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Months into his resignation from the AshantiGold Sporting Club as the head coach, Bashir Hayford has revealed his plans to return to active coaching next season. In an interview with Onua FM Sports, the outspoken manager opined that his decision to resign as AshantiGold SC manager was also influenced by the fact that he needed rest after being in active coaching for years. “I said I want to rest. From Lions I moved to Power FC without a break. From Power FC, I moved to Kotoko without sufficient rest. After being with several clubs, I later moved to AshantiGold SC.…

In July 2016, a stampede in an overcrowded Asawase Community Center in Kumasi claimed nine young lives, whilst scores of other Muslim holiday revelers got injured. Almost a year on, a teenage boy was shot in the head as he participated in the 2017 Eid-Ul-Fitr celebration at Manhyia. Various security lapses have been identified and interventions outlined to avert recurrence of such incidents. But there is a critical factor that has been downplayed – Kumasi is deprived of public recreational facilities to accommodate holiday and fun makers. Festivities like the Eid, Christmas and Easter mostly attract young people who seek…

Ghana’s B3 credit rating and stable outlook reflects its strong economic growth outlook and reduction in external imbalances, set against challenges which include a significant fiscal overrun in 2016, high government debt and very low debt affordability, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report published this past week. “Ghana’s credit strengths include the strong growth outlook for the country’s diversified economy compared to the regional average over the next few years, supported by new oil and gas field developments coming on stream,” said Elisa Parisi-Capone, a Moody’s Vice President — Senior Analyst and co-author of the report. “Its challenges include…

Pressure group Occupy Ghana has described the recent Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) report on the BOST saga as “so deficient in several, material ways and leaves so many questions unanswered” hence calling for a re-probe into the allegations. The BNI after its investigations exonerated the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage Distribution and Transportation (BOST) Alfred Obeng Boateng of any wrongdoing in the sale of some 5 million metric tonnes of contaminated fuel. The Energy Ministry endorsed the report by the BNI and said the eight (8) member committee set up to investigate events leading to the recent…

US President Donald Trump is to argue that the future of Western civilisation is at stake in a keynote speech in the Polish capital Warsaw. Holding up Poland as an example of a country ready to defend civilisation, he will warn against the threats of “terrorism and extremism”. Poland’s conservative government shares Mr Trump’s hostile view of immigration and strong sense of sovereignty. Mr Trump is in Poland ahead of a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. “Because as the Polish experience reminds us – the defence of the West ultimately rests not only on means but also on the will…

Pork lovers in the country can now heave a sigh and enjoy the delicacy despite the outbreak of the deadly African swine fever in parts of Ghana as veterinary experts say the disease does not affect humans. Outbreak of the disease in three districts of the Ashanti Region and parts of the Upper East Region has caused veterinary officials to begin the killing of affected pigs to control and contain the disease which has no known cure. The disease has caused consumers to dread eating pork for fear of contracting the contagious disease but veterinary officials have allayed those fears.…

The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has given a week ultimatum to the management of Volta Star Textiles Limited to return to the negotiation table with its workers or risk industrial disharmony. Its Deputy National General Secretary in-charge of operations, Morgan Ayawine, insists the continuous delay in negotiating for conditions of service could affect the work output of employees of the company. He said this when he swore into office a seven-member Local Labour Union executives of the Volta Star Textiles Limited. Established in 1968 to produce grey baft for textiles manufacturing industries, Volta Star has over the years…

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Dutch Ambassador Ron Strikker will be at the Ocean Green Villas in Prampram in the Greater Accra Region on Sunday to open this year’s training programme for graduates of information technology (IT). The 7-week intensive training begins with 20 graduates of various universities in Ghana. They will be subjected to training from IT professionals from Ghana, Canada and the Netherlands. The training will involve camping at Ocean Green Villas and a month’s internship and specialization. “They will be well prepared for the IT job market,” organizers Maxim Nyansa-Ghana said in a press release. The programme is scheduled to end on…

Dozens of government supporters have burst into Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly, injuring several lawmakers and journalists. Witnesses said the fracas came after an assembly session to mark the country’s Independence Day. The intruders brandished sticks and set off fireworks in the capitol building’s gardens, AFP reported. Footage from the scene showed two opposition lawmakers with blood running down their faces. Pro-opposition Venezuelan website La Patilla reported that several deputies had been attacked by a mob at the building in the capital, Caracas. It said there were “several injured inside the AN (National Assembly) who were beaten by violent groups”. Lawmaker…