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Athletics in Ghana has potential, you need to invest in world-class coaches – World Athletics president

Athletics in Ghana has potential, you need to invest in world-class coaches – World Athletics president

Ghana News, International, Sports
“Look,” says President of World Athletics,  Sebastian Coe, leaning towards his left side with a smile. His white upper teeth were visible, his hair upright as if the wind was blowing “athletics in Ghana has huge potential,” he adds. The grin disappeared, drawing seriousness. A couple of minutes earlier, he was on a podium with a lectern before him.  It was at the Columbia Conference room at Valley River Inn hotel, Oregon. He delivered almost an hour of speech to member associations during a breakfast meeting, enumerating how everyone has a role to play to make the sport better. https://youtu.be/-PCL8ail1DI In that conversation, the vision of World Athletics for the next six years was spelled out in plain language to presidents of 100s of member associations. “One...
World Athletics Champs Day 1: Ghana’s sprinters to race, 100m begins, Allyson Felix bows out

World Athletics Champs Day 1: Ghana’s sprinters to race, 100m begins, Allyson Felix bows out

Ghana News, International, Sports
Ghana’s national 100m record holder Benjamin Azamati, and 200m record holder Joseph Paul Amoah will fight for semifinal slots on the first day of the World Athletics championships. The men’s 100m begins on the opening day of the competition with preliminary round action at 12:30pm (GMT). The most successful medalist in World Athletics Championships history (18), Allyson Felix, will be competing in her final World Championships. Despite failing to qualify in her pet 400m event, trials secured her a discretionary pick to be on the mixed 4x400m relay. The event which concludes the night could see Felix pick up a 14th World Championships gold of her career. Two other finals are set for Day 1, in the women’s and men’s 20km race walks, which will finish at Autzen Stadium. Joy Spor...
60 district courts, 60 judges’ bungalows, 3 new high courts to be ready by October – Akufo-Addo

60 district courts, 60 judges’ bungalows, 3 new high courts to be ready by October – Akufo-Addo

Ghana News
President Nana Akufo-Addo says 60 district courts, 60 bungalows for judges, and three new high courts for three of the six newly created regions will be commissioned before the start of the legal year in October. According to him, government has taken note of the inadequate numbers of courts in various parts of the country, resulting in citizens travelling long distances to gain access to courts, and has decided to remedy this situation Speaking at the swearing-in of 10 new High Court Judges on Monday at Jubilee House, the President stated that government, through the Administrator of the District Assembly Common Fund, is constructing 100 new courts and bungalows for Judges in all 16 Regions of the country. They are broken down into the various Regions as follows – 20 courts a...
‘I am not worried’ – Kyei-Mensah Bonsu on attack by angry Suame Magazine artisans

‘I am not worried’ – Kyei-Mensah Bonsu on attack by angry Suame Magazine artisans

Ghana News
Member of Parliament for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu says he is not worried over the conduct of agitated artisans and spare parts dealers at Suame Magazine who pelted him and his entourage with sachet water and other items. A swift police intervention saved the MP, who is also Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs from being attacked by angry artisans at the Suame Magazine industrial hub over delays by the government in fixing the deplorable Suame Roundabout-Maakro stretch of the main Kumasi-Techiman Road which they say is not only hampering businesses but also threatening lives. But Mr. Kyei-Mensah Bonsu in a media interview moments before he was whisked into a police vehicle said he is not worried over the conduct of his constitue...
Food shortage: Some SHS are yet to receive food supplies from Education Ministry

Food shortage: Some SHS are yet to receive food supplies from Education Ministry

Ghana News
Reports are that there is an anxious wait for food supplies in senior high schools across the country as students are hungry and forced to feed on the little available. In barely 24 hours, Heads of second-cycle schools in the Eastern Region will be making a strong push for a shutdown. They insist running the schools has become a herculean task. The situation is not any different in other schools. In the Upper West Region, schools are yet to receive the food items promised by the Ministry of Education. Students at Wa Technical School expressed their frustration with the food shortage in an interview with JoyNews’ Rafiq Salam. According to them, their studies have been affected as a result of the situation, adding that “most students have not even reported because of th...
Marburg Virus Disease: Ghana confirms two cases

Marburg Virus Disease: Ghana confirms two cases

Ghana News
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed the first cases of the Marburg Virus Disease, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. It is only the second time the zoonotic disease has been detected in West Africa. Guinea confirmed a single case in an outbreak that was declared over on September 16, 2021, five weeks after the initial case was detected. Previous outbreaks and sporadic cases of Marburg in Africa have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda. The WHO has reached placed neighbouring high-risk countries on alert. Confirmation The GHS confirmation comes after a World Health Organisation (WHO) collaborating centre laboratory in Senegal confirmed earlier results after two people who lat...
AshGold and Inter Allies appeals thrown out by GFA Appeals Committee

AshGold and Inter Allies appeals thrown out by GFA Appeals Committee

Ghana News, Sports
The Ghana Football Association’s Appeals Committee has dismissed the appeal cases filed by AshantiGold SC and Inter Allies FC over their respective misconduct decisions of the Disciplinary Committee. On May 16, 2022, the GFA Disciplinary Committee announced the demotion of AshGold and Inter Allies to the Division Two league at the end of the 2021/22 football season after they were found guilty of match manipulation in their 2020/21 Ghana Premier League match day 34 game. They were also fined 100,000 Ghana Cedis each. Owner of AshantiGold, Dr Kwaku Frimpong and CEO, Emmanuel Frimpong received 10 years and 8 years ban respectively. Asante Kotoko’s Richmond Lamptey and other players along with other officials of both clubs also got banned. Unhappy with the verdict, Inter Allies and t...
One dead, 84 injured in Sri Lanka protests – Hospital officials say

One dead, 84 injured in Sri Lanka protests – Hospital officials say

World News
One person has died and 84 others injured after protests rocked the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on Wednesday, hospital officials have said. The 26-year-old man died from breathing difficulties after police forces lobbied tear gas at protesters. Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was appointed acting president after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country. But the decision triggered further protests demanding that he also resign. Hospital officials at the Colombo National Hospital said the injuries came from protesters who were outside the prime minister’s office as well as those who were outside parliament later in the evening. Police had fired tear gas at protesters who attempted to break down the gates of the prime minister’s office in Colombo, befor...
“Possessing The Nations” Agenda Is The Heartbeat Of Christ – Prof. Agyapong-Kodua

“Possessing The Nations” Agenda Is The Heartbeat Of Christ – Prof. Agyapong-Kodua

Pentecost News
The Vice-Chancellor of Pentecost University, Apostle Prof. Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua, has urged ministers of The Church of Pentecost to be purposeful about the “possessing the nations” agenda since it is central to the work of the ministry. According to him, “the vision of possessing the nations is a lifelong agenda and is actually the heartbeat of Christ.” Prof. Agyapong-Kodua said this during a preparatory retreat for the 2022 batch of ministerial students School of Theology, Mission and Leadership (STML) of the university ahead of their official commissioning on Friday. In a four-point teaching on the theme “The Purpose of The Call,” the VC gave clarity on why an understanding of the purpose of the call was necessary; the enablers of the call; and the kind of ministers required to...
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