Kwame Kizito leaves Swedish side BK Hacken
Ghanaian forward Kwame Kizito has left Swedish side BK Hacken. The former Hearts of Oak forward will be joining rivals Falkenberg next season. He left the Wasps after netting only three goals in the Swedish Allsvenskan league. Sports Director Sonny Karlsonn confirmed the 23-year old’s departure, insisting they had to make room for new arrivals. […]
Will 2020 break the curse of the folding phone?
Motorola has announced that it is delaying the launch of the new Razr – an updated version of its 2005 hit clamshell phone which boasts a vertical folding screen. The device, with a launch price of $1,500 (£1,170), was due to begin shipping in the US on 26 December. Parent company Lenovo blamed the Razr’s […]
Builsa Tradional Area celebrates Feok Festival
The Feok festival celebrated by the chiefs and people in the Builsa Traditional Area is an important annual festival by the people of Sandema and its environs, to commemorate the victory of the indigenous over slave raiders led by Babatu in the 18th century, and to good thank God for harvest. Speaking at the climax […]
Tamale: EC trains over 40 officials, assures of transparent elections in 2020
The Electoral Commission (EC) has trained 41 officials of the commission in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital as part of plans to ensure a transparent election in the forthcoming 2020 general elections. The new officers were taught how elections are conducted, the creating of polls, electoral laws and regulating as well as the role of […]
Men with alcohol problems ‘six times more likely to abuse partner’
Men who are dependent on alcohol or drugs are six or seven times more likely to be involved in domestic abuse against women than others, according to an extensive new study. The research, published in the online journal PLOS-Medicine, analysed hundreds of thousands of medical records and police data from Sweden over a 16-year period. It […]
FDA destroys expired products worth over ¢200,000
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed more than ten thousand pieces of expired food, drugs, cosmetics and tobacco products at the Siriyiri landfill site in the Upper West Region. The expired products are valued at about ¢221,585. The Authority mounted market surveillance in all eleven districts and municipalities in the region and seized […]
Ghana’s tax system is unfair to the poor- Dr. Manteaw
Ghana’s tax system has been described as unfair to the poor as it places huge burden on them in terms of revenue mobilisation compared to the rich. Co-Chairperson of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, Dr Steve Manteaw, who stated this, mentioned the value added tax saying it was not a good instrument for addressing […]
Germany: Passengers halt speeding tram after driver passes out
Passengers who managed to bring a speeding tram to a halt in Germany after the driver suffered a medical emergency have been hailed as heroes. Panic spread through the tram as it sped through stations towards the western city of Bonn. Two men smashed their way into the cabin of the driver, who was unresponsive. […]
Boeing fires CEO Dennis Muilenburg in boardroom shake-up ‘to restore confidence’
Boeing has fired CEO Dennis Muilenburg in a boardroom shake-up “to resort confidence” in the company in the wake of two deadly crashes and the grounding of its 737-MAX aircraft, the company announced. He will be replaced by current chairman, David Calhoun, effective January 13, the aerospace giant said. “The board of directors decided that […]
Western North Police Commander pledges to protect citizens during the yuletide
The Western North Regional Police Command has pledged to ensure that each citizen is protected during the yuletide. The Commander DCOP Otchere Boapea, made the promise when he joined other Policemen to undertake an ‘ Operation Father Christmas walk through the principal streets of Sefwi Wiawso, in the Western North Region. He said criminals usually […]
