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Illegal gold mining, sand winning on the ascendency in the Ahanta West District
Illegal gold mining, sand winning, stone extraction and degradation of wetlands are the emerging environmental threats in the Ahanta West District, Mr. Kyei Yamoah, Programme Coordinator of the Friends of the Nation (FoN), said on Thursday. He was speaking on the vulnerability assessments of the district at a stakeholders durbar organized by the FoN in [...]
Treat sports as business in Ghana – Stakeholders
The fourth Accra Sports Expo 2012 on Tuesday opened in Accra with a call on stakeholders to treat sports as a business other than leisure. Opening the event themed “Promoting Africa’s Talents Globally: Role of Sports Business,” Professor Robert Ebo Hinson, Head of the Department of Marketing and Customer Management (M&CM), University of Ghana Business [...]
Galmsey operator drown in pit in Eshireso
Tragedy struck Eshireso, near Wassa Akropong in the Amenfi East District when 35-year-old Francis Appiah drowned in a pit left by illegal gold diggers. According to the Western regional Crime Officer, Mr. James Kofi Abraham, the deceased went to swim in the abandoned pit on May 8 and expressed worry over constant cases of people [...]
Two friends inflict wounds on each other
The police are investigating two bosom friends who inflicted cutlass wounds on each other after a misunderstanding broke out between them. The Western Regional Crime Officer, Mr. James Kofi Abraham, told the GNA in Sekondi on Tuesday that Kwesi Dwamena and Yaw Wiredu are friends who often met at a drinking bar at Wassa Manso. [...]
2012 BECE results ready by July 30
Mr Samuel Oppong, National Coordinator of Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), on Tuesday said results of the 2012 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) would be ready by July 30 for placements in August. He said the list of all successful candidates and their schools would be submitted to the Regional and District Education [...]
Agbeko unhappy with standard of local promotions
Former IBF bantamweight champion, Joseph Agbeko says there is the need to improve the promotional aspect of our boxing after his IBO title bout was cancelled. Golden Mike Promotions who had reached an earlier agreement with Agbeko’s camp to promote the fight for May 26 at the El Wak Stadium but this had to be [...]
Don’t let people play on your emotions
Former First Lady and President of the 31st December Women’s Movement, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has counseled women to be decisive and watch against persons who take advantage of them by playing on their emotions. Noting that women are generally considered as the weaker sex, she said some persons capitalize on that to influence women to [...]
It is wrong to prevent students from writing exams
The Head of Public Relations of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Mr Paul Krampah, says the decision of the Kumasi Senior High Technical School (KSTS) to prevent some students of the school from writing the Physics Theory paper of the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) was wrong. This is in reaction to a [...]
Sheila Okine suspended for nine months
Nii Aryee, coach of True Democracy, a Division Two side in the Greater Accra League has been cautioned to be off good behaviour. However, Seth Dogbe, chairman of Superstars F/C and Ghana Post Ladies FC player, Sheila Okine have both been charged with misconduct and handed fines by the Disciplinary Committee. The Disciplinary Committee of [...]
Rulings on seven cases released
The Disciplinary Committee of the Greater Accra Regional Football Association ruled on seven separate cases in the Division Two League. Case: Nation Miracle F.C. protested against Super Stars FC for bringing their week 14 league match to an abrupt end around the 70th minute. The Petitioner alleged that a supporter of Super Stars FC had [...]
