$24m For Komenda Sugarcane Plantation
A loan of $US24m has been approved by parliament to be used as funding for the establishment of a sugarcane plantation to feed the Komenda Sugar Factory in the Central Region, Trade...
Day: January 23, 2017
Maxwell Konadu Defends Lack of Goals From Black Stars
Black Stars Assistant Coach, Maxwell Konadu has played down suggestions of the team’s lack of goals in the ongoing AFCON tournament in Gabon. Ghana have netted only twice in two games, and the...
Hosts Gabon Crash Out of Cup of Nations
Hosts Gabon crash out of Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations hosts Gabon crashed out of the competition in the group stage on Sunday after a goalless draw with Cameroon, who advance to the last...
Algerian Stars Need Miracle To Survive
Star-packed Algeria came to the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon as one of the title favourites, but they need a miracle in Franceville Monday to reach the quarter-finals. A team including African...
Mason ‘awake and Speaking’ After Suffering Fractured Skull
Hull City have confirmed that Ryan Mason is awake and speaking after he was rushed into surgery for a fractured skull sustained at Chelsea. The midfielder received treatment for eight minutes in the...
Barcelona Lose Busquets To Sprained Ankle
Sergio Busquets will be out of action for an indefinite period after Barcelona confirmed he sprained his right ankle in Sunday's 4-0 win over Eibar. The 28-year-old was stretchered off in the eighth...
Mawuli SHS Students Bath With Frog Infested Water
The erratic supply of potable water at Mawuli School, a foremost second cycle institution in Ho in the Volta region, has reached an alarming stage, as students struggle in search of the basic...
7 Kotoko Players To Suffer Pay-Cuts For Lateness
Coach Zdravko Logarusic excluded seven players from Sunday’s friendly against King Faisal and also ordered their pay cuts for reporting late for the trial match. The seven – goalkeepers, Felix...
Wall St. Set To Open Lower Amid Uncertainty Under Trump
U. S. stocks looked set to open lower as investors around the world sought safe-haven assets such as gold and U.S. Treasuries in response to the protectionist sentiments expressed by President Donald...
Trump To Sign Orders To Renegotiate NAFTA, Pull Out of TPP
U. S. President Donald Trump could sign an executive order as early as Monday intended to renegotiate the free trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico, NBC News reported, citing...
Grant Seeks Good Fortune To End Trophy Drought
Head Coach of the Black Stars, Avram Grant has admitted he would need more luck if he is to win the AFCON 2017 Tournament with Ghana. Ghana will be seeking to end its 35-year-old AFCON drought by...
Chelsea Stars Cahill and Terry Visit Mason In Hospital
Gary Cahill, John Terry and Chelsea coach Steve Holland visited Ryan Mason in hospital after the midfielder suffered a fractured skull during Hull City's 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Hull...
Nana Addo Names Regional Ministers And Deputies Today
Barring any last minute changes, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will later today announce ministers and deputies for the ten administrative regions of the country according to reports. January...
CITI Bank Group Honours Access Bank
Recently awarded as “Africa’s Best Bank Transformation” at the 2016 Euromoney Awards, Access Bank Ghana has once again received international recognition from the Citibank Group for the...
Negative Propaganda Destroyed PSIs – Alan
The trade and industry minister-designate, Alan Kyeremanten, has stated that the Presidential Special Initiatives (PSIs) introduced by the Kufuor administration failed because of “negative...
‘If You Don’t Like It Here, Then Leave’
Weeks before Dutch voters go to the polls, Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said that anyone who rejects the country's values should leave. "Act normal, or go away," he says, in a message seen as taking...
Senate Democrat Says He Will Oppose Tillerson For State Department
The most senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday he would not support President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson. Senator Ben Cardin said...
Govt’s 6 Strategies For Industrial Growth
Trade and Industry Minister-designate Alan Kyerematen has identified six strategies to be adopted by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government in its industrial transformation agenda. Mr Kyerematen...
BoG Retains Policy Rate At 25.5%
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has retained its policy rate at 25.5%. This is due to the fact that the Central Bank views the “risks to inflation and growth as balanced” its governor, Dr. Abdul-Nashiru...
‘Stubborn’ Avram Grant To Stick To Playing Style Against Egypt
Stubborn Ghana coach Avram Grant has hinted that he will stick to his line up and style of play against Egypt despite being heavily criticized. The Israeli trainer has been hugely deprecated and...