A better look at IVAS, a customized US Army edition of Microsoft Hololens The US Army has seen its first delivery of specially-designed Microsoft Hololens augmented reality headsets. An order of 5,000 headsets, thought to be worth around $373 million, has been signed off by Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Douglas Bush, Bloomberg has reported, following … The post The
Are you ready for the iPhone 14 launch? Good morning – or afternoon, depending on where in the world you are. It’s so nearly iPhone 14 launch day (which is September 7, if you’ve managed to forget and are desperately pawing at the walls hoping to guess when it’s coming). The thing is… there’s a … The post iPhone
Canadian police hunted for two suspects in a stabbing spree that killed 10 people and wounded at least 15 others mostly in a sparsely populated indigenous community early Sunday. The stabbings across 13 crime scenes were among the deadliest mass killings in modern Canadian history and certain to reverberate throughout the country, which is unaccustomed to bouts … The post Canadian
Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the August 9election. His rival, Raila Odinga, and others had alleged that massive fraud, including tampering with results forms, had taken place. Mr Ruto garnered 50.5 per cent of the vote in the closely … The post Kenya’s Supreme
A sod-cutting ceremony has been held for the construction of a community library and a school wall project for the Bantama Ahenbronum community in the Ashanti Region. The 100-seater community library, which is being funded by Member of Parliament of Bantama Constituency, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye and friends, would have reading rooms, Information and Communication Technology … The post Work
Shippers and maritime professionals from nine West and Central African countries are meeting in Accra to build their capacity on container weight verification requirements for cargo vessels and other regulations. The five-day regional sensitisation workshop, which opened yesterday, is to ensure that containers that bring cargo into the countries are not overloaded thereby causing accidents … The post Shippers
This year’s Accra Senior Open Tennis Championship is scheduled for November 24 to December 3 at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club Clay Court. According to a statement signed by Tennis Grand Master Peter Annan, this year’s edition would mark the 20th anniversary of the event. “It is a milestone for organisers and players and we … The post Accra Seniors Tennis Championship Nov
Ghana’s Black Stars will face off with Brazil in a special friendly slated for Le Havre in France. According to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the two teams will face off on Friday, September 23, as part of preparations towards the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 finals. Le Havre is a port city in the … The post Ghana, Brazil friendly date, venue confirmed appeared first
Boss of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kurt Okraku, is excited to have betPawa on board as headline sponsors of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) – after seasons without a headline sponsor. He made the remarks during the launch of the betPawa Ghana Premier League on Friday at the Accra International Conference Centre. “After … The post FA boss thrilled
South Africa missed out from next year’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) after losing at home to Angola on Sunday. The South Africans slumped to a 4-1 in Soweto to bow out 6-1 on aggregate. It was the home team who got off to a great start with Prince Nxumalo halving the aggregate deficit by nodding … The post SA fail to qualify for CHAN appeared first on Ghanaian
Andy Ruiz floored Luis Ortiz three times as he recorded a unanimous decision victory on his return to the ring in Sunday night’s WBC title eliminator in California. The 32-year-old, fighting for the first time since beating Chris Arreola by unanimous decision in May 2021, dropped his opponent twice in the second round and once … The post Unanimous victory for Ruiz appeared first on
Paris Saint-Germain will take on Juventus in the Champions League tonight. Surprisingly, these two European giants have not faced each other in a competitive match since Juventus ran out 9-2 aggregate winners in the 1996 UEFA Super Cup. Dusan Vlahovic – Juventus Much has changed since then, of course, with PSG’s trajectory shooting massively upwards … The post Juve
Ghana’s national netball team could miss participation in the 2023 Africa Games netball competition following its indebtedness to the World Netball. Information available to the Times Sports indicates that the Netball Federation of Ghana (NFG) has been inactive for the past 11 years on the competitive netball scene. Its last competitive engagement was at the … The post Settle
Mrs Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, the Namibian Ambassador to Ghana, has called on Africans to enhance personal relationships across the continent to advance the ideals of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). She said socialising across the continent would help in the appreciation of iridescent culture and build synergy for the development of trade and … The post ‘Africans
Ghana needs effective economic management measures rather than seeking bailouts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr Kenneth Thompson, the Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, has said. “IMF is a circus that attracts attention but doesn’t deliver much, but with discipline and dedication we can build our own country without relying on foreign aid,” … The post IMF
Interest rates hit the 30 per cent mark as Treasury securities sold a little above 30 per cent on the domestic primary market. According to figures from the Bank of Ghana, the 91-day Treasury bill went for 29.04 per cent, about 0.44 per cent increase over the previous week. That of the 182-bill traded at … The post Interest rates hit 30%; government to pay more
Banking and corporate governance consultant, Dr Richmond Atuahene, has attributed the downgrade of three domestic banks by Fitch Ratings agency to the overall economic performance of the country. He explained that the overdependence on government bonds and bills which had been underperforming for some time now had put them in this state. On August 22, … The post Fitch’s
BALMAISHA Foundation aimed at supporting preterm babies and their mothers has been launched in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital. Preterm baby refers to a birth that occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy. It will provide material, financial and medical care support for preterm mothers and their babies on admission or at home. The Chief Executive Officer … The post BALMAISHA
An Environmentalist and the Chief Communications Officer(CCO) at aiScarecrowTechnologies, MsMary Aboagye, on Sunday won the fourth edition of the Israeli Green Innovation Competition (IGIC) in Accra. aiScarecrowTechnologies is an agrictech startup focused on biological pest control. MsAboagye won the competition with her startup’s innovative drone scarecrow developed to help farmers drive away pest birds from … The post Mary
The Akyode Youth Association (AYA), in the Nkwanta-South Municipality of the Oti Region, has held its 28th annual conference at Nyambong to deliberate and strategise on how to promote development of the Akyode traditional area, which lags behind in terms of development over the years. The conference, which was under the theme: ‘’Unity and Peace, the … The post Akyode
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