Warner Bros’ cost-cutting continues… Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, TBS’ late-night talk show, has been canceled after seven seasons on the air.  The show’s seventh season came to an end on June 23, and it has now been confirmed that it will not return for an eighth run.  Samantha Bee began her TV career as … The post This show

Surprise! We’ve been adding leap seconds for 50 years Until today, I bet you never heard of leap seconds — seconds, not years. Ever since 1972, we’ve been occasionally adding a second to our global clock to account for variations in the speed of the earth’s rotation. As it slows down, we add a second. … The post Facebook wants

Apps that answered my burning questions and got me moving Ten years ago, Google swept up all of its Android properties, including the Android Market, under the banner of Google Play. Back then there were, according to Google, just 400,000 active Android users. Today, the company claims 2.5 billion people have access to Google Play. … The post I’ve

Approximately GH¢2.2 billion was invested in the National Builder’s Corps (NABCo) programme, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta,  has disclosed, as the initiative comes to an end on September 1, this year. Delivering the Mid-year budget review in parliament on Monday, he said 100,000 young graduates were engaged on the various modules of the initiative … The post ‘Govt

The Millennium Development Authority in partnership with the Energy Commission has inaugurated three Sustainable Energy Service Centres (SESCS) established in three tertiary institutions. The projects, worth $284,928 would contribute to the reduction of energy consumption through Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management process. The three SESCS are located at Accra Technical University (ATU), the Kwame Nkrumah University of … The post $284,928

Five speed boats procured by government to aid in the fight against illegal mining were yesterday deployed on some river bodies to clamp down on illegal mining activities polluting the water. The river bodies include Ankobra, Pra, Birim and Black Volta. According to Minister of Land and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, the boats would … The post 5 speed boats deployed

Ghana Premier League (GPL) powerhouse, Asante Kotoko, will embark on a pre-season tour of Turkey, the Asanteman club have announced. The tour will last for a period of 15 days – specifically from August 15-30 of which the Porcupine Warriors will engage in vigorous training sessions and few friendlies to prepare for the new season. … The post Kotoko to embark on Turkey tour

The manager of USA’s featherweight Joet Gonzalez, Frank Espinoza, says he is discussing with the camp of Isaac Dogboe to get a rematch for his ward. Dogboe 24-2 (15) won by split decision over Gonzalez, 25-3 (15) in a 10-round WBC featherweight eliminator on Saturday night.  “Joet did a great job. He attacked the body … The post Gonzalez manager wants Dogboe rematch appeared

A five-day FIFA Specialised Goalkeepers’ Coaches course has commenced at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence (GSCE) in Prampram. Twenty-five selected goalkeeper trainers are taking part in the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and FIFA course which began on Monday. Goalkeeper trainers of all the national teams and a few trainers from the various leagues in … The post FIFA

The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has congratulated Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe for defeating USA’s Joet Gonzalez in their much-anticipated WBC featherweight final eliminator bout at the Grand Casino in Hinckley Minnesota, USA, on Saturday. According to a GBA statement, it always had faith in the gritty Ghanaian to triumph over any opponent. “You have the … The post GBA

Cristiana Ronaldo is back in Manchester after flying back to the UK on Monday amid uncertainty over his future. It is not yet known whether the Portuguese forward will return to training or when talks will take place over his future at Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag admitted he was unclear over Ronaldo’s situation ahead … The post Ronaldo back at United… after missing

Paris Saint-Germain might have won Ligue 1 last season, but it was not the best of campaigns for two of their biggest stars, and there was not shortage of tension between Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos during a pre-season training session in Japan. Messi scored the goal which handed his new team the title, but … The post Messi, Sergio Ramos clash in training appeared first on

Track legend Michael Johnson has slammed ‘dumbassery’ accusations of ‘black racism’ directed at him after he raised questions about the legitimacy of Nigerian sprinter Tobi Amusan’s world record. The 100-metre hurdler romped to victory in 12.12 seconds to beat Kendra Harrison’s 2016 world record by 0.08 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon Sunday. … The post Michael

Juventus say Paul Pogba has suffered a knee injury and he will have a “specialist orthopaedic consultation” to discover the extent of the problem. The injury ruled him out of the Italian club’s friendly against Barcelona in Dallas on yesterday. The 29-year-old rejoined the Serie A side this summer after his contract with Manchester United … The post Pogba to have

Chelsea are planning on stopping both Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso from joining Barcelona after they hijacked two of their summer deals, according to reports. The Blues were interested in both Raphinha and Jules Kounde during the current transfer window, but the Spanish giants have swooped in and stolen them from beneath the west Londonders’ … The post Chelsea

Health officials have insisted there will be no changes to the plans in place for the Commonwealth Games here, despite monkeypox being declared a global emergency due to rising cases. The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has told insidethegames that it has “taken into account monkeypox in it’s planning and processes for Birmingham 2022” … The post Health

A leading research and public policy think tank, CUTS International, Accra is urging the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation to extend the mobile SIM card registration deadline to the end of the year. According to the firm, the majority of Ghanaians have logistical challenges in obtaining NIA card and using same to register their SIM. … The post Extend SIM

The government has revised the country’s overall fiscal deficit target in 2022 to 6.6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), from the earlier 7.4 per cent. This is due to cuts in expenditure and expected improvement in revenue for the rest of the year. Presenting the Mid-year budget review to Parliament on Monday, Mr … The post Govt revises fiscal deficit target

After a year of introducing smallholder farmers to the Forest Watcher Mobile App, the Rainforest Alliance counts their achievement of growing and monitoring over 9,000 trees in the Sui River landscape. Selected smallholder farmers located in the Western North Region of Ghana were trained on how to use the mobile application to plant and owe … The post Rainforest Alliance

Credit to the private sector is recovering to the pre-pandemic levels, reflecting commercial banks’ portfolio rebalancing. According to the Monetary Policy Report by the Bank of Ghana, private sector credit increased significantly by 33.7 per cent in June 2022 in year-on-year terms, compared with 6.8 per cent in the same period of 2021. In spite … The post Credit