Новости за 20.09.2018

The Minority NDC in parliament has called on the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), to fast-track investigations into the transfer of some GHc40 million from the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST), to the presidency, through an account allegedly run by the former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah. According to the Minority, there wa ...

Ghana 39;s bromance with China could give Chinese firm StarTimes a second chance to provide infrastructure for digital terrestrial television after a failed attempt in 2012. StarTimes blew its chance to supply and install the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) network platform for Ghana after their contract signed in 2012 was cancelled ...

Two bodies have joined a media pressure against the government over suspicions it plans to hand over Ghana 39;s Digital Terrestrial Television infrastructure to a Chinese firm, StarTimes. The National Media Commission and the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) have joined the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) in expressing ...

The man alleged to have murdered a royal couple at Abura-Dunkwa in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) District has been committed to stand trial at a Cape Coast High Court. Maswood Ali Baba, 27, an electrician 39;s plea was not taken and the Cape Coast Magistrate 39;s Court presided over by Mrs Rita Amoaniwaa Edusa remanded him into Polic ...

The Electricity Company of Ghana on Tuesday cut short the operations of the Tadisco washing bay for operating under sophisticated high voltage poles belonging to the company. It is unclear as to who gave the permit for work to begin under the pylons, which contained high voltage of power and who even gave the right for the people to have elect ...

We have a president today that was so much incensed about any upsurge in fuel prices in the past and would make a political capital of it when he was an opposition leader. Even when some of us had by our experiences known that our governments were at their wit end when it came to facilitating affordable prices of fuel for the people, the ...

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) was treated to a celebration of diversity at the investiture and induction of its 4th Vice Chancellor (VC), Very Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful- Broni. The programme was highly patronized by a fine mixture of people from a cross section of society. There were representations from government, acade ...

Dear President Nana Akufo Addo, I would like to bring to your attention concerning the misleading public announcements by your economic team, with respect to the recent publication on S P Global ratings report. The result has been misinterpreted as a reflection of Ghana rsquo;s strong economic foundation, which is not the true explication. Based o ...

People have these cross-culture attitudes or mindsets such as ldquo;I don rsquo;t see myself ever agreeing with this or that person rdquo; or ldquo;that group never makes sense so there is no need to listen to what they have to say. rdquo; But, there is also an enduring advice cross-culturally that ldquo;NEVER SAY NEVER rdquo; because none of ...

The Western Regional Engineer of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Alhaji Ibrahim Yakubu, has cautioned the public to desist from developing structures under and around electricity pylons and electricity transformers. He also advised against the stealing of electrical cables of the Company and tampering with transformers and other ECG inst ...

By Laudia Sawer Tema, Sept. 19, GNA - Adolescents Health Providers in the Tema Metropolis say that most young people are no longer interested in the abstinence message. According to them, adolescents who have already had sex were not willing to abstain making the abstinence preaching non effective. One of the providers said 39;it looks lik ...

Nyankpala N/R, Sept 19, GNA - Mr Ahmed Dasana Nantogmah, the Director, External Relations and Communications of the Ghana Chamber of Mines has advised students of the University for Development (UDS) to use technology to research to improve on their skills and knowledge. This, he said would make them more relevant as well as help them get other ...

Teachers have been cautioned to desist from unnecessary politicking during class hours, but rather concentrate on their class room work and the upbringing of the school children. Mr Ignatius Akwasi Amankwah, district chief executive for the Bodi district of the western Region, gave the caution when he visited selected basic schools in the distri ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has excluded the African Center for Applied Forest Research and Development (CARFAD), a consultancy based in Yaound Atilde; copy;, Cameroon, and Mr Benjamin Tchoffo, its executive director, from doing business with the bank for a minimum period of 36 months. An investigation by the AfDB Integrity and Ant ...

The Turkish Government has expressed interest in partnering the Government of Ghana towards the operation of the proposed national airline. The Turkish Ambassador to Ghana, Madam Nesrin Bayazit, made this known when she paid a courtesy call on Mr Joseph Kofi Adda, the Minister of Aviation, in Accra, on Wednesday. She said the Turkish Airlines ...

Goats and sheep sellers in Dorimon market on Tuesday expressed worry over various challenges impeding their business in the Upper West Region and called for government intervention to address the problems. Dorimon is a town in the Wa West District with a well-structured market where buying and selling of goats and sheep is one of the lucrative b ...

Mr Antoine Rougier, Country Coordinator for the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has advocated a comprehensive educational programmes to get people to change their behaviour on plastic use. According to him, the country, must focus on attitudinal change to get people to reduce the use of plastics to the barest minimum and make recycling th ...

A tearful Cristiano Ronaldo was controversially sent off as Juventus claimed a hard-fought win at Valencia. The Portuguese star appeared to grab Valencia defender Jeison Murillo 39;s hair as they tangled off the ball midway through the first half and was shown a straight red card after referee Felix Brych consulted his assistant behind t ...

Real Madrid got their Champions League defence off to a winning start thanks to a comfortable victory over Roma. The Spanish side, looking to win the tournament for the fourth year in a row, dominated but were frustrated until Isco curled home from 25 yards out at the end of the first half. Gareth Bale added a second when he ran onto L ...

Mr Idris Elba, British actor, would return as host for The Best FIFA Football Awards, fixed for September 24, at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The Golden Globe and SAG-winning actor would be assisted by French journalist and sports presenter, Anne-Laure Bonnet at the star-studded event, which would again be staged in the English capi ...

Africa 39;s leading Pay-TV operator StarTimes Ghana Limited, has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights for Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Europa League in Sub-Saharan Africa. The broadcast, which would begin on Thursday, September 2, would see football fans enjoy all 205 matches between the best European clubs on Star ...

South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan has lavished praise on partners LaLiga after they committed to sponsoring the Under-17 women 39;s national team (Bantwana) trip to Spain. Simphiwe Dludlu 39;s team will leave for Valencia, Spain on Thursday to play two important friendly matches against select sides from ...

Head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars, Kwesi Appiah has made a donation of GHC 10,000 to the Retired National Footballers Association of Ghana (RENFAG). Kwasi Appiah has consistently supported the Association in terms of finance following the plight retired footballers go through after calling time on their careers. ...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed on Wednesday that the Senegalese capital city of Dakar will host the ceremony for the 2018 CAF Awards. The announcement of the best African player in 2018 will happen in Dakar on 8 January 2019 in collaboration with the government of Senegal, CAF President Ahmad Ahmad said to the off ...

Ghanaian youngster Kebba Mamadou who was racially abused during his side SC Lauchringen game against FC Wheat in the German ninth-tier league has opened up on the ordeal. Mamadou 39;s teammates left the field during their match with FC Wheat on Sunday after a fan yelled what they deemed to be a racist remark against one of their players. ...