The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, in collaboration with the World Bank Supervisory Team, yesterday embarked on a monitoring visit to the ongoing Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project.The object of the working tour which is expected to end on Friday October, 13, 2023 is to review the status of implementation … The post SANITATION

 Meanwhile, the Elections Committee of the GFA been postponed indef­initely, the BrongAhafo Regional Football Association Chairman­ship election on security grounds. The election, which was scheduled for Friday, October 7, 2023 was postponed due to security advice of the District Police Command. The Vice Chairman, Dickson KyereDuah, is facing competition from Dr Charles OseiAnto and Meshack … The post  BA

 To commemorate its Di­amond Jubilee celebra­tion, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has organised a health walk to pro­mote awareness on Non-Com­municable diseases. Dubbed; ‘Walk the talk,’ the one hour walk started from the StateHouse and moved towards the Ridge roundabout and branched to the Liberation road all the way to the AkoAdjei Interchange. The group … The post WHO

 The Access Bank Division League Matchweek One between King Faisal FC and Venomous Vipers has been postponed indefinitely. The decision was taken after Venomous Vipers suffered a road accident on their way to Ejisu to honour the match. Players and officials of Vipers FC are currently undergoing medical treatment, a statement from the Ghana Football … The post King Faisal, Vipers

Medeama Sporting Club Board Chairman, Dr Tony Au­bynn, has ex­pressed disappointment over his inability to secure enough votes to retain his seat on the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Ex­ecutive Council (EXCO). He said this in an exclusive interview with Citi Sports in the wake of the 2023 GFA Elections in Tamale that had incumbent GFA … The post Failure to retain

 Former FIFA Presi­dent, Sepp Blatter, has criticised the decision by world football’s governing body to hold the World Cup in six countries across three conti­nents. Morocco, Spain and Por­tugal were named hosts of the 2030 tournament, while Uruguay, Argentina and Para­guay will also host the opening matches to mark the tourna­ment’s centenary, FIFA said in … The post Blatter:

Wayne Rooney has left his role as coach of Major League Soccer side, DC United, by mutual con­sent after they missed out on the MLS Cup play-offs. Manchester United’s record goalscorer took up the role with the Washington-based side in July 2022. He had previously spent 18 months at the club as a player before … The post Rooney leaves DC United appeared first on Ghanaian

 Indian Para pow­erlifter, Sudhir, has lost his Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games heavyweight gold medal after testing positive for a banned substance. This means Nigerian Ike­chukwu Christian Obichukwu’s silva medal has been upgraded to gold medal. Micky Yule of Scotland will receive silver and Australian Ben Wright will complete the last podium spot. The Commonwealth Games … The post Nigeria’s

 Banks must be responsive, agile and innovative to meet the changing and diverse needs of customers, the Chief Customer Officer of Absa Bank Ghana Limited, Evelyn Acquah, has said. “To thrive in this dynamic landscape, banks must adapt and evolve with their customers’ ex­pectations,” she said in an article to mark the celebration of this … The post Banks

Ghana has reached a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after going through successfully the first review of its 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) with the Fund for $3 billion balance of payment support. Thus the country is expected to receive $600 million from the Fund before the end of Novem­ber, this … The post IMF

The one-week obser­vance of former First Lady, Mrs Theresa Ku­fuor will be held at Peduase, in the Eastern Region on Wednes­day, October 11, 2023. Mrs Kufour, aged 87-years-old was the wife of former President John Agyekum Kufuor.  She passed on to glory at her home on Sunday, October 1, 2023 after battling a prolonged illness, … The post Observance of one

A former Executive Director of Institute of Local Gov­ernment Studies, Dr Esther Ofei-Aboagye has advocated more women representation in the district level elections to facilitate socio-eco­nomic development. According to her, women constituted 51.7 per cent of the population, however women’s rep­resentation and participation in local governance was very low as less than five per cent … The post More

 The Paramount Chief of Asogli Traditional Area, Togbe Afede XIV has called on politicians and the citizenry to put the interest of the country ahead of their political party interests to facilitate rapid development. He said valuing political party interest over that of the country created impediment to national development, hence the need for politicians … The post Be

President Joe Biden is under fire from both Repub­licans and Democrats after his administration announced new border wall construction in Texas. Mr Biden has said he “had no choice” because the funding was signed off while Donald Trump was president. Members of his Democratic Party said walls did not work, while rival Republicans accused him … The post Biden attacked

 Israeli security forces are carrying out operations to rescue hostages taken by Palestinian militants from Gaza and clear areas they seized on Saturday. The military said troops had secured 22 locations by Sunday morning but were still sweeping through another eight. The surprise attack by hundreds of gunmen from Hamas, under the cover of intense … The post Israeli

 Newage Agric Solu­tions Limited, a leading agriculture company in Ghana has been adjudged market­ing-oriented Agric Company for 2022 by the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) last Saturday. A citation presented to the company by CIMG reads: “Your corporate mission speaks to pro­viding excellent, well researched agribusiness solutions, aimed at transforming lives and businesses of … The post Newage

 The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Volta Region, has organised a roadshow in the region­al capital, Ho, to create awareness, and interact with customers on the ECG PowerApp (cashless App), as part of the company’s customer service month celebration. Globally, the month of October has been declared as a customer service month to enable brands … The post ECG sensitises

 The Mission195/Ghana Physi­cians and Surgeons DMV Chapter, non-governmental organisations based in Maryland, US, on Thursday do­nated non-drug medical consumables and surgical equipment to the Todome Health Centre in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region. Worth GH¢130,000, the medical con­sumable is expected to benefit 17 other health facilities in the district with a popu­lation … The post Mission195/Ghana

Karpower­ship Ghana has undertaken a significant renovation project at the Rhynner Paul Anglican School in Sekondi, Takoradi. The renovation of the Pre-school, Primary and the Senior High School blocks feeds into Karpowership Ghana’s efforts to provide an optimal teaching and learning environment for the local community to advance education. The project has brought new­found excitement … The post Karpowership

 The government has begun prepa­rations towards building vaccine sufficiency as it weans itself off the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immu­nisation (GAVI) support over the next four years, the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has said. GAVI, is an independent public-pri­vate partnership and multilateral finance structure that aims at increasing worldwide access to the use … The post Ghana