Tag Archives: GHANA

Hours to the highly-staked and heavily-anticipated football match between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Le Celeste of Uruguay, a number of ‘revenge’ billboards have been spotted in several parts of Accra. Although it has become a topical debate on whether or not the encounter between the two countries …

Illegal mining popularly known as galamsey is a major factor in the increase of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS) infections in the country, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has said. According to the commission, the galamsey menace has compelled the citizens to engage in indiscriminate and unprotected sex. Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director-General …

One of the mainstays of the Ghanaian economy is cocoa. The West African nation and Ivory Coast make up the world’s top cocoa-producing countries. Despite producing cocoa for centuries, Ghana in particular has done little to add value to the product except to ship it in its raw form for …

There will be everything to play for when Ghana come against Uruguay at the Al Janoub Stadium o December 2, 2022. A 12-year-old rivalry will be renewed. While Ghana will be aiming at vengeance and qualification, Uruguay will be eyeing a double knockout over Ghana. The fixture will decide who, …

Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has served a strong warning to the Black Stars of Ghana ahead of their crucial game in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. According to him, all the Uruguayan players will put their lives on the line in order to beat Ghana and hopefully qualify for the …

The Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, has calmed nerves over the country’s depleting foreign reserves, saying once polices outlined by government and the Bank start bearing fruit the situation will come back to normal. According to the Summary of Economic and Financial Data (November 2022) published by the …

One of the Keche duo, Keche Joshua has said that he’s not a fan of alcohol but lately, due to the economic hardship, he drinks alcohol to get over the hardship. According to him, Ghana currently is not a better place and thus the economy is terrible. Joshua claimed that …

The President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, has bemoaned the high unemployment rate among trained nurses in the country. Ofori-Ampofo said that most trained nurses are at home doing nothing because they are not being absorbed by the government, and the private sector is …

Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Hopeson Yaovi Adorye has advanced that the West sees Africa as a place where they engage in pillaging which he likened to illegal small-scale mining known as galamsey. He explained that monies extended to developing countries as aid was often recouped by these …

Uruguay coach Diego Alonso on Monday dismissed the importance of the South American side’s controversial 2010 World Cup quarter-final victory over Ghana ahead of their crunch clash in Qatar. In South Africa 12 years ago, Uruguay reached the semi-finals after ousting Ghana on penalties. Uruguay forward Luis Suarez deliberately handled …