Morocco beats Netherlands on penalties to reach last 16 of World Cup

June 30, 2026

• Ghana's Black Stars are preparing for a World Cup Round of 32 match against Colombia.
• The team is scheduled to fly to Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday, July 1, 2025.
• The crucial fixture against Colombia will take place on Friday, July 3, 2026.
• Coach Carlos Queiroz gave the team Monday off, with training resuming on Tuesday and Wednesday morning at Bryant University.
• Ghana advanced to the knockout stage as one of the best third-placed teams, having secured 4 points in Group I behind England and Croatia.

June 30, 2026

• The GARID Project's dredging of the critical Odaw Channel is only 40% complete, despite Accra experiencing one of its worst flooding events recently, with full completion expected by year-end.
• The World Bank-funded project, extended to 2027, has disbursed US$127.1 million (36.3%) of its US$350 million financing but has not yet fully achieved its flood mitigation objectives.
• Delays are attributed to challenges such as temporary suspension of dredging to remove accumulated material and difficulties in securing temporary disposal sites.
• Beyond the Odaw Channel, major drainage construction is progressing across Accra, with some sections completed and new phases anticipated to require extensive traffic management.
• GARID is Ghana's first World Bank-funded urban resilience program, also supporting solid waste management and institutional capacity building, aiming to strengthen Accra's resilience against increasingly frequent flooding.

June 30, 2026

• Many aspiring farmers in Ghana enter agribusiness driven by motivation and social media narratives, rather than sound financial planning.
• This often leads to failure, as passion cannot compensate for a lack of understanding of cost structures, cash flow, and market pricing realities.
• The article uses a detailed tomato greenhouse example to illustrate how easily a profitable venture can turn into a loss with moderate yield drops or price fluctuations if not financially modeled.
• Sustainable farming requires practical financial management, including knowing fixed and variable costs, break-even points, cash flow projections, securing diversified market channels, and producing regular financial reports.
• The author urges aspiring farmers, investors, and policymakers to prioritize financial literacy and robust business planning to build a resilient and prosperous agribusiness sector in Ghana.