The qualifiers for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations will for the first time be played on a zonal basis (regional), to determine the seven teams to join host Tanzania for next year’s final tournament. The decision, one of the key elements among the resolutions of the first ever CAF African Football Symposium in July 2017 in Rabat (Morocco), [...] The post Ghana
The Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide says citizens requesting for the report that led to his reinstatement should do so in a decent and decorous manner. According to him, there is no problem with citizens asking for the Australia Visa Scandal report to be published; however, such calls should be channelled through the appropriate quarters. This [...] The post Hadzide:
Francis Oti Akenteng, Member of the FIFA liaison team for Ghana has refuted reports that workers of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have rejected government’s initiative to pay their salaries for the month of June. Oti Akenteng, who was the technical director of the defunct Ghana Football Association, indicated that claims that workers have rejected the plan from government [...] The post Oti
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Babolat Sports, Ismailia Lante Lamptey has donated tennis balls to the Tennis Federation Ghana (TFG) for the National Ranking Tour 4 event which started at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday. Mr Lamptey, the sole Babolat agent in Ghana donated 30 cans (90 pieces) of tennis balls to the TFG who in association with Tenolf [...] The post Babolat supports tennis
Chelsea have sacked Antonio Conte as their manager after finally reaching a £9million agreement to terminate his contract. The club has been keen to get rid of the Italian for a considerable amount of time and now have plans in place for Maurizio Sarri to come in as his replacement with Stamford Bridge icon Gianfranco Zola expected to be his [...] The post Chelsea sack Antonio Conte appeared first
Kwadwo Asamoah has opened up on his move to Inter Milan, expressing happiness on how he was welcomed by fans of his new club who came in their numbers to cheer him up The 29-year-old joined the Nerazzuri as a free agent, signing a three-year contract to keep him at Stadio Meazza till the summer of 2021 and was unveiled [...] The post Asamoah opens up on Inter move appeared first on
England’s World Cup semi-final defeat to Croatia will hurt for a long time, striker Harry Kane said after their 2-1 extra-time defeat on Wednesday. “It’s tough, we’re gutted,” he said. “We worked so hard, the fans were amazing, it was a tough game, a 50-50 game, when we look back we will think there’s stuff we could have done better. [...] The post Kane:
Dr Settor Amediku, the Head of Payment System Department of Bank of Ghana has urged microfinance companies to use technology to provide quality customer services. He said the companies could thrive if they take advantage of digital revolution to build the capacity of staff. Dr. Amediku was speaking at the seventh Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ghana Association of [...] The post Microfinance
Ghana is preparing to create a designated Ship-to-Ship and Bunker zones outside Tema and Takoradi Ports to regulate and safeguard the country’s liquid cargo business Mr Boakye Kyeremanteng Agyarko, Minister of Energy has said. According to the minister, the Bunker Zones which would include; both anchor and drifting zones, would ensure a drastic reduction in the risk of piracy during [...] The post Ghana
The United Kingdom in March this year has made available 500 million pounds as credit cover for businesses, Selasi Adzo Nukpe, Deputy Head, Department of International Trade, Ghana has said. Speaking at the opening of this year’s Oil and Shipping Africa conference in Accra, Ms Nukpe said the credit cover of the UK Export Finance which was increased from 124 [...] The post UK
The June 2018 edition of Stanbic Bank Ghana’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) June 2018 edition has revealed that output growth in the Ghanaian private sector has hit a first time low since January this year. According to the report made available to Times Business, the rate of growth which was at a sharp pace in the previous months moderated for [...] The post Private
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday performed the final act in the establishment of the Office of Special Prosecutor with the inauguration of a nine-member board to provide direction to the office. The Board includes Mr. Martin Amidu, Special Prosecutor, Deputy Special Prosecutor Cynthia Lamptey, Mr. Addae Wireko-Tawiah, Representative of the Audit Service and Maame Yaa Tiwaa [...] The post President
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, is upset with the increasing monetisation of political parties. He warned that if care was not taken soon many institutions of government, especially Parliament, would be taken over by “people with fat wallets”. Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was speaking at a roundtable discussion organised by his ministry for the core leadership of parliament, [...] The post Majority
Mr Joseph Henry (J.H) Mensah, 89, a founding member of New Patriotic Party (NPP), reportedly died on Thursday at the 37 Military Hospital. He served in various ministerial positions under different governments as a leading economist. As a seasoned politician in Ghana, his political career dated back to the 1960s, when he was in charge of planning in Dr Kwame [...] The post J.H
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stated that it bears no fears as to who takes over from Charlotte Osei as the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC). The Commission currently has no chairperson and even deputies following President Nana Akufo-Addo’s dismissal of Charlotte Osei and her two deputies Amadu Sulley and Georgina Amankwah on June 28 on grounds of “stated [...] The post NDC
Helen Adwoa Ntorsu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Krachi-East has reaffirmed that the Minority will not rescind its decision regarding the Ghana Card registration exercise being undertaken by the National Identification Authority (NIA). According to her, the Minority had raised issues with the documents, passports and birth certificates, being demanded by the NIA before citizens are registered. Madam Ntorsu, who [...] The post Minority
The move by government to liquidate the Ghana Football Association (GFA) was given the greenlight yesterday as the Commercial Division of Accra High Court mandated the Registrar of Companies to take control of the assets of the association. The court, presided over by Justice Samuel Asiedu granted all the reliefs sought by the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to [...] The post Efforts
An Accra human rights high court on Wednesday quashed the three-year suspension of human rights lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu, by the General Legal Counsel (GLC). The court, presided by Mrs Justice Gifty Agyei Addo, said the GLC exceeded its jurisdiction, adding that the offence and punishment for overcharging a client was not defined. The court also held that there was [...] The post Suspension of
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