Farmers assisted to increase Taro production for sustainable livelihood
The Modernising Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) Programme is assisting farmers in some selected areas in the Ashanti Region to acquire improved varieties of Taro (kooko) planting materials. The four main new varieties being distributed to the farmers, especially in the Ejisu and Asante-Mampong Municipalities, include ‘CRI-Yen anya woa’, ‘CRI-Agyenkwa’, ‘CRI-Okumkom’ and ‘CRI-Huogbelor’. They are being […]
MTN FA CUP: Ashgold beat Berekum Chelsea to advance to final
AshantiGold SC smashed Berekum Chelsea 4-1 in 120 minutes to qualify to the final of the 2020/21 MTN FA Cup at the Cape Coast stadium on Sunday. The former champions whose recent appearance in the final of the Cup competition ended painfully in a 1-0 loss to New Edubiase United in 2012 will be aiming […]
Hearts beat Medeama to set up FA Cup final against Ashgold
Hearts of Oak set up an all Premier League MTN FA Cup final as goals from Benjamin Afutu Kotey, Isaac Mensah, and Daniel Barnieh saw them beat Medeama SC 3-0 in a dominant display on Sunday to seal a well-deserved win at the Cape Coast stadium. The ten-time champions will now face the Miners in […]
Buduburam Camp to go down
The Buduburam Camp, which for over two decades served as home for refugees, is to be demolished to pave the way for the redevelopment of the area. The place will be developed to have a senior high school, a residential community and a modern market. The camp, which was decommissioned as a refugee base by […]
National Service Personnel call for allowance increment
National President of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA), Mr. Emmanuel Brimpong Akosah has appealed to the Government to consider increasing the allowance paid to Service Personnel to enable them make a meaningful living. He noted that the minimum wage has been increased and looking at the fact that service personnel have to pay high […]
Ex-CID boss urges new IGP to run inclusive leadership
A former Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr. Bright Oduro (retd), has advised the newly appointed acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) to fully deploy the services of other commissioners for effective administration. While congratulating 51-year-old Dr George Akuffo Dampare for his elevation, […]
Medeama through to MTN FA Cup semis after extra-time win over Attram de Visser
Medeama SC are through to the semis of the MTN FA Cup competition with a 3-2 hard-fought win over Attram De Visser. The Division Two side put up a fearless challenge against the former MTN FA Cup Champions but failed to secure a win after Prince Opoku Agyemang converted a 106th-minute goal to secure a […]
$25 million earmarked for manufacturing covid-19 vaccines in Ghana
President Akufo-Addo has hinted that the country is in the process of establishing a National Vaccine Institute which will in turn work towards the manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines locally. According to him, a committee set up by government, chaired by Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, came up with the recommendation. President Akufo-Addo, who gave the hint […]
Black Queens invited for Aisha Buhari Cup
Ghana’s Senior Women’s Football National team, the Black Queens, has been invited to participate in this year’s Aisha Buhari. The competition is being played in honor of Nigeria’s First Lady and wife of President Muhammadu Buhari in will take place in the country’s largest city Lagos. Ghana will join host nation Nigeria and other African […]
GFA to investigate match fixing allegation involving Ashantigold and Inter Allies
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has commenced an investigation into the alleged match fixing scandal that rocked the final Premier League game between Ashantigold and Inter Allies at the Len Clay Stadium at Obuasi last Sunday. Ashantigold shockingly won the game 7-0 with Inter Allies defender, Hashim Musah, deliberately scoring two own goals on the […]
Sarkodie partners Adidas to drive Africa’s creative economy
Ghanaian musician and entrepreneur Michael Owusu Addo, popularly known as Sarkodie, and Adidas have announced a unique partnership that will see both parties collaborate to drive Africas’ creative economy. Kicking off the relationship is Nutmegs’ (Adidas representative in Ghana) partnership on the exclusive listening session of Sarkodie’s upcoming album ‘No Pressure’. This initiative by Sarkodie, […]
Black Stars captain Andre Ayew set to join Qatari side Al Sadd
Black Stars captain, Andre Ayew is on the verge of completing a move to Qatari champions Al Sadd. Ayew was released by Swansea in June after a second-consecutive failed bid to return to the Premier League. Swansea’s loss in the playoffs final against Brentford meant they would have to spend at least another season in the […]
Form 3 mid-semester break begins on Tuesday, July 20
All Form Three students of senior high schools are permitted to go on mid-semester break from Tuesday, July 20, to Sunday, July 25, 2021. A letter signed by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), in charge of Quality and Access, Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, however, said academic work should resume on Monday, […]
Government gives approval for payment of School Feeding caterers – National Coordinator
The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr. Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah has hinted that the government has given approval for funds to be released for the payment of arrears for first term of the 2021 academic year to caterers. According to her, the National Secretariat of GSFP had already collated caterers’ data […]
