Archive for February, 2011
Posted by News Desk Report on February 28, 2011 at 4:07 pm in Top Story
Following the opening of nomination for primaries by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), for prospective Parliamentary aspirants in the country, offices of the party were busy receiving candidates
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Posted by Contributor on at 4:02 pm in Other Top Stories
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Western Union Foundation today announced a US$500,000 initiative to assist Filipino and Moroccan migrants living and working abroad to contribute to sustainable local development in their home countries. This contribution represents a portion of a $1.1 million grant from the Western Union Foundation to support the efforts [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 3:28 pm in Football, Sports
Ghana winger Andre Ayew snatched a late goal as Marseille came from behind to beat Nancy 2-1 on Sunday night and move to within a point of the Ligue 1 summit. The champions continued their strong recent form, notching a fourth straight league win, come as it did after their midweek stalemate with Manchester United [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 3:22 pm in Football, Sports
African Football Confederation (CAF) chairman Issa Hayatou says he is stressed out and wants to stand down from his job. “I want to stop because it’s restricting; it’s not easy,” he told French radio station RFI on Sunday. “I’ve had 37 years in football, that’s a lot, and what’s more I am a member of [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 3:00 pm in Business, Other Business Stories
Though the National Association of Sachet Water Producers has been considering the price review for some weeks now, the new price which is double the current price was confirmed over the weekend. National President, Magnus Nunoo told Joy Business the review has become necessary because of increases in fuel price and other inputs. He said [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 2:49 pm in Football, Sports
Football administrator, Vincent Sowah Odotei says Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwasi Nyantakyi must cut short celebrations over his election to the CAF Executive Committee and focus on the domestic game. He said the GFA needed to provide leadership and direction to develop the local league. Newly-elected CAF Executive Committee member, Kwasi Nyantakyi himself said [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 2:48 pm in Entertainment, Music
Musicians, Trigmatic, Cecilia Marfo and Kwabena Kwabena lead the pack with more nominations for this year’s MTN Ghana Music Awards released Friday at the Poolside of the Golden Tulip. Young musician Trigmatic had seven nominations including Hip Hop Song of the Year, Best Rapper of Year, Record of the Year and Song Writer of the [...]
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Posted by News Desk Report on at 2:40 pm in Top Story
Government says flights dispatched to Libya to airlift Ghanaians who are stranded in Libya are facing landing challenges.
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