Mr Moses Foh Amoaning, a former chairman of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA), has asked the body to punish Braimah ‘Bukom Banku’ Kamoko and Michael ‘Ayitey Powers’ Ayitey for exhibiting unprofessional conducts to deter others from engaging in similar acts of indiscipline. “Image is one of the biggest problems in boxing. Looking for sponsorship is about image and if you [...] The post Crack

Hundreds of ‘fitness-minded’ Ghanaians defied the cold early morning weather to join the Travel Matters Limited organised health walk at the Akuapim Mountains on Friday. It started from the Ayi Mensah toll booth where participants climbed the Aburi Mountains to the Peduase Lodge amidst singing and dancing. There was also an aerobics session and a health screening exercise. Chief Executive [...] The post Maiden

Former Italy international, Guisseppe Manari has described Ghana as a sanctuary for ripe soccer talents capable of playing top level football in Europe.   Manari who was in the country as one of the guest football scouts for the “Heritage Securities U-20 Football Championship” organised by Soccertime Africa at the St Thomas Aquinas Senior High School Park at Cantonments last [...] The post ‘Ghanaian

The Ghana National Chamber of Licensed Banker to Banker Lotto Operators and Agents (GNCLBBLOA) has expressed its readiness to work with lotto operators who are unable to meet the approved fees of the National Lottery Authority (NLA). A statement signed by Mr Frank Adjei, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Chamber and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on [...] The post Lotto

The World Bank is to support the implementation of the Multi-Sectorial Integrated Mining Project (MSIMP) of the government with US$ 50 million. Out of the amount, US$ 30 million would be loan and US$ 20 million would be a grant. Dr Isaac Bonsu Karikari, the Acting National Project Coordinator for the MSIMP disclosed this at a town hall meeting organised [...] The post World

Ghana becomes the first West African country to have a representative of the world’s oldest export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF) stationed in-country. A statement issued by the British High Commission and made available to the Ghana News Agency said Mr Steve Gray, would be taking up office at the British High Commission in Accra as the UKEF Country [...] The post UK Expands

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has completed a Cyber Security Regulation to combat financial crimes and money laundering, the First Deputy Governor of the BoG, Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari has said. The regulation, which would be launched by the end of July and would serve as a guide for financial transactions, was also to combat terrorist financing. Dr Opoku-Afari disclosed this [...] The post Cyber

A research on the proliferation of new districts and constituencies has proposed a cutoff point in the number of districts and constituencies created in the country. According to the report, some Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) created in the past, failed to meet the statutory population requirement, yet they were commissioned and granted the legal backing to operate, although, [...] The post Stop

A project aimed at planting 20 million trees in the next 10 years across the country to help fight the adverse effects of climate change was yesterday launched in Tamale. Dubbed ‘Green Republic Project’, the youth-driven grassroots effort is by Youth Icons Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, geared towards helping to safeguard a healthy future environment. Later on July 1, the [...] The post ‘Green

The Mexican government is supporting its Ghanaian counterpart with agricultural technology that fight against aflatoxin infection in maize production. Aflatoxin refers to fungal contamination which mostly occurs in foods such as groundnuts, rice, tree nuts, cocoa beans, spices and other dried foods in areas with hot and humid climates before and after harvest. According to the Joint Food and Agriculture [...] The post Ghana

The Jirapa Traditional Council has called for peaceful resolution in the impasse in which some assembly members initiated a process seeking to impeach the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Mrs Christine Bomannye Amadu. Eighteen members of the assembly had petitioned the Presiding Member for the removal of the MCE, who they accused of flagrantly breaching procurement laws, disrespecting Jirapa traditional chiefs [...] The post Jirapa

Dr Lawrence Tetteh, founder of UK-based World Miracle Outreach, has tasked Ghanaians to eschew corruption to enable institutions to work and contribute to ensure national development. He noted that greed is the basis of corruption and urged the citizenry to put the interest of the country above partisan politics. The International preacher made the suggestion at a launch of a [...] The post ‘Let’s

The Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly on Wednesday elected Madam Agnes Atayela, a retired nutritionist, with the requisite votes to preside over its sittings after two unsuccessful attempts. The newly elected Presiding Member (PM) polled 29 votes representing 70.73 per cent, while Mr Augustine Abanbire, her main opponent, polled 11 votes representing 29.27 per cent. Madam Atayela, who is occupying the position [...] The post Bolga

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications has threatened to file a defamatory suit against Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as Kwame A-Plus, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist over an alleged libelous publication. Through her solicitors, she is demanding for an immediate retraction and apology before June 1, 2018 for the comments the musician made on Facebook in the wake of [...] The post Ursula

British citizen Andargachew “Andy” Tsege, who was being held on death row in Ethiopia, has been freed. He has been greeted by jubilant relatives and supporters at his family home in the capital, Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian government had accused him of plotting a coup and he was sentenced to death in absentia in 2009. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said [...] The post Ethiopia

PRESIDENT Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ mantra stoked up argument in Parliament yesterday when the member for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh called for full support for the agenda.   The Ghana Beyond Aid mantra, according to President Akufo-Addo was to insulate the country from depending on foreign aid while harnessing local resources for development.   Addressing the 61st Independence [...] The post ‘Ghana

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, launched an 84-page report that analysed the food security situation and the various projects and programme that have been undertaken in the agriculture sector to address food security. The report offers some useful recommendation on how to address the Sustainable Development Goal 2, aim at achieving zero hunger by the year 2030. The report, [...] The post LET

A man, who allegedly stabbed a bouncer, private security man, at a betting centre at Abeka Lapaz in Accra, during a confrontation, has been arrested by the police. Ibrahim Razak, 34, and 30 other accomplices, who were on the run, and being sought by the police, allegedly attacked Micheal Bonar, 28, with knives and other deadly weapons during the row. [...] The post Man grabbed for stabbing ‘bouncer’

A seven-member jury was on Monday empanelled to begin the trial of Detective Corporal Adjei Shaibu, 35, who allegedly killed Lawrence Joe Baidoo, a final year student of Ghana Senior Technical High School, in Takoradi, on December 22, 2017. Cpl Shaibu pleaded not guilty to charges of causing harm and murder, and the High Court Presided over by Justice Amoako [...] The post Trial of cop for

Lance Corporal (L/cpl) James Younger told the Accra High Court that the police could not arrest Adangli Asabke, implicated in the murder of Adams Mahama, former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), because Gregory Afoko misdirected them. L/cpl Younge, a prosecution witness, who was giving evidence in the case in which Gregory Afoko is accused of [...] The post Adams