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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has introduced penalty kicks in the premier league with the aim of bringing an end to the poor penalty records of the national teams. Ghana in numerous competitions has been kicked out through penalty kicks which explain how poor we are when it comes to penalty kicks. Statistics gathered show Ghana has converted just 65% of all penalty kicks we have been involved in. The Black Stars painful exit in the 2010 World Cup was as a result of losing to Uruguay through penalty kicks. Recently the Black Meteors lost to Ivory Coast and South…

The Deputy Chief of Staff and Political Assistant to the President, Francis Asenso-Boakye has described the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a party of credibility as it has always honoured its promises to the citizenry. According to him, the NPP has since the era of President J.A. Kufuor, initiated policies and programmes that has transformed the lives of ordinary Ghanaians in fulfilment of its manifesto promises. Addressing members of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) branch of the Tertiary Institution Confederacy of the NPP (TESCON) over the weekend, Mr Asenso-Boakye indicated that an assessment of the manifesto…

Most parts of the country have been without electricity supply for several hours due to technical challenges. Sources at the power transmitter, Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), say the tie line from Ivory Coast tripped on Tuesday rendering Ashanti, Central and Western Regions and part of Greater Accra out of power supply. GRIDCo confirmed in an official statement in the evening that “at 2:37pm, there was a major system disturbance following power swings from the Cote d’Ivoire interconnection with Ghana leading to outages in parts of the country.” Meanwhile, the management of Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) said the “system challenges”…

Most parts of the country have been without electricity supply for several hours due to technical challenges. Sources at the power transmitter, Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), say the tie line from Ivory Coast tripped on Tuesday rendering Ashanti, Central and Western Regions and part of Greater Accra out of power supply. GRIDCo confirmed in an official statement in the evening that “at 2:37pm, there was a major system disturbance following power swings from the Cote d’Ivoire interconnection with Ghana leading to outages in parts of the country.” Meanwhile, the management of Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) said the “system challenges”…

File: Some ambulances for the National Ambulance Service Photo Kobby Blay[/caption] Only three out of the 17 ambulances in the Ashanti Region are currently operational to handle emergency cases in all the 47 constituencies there. The situation has put a lot of pressure on the activities of the National Ambulance Service in the region. Ambulances at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Mankranso Government Hospital and Manso-Nkwanta Health Centre are the only three available to remedy emergency situations in the region. The other 14 vehicles which have broken down have been parked at a maintenance workshop at Tafo-Nhyiaeso. The ambulances, with a…

A Tiger helicopter (file image) photo: AFP[/caption] Thirteen French soldiers have been killed in a helicopter collision during an operation against jihadists in Mali, the French president’s office says. President Emmanuel Macron expressed “deep sadness” over the biggest single loss of life for the French military since the 1980s. An investigation has begun into how the two helicopters hit each other. Thousands of French troops have been deployed in Mali since 2013 after militants overran parts of the north. Mali’s army has since recaptured the territory but insecurity continues and the violence has spread to neighbouring countries. France now has…

Uber, Bolt and Yango drivers have described the imposition of 60cedis annual fee as well as being levied 60 cedis for the verification of license as “fraud” being perpetuated by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority with the backing of the Ministry of Transport. The divers shared their grievances on 3FM Sunrise saying the “high fees” has become disincentive to car owners who are now converting their cars into normal taxi services. “We have tried to have a negotiation with both DVLA and the Ministry of Transport but they are not ready for any negotiation,” one of the drivers noted,…

Mrs. Samira Bawumia posted pictures of the event on facebook[/caption] Had it not been for the fact that she was in the midst of health professionals, the story would have been different for the Second Lady when she suffocated on Tuesday afternoon. Initial reports suggested that Mrs. Samira Bawumia, wife of Ghana’s Vice President, had collapsed at an ongoing congress of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association. But the Second Lady clarified her condition with a post on Facebook, discounting reports that she had collapsed. Expressing her gratitude to nurses and midwives present at the event, she explained that…

TCL Electronics Ghana Limited, dealers in TCL Home appliances won big at the recently held Ghana Innovation Awards, sweeping two awards. The TCL Android Artificial Intelligence (AI) TV was adjudged the Product Innovation of The Year 2019. The TCL Android TVs, which are powered by certified Android 8 and advanced AI Technologies such as Google assistant, gives users the opportunity to easily access a wide variety of content including YouTube, Google Apps, Calendars, Weather and Netflix with a simple voice command. The TCL Android AI TV’s, the first of its kind in Ghana, gives users endless possibilities since the TV’s…

TCL Electronics Ghana Limited, dealers in TCL Home appliances won big at the recently held Ghana Innovation Awards, sweeping two awards. The TCL Android Artificial Intelligence (AI) TV was adjudged the Product Innovation of The Year 2019. The TCL Android TVs, which are powered by certified Android 8 and advanced AI Technologies such as Google assistant, gives users the opportunity to easily access a wide variety of content including YouTube, Google Apps, Calendars, Weather and Netflix with a simple voice command. The TCL Android AI TV’s, the first of its kind in Ghana, gives users endless possibilities since the TV’s…