It is relatively easy to win power in a democratic state. Words, words and more words – the more palatable to the electorate, the better – are what apparently win elections. In a country with many facts and “non-facts”, a slick tongue can convince people that (as one politician is reported to have put it!) … The post THERE’S NO SHORT-CUT TO COMPETENCE IN GOVERNANCE
Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly rocks like the one the rover encountered on its first sampling attempt. When NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover tried to collect its first rock core sample last August, the outcome presented a puzzle for the mission team: The rover’s sample tube … The post Testing Rocks
In time for Valentine’s Day, NASA’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer which launched Dec. 9, 2021, has delivered its first imaging data since completing its month-long commissioning phase. All instruments are functioning well aboard the observatory, which is on a quest to study some of the most mysterious and extreme objects in the universe. IXPE … The post NASA’s IXPE Sends
French police have shot dead a man wielding a knife who threatened them at Paris’s Gare du Nord train station. The man attacked two police officers on patrol at the station with a 30cm (12in) knife, police said. An anti-police inscription was found on the man’s knife, reports say. No police officers were injured in … The post Police kill man wielding knife at Paris
Gunmen in Mexico have killed nine people mourning the death of a man who died in jail last week, officials say. The nine were killed in two attacks in the northern city of Ciudad Juárez. Assailants first burst into a private home where friends and family had gathered for the wake of the inmate and … The post Mexico gunmen attack wake, target funeral appeared first on
A police raid has finally put an end to the costly bridge blockade at Windsor, Ontario, with the crossing reopening for traffic on Sunday night after a six-day protest. But with the demonstrations in Ottawa still going strong, is any end in sight for the anti-mandate movement? This was the moment the protesters had dreaded. … The post Canadian police ends bridge blockade at Ontario
The United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General’s special adviser in Libya on Sunday called on both Libya’s interim Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, and his parliament-designated successor, Fathi Bashagha, to preserve calm and stability. The U.N.-recognised Government of National Unity (GNU), Prime Minister Dbeibah, has said he will hand over power only after an election and has rejected … The post UN
A rights group has criticised the “slow pace” and other alleged flaws of an ongoing trial into the massacre of 21 civilians killed two years ago in Ngarbuh, Cameroon. An eyewitness who escaped the attack on February 14, 2020, by running into the bush told BBC Newsday that he had returned to find that victims had been shot … The post ‘Cameroon massacre trial too slow,
French forces have killed dozens of fighters in Burkina Faso linked to deadly attacks this week in neighbouring Benin whose victims included a Frenchman, the army said. The French-led Barkhane force in the Sahel region “engaged its air intelligence capacities to locate the armed group” responsible for the attacks, before carrying out air attacks that killed 40 … The post French
The Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly (KKMA) on Friday launched a mass anti-rabies vaccination of dogs and cats in its jurisdiction to eliminate the prevalence of rabies It follows a recent report of human rabies death in the municipality. The campaign, which started February 12 and due to end on February 23, 2022, is on the theme: … The post KKMA launches mass anti-rabies vaccinations
School children, cocoa farmers among other publics in Nkawie and Darbaa in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of Ashanti, could not hide their smiles when the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) stormed there to distribute chocolate to mark this year’s Chocolate Day celebration, yesterday.It was the first of its kind in the Ashanti Region, and according … The post Observing
The Champions League returns for the first time in 2022, and there are no last-16 ties as attractive as PSG vs Real Madrid. The first leg of tonight’s clash is scheduled for 8pm GMT tonight at the Parc des Princes in Paris. It took two attempts to get the draw done, after a technical error … The post Real storm Paris to face PSG …in first leg last-16 tie
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that Ademola Lookman has finally gotten approval to switch his allegiance to the Super Eagles. The Leicester City winger was born in England to Nigerian parents and is eligible for the national teams of both countries having represented the European country from under-19 to under-21 levels. However, Lookman … The post England’s
AL Ahly thrashed Al Hilal 4-0 in FIFA Club World Cup third-place playoff inside the magnificent Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Saturday. A potentially explosive clash was expected between the two Arab lords, with one the reigning champions of the CAF Champions League and the other the AFC Champions League. The Arabian giants were … The post Al Ahly claim Club World Cup bronze appeared
Multiple award winning journalist of the Ghanaian Times, Mr John Kwabena Vigah on Thursday, donated two copies of ‘Sparkles and Shambles of the World Cup-Brazil 2014’ to the United States (U.S) Embassy in Accra. Mr Vigah donated the books to Mr.Kevin J. Brosnahan, the Press Attaché at the Embassy when Mr Brosnahan paid a courtesy … The post Times
Ghanaian boxing syndicate, ACE Power Promotions (APP) has signed a managerial and promotional contract with fast-rising boxer, Samuel Martei Laryea in Accra on Friday. Laryea, who fights in the bantamweight division and a former member of Ghana’s Amateur Boxing team (Black Bombers), agreed to a three-year deal with the firm. Speaking at the event, General … The post Ace
Vodafone Ghana Foundation, the charity arm of Vodafone Ghana, has organised a training on Science and Technology related courses for 150 girls to mark the 2022 International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The beneficiaries were trained in robotics, electronics, coding, web development and application to accelerate gender equity and improve access and participation … The post Vodafone
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Upper East Region collected an amount of GH?17. 3 million, representing 90 per cent of its target in 2021 and the highest in the region since its inception. Chief Revenue Officer, Mr Samuel Owusu, the Upper East Regional Commander, Customs Division, said although, it could not … The post Upper East Customs
Economist and lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Dr Patrick Opoku Asuming, is confident the Bank of Ghana will soon increase its Monetary Policy Rate above the current 14.5 per cent. This, according to him, is due to the rising inflation in the country and developments on the global scene especially the … The post Rising inflation to
Cumulative direct investments into the country through the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) under the management of the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) have topped $4 billion as of the end of 2020data has shown. The figure, from the GFZA, translates to an average annual investment in the region of US5160 million from domestic and foreign … The post Cumulative
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