Contract extension for Cisse

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has had his contract extended by a year but was also given the onerous task of ensuring his team reach the final of next year’s Africa Nations Cup tournament.
“In the assessment of his contract, we feel

Shortage Of Maize Killing Poultry Business- Neta Ceo

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NETA Farms at Ejisu – Krapa in the Ashanti Region, Mr Thomas Adom, has stated that the recent shortage of maize in the country, has compelled poultry farmers to fry fresh maize to feed their birds.
This situation, he noted, was as a result of the importation of maize from neighbouring countries and therefore called on the Ministry of Agriculture to constitute pragmatic measures to arrest the situation.
Speaking to this paper in Kumasi on Thursday, Mr Adom Said, he blame the past and present government for

MPs Approve $2bn Chinese Deal For Roads, Railways

Parliament on Saturday approved a $2 billion Master Project Support Agreement (MPSA) for improvement in rural electrification, construction of roads, hospitals, affordable houses, interchanges, bridges, fishing landing sites and other infrastructural projects.
The MPSA is a ‘barter’ agreement between the government and Sinohydro Corporation Limited of China that would allow Sinohydro to execute those projects for Ghana while the government repays with refined bauxite.
But the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) strongly opposed the agreement, saying the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is using the country’s bauxite reserves as a

Golden Arms set new national record after winning 9th Africa Armwrestling Championship

The national armwrestling team, Golden Arms, has set a national record as the national team to win as many as 88 medals in one championship.

The team won 31 gold medals, 32 silver medals and 25 bronze medals to win the overall trophy at the just ended ninth Africa Armwrestling Championship held in Accra.

A previous record was held by the national weightlifting team, Black Cranes, about four years ago when

Government moves to amend AMERI deal

The government on Wednesday laid a paper in Parliament for the amendment of portions of the controversial $510 million AMERI deal.

It follows a motion filed by the Adansi-Asokwa Member of Parliament KT Hammond for Parliament to cancel the AMERI agreement due to what he calls “misrepresentations” by the company when the deal was presented to the House under the Mahama Administration.

The paper seeking to amend the deal was referred to the Joint Committee on Finance and Mines and Energy for consideration and report by the First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu.

The Mahama administration signed a $510 million contract with AMERI to build power plants, own and operate it for five years before transferring it to the Government of Ghana during the energy crisis in 2015.

This was done on a sole-source basis after a meeting between the former President of the Republic of Ghana and the Crown Prince of Dubai.

The NPP then in opposition described the agreement as a “stinking deal” which will be re-looked at when it

Gitmo 2 raising family in Ghana - Robert Jackson

Outgoing United States (US) ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson, has disclosed that the two former Guantanamo Bay detainees in Ghana also known as gitmo 2, have married in Ghana and given birth and are well integrated into the Ghanaian society now.

“Both of them are married now; both of them have children now; both of them are well integrated into Ghana,” he stated.

He has therefore urged Ghanaians not to worry anymore about the

We’ve seen innovation in action – ITU lauds Ghana’s efforts in ICT, telecom sector

Ghana has received massive commendation for its efforts in advancing Information and Communication Technologies and telecommunications for the benefit of its citizens and Africa at large.

The country was recognized and lauded for among other things, securing a world-class equipment testing laboratory to ensure quality of service and regulation in the telecommunications sector.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the International telecommunications Union Regional Development Forum (ITU RDF) held in Ghana, Regional Director of ITU, Andrew Rugege said

A response to Manasseh's letter to Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko

Dear Manasseh Azure Awuni,

I have read your beautifully crafted letter to your friend Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko in which you belligerently disagree with him over the comparison of the Akufo-Addo-led government to that of John Dramani Mahama.

You vehemently disagree that the hardships Ghanaians are facing today cannot be blamed on the events of yesterday, and upon that, you conclude that it is an admission that the Akufo-Addo administration has failed to live up to expectations.

You went about itemizing all the ills the NPP identified with the Mahama administration and the pledge to rectify same if candidate Akufo-Addo was entrusted with the

Black Queens defender Faustina Ampah wins Amber Cup in Belarus

Former Blessed Ladies captain and Black Queens defender, Faustina Ampah guided Belarussian giants FC Minsk to beat Gintra Universitetas to win the Amber Cup.

The Ghanaian defender traveled with Minsk to Lithuania where they recorded a 4-1 win over Gintra Universitetas.

Minsk came from a goal down to beat

Opuni directed scientists to reduce testing of agrochemicals - Witness

A witness in the trial of Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni has testified that the embattled former COCOBOD CEO directed scientists to reduce the testing period for agrochemicals.

Dr Franklin Manu Amoah, the Executive Director of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) and the first prosecution witness, told the Accra High Court Monday that