The Ministry of Roads and Highways has established a maintenance call centre and a mobile App, dubbed “Maintain My Road” to provide real-time information on road defects and facilitate public involvement in addressing these issues. The initiative which forms part of the ministry’s Enhanced Maintenance Programme would allow the citizenry to submit pictures and reports on road defects for efficient and timely resolution. It focuses on routine maintenance activities, such as pothole patching, grading, and repair of traffic signals. It also allocates 60% of the road maintenance budget from the Ghana Road Fund to address maintenance issues on the road…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
B5 Plus Limited, one of Ghana’s largest steel production companies located in Tema, has won the 2024 HESS CSR Excellence Award. The HESS Award, which stands for Health, Environment, Safety, and Security Award, aims to create awareness, raise the bar of excellence, and showcase success. It encourages companies and individuals to adopt best HESS practices and uphold the highest levels of HESS management. This award is unique as it includes both on-site and off-site assessments as part of its evaluation process, a feature present since its inception. B5 Plus has emerged as the winner of the 2024 HESS CSR Excellence…
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed the 2024/2025 Access Bank Division One season dates. The first matches will take place throughout the weekend of Friday, September 27, to Monday, September 30, 2024, in all three zones. The 2024/2025 season, which ends on Monday, June 2, 2025, will consist of 30 weekends with no official midweek matchday. This strategy aims to reduce the travel burden on clubs. The midweek will be utilised to clear rescheduled matches. The Access Bank Division One League will have a one-week break before to the December 7, 2024 National Elections to allow players and officials…
Construction on the 64km Ashaiman to Akosombo Junction Road has resumed after a nearly year-long suspension. The project which is part of the Eastern Corridor Road upgrading (Lot 1), involvkes the Design and construction of a dual carriageway from Ashaiman Roundabout to Akosombo Junction, the Construction of a flyover at Ashaiman Roundabout and an interchange at Asutsuare Junction, the Building 11 pedestrian footbridges, three river bridges, and other ancillary works (drainage structures, walkways, etc.) During a brief stopover earlier today, the Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye, inspected the works on his way to the Volta and Oti…
Real Tamale United has been fined GHC 100,000 for fielding unregistered players in a 2023/2024 Ghana Premier League game against Dreams FC. In their last league game against Dreams FC, Dawu, the club played an unregistered team and lost 8-1. The registered players boycotted the game over unpaid salary and incentives. In addition to the penalty, the club officials who directed the squad throughout the Dreams match have been banned for 12 months, effective immediately. Theses officials are; Coach Iddi Manzah Alhassan, Team Doctor Abdul-Samed Iddrisu, Team Manager Tanko Jentumah, Equipment Officer Abdul-Gafaru Salifu, and Goalkeepers’ Trainer Sylvester Yaw Apanka.…
Reputable International airline Goldstar Air, the wings of Ghana will have a lot of job offers for the printing industry in Ghana as part of the airline’s over one million direct and indirect job opportunities. The airline industry is a marvel of logistics, coordinating countless moving parts to get passengers safely and efficiently to their destinations. While cutting-edge technology takes center stage, a less glamorous but equally crucial element often goes unnoticed – print procurement. Goldstar Air will be printing boarding passes, inflight magazines, baggage tags, and countless documents that will keep our 24/7 flights running smoothly and other auxiliary…
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has revealed that the 2024/25 Ghana Premier League will kick off on September 6th, marking exactly 82 days since the conclusion of the previous season. The GFA has also set firm deadlines for the upcoming season. Clubs must submit their kits by August 15th and their squad lists by August 17th. These deadlines apply to teams in the Women’s Premier League and the Division One League (DOL) as well. Defending champions, FC Samartex will be vying for the title against 17 other clubs. Young Apostles, Basake Holy Stars, and Vision FC are the newly promoted…
Joseph Paintsil, the Ghanaian winger for LA Galaxy, delivered a stellar performance in their 3-2 home victory over Colorado Rapids in the MLS’s 25th round. He played for 85 minutes, registered an assist, and scored a goal, demonstrating his exceptional form. The Galaxy’s second goal came in the 38th minute, putting his team ahead 2-1. Paintsil was awarded an impressive rating of 8.7 for his performance. This goal marked his 7th of the season, adding to his impressive tally of 5 assists after 21 matches. LA Galaxy currently sits atop the league table with h 46 points after 25 matches.…
Atalanta has completed a four-player transfer deal involving Ibrahim Sulemana, Nadir Zortea, Michel Ndary Adopo, and Roberto Piccoli. Sulemana, a former Atalanta youth product, joins Cagliari while Zortea, Adopo, and Piccoli move in the opposite direction. The intricate agreement utilizes various payment structures and formulas for each player’s transfer. Sulemana, 25, previously spent time on loan with several clubs before making 17 Serie A appearances for Atalanta, scoring two goals. His impressive performances on loan at Cagliari and Atalanta earned him a spot in the Ghana national team, the Black Stars. He was included in coach Otto Addo’s squad for…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko defeated Accra Hearts Of Oak in a three goal thrilled as they won by 2 goals to 1 in the democracy cup at the Accra Sports Stadium. The game which was played to commemorate 30 years of Parliamentary democracy in Ghana saw both teams play their hearts and soul out in an end to end action. Prior to that game, there was a curtain raiser between Parliamentarians and former Black Stars players with the former beating the latter 3-1. The game between Hearts Of Oak and Kotoko was one of the best in terms of quality and…