A cross section of the aggrieved drivers Scores of commuters at the Sekondi ‘Tro-tro’ station yesterday became stranded, as the commercial drivers embarked on a sit-down strike in protest against the refusal of the city’s authorities to rehabilitate their deplorable lorry park. According to them, the Sekondi station in Takoradi becomes messy whenever it rains. […]

To be sure, the two world wars are a part of France's psyche when it comes to its on-field rivalry with Germany. But memories of a little match from 1982 also plays a role. By Sara Miller Llana, Staff writer July 4, 2014. close. French soccer fans celebrate in front ...

General Motors halts production at its South African operations because of the strike by the country's National Union of Metalworkers.

Football has traditionally been a male preserve — but no more, according to a U.S. academic who says social media is helping grow women’s interest in the sport. Facebook statistics show female interest in teams considered World Cup underdogs — such as Iran, Colombia, the U.S and Costa Rica — is well over 40% in ...

Irate taxi drivers with their gallons at the filling station The shortage of fuel that has hit the entire country in the past few weeks seems to have worsened in the Brong-Ahafo Region, especially in the regional capital Sunyani, as hundreds of people sleep at filling stations in search of the essential commodity. In Sunyani, […]

The parked Gallopers The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it is initiating a court process to collect about GH¢6.1 million as tax on the GH¢8.3 million given to Africa Automobile Limited (AAL) as judgement debt in 2010. Acting Assistant Commissioner in charge of Policy and Programmes, Edward Gyamerah, who appeared before the Commission of Enquiry investigating […]

For Kenya's top referee Aden Marwa football is not just a game, but a chance to pursue his passion.

After widespread criticism, Google has begun reinstating some links it had earlier removed under the controversial “right to be forgotten” ruling. Articles posted online by the Guardian newspaper were removed earlier this week, but have now returned fully to the search engine. Google has defended its actions, saying that it was a “difficult” process. “We ...

Dr. Osei Akoto The Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday vehemently opposed the approval of $156 million loan from the World Bank’s International Development Agency for expansion of secondary school facilities and eventually dissented in approving the loan amidst very abrasive exchanges on the flow of Parliament after the Majority used its numerical advantage to […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Park Geun-Hye at the Korea-China Investment Forum on Friday in Seoul, South Korea. Getty Images. SEOUL—Chinese President Xi Jinping took aim at Japan's wartime “barbarity” as he wrapped up ...

Hon Isaac Asiamah  The Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on Parliament as a body to institute a parliamentary committee of enquiry to look into the allegations of misappropriation of taxpayers’ money to sponsor the national team, Black Stars to participate in the ongoing World Cup which ended on very disgraceful note. Addressing a […]

Motoring enthusiasts kick up some desert dust in Botswana

‘Spirit-Child’ Paul Apowida  After years of escaping from the cruel tradition of killing “spirit children” in the Sirigu Traditional Area in the Kassena-Nankana West District, Paul Apowida (believed to be a ‘spirit child’) based in the United Kingdom, has decided to tell his story. Paul Apowida was among some babies whose birth some decades ago, […]

It must have been the 4th or 11th of October, 1986 – it was a Saturday. A bright dry day. My big brother Ntiako and I set off from Kotobabi in Accra for Cape Coast, Ghana. A l-o-n-g journey! The last time I had travelled that far from Accra was to my hometown, but we ...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has commenced the road show for its syndicated loan for this year in London. Cocobod, the regulator of the cocoa industry in Ghana is seeking to raise 1.6 billion dollars to purchase cocoa from farmers in the upcoming season. Last year Cocobod signed a 1.2 billion dollar syndicated loan from ...

Victor Aniete Solomon and Michael Udoh (left) Two Nigerians have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly kidnapping an eight- year-old boy. The accused, Victor Anietie Solomon Sunday, 21, private security man and Michael Udoh 14, mobile phone seller, are said to have agreed and acted together with a common purpose to kidnap and […]