GPL final wrap: Gold Stars crowned champions, Hearts win, Vision FC defeat Kotoko

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has announced two major leadership appointments, naming Ing. Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Ahmed Dasana Nantogmah as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective June 1, 2025. According to a statement from the Chamber, both leaders bring a wealth of experience and industry knowledge to their […] The post Ghana

Alcaraz claims second straight French open title in epic five-set thriller over Sinner

Hearts of Oak 1-0 Samartex  Vision FC 3-1 Asante Kotoko Goldstars 4-0 Accra Lions  Dreams 4-1 Legon Cities  Bechem United 1-0 Young Apostles  Aduana Stars 3-1 Holy Stars  Nations FC 0-2 Heart of Lions  The post Scores at a glance  appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

Organisers of this year’s national clean-up exercise, scheduled for Saturday, June 14, are intensifying engagements with key stakeholders as preparations enter their final phase. The exercise, to be held at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, will mark the 10th anniversary of the June 3 disaster, which claimed over 150 lives in one of the nation’s most tragic […] The post Stakeholder

 Accra Hearts of Oak secured their first Premier League victory over defending league champi­ons, Samartex FC, yesterday at the Accra Sports Stadium in an action-packed Ghana Premier  League (GPL) match day 34 clash that ended 1-0. A towering header from defender Konadu Yiadom in the 57th minute was all the Phobians needed to break the … The post Hearts pip Samartex appeared first on Ghanaian

 Gold Stars etched their name in the history book of Ghana Premier League (GPL) winners after crowning the season’s hard work with a 4-0 battering of Accra Lions in the final day games of the 2024/25 season yesterday, to win the cham­pionship. Mathematically, Nations FC and Asante Kotoko remained in the fray for the title, … The post Gold Stars win GPL …Kotoko, Nations FC fall on final

 Ten talented female engi­neering final year students have been awarded this year’s Telecel Ghana’s Female Engineering Students Scholar­ship Programme (FESSP) at a ceremony held in Accra. The 10 beneficiaries include four students from the Univer­sity of Ghana, three from the University of Mines and Tech­ nology, and one each from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science … The post 10

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is finalising a comprehensive dig­ital lending guide­lines, which will be issued by August 2025, Governor Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has disclosed. He said the digital lending guidelines had become necessary to protect the financial consuming public. “This is an urgent and necessary intervention,” Dr Asiama said when he met the … The post BoG develops

 The Executive Director of Green Tax Youth Africa, Benaiah Nii Addo, has sounded the alarm over Gha­na’s real estate sector becoming a conduit for Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), with buyers using large sums of untraceable cash to acquire properties while bypassing the banking system and tax regulations. Illicit Financial Flows are illegal movements of money … The post Ghana’s

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested a pastor, Israel Eshun, of God Host Favour church, Mankessim, for the mur­der of his two-year old son. The suspect is alleged to have murdered and buried the deceased in his uncompleted church office at Estate, a suburb of Mankessim. The police in a statement explained that a … The post Pastor in police grips for murder of his two-year

 The Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirate on Saturday provided packages of sacrificial meat to over 1,000 Muslims in Accra to mark the Eid-ul Adha celebrations. In addition, a number of cows were also distributed to Muslim organisation to observe the festival of feast. The kind gesture form part of its Al-Adhani annual … The post Red Crescent Society

The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku- Agyemang, has called for a re­newed fight against corruption across Africa, using Ghana’s experience as an example of both early leadership and ongo­ing challenges. Speaking on the theme “Revital­ising the Anti-Corruption Archi­tecture in Africa: Ghana’s Account­ability Journey,” on Friday in Accra, she highlighted the urgent need to strengthen … The post Revitalise

Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), is set to expand its environmental sanitation footprint into Zanzibar, following a high-level meeting with President Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi. The engagement marks a pivotal step in Zoomlion’s Africa Expansion strategy, as the company seeks to partner with forward-thinking governments to address the […] The post Africa

Despite being some 87 days away from the next international assignment, Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo, has already outlined his plans for the game. The Black Stars, after their involvement in the Unity Cup 2025, return to competitive action in September for the continuation of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers (WCQ). Ghana will face … The post Otto Addo targets win against Chad on WCQ return

 Football clubs in the country, especially Premier and Division One league clubs have been urged to hon­our Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contri­butions of players, most of which are in arrears at the closure of the current season. Mr Nkoo Joseph, a staff and advocate of the SSNIT -Footbal­lers Registration project, said the … The post ‘SSNIT contribution, a must

Ghana is targeting the planting of 30 million trees by the end of 2025 as part of a nationwide reforestation effort under the government’s ambitious ‘Tree for Life’ initiative. The move is aimed at restoring degraded landscapes, increasing forest cover and building long-term environmental resilience. The initiative, officially launched in March, this year, by President […] The post “Tree

The Frema Foundation has officially launched the first phase of its impactful new initiative, the ‘Dignity in Bloom’ Period Pad Project, aimed at supporting young girls with sustainable menstrual hygiene solutions while promoting dignity, equality, and opportunity. The two-day launch took place on Thursday and Friday at Wiamoase and Jamasi, located in the Afigya Sekyere […] The post Frema

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the Government’s plan to ban the importation, manufacturing and use of Styrofoam plastic takeaway packs in the country. The President made the announcement when he formally launched the One Tree Per Child Initiative at the Kwabenya Community Senior High School in Accra, as part of activities marking World Environment […] The post Mahama

As the world marks World Environment Day 2025 with the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution,” Ghana, like many coastal countries, is facing a silent emergency that threatens not just its marine ecosystems but the very survival of communities and the planet. Marine plastic pollution is escalating, turning the ocean from a life source into a potential death trap. This […] The post Plastic