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Van des Sar Talks To S.I.
Saturday November 21, 2009
Manchester United No. 1 Edwin van der Sar reflects on his career after receiving his award as ESM Goalkeeper of the Year.
World Soccer: How did you become a goalkeeper?
Van der Sar: My uncle was also a professional player, so football was in the family.
When I was a kid, because I was already tall, I was a center half — then...read more
Save Kotoko Now!
Saturday November 21, 2009
It took me a while to choose an appropriate title for this piece, which will be focused on one of Ghana’s biggest clubs, Kumasi Asante Kotoko,arguably Ghana’s biggest club. With current happenings at the club, I began to play back past events over the last 18 months and then, suddenly, it hit me! Since this piece is about...read more
Teenage School Drop-Out Jailed For Taxi Theft
Thursday November 19, 2009
The Nsuta Circuit Court has sentenced a teenage school drop-out to 18 months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing a taxi-cab. Listowel Johnson Appiah, 19, pleaded guilty to the offence. Police Detective Inspector Patrick Asante told the court presided over by Mr Justice Kofi Nyanteh Akuffo that the incident happened on October 15....read more
Nyaho Tamakloe Launches Campaign For G.A. NPP Chair
Thursday November 19, 2009
DR Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged members of the party to vote for an experienced politician like him. He pointed out that “this is not the time for experimentation, but for tried and tested leadership that has consistently been with the party since its inception. Launching his...read more
Ghana Ranks 7th On Africa Corruption Index
Thursday November 19, 2009
Ghana has maintained its 2008 score of 3.9 per cent and ranks 69 on the 2009 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) launched on Tuesday by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) in Accra. Ghana also ranked seventh among Africa countries, performing below Botswana (5.6), Mauritius (5.4), Cape Verde (5.1), Seychelles (4.8), South Africa (4.7) and...read more
GGBL Holds 37th AGM
Thursday November 19, 2009
Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL)held its 37th annual general meeting at the Golden Tulip in Kumasi on Tuesday.
At the meeting, shareholders were briefed on the GGBL’s financial performance which the company’s turnover on a group basis appreciated by 24 per cent, up from GH¢162 million in 2008 to GH¢2001 million in...read more
Ghana To Host International Coffee Forum
Thursday November 19, 2009
Ghana is to host the 49th Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the International African Coffee Organisation (IACO) from November 23 to 27 2009, Chief Executive Officer of Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Tony Fofie, announced in Accra.
The assembly, which coincides with the eighth general meeting of the African Coffee Research Network (ACRN), the...read more
Energy Minister Visits Oil Vessel Construction Site
Thursday November 19, 2009
A delegation led by the Minister of Energy,
Dr. Joseph Oteng-Adjei, has visited three of the yards involved with the construction of the Jubilee Field Offshore Floating Production, Storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) in Singapore, according to a statement released in Accra yesterday by Tullow Ghana Limited.
The delegation visited the...read more
ADIEU ‘PRINKROOMKAN’
Tuesday November 17, 2009
A smile has been wiped off the face of the earth. Kofi Akumanyi, a man of whom it could be said, “This is someone whom you never see without seeing a smile”, is no more. Cruel death has snatched him away from us. At a mere 63 years of age. My first meeting with Kofi was not under auspicious circumstances. I had left my...read more
Minister Stresses Importance Of Healthy Diet For All
Friday November 13, 2009
The Minister designate for Health, Dr Benjamin Kunbuor, has stressed the importance to ensure a nutritious and healthy diet for all Ghanaians in disease reduction and the wellbeing of the country. “We are pushing the concept of nutrition and health which is at the heart of the new policy of the Ministry of Health”, he added....read more
