Friday, July 15, 2011
No light for Tema oil refinery
The electricity company of Ghana has disconnected power supply to the Tema oil refinery for non-payment of bills to the tune of one million cedis. WoW.Breaking news: The electricity company of Ghana has disconnected power supply to the Tema oil refinery for non-payment of bills to the tune of one million cedis.
Laryea Kingston signs a two-year deal
Laryea Kingston is excited with the opportunity to play regular football again after signing a two-year deal with Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
The Ghana international had been unattached since he was released by Dutch club Vitesse Arnheim in the middle of last season.
And while he was linked with clubs all over the world, he has decided on a return to Israel where he previously played in 2003.
Kingston, who has also played in Libya, Russia and Scotland, insists he still has the ability to play at the top level as he returns to the Israeli premier division.
The Ghana international had been unattached since he was released by Dutch club Vitesse Arnheim in the middle of last season.
And while he was linked with clubs all over the world, he has decided on a return to Israel where he previously played in 2003.
Kingston, who has also played in Libya, Russia and Scotland, insists he still has the ability to play at the top level as he returns to the Israeli premier division.
We will beat nigeria
Black Stars striker Asamoah Gyan has aimed to continue Ghana’s dominance over Nigeria in the 9 August international friendly.
The Super Eagles will attempt a win over the Black Stars in five years at Vicarage Stadium when the two giants renew their rivalry in a Fifa international friendly game.
The Sunderland ace, who scored the solitary goal that separated the two sides in the quarter-finals of the 2010 Nations Cup in Angola, has promised another stellar performance.
The Super Eagles will attempt a win over the Black Stars in five years at Vicarage Stadium when the two giants renew their rivalry in a Fifa international friendly game.
The Sunderland ace, who scored the solitary goal that separated the two sides in the quarter-finals of the 2010 Nations Cup in Angola, has promised another stellar performance.
Japan walk out at IWC
Japan and 20 other pro-whaling nations staged a walk-out at the International Whaling Commission(IWC), blocking a proposal to vote on a whaling sanctuary in the southern Atlantic and forcing the issue to be put off until next year.
A Japanese Fisheries Agency official said on yesterday that the walkout en masse on the final day of this year’s IWC annual meeting was likely the first of its kind, a . With less than the required majority of member nations present, the vote was not held.
After a nine-hour adjournment, the IWC decided to put off the issue for discussion at the start of next year’s meeting to be held in Panama.
Leaders meet in Turkey on Libya’s future
Western and Arab leaders are meeting today in Turkey to look for a way to oust Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi and assess how that country’s rebel leaders plan to run the country after he’s gone.
U.S. officials said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to use the meeting to evaluate the governing capacity of Libyan rebel leaders – a key factor that will determine whether the U.S. comes to recognize the rebel leaders as the official representatives and government of Libya.
No election this year if.......
Contrary to Zanu PF insistence this week that elections will be held this year, the South African facilitation team to the Zimbabwe political crisis yesterday reiterated polls can only be held when all the provisions in the GPA and the election roadmap are fulfilled.
The team’s comments come in the wake of Wednesday’s declaration by the Zanu PF politburo that elections would be held this year no matter what.
South African President Jacob Zuma’s international relations advisor and spokesperson of the facilitation team, Lindiwe Zulu, yesterday said restated positions should be fulfilled first before elections could be held.
The team’s comments come in the wake of Wednesday’s declaration by the Zanu PF politburo that elections would be held this year no matter what.
South African President Jacob Zuma’s international relations advisor and spokesperson of the facilitation team, Lindiwe Zulu, yesterday said restated positions should be fulfilled first before elections could be held.
Biometric registration of voters for the 2012 general election takes off this year in Ghana
The biometric registration of voters for the 2012 general election takes off this year, following the release of GH¢50 million by the government to the Electoral Commission (EC).
The amount represents 67.5 per cent of the total budget of GH¢80 million required for the exercise.
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, announced this when he presented a supplementary budget on behalf of the government to Parliament yesterday.
The minister said to advance the cause of democracy through transparent, free and fair elections, the government would support the EC to replace the voters register through a biometric registration exercise for the conduct and supervision of the 2012 elections.
The amount represents 67.5 per cent of the total budget of GH¢80 million required for the exercise.
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, announced this when he presented a supplementary budget on behalf of the government to Parliament yesterday.
The minister said to advance the cause of democracy through transparent, free and fair elections, the government would support the EC to replace the voters register through a biometric registration exercise for the conduct and supervision of the 2012 elections.
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