Footgolf also known as soccergolf is a modern sport that has a combination of both golf and football. The footgolf or soccergolf is played by the rules of golf with the exception that football is played into large size holes with the shortest count; that is, the player who finishes the course with the fewest shoots wins. The sport can be played by more than 5 people. Pars are usually, 5 shorts or fewer. compared to golf, footgolf is faster to play and does not require any expensive attire or accessory. The very first footgolf tournament was organized in the Netherlands by Michael Jansen and Bas Korsten. The first American footgolf league was founded in 2011. A group of countries came together in 2012 to form the first federation for international footgolf (FIFG) and 8 countries played the first footgolf world cup in Hungary. The sport that is fast gaining popularity whilst golf is losing popularity amongst many young people due to the 'freestyle' nature of the game. ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator, Dr Jerome Walcott, announced that the government has supported the cancellation of visa for citizens of several African countries which will be implemented with immediate effect.  The new implementation affects countries including Cameroon, Ethiopia, Liberia, Morocco, Senegal, Rwanda, Burkina Faso and Ghana from which Barbados receives a lot of visitors and has several ties. Citizens from these countries will therefore not need a visa when travelling to Barbados.  We have made a pledge, and we are moving towards establishing a mission in Accra, Ghana before the end of this year,” he said. “We recognise that Africa, a continent of 54 countries, many of them showing growth rates of five, six, and seven per cent, in terms of Rwanda, it is time for us to look more closely at that continent.  Dr Jerome Walcott stated that the move was also to bring Africa and the Caribbean a step closer as the two sh...

17-year-old Tupac Mosley from Memphis, Tennessee, has won the hearts of many with his resilience after graduating from Raleigh Egypt High School with a 4.3 GPA while being homeless. Mosley became the valedictorian at his high school graduation earlier this month and he expressed his excitement of being accepted into 40 colleges and earning $30 million in scholarships. “When I heard that I got $3 million, I was more than elated and excited and astonished that it was that much,” a happy Mosley  told  local WHBQ-TV. The teen, who plans to attend Tennessee State University in the fall, lost his dad and his family has been moving from home to home as they struggled after their eviction in February. “After my father passed, we fell behind on bills and we ended up getting evicted from our home February 21 of this year… So, we went to different homes and we were blessed to have For the Kingdom,” he explained. The family was given a temporary place to stay by  For t...

If You're Feeling Suicidal, Call Macho Republic Suicide is a problem worldwide, and something that has certainly become a big problem in Ghana. Everyday we hear stories in the media about suicide, and that is certainly worrying. Macho republic is an NGO committed to helping people in suicidal distress to rescind their suicidal decision and to reorient and reintegrate suicide victims back to balanced living. Stress, peer pressure, frustration, ridicule, inferiority complex amongst others have been identified as some causes of suicide and suicidal thoughts. The mode with which Macho Republic seeks to use to help suicidal victims before they harm themselves is to provide dedicated phone numbers whereby victims can make distress calls or send distress SMS and immediately, macho representatives or volunteers will respond with professional techniques to avert any harm. Macho representatives and volunteers will be located in every region in Ghana...

One of the most deadly dog killers is called Parvo. Parvo is a viral infection that can kill any dog within 3 days if not cared for early. Have you wondered why within a matter of days, dogs around your vicinity just die? it probably could be caused by the cruel Parvo. In this write up, we will discuss all you need to know about Parvo and also how my poodle survived it. lady let me set the tone with a true story. I have a 6 month old female poodle (Lady) and a 2 year old male poodle (white); Lady joined white on 27th Febuary 2019. she was very bubbly and happy go lucky dog; she was a 'foodie' and troublesome ( she could poop anywhere in the hall or on the bed but outside). One day, on May 13th, when i got home from work, Lady did not come to hug me like usual; i later realized that she had not eaten since morning and that  got me surprised! but i was quite happy that perhaps she has decided to go on diet. Day two, observed that she did not come around me when ...

Connect airplay app, a most innovative advertising platform has been launched in Accra.  Connect Airplay app is a platform that gives musicians the opportunity to forward their songs to Radio DJs nation wide in order to get Radio airplays without paying payola.  As a motivation, DJ's on the app get airplay rewards so as to also help them buy internet data for app usage, music streaming and downloads.  The app rewards upto GHc 40 a day to DJ's for usage expenses. Because of this platform Radio DJ's can support artistes.  An artiste can get started with a GHc 60 starter pack. The app monitors for radio airplays and artistes always get notified whenever their songs get played on Radio. Kwabena Gyang-Taah, the youngster behind the innovation is a graduate from Methodist University;an entrepreneur and musician who has over the years worked with fortune 500 companies as well as small to medium sized businesses with comprehensive business solutio...

beauty of the night view The dread of some Ghanaians to and from work is to enter a long queue of vehicles on the road. A journey of 20 minutes becomes a journey of an hour. Have you ever calculated the time to use to and from work? ‘I have!’ I use an average of 2 hours to journey to and from work everyday; I can imagine yours is worse huh! Whilst someone journeys from Kumasi to Accra within 4 hours, you journey within Accra with same hours spent…such a pity! Anyways, enough of the sad traffic stories; let us talk about the beauty traffic situations bring to us in buses(trotro), taxis and private vehicles. RAINBOW COLOUR EFFECT: Like Colours beautify the canvas of the artist so does the array of vehicles in traffic create appealing sights in our eyes. Standing at Kwame Nkrumah overhead or any overhead in the city during rush hours at 7:30am and 4:30pm, you will see the red display of brakes lights, white and umber display of front lights and a mix of yel...