The dwelling places of squatters, some of whom are Liberians, at the former refugee camp at Budumburam in the Central Region, were on Saturday, with the demolished the structures, put up on a five-acre land designated for the Saint Gregory Catholic Hospital, were pulled down in an exercise carried out under the auspices of the hospital authorities, and supervised by [...] The post Budumburam Structures Demolished appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Abeiku Ainooson of Kumasi Asante Kotoko won the flagship Best Player of the Year as his club swept almost all the honours up for grabs at the 4th MTN FA Cup Awards ceremony last Saturday. Ainooson who also won the Best Defender award beat the likes of Elvis Opoku, Augustine Okrah and Issa Yakubu to win the grand prize in [...] The post Kotoko Sweep Awards At MTN FA Cup Night appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The commission of inquiry into Brazil 2014 has stated that no power on earth can intimidate Ghana as a sovereign state to inquire into matters relating to the management of the senior national team, the Black Stars, and event in camp during the tournament. ‘’Do not be worried about FIFA’s letters, Ghana is a sovereign state, and we will not [...] The post ‘We Will Not Be Cowed By Any Power’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Frank Maloney, who guided boxer Lennox Lewis to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, is now living as a woman called Kellie and is preparing to have a sex change. The promoter and manager, who has suffered heart problems in recent years, retired from boxing in October, claiming she had fallen out of love with the sport – [...] The post Former Boxing Promoter Plans Sex-Change Surgery appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Three companies, found to have evaded tax to the tune of GH¢63.3million, have been directed by the Presidential Special Operations Unit (SOU), to refund the amount The companies (names withheld for security reasons), believed to be part of a tax evasion syndicate dealing in re-exportation of imported products, have up to the end of this month to refund the money [...] The post SOU Orders 3 Firms To Pay GH¢63.3 Million Evaded Tax appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Coming off 1-0 loss to Ghana in tournament opener, the Canadians needed at least a draw to have any hopes of moving on, but trailed Finland 2-1 at the half. Nichelle Prince scored the game-winner in Canada’s thrilling 3-2 comeback win over Finland at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on Friday. Janine Beckie and Valerie Sanderson also scored in [...] The post Canada Rallies For Victory Over Finland appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Black Princesses coach Bashir Hayford admits his side were second best against Korea DPR in their 3-0 defeat last Friday at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup. North Korea’s No10 Ri Un-Sim scored twice to cap a fine performance and a late penalty from Jo Son-Yon condemned Ghana in Toronto. Ghana could not build on their opening 1-0 win over [...] The post N.Korea OutClassed Us Princess Coach Admits appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Mr Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Tertiary Education on Saturday inaugurated a 17 – member Governing Council for  KAAF University College. The Council, chaired by Professor Kwamena Ahwoi would supervise the administration of the University to ensure that it achieves the mandate for which it was established. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Mr Ablakwa commended the University [...] The post KAAF Inaugurates Governing Council appeared first on The Ghanaian

The former Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkoranza North, Eric Amoateng, is still in police custody, three days after he was granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court because he was unable to meet the bail conditions as of close of work on Friday, according to a police source. The source said the police were in the process of verifying [...] The post Amoateng Still In Police Custoday appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The government will today, convene a high-level emergency meeting at the Flagstaff House in Accra to evaluate Ghana’s Ebola response strategy, to the Ebola disease. The meeting, to be chaired by the Chief of Staff, Prosper Bani, will be attended by the Inter-Ministerial Team, health experts and security chiefs. A source at the Ministry of Communications, said the meeting was [...] The post Gov’t Summons Experts To Discuss Ebola Threat appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.