross-section of the populace. These were contained in a press statement copied and signed by the Director of Communications [...] The post Bolgatanga
The Brong-Ahafo Regional chapter of the Tax Justice Coalition (TJC), has called for a coordinated tax system incentives among African countries to develop the continent beyond aid. According to the TJC, a coalition of NGOs working to help widen the country’s tax net, the porous system of tax policies in African had provided an impetus for multi-national companies on [...] The post Africa
Johnson and Johnson (J&J) has launched the Champions of Science Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0 with a call on African innovators to submit ideas for innovative technologies, products and solutions to create positive impact for African communities. The challenge, which was launched at the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum last Friday in Cape Town, focuses on identifying scalable and [...] The post J&J
The Afram Community Bank Limited has exceeded the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) minimum capital requirement of GH¢1,000,000.00 by Gh¢336,047.00 as at December 2017. Mr Jeffery Konadu-Addo, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, disclosed this during the 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Tease in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District. He said despite the economic [...] The post Afram
The Coconut Grove Regency Hotel has affirmed Ghanaian local dishes on the international hospitality platform through the offering of local cuisines as part of the main menu for patrons of the facility. Mr Ralph Ayitey, General Manager of Coconut Grove Regency Hotel in Accra, explained that “at Coconut Grove Hotels eating food is not just filling the stomach but [...] The post Coconut
GAMA Sanitation and Water Project has been adjudged the “Most Impactful Project of the Decade” at the 2018 National WASH Stewardship Awards organised by the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS). The award ceremony took place at Sogakope in the Volta Region. The objective of the GAMA Project is to increase access to sanitation and water to low [...] The post GAMA
Students under the Free Senior High School (SHS) Gold Track have been reporting at the two major second cycle institutions in Ho since last Thursday without any hitch. At the OLA Senior High School, Ho, for instance, 370 students comprising 327 boarders and 43 day students turned up as at 9a.m. yesterday. According to the headmistress, Madam Regina Coffie, the [...] The post Gold trackers report
Regentropfen College of Applied Sciences (ReCAS) at Namoo-Kansoe in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region at the weekend held its maiden graduation. About twenty five graduates were honoured with certificates of Diploma in Basic Education, Agriculture for Social Change, Computer Science, Business in Administration and Accounting. The Best Graduating Student Award dubbed ‘Professor Apusiga Award’ went to Miss [...] The post ReCAS
The 2018 National and International Robotics inspired Science Education (RiSE) awards ceremony was held in Accra on Saturday. The one-day ceremony organised by the Ghana Robotics Academy Foundation (GRAF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) was aimed at creating problem-solvers for development. Awardees included students from primary, junior high schools, universities and churches across the country, who received awards for various [...] The post Dayspring
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is poised to become the wheels on which Ghana’s economy would develop faster in the future, Barbara Asher Ayisi, Deputy Minister of Education in charge of (TVET) has said. She said with current government’s policy of having one factory in every district, the focus would be on skills training to fill the [...] The post TVET
President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that he will not respond to criticisms by presidential aspirants but will only respond to presidential candidates. “I am sure you have seen and heard some of the presidential aspirants of the leading opposition party taking jabs at my government in order, ostensibly, to prop up their campaigns. President Akufo-Addo said this at the University [...] The post Akufo-Addo:
Some senior staff of the Jaman North District Assembly are to be summoned before Parliament to answer some questions regarding why they distracted the work of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development by refusing to show up for a meeting. There are indications that the Assembly might have its prospective District Assemblies’ Common Fund (DACF) suspended [...] The post Jaman
Some assembly members in the Ayensuano District Assembly are demanding that their Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Ayeh-Paye give a detailed account of the use of his MP’s Common Fund. They claim that their MP had not been fair to them in the disbursement of the MP’s Common Fund. Majority of the assembly members raised the red flag at the [...] The post Assembly members demand accountability
The only female contender for the position of National Chairman is being shown signs of victory ahead of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s national executive election on November 17. Some constituency executives of the party are assuring her of their votes because she has the vote of majority of delegates and her victory will be mega. A news conference was [...] The post ‘Betty
A civil society consortium working to popularise the African Charter on Democracy, Elections, and Governance (ACDEG) have held series of discussions with various Africa Union (AU) departments on the progress on the charter. The meetings, essentially were to brainstorm on challenges and progress made by Africa members states regarding ratification, implementation and reporting on the charter. With support from the [...] The post CSOs
THE National Democratic Congress (NDC) has berated the President for claiming that all instances of corruption under his watch have been investigated and his appointees cleared because no evidence was found against them. Speaking as a panellist on, ‘Championing investments: Presidential investment chats’ at the just ended Africa Investment Forum, in Johannesburg, South Africa, last week, President Nana Akufo-Addo said [...] The post NDC
The Ugandan pop star turned opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Bobi Wine has performed for the first time since being charged and jailed for treason. There was a heavy police presence for the show, which was only allowed because it was a non-political event. Bobi Wine has alleged he was tortured and beaten while in custody in August, something denied [...] The post Uganda pop star back
Opposition leaders in the DR Congo have chosen the businessman Martin Fayulu as their candidate in December’s much-postponed presidential election. He will be up against the governing coalition’s pick, former Interior Minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary. The outgoing president, Joseph Kabila, is not seeking re-election. He refused to leave office after his term ended in 2016 and officials said at the [...] The post DR
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