2020 VGMA Nominees Announced
Charter House, Organisers of the annual music awards on Saturday,29th February 2020 announced nominees for the 21st Vodafone Music Awards(VGMA) . The award scheme is to recognized creativity, hard work, dedication of various stakeholders and players in the music industry. It’s the music industry’s biggest night in Ghana and this years’ edition marks over two […]
Uni-Pass takes off at entry points but freight forwarders criticise move
The new customs clearing system, known as Uni-Pass, will go live at all Ghana’s entry points, except the Tema Port. This follows a directive by the Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, that from March 1, 2020, importers will be required to clear their imports through the new customs management system at the entry points. A […]
Manchester City win third successive Carabao Cup
Manchester City beat Aston Villa to clinch the Carabao Cup for the third successive season. The Citizens clinched a third consecutive Carabao Cup with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday, meaning they have now won eight of the last nine domestic competitions in which they have competed, with the 2017/18 FA Cup the […]
Gunman takes hostages at upscale mall in Manila, Philippines
Philippine police on Monday surrounded a shopping mall in an upscale district in Manila after a gunman opened fire and took people inside hostage. The incident happened at the V-Mall in the San Juan area of the Philippine capital. San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora told reporters that approximately 30 people are being held by the […]
Hurricanes crowned as Ghana rugby 2019/20 club champions
Dansoman Hurricanes RFC was crowned as the 2019/20 Ghana Rugby Club Men’s Fifteens Champions when the beat Griffons RFC by 39 points to 19 on Saturday 29 February 2020 at the St Thomas Aquinas Park in Accra, Ghana. The President and Board Chairman, Mr Herbert Mensah, was delighted with the conclusion of the domestic league […]
Britain to increase military support in West Africa with 250 soldiers
Britain is significantly stepping up its military support in West Africa to help combat the world’s fastest growing Islamist-led insurgency. Over the past month, British troops have been helping train local forces to fight extremism in the Sahel. The region, a semi-arid stretch of land just south of the Sahara Desert, has been a frontline […]
Parliament to discuss the filth situation in Accra on Thursday
Members of Parliament will on Thursday, engage the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, to explain what steps are being taken to clean Accra of filth. MP for Sawla-Tuna-Kalba, Andrew Dari Chiwitey, will set the tone for the discussion on urgent steps being taken to clear Accra of filth. Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary […]
2nd March, 2020
The Daily Graphic finds it unfortunate that Parliament, which is a law making body becomes an obstacle for journalists as they work to satisfy the public desire to be informed. It is however happy with the commitment of the Speaker of Parliament to ensure press freedom. The paper believes that criticisms against the media are […]
We can’t just be exporters of cocoa beans – President Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana no longer wants to be dependent on the production and export of raw materials, including cocoa beans. Ghana intends to process more of its cocoa, with the aim of producing more chocolate because there can be no future prosperity in the short, medium or long term, if […]
Samsung starts building $220 million R&D center in Vietnam
Samsung Electronics has started building a $220 million research and development center in Vietnam, the South Korean tech giant’s local unit said on Monday. But a ground-breaking ceremony, scheduled for this past Saturday, was canceled because of a virus outbreak that led to travel restrictions on South Koreans, Hong Sun, the vice chairman of Korea […]
