Ghana and United Arab Emirates to collaborate on Education

Ghana and the United Arab of Emirates (UAE) are to collaborate on education development and delivery for mutual benefits. They two countries will adopt the best international learning practices in the areas of education, technology, school leadership, accountability and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education to positively transform both economies. The move is aimed […]

Mfantseman Girls gets support for winning Regional Renewable Energy Challenge

MAMDEV Ghana  Limited, a  development firm, in collaboration with Steady X has donated an amount of GH¢10,000.00 to Mfantseman Girls Senior High School for winning the 2021 Central Regional edition of the ‘Renewable Energy Challenge’. Additionally, the Company has also pledged to sponsor the team to visit the company’s research laboratory and manufacturing plant on […]

Italy beat England in shootout to win 2020 Euro

Italy claimed a first European Championship since 1968 after goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved twice in a dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout victory in the Euro 2020 final against England at Wembley on Sunday. After a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes, Donnarumma saved from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka — Marcus Rashford also missed by hitting a […]

Maize production to reduce in Sissala area for 2021 season

Maize production in the Sissala East Municipality and Sissala West District is likely to be affected as major maize production companies in the area are reducing their production due to financial constraints. These companies, which practiced the out-grower module of commercial farming, said the decision had become imperative as they could not recover their investment […]

President Akufo-Addo to visit Upper West Region on Tuesday

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will embark on a two-day working visit to the Upper West Region beginning from, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. On arrival on Tuesday, President Akufo-Addo is expected to commence business with a courtesy call on the Wa Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, the Overlord of the Wala Traditional Area before honouring […]

Cristiano Ronaldo wins Euro 2020 Golden Boot

Cristiano Ronaldo won the Golden Boot at Euro 2020 on Sunday, to continue a tournament of records for the Portugal captain. His Golden Boot was made official after Italy beat England in a penalty shootout to win the Euro on Sunday night at Wembley. Ronaldo, 36, ended on five goals for Portugal, the same number […]

Department of Gender, concern about families shielding perpetrators of sexual abuse  

The Central Regional Directorate of the Department of Gender has expressed concern about how families and relatives continue to shield perpetrators of defilement and other sexual abuses in the region. The practice, it said was adversely affecting efforts to control adolescent pregnancies, child marriage, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) among other gender inequalities in the […]

Clever word spell grand finale held in Tamale

Pupils from selected Primary and Junior High Schools (JHSs) within the Tamale Metropolis, have competed in a clever word spell grand finale, organised by Clever Competitions.com, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) promoting child education in the Northern Region. The competition is an annual event organized by the NGO to help children improve on their spelling abilities […]

2021 PHC Census: GSS begins seven-day mop-up

The Ghana Statistical Service  has announced a seven-day mop-up  in  the ongoing 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC)  to complete work in the outstanding enumeration areas. The mop-up exercise will run from  Monday July 12  to Sunday  July 18. The 2021 PHC, which commenced on Sunday, June 27, officially ends today, Sunday July 11. Professor […]

Accra Hearts of Oak are Ghana Premier League Champions

Accra Hearts of Oak have won the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League (GPL) title despite sharing the spoils with Liberty Professionals in their penultimate match of the season. Liberty Professionals defender Kwame Paul scored in the late stages of the second half to cancel out Daniel Afriyie Barnieh’s first-half strike for the Phobians. Despite the draw […]