Representatives of United Nations (UN) member states, including Ghana, will converge on Seoul in Korea, next week, to strengthen their support to peacekeeping, at the 2021 Seoul UN Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting. Scheduled for December 7 and 8, 2021, the platform would enable countries to close peacekeeping capability gaps through pledges on technology, medical capacity building, reduction … The post 2021
The Deputy Speaker of Hungary Parliament, Mr Istvá Jakab, on Thursday urged Ghana to leverage Hungary’s technology in agriculture to become self-sufficient in food production. He said Hungary applies modern scientific knowledge and equipment to increase food production by 67 per cent to feed 10 million of its people, and export surplus to the European … The post Ghana
The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it is operating more than 300 centres across the country to register and issue Ghana cards to applicants. To this end, it has called on the public not to mass-up or sleep at centres in wait for registration. Acting Head of Corporate Affairs of the NIA, Abudu Abdul-Ganiyu, in … The post NIA operates
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it is aware of hawkers selling on the streets and pavements of the Central Business District of Accra. According to the assembly, traders are allowed to sell on designated pavements and not the streets for this Christmas, and would immediately be cleared after the celebrations. The Public Relations Officer … The post AMA designates
The Central Regional office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has resolved 1, 092 out of 1,103 complaints it received from January to September this year, which represent 98.46 per cent. The complaints were made against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), as well as customers of the … The post C/R PURC resolves 1,092 complaints
An 11-member panel for the reconstituted Electricity Market Oversight Panel (EMOP) has been inaugurated with a call on them to channel their energies into ensuring a stable power situation in the country. The panel has Mr Ebo Quagraine as the chairman, with Mr Oscar Amonoo-Neizer, Executive Secretary, Energy Commission; Mami Dufie Ofori, Executive Secretary of … The post Energy
NASA will provide live coverage of its Spaceflight for Everybody virtual symposium, an event aimed at communicating the current state of NASA spaceflight health knowledge. The symposium takes place Monday, Nov. 8 to Wednesday, Nov. 10. NASA TV, the agency’s website, and the NASA app will offer live coverage each day, including an American Sign Language translator. … The post NASA
The United Nations predicts Earth will have to feed another 2.3 billion people by 2050, mostly concentrated in urban centers far from farmland. Conventional agriculture may not be able to meet that demand, but luckily NASA has been working for decades to tackle food production both on Earth and in space. Feeding astronauts during long-term … The post NASA Research Launches
At least five persons have been arrested in the Bawku Municipality of the Upper East Region over recent disturbances in the area. The government on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, imposed a curfew and a ban on smock-wearing in Bawku, following concerns of insecurity. The Public Relations Officer of the Upper East Regional Police Command, Assistant … The post 5 arrested in connection
The police have interdicted General Lance Corporal Victor Antwi Yeboah of the Regional Operational Unit of the Bono Regional Police Command, who was seen in a video allegedly sexually harassing a woman in a car in Sunyani at the weekend. The Director-General of the Police Public Affairs, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Kwesi Ofori, disclosed … The post The
A total of 386 suspected criminals have so far been arrested for various security infractions in the ongoing joint operation by security agencies in the Upper West, Upper East, Northern, North-East, and the Savannah Regions. The suspects, who comprised 279 Ghanaians, and 107 foreign nationals – Burkinabe’s, Malians, Togolese, Nigerians, and Nigeriens, were arrested for … The post 386
Referees Manager of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Alex Kotey has urged top-flight referees to improve following the suspension of four referees. The match officials including MahamaEwuntoma, EsoDoh Morrison, Gabriel OpokuArhin and Andrew Awurisa have all been handed suspensions by the Match Review Panel. “With the complaints and decisions from the match review panel, we … The post Refs
Experienced Ghanaian sports administrator, Mr Christopher Essilfie, has been appointed a member of the newly constituted Ethics Commission of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). The Commission is a completely independent body tasked with maintaining the highest standards of probity throughout the Commonwealth Sports Movement and is responsible for hearing and deciding on any alleged breach … The post Ghanaian
Ghana’s Vice President, AlhajiDrMahamuduBawumia, will be the distinguished Guest of Honor at the 46th Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards Night to be held in Accra. The MTN SWAG Awards, scheduled for Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC), would attract the finest in Ghana sports as well as corporate … The post Dr.Bawumia to grace
Justus Torsutsey’s late penalty earned WAFA their first win of the 2021/22 season as they beat Great Olympics 1-0 at the Red Bull Arena in Sogakope. The Academy boys had to wait till the 96th minute after Marvin Owusu was fouled in the box, for Torsutsey to score the winner. The visitors started the game … The post WAFA halt Oly appeared first on Ghanaian
Yahaya Mohammed scored with a thunderous free-kick on Friday afternoon to power Aduana FC to their first away win in the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League. The experienced attacker who was making only his second appearance for the club in the new season fired home from the edge of the box after Emmanuel Gyamfi was fouled … The post Yahaya Mohammed powers Aduana Stars over Legon
Accra Hearts of Oak edged past Algerian opponent, JS Saoura 2-0 in their first-leg clash of the CAF Confederations Cup match at the Accra Sports Stadium, yesterday. Goals in each half from Salifu Ibrahim in the 16th minute and substitute Agyenim Boateng in the 73rd minute gave the Phobians a huge boost ahead of the … The post Hearts tame JS Saoura in Confed. Cup appeared first on
Professor William Baah-Boateng, an economist, has advised the Government to use “transformational entrepreneurship” to address the country’s growing unemployment challenge.He explained transformational entrepreneurship to mean the setting up of an enterprise with the main goal of progressing from micro to small business by employing about 30 people, then to a medium enterprise that employed about … The post Transformational
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of Mauritius (BoM) to deepen the existing ties of engagement between the two central banks. The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, Mrs. HemlataSadhnaSerwah-Gopak, signed for the Bank of Mauritius, while Ms. Sandra Thompson, the … The post Bank of Ghana
The World Bank has urged Ghana to accelerate economic transformation by creating more decent jobs for its growing youthful population to address the fast-paced unemployment challenge in the country. The Bank noted that although the country had over the last two decades, become a rising star in Africa, nearly doubling its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) … The post World
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