Cote D’ivo­ire began their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations campaign in style by beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in Saturday night’s opening match in Abidjan. The Elephants wasted no time asserting dominance on home soil, taking the lead after just four minutes through Seko Fofana. The Lens midfielder pounced on a loose ball outside the box …

 The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) held its an­nual thanksgiving service last Friday in Accra to celebrate God’s faithfulness and protection throughout the year. Under the theme ‘Thank you God of restoration,” the ceremo­ny brought together management, staff and some civilians from some parts of the country. Addressing the gathering, the Comptroller-General of GIS, Kwame Asuah …

 Sixty seven young farmers in Vakpo in the Volta Region have benefited from a seed training programme that equipped them with the necessary skills and knowledge to enable them to produce high quality seeds under the Youth Entrepreneurship in Seed System Pro­gramme (YESSPRO). YESSPRO, an initiative under the Har­nessing Agricultural Productivity and Pros­perity for Youth …

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has called on mem­ber states to implement its judgments on cases brought before it. According to the court, many of its judgments were not being enforced by member states due to the lack of political will. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Friday, the Head of Legal Services and …

 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the resolve of Ghana in advocating sweep­ing reforms in the United Nations (UN) to enable it to address the numerous challenges confronting the global community. President Akufo-Addo said this while interacting with a delegation of profes­sors and students from the Harvard Business School in the US at the …

Two first half goals from Tracey Twum handed Gha­na a 2-0 win over Senegal in the first leg of the final round FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Senegal. The Black Princesses had the early chance which came in the second minute but Maafia Nyame’s free kick went wide. The host had a goal …

 Black Stars and West Ham United stalwart, Moham­med Kudus, swept the flagship Sports Personality and Footballer of the Year awards at the 48th edition of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) awards held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). He won against athletics star, James Dadzie, for the Sports Personality category and Ernest …

The city of Kumasi and the German City of Dort­mund are set to establish a sister-city relationship aimed at fostering international understand­ing and cooperation, as well as promoting economic development, tourism, and educational exchanges between the two cities and peoples. The German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull, made this known on Wednesday, when he paid …

The Ghana Statis­tical Service (GSS) is to begin the first phase of the 2024 Integrated Business Establishment Survey (IBES 1). The IBES 1, an economic cen­sus, which would begin from Jan­uary 15, 2024 across the country would collect data on all businesses in the country. About 11,500 enumerators had been recruited and deployed to conduct …

The Metropolitan Arch­bishop of Accra, Most Reverend John Bonaventure Kwofie, has reaffirmed the Catho­lic Church in Ghana’s position on gay marriage, stressing that “Mar­riage remains a union between man and woman, and not man and man or woman and woman”. He explained that recent brouha­ha over Pope Francis’s call for the church to offer blessings …

A total of 60 medical and non-medical staff members of the Upper West Regional Hospital were at the weekend honoured for their diligence and putting out their best at its annual staff award cere­mony in the regional capital, Wa. In recognition of the excellent performance last year, they were presented with certificates and citation with …

A few days ago, I participated in the Central Confer­ence on Work Re­lating to Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China. The conference pointed out the direction for China’s futural diplomatic work and the develop­ment of China-Africa relations. I would like to take this opportu­nity to introduce to my Ghanaian friends the guiding principles of the conference …

 Quick Credit and Invest­ment Micro Limited, a leading microcredit firm in the country, has reiterated its commitment to continue to serve its customers better this year for them to achieve their business goals. Quick Credit and Investment Micro Limited last year disbursed a sum of GH¢1.7 billion to its customers, compared to GH¢980 million in …

 The government hasannounced that it has reached an agreement with its Official Creditors under the G20 Common Framework on a com­prehensive Debt Treatment under Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The agreement with the Of­ficial Creditors paves way for the IMF Executive Board to approve the first review of the …

 The Assin Fosu Magistrate’s Court has convicted a 40-year-old hairdress­er and a 21-year-old Auto Electrician, to a fine of GH¢4,800.00 each for inducing a 17-year-old girl to commit illegal abortion. The convicts, Charlotte Asiedu, who administered a concoction to the girl, was charged with the offence of committing illegal abortion whilst Tetteh, the victim’s boyfriend, …

 A 30-year-old timber merchant, who planned to rob a cocoa merchant at Obengkrom, near Bogoso in the Prestea Huni-Valley Munic­ipality, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. The convict, Daniel Ache­ampong, pleaded guilty to the charge preferred against him and asked the court for clem­ency. Superintendent of …

The convoy of the Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia was in­volved in a fatal motor accident on Saturday leading to the death of one person at Ohene-Nk­wanta near Nobewam on the Kumasi-Accra Highway. The deceased, Mr Fuseini­Mumuni of the Closed Protec­tion Unit, was the body guard of the second Lady who had worked with the …

The Forestry Commission (FC) on Friday presented assorted equipment worth more than GH¢1.8 million to the Forestry Services Department and Wildlife Division in support of their operations. The items procured from the Ghana Shea Landscape Restoration (GSLRP) Project included 42 motorbikes, 22 tricycles and 3,200 watering cans. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Commission, …

The President, Nana Addo Dank­wa Akufo-Addo says government has initiated a number of policies aimed at reducing the general cost of doing business to promote investor confidence in the country. “Our focus has therefore, been on improving infrastructure and service delivery through road net­work rehabilitation and expansion, railway rehabilitation and re-de­velopment, modernisation of our various …