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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has updated its policy to align with an executive order signed earlier this year by U.S. President Donald Trump barring transgender women from competing in women’s sports. “The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities, e.g., IOC, IPC, NGBs, to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act,” the USOPC said in an update to its Athlete Safety Policy. The USOPC did not respond to a request for comment on the change. USOPC President…

As part of efforts to give back to society, in a very practical manner, the African-American Association of Ghana (AAAG) using the African STEM Academy platform, has impacted knowledge into pupils of Mamprobi Basic 4 in Accra. The one-day programme climaxed this year’s Juneteenth celebration commemorated every June to mark slave emancipation in Texas in the year 1863 in the United States of America (USA). On the day, pupils studying Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through the African STEM Academy, were empowered through innovative activities aimed at helping navigate life’s journey. The pupils, who have been studying with the…

Manchester United outcast Marcus Rashford’s fairytale move to FC Barcelona hangs in the balance due to the Spanish side’s financial issues.

Former Manchester United star Bastian Schweinsteiger and ex-tennis champion Ana Ivanovic have ended their nine-year marriage, citing
irreconcilable differences as reason.

Belgium-born footballer with Ghanaian descent, Jeremy Doku, has officially acquired a passport from the West African country.

Counsel for US-based Ghanaian broadcaster, has rebuffed claims that, his client is housed in the official residence of the Vice President since he arrived into the country. According to Peter Okudjato, it is none of his business where Kevin Taylor is housed because it is not part of his job description.                                                                                                   …

The Attorney-General (AG) has today, July 22, entered a nolle prosequi in the high-profile case involving former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor and seven others, who were facing charges related to the collapse of uniBank. The decision, announced by Deputy Attorney-General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, effectively discontinues the criminal proceedings against the accused, a move the AG’s office attributes to the significant recovery of state funds. The case, formally known as The Republic v. Kwabena Duffuor & 7 Others (CR/0248/2020), was a key part of the broader financial sector clean-up exercise initiated by the State in 2018. The primary objectives of…

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare on Monday July 21, 2025, met the Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) on the pricing and standardization of their products on the Ghanaian market. On Pricing, the Hon. Minister made a passionate appeal to cement producers to allow Consumers to benefit from the appreciation of the cedi. The Minister disclosed that from the beginning of August, inspectors will be deployed from the GSA as part of their quarterly inspections to enforce standardization of their products, adding that, failure on their part to meet the required GSA standards will result…

A four-day paralegal workshop aimed at equipping community members to fight injustice and address abuses in mining-affected areas has concluded in Fumesua, Ashanti Region. The workshop, which ran from July 15 to July 19, 2025, brought together thirty (30) women and youth from mining-affected communities across the Eastern, Ashanti, Ahafo, Western, and Western North Regions. Organised by Wacam in collaboration with A Rocha Ghana and Nature and Development Foundation (NDF) as part of the BRACE project, the training equipped participants with basic legal knowledge and skills to identify and address instances of injustices and abuse in their communities. With guidance…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has become super majority in Parliament after securing two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of Members of Parliament (MP) in the house. With this figure, majority will from now on need no other MP, not even the independent MPs who are doing business with them, to pass any law, if it want to use it numbers to bulldoze it way through and get work done without interference It comes after the newly elected MP for the Ablekuma North constituency Ewurabena Aubynn, was sworn-in by the speaker Alban Sumana Bagbin today Tuesday July 22. The development…