The Conference of Proprietors (Heads) of Private Second Cycle Schools (CHOPSS) has appealed to government to reconsider its decision to establish additional new 200 Senior High Schools (SHS) in the country. CHOPSS said it would be economically viable for government to support and equip existing Private SHS than establishing new public SHS. The National President of CHOPSS, Reverend Nana Katu [...] The post Private Second Cycle School Proprietors Kick Against 200 SHS Projects appeared first on The

Businessman and industrialist, Stephen Kwabena Kesse, was yesterday granted bail in the sum of GH¢350 million with four sureties, two of which are to be justified by an Accra Circuit Court. The court further directed him to deposit his passport with the court’s registry and report to the investigating unit every Monday at 12 noon. He was accompanied to court [...] The post KESSBEN Granted GH¢350m Bail appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Manchester City want Vincent Kompany to finish his career at the club and will offer him a package totalling £60million for the privilege. The 28-year-old only signed his last deal at the Etihad Stadium in 2012 but Manuel Pellegrini wants the central defender to pen a new contract worth £200,000-a-week for the next six years. Kompany, linked with Barcelona this [...] The post Kompany Offered 6-Yr City Deal appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The former Member of Parliament for Nkoranza North, Eric Amoateng, is in more trouble. Amoateng, who arrived in Accra yesterday, after serving a 10-year jail term for drug trafficking, is being investigated by the police in connection with passport fraud. Police sources told the Times that, although Amoateng was arrested in the USA on December 11, 2005, he has in [...] The post Amoateng Nabbed For Passport Fraud appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

AFTER beating the host nation, Canada to a 0-1 last Wednesday, Ghana’s Black Princesses are set to lock horns with Korea DPR today at the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World cup in Canada. It would be Ghana’s second game of the tournament as well as that of Korea DPR but the Princesses who will want to advance to the next [...] The post Princesses Take On North Korea Today appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

SUSPENDED Ghana midfielders Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng would not be released by their European clubs next week to appear before the commission to investigate the Black Stars failure at the World Cup. This means the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the World Cup fiasco, which begins its sitting on Monday, must consider taking evidence from the players by telephone. [...] The post Sulley, Boateng Will Not Be Released By Milan, Schalke appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Howard Webb has blown the final whistle on his 25-year refereeing career to take up a technical role with the governing body for officials and help bring through the next generation of men in the middle. The well-respected Webb has been England’s representative at the last four major international tournaments and he took charge of his final match at Brazil [...] The post Webb Ends 25-Year Refereeing Career appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Mo Farah will compete in the Bupa Great North Run on September 7, race organisers have announced. The 31-year-old, who is gearing up for a 5,000 and 10,000 metres double at the European Championships in Zurich next week after pulling out of the Commonwealth Games following illness, will take on Stephen Kiprotich, the reigning world and Olympic marathon champion, on [...] The post Farah Set To Compete In Great North Run Sept. 7 appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Vanishing spray will be used in Sunday’s Community Shield match between Arsenal and Manchester City, the FA has revealed. The spray, used to keep the defensive wall back 10 yards at a free-kick, will feature in Premier League matches this season and will be used by referee Michael Oliver in the pre-season showpiece at Wembley. FA General Secretary Alex Horne [...] The post Vanishing Spray To Be Used In C’nity Shield Match appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Thibaut Courtois is convinced he will start the season as Chelsea’s number one and end Petr Cech’s 10-year grip on the club’s goalkeeping gloves. Courtois, the Belgium international, returned to pre-season training with Chelsea last week and made his first appearance for the club in the first half of the 3-0 defeat by Werder Bremen on Sunday. Manager Jose Mourinho [...] The post Courtois Ready To Dislodge Cech From Top appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A 38-year-old man, who claimed to be a construction worker in Kuwait, has been arrested in Takoradi for allegedly trafficking young Ghanaian women to engage in prostitution. Oscar Kumi is said to have collected various sums of money from the unsuspecting ladies, under the pretext of assisting them to travel to Kuwait for employment. One of his victims who claimed [...] The post Man Nabbed For Luring Girls For Sex Work Abroad appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The news of the Atuabo gas has come as a huge relief to all Ghanaians, and undoubtedly, raised hopes that we are getting close to solving the country’s energy deficit. It is good news that the Atuabo Gas Plant has been finally completed, after the successful hydro testing of the pipelines from offshore to the facility, last Monday. According to [...] The post KUDOS, GHANA GAS COMPANY! appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Senior Pastor of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria, Prophet T.B. Joshua, has pledged to supply 2,000 bottles of his “anointed water” to fight the deadly Ebola disease. “Not only that. If countries worst hit by the virus invite me in their capacity as government, I will not only send the anointing water, I will carry the [...] The post Prophet T. B. Joshua Offers To Help Fight Ebola Virus appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Attorney-General’s Department has been urged to sue one Dr. Kofi Ohene for allegedly obtaining a fraudulent judgement award which led to the sale of all assets belonging to Subin Timbers Company, in 2008. The head of the secretariat of the Divestiture Implementation Committee (DIC), Mr. Asakkua Agambilla, yesterday told the Judgement Debts Commission that legal action needed to be [...] The post A-G Urged To Sue Fraudulent Judgement Debt Claimants appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The two-twice presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo says his position on the ballot paper for the party’s special congress is immaterial. “I know I will be third time lucky, so being sixth on the ballot paper is no source for worry,” he said. As part of measures to whittle down the seven aspirants vying [...] The post Akufo Addo Relishes Position On Ballot appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur yesterday called for increased patronage of the ongoing limited voter registration exercise, saying all who have attained the voting age should be encouraged to register. He said it was critical for all qualified Ghanaians to register and become eligible to vote, since good citizenship demanded the active involvement of all in electoral events. “Elections become [...] The post Veep Urges Ghanaians To Register appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.