A microwave oven–sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds will serve as the first spacecraft to test a unique, elliptical lunar orbit as part of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE). As a pathfinder for Gateway, a Moon-orbiting outpost that is part of NASA’s Artemis program, CAPSTONE will help reduce risk … The post What is CAPSTONE? appeared

It looks like the Pixel 6a is outsmarting the Pixel 6 in one huge way Google’s Pixel 6a may not have formally hit the market yet but that hasn’t stopped some reviewers from getting hands on a device early, testing it out and showing a few ways that the cut-price Google phone doesn’t quite belong … The post It looks like the Pixel 6a is outsmarting

The government will from next week commence the process to regularise the stay of encroachers on the 900 acres of land situated at Frafraha in the Adentan Municipality belonging to the Animal Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The encroachers, estimated to be about 4,000 houses, Greater Accra Regional Minister, … The post Govt

A three-day National Disability Sports Coaching Course will kick- start today at the National Sports College (NSC) in Winneba. The maiden edition of the programme expected to end on Thursday is sponsored by protocol and logistics company, MC-BBPHYLLS Protocol Consult. It’s being held in collaboration with the National Sports Authority (NSA) and the NSC. The … The post Course for disable

Accra Hearts of Oak Head Coach, Samuel Boadu, may have won the prestigious MTN FA Cup competition but is still hunted by the failure to snatch a top four position on the Ghana Premier League (GPL) table. “Our joy would have been whole if we had cemented a top four position on the league table. … The post Boadu hunted by Top 4 failure appeared first on Ghanaian

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in the Upper East Region, as part of its yearly routine market surveillance activities, has undertaken safe disposal of unwholesome and contaminated food products and drugs. The GH¢312,720.15 worth of products that were disposed of, through burning in the open air at a dump site at Sherigu, a periphery … The post FDA destroys

Cristiano Ronaldo could end up succeeding Harry Maguire as Manchester United captain as the Red Devils assess the situation ahead of their first season under Erik ten Hag. England centre-back Maguire has worn the armband for United since the departure of Ashley Young, but the £80m man came in for criticism for some of his … The post United could hand

Petr Cech is leaving his role as Chelsea’s technical and performance advisor as the summer shake-up at Stamford Bridge continues. Former goalkeeper Cech, who spent 11 seasons as a player in west London before returning after a spell at Arsenal to take up his current role in 2019, announced his exit on Monday. But following … The post Cech explains Chelsea exit appeared first on

CAF President Patrice Motsepe recently spoke of his confidence in Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates winning trophies again, not just in South Africa but in continental competition as well. With Mamelodi Sundowns claiming their fifth league title in succession following the 2021/22 football season, Motsepe urged South Africa’s ‘Big Three’ to make their mark on … The post CAF

International rating agency, Fitch Ratings has upgraded African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-’ with a stable outlook. Fitch has also upgraded Afreximbank’s Short-Term IDR to ‘F2’ from ‘F3’, and the long-term ratings on the bank’s Global Medium-Term Note Programme and debt issuances to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-’. Fitch, in … The post Afreximbank

The Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC) at their sixth annual conference recommended the upscaling of education on the Pan African Payment and settlement systems (PAPSS). The key players, they suggested would be the PAPSS Council, GITFIC secretariat, WAMI and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat who would target Traders’ Unions, Industry … The post GITFiC

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) have pledged to collaborative to improve cybersecurity in the banking sector.  A statement issued by the BoG said the two organisations made the pledge when they met in Accra last Tuesday to discuss various ways of collaborating to implement the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act … The post Bank

The Managing Director of Unilever Ghana PLC, George Owusu-Ansah, says the company’s revenue increased to Gh¢ 559m in 2021, up from the Gh¢456m recorded in 2020. Mr Owusu-Ansah who announced this when the company took its turn at the ‘Facts Behind The Figures’ forum, organized by the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) for listed companies said … The post Unilever records increase in revenue

KfW, the German development bank, has reaffirmed that its partnership with the Development Bank Ghana (DBG), seeks to provide much-needed support to the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) sector and thereby promote the sustainable development of the Ghanaian economy based on a model similar to its own. Specifically, this partnership has been built to enable … The post DBG

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, is advocating the establishment of a Loan Guarantee Scheme that will offer liquidity in the banks to support development of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Business Resource Centre Logo As the life blood of every successful business venture, he explained that the availability of financial … The post Trade

The Risk Communications Officer of the Ghana Veterinary Services Directorate, Dr Benjamin KissiSasu, says the COVID-19 preventive protocol of hand hygiene, social distancing and mask wearing were useful to keep Monkeypox at bay. Additionally, he has cautioned the public not to think of the disease as less deadly but rather keep to the precautionary measures … The post Avoid

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, yesterday opened the Ministerial Meeting on Education for Western and Central Africa with a call on the regional partners to collaborate to improve educational outcomes in the two regions. He said the region’s educational systems must focus on technical and vocational education to provide the youth with skills to … The post Let’s

A new Community-based Health Planning Services (CHPS) compound for Senyakrom in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region was   inaugurated on Saturday, to expand health delivery in the area. The facility, financed by the Member of Parliament (MP) of Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Mr George Mireku Duker, at the cost of GH¢181,000, is also to provide emergency services … The post Senyakrom

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is in line to save GH¢4 million in annual rent for head office staff if the new head office project is completed. The project, which was estimated to cost GH¢491 million was due for completion within two years. When completed, the new GRA head office complex would boast of a … The post GRA to save GH¢4m as rent …as new

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Kingsley Nyarko, has pleaded with the citizenry to be patient with the government to soon reduce the socioeconomic hardships currently facing the country. He appealed to Ghanaians not to fully blame the Akufo-Addo-led administration for the financial challenges as the nation was … The post Bear with govt – MP pleads