AFCON 2021: FECAFOOT announces COVID Protocols
Akosua Adjei The Cameroon Football Association has announced some COVID 19 protocols ahead of AFCON 2021. The various stadiums will not be filled to capacity as a means of fighting the spread of the virus. According to sources, matches involving Cameroon will be filled to 80% capacity while matches without Cameroon will be 60% filled […]
Smile Wide Foundation; Touching lives in the slums
By Beatrice Senadju For over five years, the Smile Wide Foundation, a non-governmental and non-profit Organization has been impacting the lives of the needy and vulnerable in many rural communities across the country. The foundation has supported rural women through skill training, donating educational materials to rural schools and its annual Christmas project, aimed at […]
E-Levy is a thought-through Budget proposal – Dan Botwe
Local Government Minister, Dan Botwe, has asked Ghanaians to sacrifice to support the E-Levy to achieve the desired national development and job creation opportunities. He said the socio-economic problems of the country require sustainable revenue generation strategies to tackle, thus, the government has no intention to make life difficult for the people of Ghana. The […]
43 items to be affected as reversal of 50% benchmark on value on import takes off today
The reversal of the 50 percent benchmark on value of imports starts today Tuesday January 4. This will affect 43 items under three categories prescribed by the Ghana Revenue Authority. The benchmark value, which is the amount taxable on imports, was reduced by 50% for some goods. Government had hoped that this was going to […]
MTN Ghana put smiles on faces of mothers of babies born on Christmas and Boxing Day
Story filed by Dennis Bebane MTN Ghana has put a smile on the face of Mothers who gave birth on Christmas and Boxing Day with assorted baby products. Handing over the items to mothers in some selected hospitals in Upper West, the Upper West Regional Manager of MTN, Kofi Owusu said the gesture was to […]
Ivorian Government resumes unity talks with Opposition parties
The government in Ivory Coast has resumed talks with opposition parties in a bid to boost unity and democracy. The political dialogue stopped after the sudden death of Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko in March last year. Yesterday, about 21 major political parties joined in the dialogue. Prime Minister Patrick Achi, who led the talks, said […]
Hungarian Government: OPD for St. Joseph the Worker Health Center, Guabuliga
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong The Hungary Helps Programme, with funding from the Hungarian Government has constructed and handed over an Out Patients Department, OPD, for the St Joseph the Worker Health Center at Guabuliga in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East region. The OPD block which cost about GH₵200,000 will help to address […]
Bawku: Minister for the Interior Ambrose Dery reviews curfew
Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has by Executive Instrument, reviewed the curfew imposed on the Bawku Municipality and its environs in the Upper East Region. The curfew, which was from 6pm to 6am will now be from 8pm to 5am. According to the Ministry, the revised time took effect yesterday. The Ministry made this […]
GBC’s Sports+ Channel receives several awards at the Soccer Achievers Awards, SWAG
By Nana Ama Gyapong Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC’s Sports+ Channel has recently won five awards in different categories with the overall being the Best Soccer Television Station of the Year at the just ended Soccer Achievers Awards 2021. Some of the awards won are, Soccer Broadcast Expert-George Lomotey, Commentator of the Year- Benjamin Willie Graham, […]
Africa is Limbless without Nkrumah- Blakk Rasta
By Nana Ama Gyapong Blakk Rasta, officially known as Abubakar Ahmed is a Ghanaian reggae musician and a media personality has stated that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was a qualitative gem who can never be taken off African discourse. He said this during the up close and personal segment on GTV’s Breakfast. According to Blakk Rasta, […]