Work on there-modelling and rehabilitation of the 300-bed block at Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital (ENRH) is advancing steadily with about 37 percent of work done. Occupying about five acre site, the project,expected to be com­pleted by December this year, aims to enhance healthcare delivery for Western Region and the broader West Africa sub-region. The medical … The post Effia Nkwanta

There will be no room for delays or requests for contract extensions in the execution of the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Projects (GSCSP), the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Ad­jei-Mensah Korsah, has indicated. The GSCSP is aimed at en­hancing urban management and basic urban services by 2,535 by participating Municipal Assemblies … The post No

 The National Sports Authority’s (NSA) Deputy Director General, Abdul Majeed Bawa, has confirmed that the playing surface of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium will be ready to host Ghana’s first group match against Angola in the 2025 AF­CON qualifiers on September 5. Mr Bawa gave this assurance with just 16 days to go for Gha­na’s … The post Baba Yara Sports Stadium will

 Ghana’s Julian Nunoo Nii Akwa has been ap­pointed by the Confeder­ation of African Football (CAF) as centre referee for the CAF Champions League preliminary round 2nd leg game between Gor Mahia from Kenya and El Merreikh of South Sudan. The 32-year old,who was recently honoured as the best referee for the 2022/23 Ghana Premier League … The post Champs League appointment for Nunoo appeared first

 The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has selected the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram as the host venue for the fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) Super Cup. The off-season tournament is scheduled to commence on September 21 and is expected to wrap up on September 29. Qualification for the tourna­ment is … The post Prampram to host 2024 WPL Super Cup appeared first

Defend­ing Ghana Premier League champions, FC Samartex 1996, will take on 2024 FA Cup winners, Nsoatreman FC, in the Champion of Champions on August 31. The game, which will tradi­tionally usher in the new football season, will take place at the T&A Park in Tarkwa, with kick-off scheduled for 6pm. FC Samartex 1996 defied the … The post FC Samartex 1996 to Face Nsoatreman FC in Tarkwa

 The second edition of the Agricultural Innovation for Africa (AIA) confer­ence will be held in Accra. The conference seeks to bring together diverse players in the agricultural sector to chat a way forward for the industry. Being organised by the Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC) and its  the next administration should reduce the current fiscal rule … The post Second

 The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has recom­mended that the next gov­ernment should contemplate the implementation of windfall taxes on thriving sectors such as extractives, banking, telecom­munications, and Information and Communication Technology firms in order to bolster the nation’s tax revenue. The economic think-tank said, this measure was essential for improving the country’s revenue collection … The post ‘Impose

The Accra Circuit Court Nine has grant­ed a travel consultant GH¢100,000.00 bail with two sureties for allegedly defrauding a tour operator of $15,000.00. MargiusAdjei, 47, is accused of taking the money, equivalent to GH¢225,000.00, from a travel and tour owner under the guise of obtaining Nicaraguan visas for his clients. Adjei pleaded guilty with an … The post Travel

 A 55-year-old man alleged to have stolen a goat at KpareKpare, a farming community near Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, has been paraded through the township carrying his booty. Abalo Kwesi, the suspected thief, was made to carry the goat on his neck in the full glare of the residents … The post Goat thief paraded through community carrying booty appeared

An “alarming number” of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize and humans could be at risk too, the country’s health minister has said. Elijah Muchima announced that approximately half of the 25 samples taken from mill­ing companies were found to contain exceedingly high levels … The post Contaminated maize

Man­chester City mid­fielder, Phil Foden, has won the Professional Footballers’ Asso­ciation men’s player of the year award, while Chelsea winger, Cole Palmer, was named young player of the year. It is the first time since the 2009-10 campaign that both men’s awards have gone to English players. Wayne Rooney and James Milner won the player … The post Foden, Palmer shine at PFA awards appeared first

 A former African Union (AU) Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao, has called on Africans to change non-perform­ing leaders or those who misuse the natural resources of their countries. Similarly, she said, leaders who implement policies that are det­rimental to the development of their countries and the continent should not be given … The post Africans urged

 The National Media Commission (NMC) inaugurated the newly constituted nine-member board of Graphic Communi­cations Group Ltd. (GCGL) on Tuesday. The board is chaired by Ebenezer Asante Sefa, with Yaw D. Oppong, Kyei-Brobbey Ishaq, Dr Rod­erick Emil Larsen Reindorf, and Prof. Kofi Afranie as members. The remaining members are Nana Ama Poku, Dr Gilbert Tietaah, Juliet … The post NMC chairman swears