[ads2] The Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 paid a working visit to the Rent Control Department, one of the nation’s important institutions operating under the Ministry. The minister had an interaction with both tenants and landlords who recounted the issues they go through in their dealings with the department, and engaged the officials who also shared their challenges with me. Mr. Asenso-Boakye was excited to announce that the Ministry is currently engaging the Ministry of Communication and Digitisation to digitalise the operations of the Rent Control Department. This, according to the minister, will ensure…
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[ads1] Three pastors of the Agbemavor Church and Prayer Camp have been arrested following the discovery of a body at their church premises. According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police in charge of the Kpetoe Police District, Benedicta Akpene, the body of the 46-year-old woman identified as Patience Nyormeviadzi was discovered wrapped in black cloth in one of the rooms at the camp.[ads2] DSP Akpene told the Ghanaian Times that, the body was smeared with a substance believed to preserve the body with a standing fan directed on the deceased when the policed stormed the church premises.[ads3] The police suspect…
[ads1] Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Prof Peter Twumasi is confident, various sports federations in Ghana will take advantage of the human resource availability at the NSA to enhance sports development. The Sports Authority in June 2021 after securing financial clearance from the finance ministry recruited an appreciable number of new staff of about Two Hundred and Fifty (250) to augment and fill various vacancies to oversee the management of old and new stadia across the country.[ads2] The NSA, also seeking to operationalize sports development of the six new Regional Secretariat with staff then invited persons with…
[ads2] The Director-General of the National Sports Authority, Professor Peter Twumasi has heralded Samuel Takyi for winning Ghana a medal in the Olympic Games. The amateur boxer won Ghana a bronze medal in the Olympic Games for the first time since 1992. Despite being a first timer at the Olympic Games, Samuel Takyi managed to reached the quarterfinals of the division but lost to American professional boxer Duke Ragan. And Professor Twumasi who is with the contingent in Tokyo believes the boxer has done incredibly well in winning Ghana a bronze medal. Even though many have chastized the performance of…
[ads2] The Ahanta West Municipal Football Association have announced the open of application for media accreditation for the 2020/21 third Division League season. Media houses wishing to cover the various matches have been asked to direct their application requests with names of designated journalists, on official letterhead, to the AWMFA PR department via the e-mail, ahantawestmfa@gmail.com or call 0208876797/0241687839.[ads4] The accreditation, according to the association will be made for five journalists per media house and the processes shall start at 8:00am on Friday 6th August 2021 and close at 6:00pm on Thursday 12th August 2021. [ads5]
[ads2] The Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Professor Peter Twumasi has heralded Ghana’s performance in the ongoing Olympic Games. Many have expressed their disappointment in Ghana’s abysmal showdown in the ongoing competition in Japan’s capital. The West African country has won only one medal in the competition kind courtesy boxer Samuel Takyi who is returning to Ghana with a bronze medal. Speaking on the Country’s performance in the competition, Prof. Peter Twumasi believe the athletes have done well and might even do better in the next Olympic to be held in Paris.[ads1] “No, is never a disappointment but…
[ads3] Ghana’s Bronze medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Samuel Takyi aka ‘Ring Warrior’ has been commended by American Duke Ragan who took the Silver medal. At the Press Conference after the presentation of medals to winners of the 57kg boxing, Yours Truly asked the American how he sees Takyi and he described him as a very good boxer with the potential of becoming a future Olympic Gold medalist. He advised Takyi not to rush into professional boxing, but try to go to the next Games in Paris in 2024 and go for the Gold.[ads1] The professional boxer had…
[ads1] Telecommunication Giants MTN is partnering the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) to organize a capacity building program targeted at training over 40 Sports Journalists on how to use digital channels to enhance their profession. The training which will be done both virtually (for regional media) and in person will take place in Accra on August 5, 2021 at the GNAT Hall as part of SWAG’s 53rd Anniversary and MTN’s 25th anniversary.[ads2] Participating Journalists will be equipped with modern and requisite skills needed to enhance their work in order to remain relevant in the ever changing trends in the…
[ads2] The Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF) is set to organize another thrilling event dubbed ‘The Armwrestling Supermatch’ at the DG Hathramani Sports Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 1pm where strict Covid-19 protocols will be adhered to. The Armwrestling Supermatch will have top four pullers from the top four body weight categories in Ghana converge to battle it out in an all-play-all competition format to determine who gets the bragging rights and who gets to represent Ghana at the World Armwrestling Championships in Georgia after the long break due to the global pandemic, COVID-19.[ads1]…
[ads1] A Cape Coast High Court has annulled the results of the 2020 parliamentary elections in the Assin North constituency. The Court, presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakye, ordered for fresh elections to be conducted in the constituency. The case of the petitioner is that the MP, Joe Gyaakye Quayson, at the time of filing to contest the 2020 parliamentary elections, had not renounced his Canadian citizenship and thus held dual nationality. He further avers that at the close of nominations on the 9th of October, the Assin MP had still not renounced his Canadian nationality. He says Joe Gyaakye…