Ghana
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:52 GMTGraphic, Others Launch Sanitation Awareness Campaign
[Ghanaian Times] Calls have been intense for attitudinal change among Ghanaians, as well as compliance and enforcement of laws to deal with the sanitation menace in the country.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:50 GMTAbsa Bank Ghana Engages Startups On Customer Service Strategies
[Ghanaian Times] Absa Bank Ghana has engaged about 70 Ghanaian-owned startup businesses on how to grow their business by providing solution-oriented services to customers.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:48 GMTMCE Urges Multinational Companies to Invest in Obuasi
[Ghanaian Times] Obuasi -- The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly, Elijah Adansi-Bonah, has urged multinational companies and organisations, including miming firms, such as AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), to invest in the area.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:48 GMTGomoa East Assembly Appeals for Municipal Status
[Ghanaian Times] Potsin -- The Gomoa East District Assembly in the Central Region with its capital at Potsin is seeking municipal status to benefit from the Ghana Secondary City Support Projects (GSCSP).
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:45 GMTKpone Barrier-Miotso Stretch to Be 6 Lanes ... to Ease Congestion On Accra-Aflao Road
[Ghanaian Times] Government is to expand the Kpone Barrier to Miotso stretch on the Accra-Aflao road into a six-lane route.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:41 GMTWorld Malaria Day Marked in Accra
[Ghanaian Times] The World Malaria Day (WMD) was celebrated yesterday in Accra with a call on health stakeholders to scale up efforts in the fight against the disease to achieve zero malaria target by 2025.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:40 GMTStartimes to Broadcast All 51 Euro 2020 Games Live
[Ghanaian Times] Leading pay TV service provider, StarTimes, have secured the rights to broadcast all 51 games of the UEFA EURO 2020 tournament across its five sports channels live and in HD.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:37 GMT43 Top GIS Officers Reshuffled
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has reshuffled 43 top officers to strengthen its operations in the regional commands and enhance its administration and human resource base.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:34 GMTCargill Provides U.S.$150,000 Water Systems to 10 C'nities in N/W Region
[Ghanaian Times] The sod was on Thursday cut at Abrabra in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region for the construction of 10 mechanised solar water systems (boreholes) for rural cocoa-growing communities at the cost of $150,000.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:34 GMT'Baffour Osei Akoto Must Be Honoured'
[Ghanaian Times] Speakers at the 16th Baffour Osei Akoto Memorial Lectures have stressed the need for the country, and in particular the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), to honour the memory of Okyeame Baffour Osei Akoto.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:31 GMTInformation Minister's Advice Good for Journalistic Competition
[Ghanaian Times] Yesterday, the Minister of Information, Kojo OppongNkrumah, came to the New Times Corporation (NTC) on a working visit and as expected certain issues were raised by him.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:29 GMTLegal Aid Scheme Should Be Financed By State for Vulnerable Groups-Prof. Oquaye
[Ghanaian Times] The former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, says the Legal Aid Scheme in Ghana should be re-examined and financed by the state, especially in relation to vulnerable groups such as women, persons with disability.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:25 GMTEnergy Ministry Dismisses Minority Criticism Over Power Outages
[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Energy has debunked claims by the minority in Parliament that the current power outages being experienced in the country is due to financial difficulties,saying that it will not be drawn into needless war of words tha...
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:23 GMTGhana Loses 6 Billion Dollars Yearly in Mining Sector - -Dr Abdallah Ali-Nakyea
[Ghanaian Times] Curbing illicit financial flows will be one of the surest ways for the government to raise money to fund the budget and other development projects, Dr Abdallah Ali-Nakyea, Senior Lecturer of University of Ghana Law School, has said.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:20 GMTFolivi Set to Crush Opponent for Title ... On 'May Day Akotoku Fight Night'
[Ghanaian Times] The stage is set for 13 mouth-watering bouts dubbed "May Day Akotoku Fight Night" to get underway at the Lebanon House boxing arena in Accra tomorrow.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:16 GMTBe Aggressive in Multimedia Space--Information Minister Advises New Times Corporation
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has admonished the New Times Corporation (NTC) to chart a path in the digital and online space so it will remain competitive in the fast-evolving media landscape.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:14 GMTGIJ Leads Global Conversation On Twitter and the African Future
[Ghanaian Times] The Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development (DRID) of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) will today, hold a panel discussion on, "Twitter and the African Future: Rethinking Digital opportunities and challenges."
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:43:40 GMTBaffour Played Role in Founding Up Tradition- - Dr Akoto
[Ghanaian Times] Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, has appealed to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party to recognise the contribution of the late Okyeame Baffour Osei Akoto in the political development of the traditio...
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:43:37 GMTVisa Partners Hubtel to Expand Ecommerce in Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's indigenous eCommerce and SMS messaging company, Hubtel.com has entered into a partnership with Visa, to expand access to seamless payments on its eCommerce platform.
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:43:34 GMTMinority Asks Govt to Explain Challenges in the Power Sector
[Ghanaian Times] The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to explain challenges in the power sector, and desist from blame game, amidst conflicting accounts on the problem.
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:43:32 GMTFidelity Bank Ghana Sustains Profitability, Growth Despite Covid-19 Pandemic
[Ghanaian Times] Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Fidelity Bank Ghana recorded a remarkable profit before tax of GHC 382 million in 2020, representing a 19 per cent increase from the GHC 322 million recorded in 2019.
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:43:29 GMT560 MMSEs to Compete in AfCFTA, Other Formal Markets
[Ghanaian Times] About 560 Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in the local sector are being supported to formalise their businesses to enable them to compete in formal markets, including the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:43:27 GMTGovt Deploys 200 Soldiers to W/R to Sack Galamsayers
[Ghanaian Times] An operation to rid the country's water bodies of activities of illegal miners 'galamseyers' yesterday commenced with the deployment of 200 officers and men from the Ghana Armed Forces to the Western Region.
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:43:24 GMTAt the Presidential Pitch Series - U.S.$25 Million Boost for Movie Industry ... As Govt Moves to Create 6,000 Jobs in Sector
[Ghanaian Times] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday launched the Presidential Film Pitch Series, a US$25 million initiative aimed at providing support for entrepreneurs in the country's movie industry.
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:43:22 GMTGhana's Team for World Athletics Relay
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's 4x100m male and female relay teams will take part in this year's World Athletics Relays scheduled for the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland, from today to May 3, 2021.
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:43:19 GMTWife Arrested for Inflicting Cutlass Wounds On Husband
[Ghanaian Times] Mary Quaye, popularly known as Obaa Yaa, is in the grips of the Central Region Police, for inflicting cutlass wounds on her husband.
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:43:17 GMTDamaged Culvert On Ho-Accra Road Being Fixed
[Ghanaian Times] Work has begun to repair the culvert which caved in on a portion of the Ho-Accra road, between Kporvi and Tsito, in the early hours of Sunday.
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:43:14 GMTWeightlifters Go for Third Trials On Friday ... Ahead of Madagascar Qualifiers
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) will hold its third and final trials tomorrow ahead of the Madagascar championship next month.
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:51:25 GMTTwitter's New Office in Ghana Seen As a Snub to LGBT+ People
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] LGBT+ rights groups say Twitter has ignored the plight of LGBT+ people in Ghana, where persecution is widespread and gay sex is punishable with up to three years in jail.
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:39:32 GMTGhana Must Build Trust in Institutions - Dr Chambas
[Ghanaian Times] Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the former Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), says Ghana has to build trust in its national institutions.