Ghana
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 04:51:50 GMTWorld's First Batch of COVAX Vaccines Arrives in Accra
[DW] The World Health Organization's global vaccine-sharing scheme aims to get doses to the world's poorest countries.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:45:15 GMTGhana Becomes Recipient of Historic First Shipment of COVAX Vaccines
[Unicef] Statement by UNICEF Representative in Ghana, Anne-Claire Dufay and WHO Representative to Ghana, Dr Francis Kasolo on the arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines in Accra
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:58:08 GMTGhana Becomes First Low Income Country to Receive Free Covid-19 Vaccines
[FrontPageAfrica] Accra, Ghana -- The first wave of COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Ghana through the COVAX initiative.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:03:34 GMTJournalists Harassed, Threatened With Death Over Ghana Election Coverage
[CPJ] At least five Ghanaian journalists were separately harassed or threatened with death over their coverage of the country's December 7, 2020, general elections, according to news reports and journalists who spoke with CPJ by phone and messaging a...
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:20:51 GMTGhana Receives First Shipment of Covid-19 Vaccinations From International COVAX Facility
[UN News] Six hundred thousand doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine from the UN-partnered COVAX initiative have arrived in Ghana; a historic first for the international partnership to provide equitable innoculations for all.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:37:28 GMTUproar Forces Closure of First LGBT+ Community Centre
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- Church groups and politicians want the government to shut the centre and arrest its founders
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:25:56 GMTHearts Focused On League - Coach Nii Noi
[Ghanaian Times] Stand-in Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak, Samuel Nii Noi has urged the playing body to remain focused after the hard fought victory over Ebusua Dwarfs in Accra on Sunday.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:25:54 GMTCourt Orders Ghs 100,000 Compensation for Woman Who Lost Fingers in Accident
[Ghanaian Times] DORCAS Dzam, an employee of the Volta Forest Products Limited in Hohoe who lost four fingers in an accident on the job half a decade ago is finally to receive GHS 100,000 in general compensation from the firm.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:25:52 GMTNAA Odofoley Nortey Chairs GOC Election Committee
[Ghanaian Times] Naa Odofoley Nortey, a member of the defunct Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has been appointed Chairperson of the Election Committee (EC) of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC).
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:25:42 GMT2 Killed in Fatal Road Crash On Bolga-Navrongo Highway
[Ghanaian Times] Bolgatanga -- Two young men were crashed to death by an urban bus when they attempted to overtake a tricycle on the Bolgatanga-Navrongo highway in the Upper East Region.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:25:40 GMTRush Limbaugh and the 'Iyawo Kekere' Syndrome
[Ghanaian Times] One of the most notorious right-wing radio hosts in America, Rush Limbaugh, has died of lung cancer, aged 70.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:25:34 GMTCoronavirus Threatening Banking Sector--BoG
[Ghanaian Times] The coronavirus pandemic has introduced several risks to the banking sector threatening the growth of the industry, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has said.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:25:25 GMTFabin Hints At Aduana Stars Squad Overhaul
[Ghanaian Times] Aduana Stars Head Coach, Paa Kwesi Fabin, has admitted that they have been subpar in the first round of the Ghana Premier League and might need a mass clear out.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:25:19 GMTReflections On Some Portions of the Constitution As Records As Regards the Executive
[Ghanaian Times] There may be at this time of our constitutional and democratic evolution and dispensation certain matters that should engage our attention in respect of the Constitution, which we adopted, enacted and gave to ourselves "in the name o...
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:25:03 GMTSavelugu Hospital Closed Down... Over Increased Covid-19 Cases Among Staff
[Ghanaian Times] Savelugu -- The Savelugu Hospital in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region has been closed down for two weeks due to increasing numbers of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection among health workers at the facility.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:24:53 GMTEPA, NPA Urged to Verify Safety of Fuel Station
[Ghanaian Times] Some residents of Abavana Junction, a suburb of Kotobabi in Accra, have called for a fresh verification into the siting of a fuel station in the area to determine its legality and public safety or otherwise.
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:24:03 GMT'Be Proactive Partners in Nation-Building' - President Akufo-Addo to Council of State
[Ghana Presidency] "We still have challenges of the phenomenon of illegal mining, popularly referred to as 'galamsey', corruption in public life, and we need to enhance the efficiency of the State's administrative machinery. In all these, I expect yo...
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 07:09:22 GMTWhy Stevie Wonder Is Moving to Ghana
[Leadership] The iconic, award-winning performer spoke to Oprah Winfrey in an interview explaining his decision, citing the political turmoil in the United States.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:15:12 GMTResilient Gambia Beat Ghana to Secure Last Eight Spot
[CAF] The Young Scorpions of the Gambia came from behind to beat Ghana 2-1 and qualify to the quarter finals of the Total Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Mauritania 2021.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:56:33 GMTSharks Fans Attack Ref
[Ghanaian Times] Irate Elmina Sharks fans physically attacked referee Eric Owusu Prempeh after their 2-1 defeat at home to Medeama yesterday.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:56:29 GMTGhana May Pay U.S.$55 Million Judgement Debt - -Kofi Bentil
[Ghanaian Times] Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, says Parliament can save the country from losing $55million in a case a Chinese private company has filed against it in the Court of International Arbitration, if the state recalls ...
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:56:28 GMTCatholic Bishop Kick Against LGBTQI ... Urges Govt Not to Succumb to Pressure
[Ghanaian Times] Government has been urged not to succumb to pressures from the Western countries to legaliseLesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) activities in the country.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:56:26 GMTMinisters Discuss Non-Member State Accession to ECOWAS Treaty
[Ghanaian Times] Ministers for Justice and Foreign Affairs from five Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) member states and other officials have deliberated on accession of third states (non-member states) to the ECOWAS treaty.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:56:25 GMTLBSs to Start Paying Cocoa Farmers Today--Dr Owusu Afriyie
[Ghanaian Times] Cocoa farmers across the country who have not been paid by their Local Buying Companies (LBCs) for their cocoa beans are expected to from today Monday start getting paid.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:56:22 GMTBill and Melinda Gates Foundation Supports Research Sickle Cell Cure
[Ghanaian Times] Novartis and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have signed an agreement to embark on further studies to find a cure for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:56:21 GMTRegulating Crowdfunding - BoG Releases Policy
[Ghanaian Times] The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued a policy to promote and guide the development and use of crowdfunding products and services.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:56:18 GMTLGBTQI Community Doesn't Have Space in Our Culture!
[Ghanaian Times] Straight from the shoulder, lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex under the ignominious acronym LGBTQI community doesn't have space in society because it is alien to the people's values and beliefs.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:56:17 GMTMinority Demands Probe Into Covid-19 Testing Contract
[Ghanaian Times] The Minority in Parliament has said it would move a motion to request a parliamentary inquiry into the COVID-19 testing contract, awarded to Frontiers Healthcare Services.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:56:16 GMT5 Arrested in Connection With Chieftaincy Dispute At Yong-Dakpemyili
[Ghanaian Times] Tamale -- Police in Tamale Metropolis have arrested five people in connection with chieftaincy disturbance that erupted at Yong-Dakpemyili, a suburb of Tamale, at the weekend.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:56:12 GMTSave Indigenous Languages From Extinction
[Ghanaian Times] Every year, International Mother Language Day is observed throughout the world on February 21. It is a day instituted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1999 to promote linguistic and ...