The Planting for Food and Job initiative of the Akufo-Addo government has so far created 2million jobs, the Minister of Food and Agriculture Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has said. He said the jobs are across all the five modules under the programme. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Sunday August 29, he said “when we came on import ...
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Uruguay cancel Man Utd’s Cavani call-up
Edinson Cavani will remain with Manchester United over the international break after his call-up to the Uruguay squad was cancelled. Premier League clubs had unanimously decided not to release players for World Cup qualifying and friendly matches in red-list countries. Cavani was set to miss United games as Fifa extended the international windows by two days in South America. He ...
Read More »13 containers of Rosewood impounded at Tema Port
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the National Security and Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, on Friday, 27 August 2021, impounded 13 containers of rosewood at the Tema Port. Six of the 13 containers have been confirmed to be carrying rosewood. This disclosure was made by the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources ...
Read More »Ghana Grabs $1billion From IMF For Post-COVID Economic Recovery
Ghana has received the equivalent of US$1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), being its share of the new Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocation to boost the post-COVID economic recovery of member countries. On August 2, 2021, the IMF Board of Governors approved a general allocation of SDR456.5 billion, equivalent to US$650 billion out of which about US$33.7 billion ...
Read More »E/R: STEPSS students sit on floor to learn, stand to eat and sleep in uncompleted building
St. Stephens Secondary Technical school (STEPSS) in Akyem Asiakwa in Abuakwa South Municipality in the Eastern region is reeling under serious infrastructural and furniture crises amidst the exponential increase in the population of students as a result of Free Senior High School policy. The infrastructural and furniture crises in the school have forced students to sit on the floor to ...
Read More »Reduction in food production can’t be blamed on drought – Agbodza
Member of Parliament for Adaklu Kwame Governs Agbodza, has alleged that the Agriculture Minister’s blame on drought for reduced food production in the country should not be taken seriously but rather the biggest importers of staples like rice and frozen chicken into the country sit around the same table with the President while promising that food will be cheaper in ...
Read More »King Promise’s ‘Ring My Line’ debuts on UK official Afrobeats Chart
King Promise’s latest single ‘Ring My Line’ has made it onto the Official Afrobeats Chart. The song made its debut on the chart at number 7. It beats Mostack’s ‘Ride’ to claim the spot. ‘Ring My Line’ featuring Headie One was released on August 19th. Ghanaian producer MOG Beatz takes production credit. Taking to social media to announce the big ...
Read More »Fuse ODG only Ghanaian on Spotify’s Top 10 most streamed African music chart
UK-based Ghanaian artiste Fuse ODG has once again lifted the flag of Ghana in grand style as he earned the number three spot on Spotify’s top 10 most streamed African music chart.Making it to the list with significant numbers, Fuse ODG became the only Ghanaian artist on the list in Africa with over 1 billion streams. The Off Da Ground ...
Read More »Kotoko unveil new kits for 2021-2022 season
Through their official Twitter account, Asante Kotoko have unveiled their new kits for the 2021-22 season. Both home and away kits unveiled on Monday have been endorsed by supporters. The home one is unsurprisingly red with adinkra symbols visible on the shirt. For the away, Kotoko chose yellow and black. The shirt which is yellow also has adinkra symbols. The ...
Read More »[Video] GMB 2021: Evictees Teiya &Terro share their experiences
The journey for Northern Region and Upper West Region representatives for this year’s Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB), Teiya and Terro respectively, has ended as they could not meet expectations of the competition. Speaking to MzGee during the entertainment segment on TV3 New Day, the two evictees recounted their experiences for the past eight weeks and how useful the GMB platform ...
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