Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Limited has denied media reports that the club has signed a deal with Stanbic Bank International to sponsor the building of 20,000 seater sports stadium as part of the Pobiman project. In an interview with the GNA Sports, Mr Kwame Opare Addo, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the club said, there was no agreement [...] The post Hearts deny Stanbic Bank deal appeared
The real estate industry in Ghana continues to boom as new residential facilities are springing up everywhere in the country. The latest to join the growing league of investors in the industry is Capemay Properties a subsidiary of the Kasapreko Group Limited which unveiled an audacious 209-room apartments projects codenamed, ‘’The Signature Apartment’’ at a ceremony held in Accra The [...] The post Capemay
Energy Commercial Bank says it is in discussions with some strategic investors to acquire a stake in the bank through a private placement. The move according to a statement issued by the Bank in Accra was part of moves by the Bank to meet Bank of Ghana’s GHS 400 million minimum capital requirement. The Bank failed to raise its target [...] The post Energy
AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Gold Mine in Tarkwa has allocated $6million annually for the purchase of local products by the company in its catchment area. The Managing Director of AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem gold mine, Jasper Musadaidzwa, who disclosed this in an interview with the Ghanaian Times after the Ghana Industry Mining Awards in Accra, said the move was to build and [...] The post AngloGold
A total of 350 students have been admitted into the Islamic University College, Ghana (IUCG) to pursue various academic programmes in the 2018/2019 academic year. With 160 and 190 being females and males respectively, the students are undertaking programmes in the field of communication, Business Administration, Religious Studies and the newly introduced diploma and degree courses in Early childhood Education. [...] The post IUCG
SEND Ghana raised concerns over government’s focus on the Free Senior High School initiative in its allocations of Goods and Services, to the detriment of other levels of education. Government in the 2019 budget statement increased allocation for Goods and Services to the education sector to 25 per cent of the total allocation. However, 88.8 per cent of this would [...] The post Don’t
The Ghana Bamboo Bicycle Initiative (GBBI) has donated 50 bamboo bicycles, headgears, 150 casual shoes and t-shirts to day students of three senior high schools in Dormaa to facilitate their movement to and from school. The schools include Dormaa Senior High School, Adehyeman Senior High School and Wamanafo Senior High School. Some of the students spend four hours every day [...] The post Ghana
St Augustus Complex School has emerged winners at a quiz competition organised by the Knowledge Chase Foundation (KCF), a non- governmental organisation (NGO) in Accra on Saturday. The school won after a keen competition between four schools within the Ayi Mensah, Danfa and Amrahia communities. Danfa 2 Municipal Assembly (M/A) School came second with 37 points, Amrahia M/A followed with [...] The post St
The Kasena-Nankana Municipal Chief Executive, William Aduum has observed that patriotism, preparedness to sacrifice, knowledge and political persuasion should drive the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda. “Ghana can move beyond aid when she begins to add value to its primary and secondary agricultural produce and make them huge foreign exchange earners,” he stated. Mr. Aduum, who was addressing the 34th edition [...] The post ‘Political
Former National Security Advisor, Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has expressed disappointment over how the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is running the country. He indicated that the country is not being run in a manner that will bring about growth. According to Brig-Gen Nunoo-Mensah, “the government has failed to make the nation a better place for the citizenry, many lack the [...] The post Nunoo-Mensah
Assembly members in Kumasi have threatened to stage a massive demonstration against insecurity in the Ashanti Region following recorded series of robbery and murder cases within the year. Some electoral areas in the region have also recorded murder and robbery cases within the year and have called for the removal of the Ashanti Regional Police Commander Deputy Commissioner of Police [...] The post Assembly
A flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Goosie Tanoh, on Saturday picked his nomination form to officially announce his participation in the party’s upcoming flagbearship election. Picked on his behalf by a team led by Eric Williams, Mr. Tanoh was the last of the flagbearer hopefuls to pick the forms as the nomination was closed later the same [...] The post Goosie Tanoh
Two Afrobarometer founders have received distinguished Africanist awards from the African Studies Association (ASA) recognising their scholarship, leadership, and service. Professor E. Gyimah-Boadi, Executive Director of Afrobarometer and a champion of democracy across the continent, received the ASA’s Distinguished Africanist Award honouring his scholarship and service to the Africanist community. Michael Bratton, Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University and senior [...] The post
Six survivors of a day of fun and revelry that turned into a tragedy after a Ugandan party boat capsized on Lake Victoria tell the BBC’s Catherine Byaruhanga what happened. “The DJ kept irritating us, telling us to balance the boat,” says Tashobya Nsubuga. “A good song would start playing and then you would hear, ‘Balance the boat’. That was [...] The post From
Road injuries are now the biggest killer of children and young adults worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The organisation published figures that also reveal Africa has the worst rate of road traffic deaths in the world. Its report says many African and South American countries still do not have sufficient speed limit laws. But it also highlights [...] The post ‘Africa
A helicopter has crashed in eastern Sudan, killing a state governor and at least four other officials. The helicopter exploded in flames after it hit a communications tower as it tried to land in the remote Al-Qadarif state, witnesses are quoted by AFP news agency as saying. No official reason has yet been given for the crash. A number of [...] The post Sudan helicopter crash kills officials
The government will on Friday announce a new policy framework for regularising and reforming mining activities in Ghana. According to the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the announcement is expected to focus on how validated and legally responsible miners can mine after December 15 this year and processes towards dredging and land reclamation in affected mining areas. [...] The post Small
There is no doubt that mining contributes significantly to the economy of the country in terms of revenue from foreign exchange earning and job opportunities to the teeming unemployed. Indeed, artisanal small scale mining remains key in our socioeconomic development if well regulated. It plays fundamental role in both the local and national economies which includes being among the major [...] The post Small
Twenty two crime officers have undergone capacity building to equip them with skills and knowledge required to effectively identify and classify various corruption cases and crime, to facilitate justice delivery in the country. The day’s workshop was organised by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service and Strengthening Action against Corruption (STAAC), a United Kingdom non-governmental organisation, on [...] The post Crime
The Regent of Nakung, in the Northern Region, Adams Bawa Mahama, was released, after a combine team of military and police personnel on Sunday took him to Tamale, the regional capital. The regent was in Yendi to pay homage to the Kampakuya-Na Abdulai Yakubu Andani when the security picked him at his residence. The regent of Nakung, Mahama, [...] The post Nakung regent released appeared first
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