Kpachi Primary School gets new classroom block
A three-unit classroom block with an office and a store has been constructed for the Kpachi Primary School in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region to improve access to education in the area. The facility has been equipped with 90 dual desks, four armchairs for teachers, four tables and four cupboards. The existing four-unit […]
Premier League Announces Plans to Launch Hall of Fame
The Premier League has unveiled plans to launch an official Hall of Fame, which will recognise some of the most talented players to have graced English shores. There have long been calls for the league to recognise the greats of years gone by, with almost 30 years of storied history now in the books. Until […]
Tesla ignored safety board’s Autopilot recommendations form NTSB
Tesla ignored safety recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) about its Autopilot driver assistance system, the board’s chairman Robert Sumwalt said on Tuesday. The NTSB recommended in 2017 that Tesla and five other automakers working on advanced driver assistance systems should add safeguards that make it harder to misuse those systems. The […]
First Lady commends Gold Fields Ghana for high corporate responsibility
First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs. Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo has described Gold Fields Ghana Ltd as a pacesetter in high-impact projects and sustainable development of host communities stating that the company had effected positive change in the lives of residents of communities in which it operates through its corporate social responsibility activities […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Invites Tyson Fury to Give Talk to Manchester United Players
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has invited newly crowned WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to give a speech at Manchester United’s training ground. Fury completed a remarkable comeback on Saturday evening, as he battled back from depression and drug addiction to beat the undefeated Deontay Wilder and be crowned world champion once more. The ‘Gypsy King’ has […]
AFCON 2021 qualifier: Sudan to host Ghana in Omdurman on March 30
Ghana will face Sudan in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier at the El Hilal Stadium in Omdurdan. The Black Stars opened their 2021 AFCON qualifiers with a 2-0 victory against perennial rivals South Africa in November, 2019, before beating Sao Tome and Principe 1-0 at away. The match is scheduled to come […]
Lands Ministry to take inventory of seized excavators
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) has begun taking inventory of all excavators that have been seized from illegal mining sites since the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) began in 2017. The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, explained that the measure was to ensure that all confiscated mining equipment was […]
Pokuase/Obetsebi Lamptey/Tamale Interchanges to be completed this year- Minister
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta says work on the Pokuase, Obetsebi Lamptey, and Tamale Interchanges will be completed this year. He said this at the Annual Review Conference of the Department of Urban Roads in Koforidua in the Eastern Region. He announced that 450 kilometers of asphalt roads will be constructed […]
GETFund saga: ‘I’ll not apologise to you’- Domelevo to Deputy Agric Minister
The Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, says he will not apologise to Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, for including his name in the list of GETFund beneficiaries. In a letter dated Tuesday, February 25, 2020 and signed by his lawyer, Mr Gary Nimako Marfo, the Deputy Minister is demanding an unqualified apology after accusing the […]
Parliament denies gagging claims against Speaker
Parliament has denied media reports that the Speaker Professor Mike Oquaye is seeking to gag the media. A statement issued by the Public Affairs Director, Kate Addo indicated that the Speaker could not use his office or as an individual prevent the media from carrying out their mandate. The statement said the proceedings from the […]
Ghana Rugby launches #EachforEqual Women’s Day Competition
The Ghana Rugby Football Union (Ghana Rugby) will once again embrace International Women’s Day in 2020, this time with a competition whereby all the ladies of Ghana rugby or from anywhere in the world will be invited to take part. The International Women’s Day 2020 campaign theme is #EachforEqual. The organisation describes this year’s theme […]
Trump: US ‘Totally Prepared’ for Coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thinks the spread of a new coronavirus in the United States is avoidable and expressed confidence his administration is ready to respond. “I don’t think it’s inevitable,” he told reporters at the White House. “It probably will. It possibly will. It could be at a very small level […]
Super Clash: Hearts – Kotoko match in London postponed
The Hearts of Oak versus Asante Kotoko match will now be played on 11 April, 2020, the organisers have announced. The Independence Cup match should have been played next Saturday, March 7, 2020, at the Barnet Stadium in London. A statement on the Ghana FA website explained: ”Torrential downpour in the last few days have […]
Saudi Arabia bars pilgrims as virus cases spread
Saudi Arabia hosts the two holiest sites of Islam in Mecca and Medina. The country welcomes millions of Muslim visitors throughout the year – with a peak for the Hajj pilgrimage, due to begin this year in July. Unlike the Hajj, the “Umrah” can take place at any time of the year – but those […]
