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Tue, 04 May 2021 15:58:08 GMT
In Hiding, Ghana's Queer Activists Keep Up the Fight
[New Frame] Despite having to flee after the state raided their offices, members of LGBT+ Rights Ghana vow to continue to work for legal recognition in a country pushing for even more repressive laws.

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:30:45 GMT
New Rental Scheme Won't Fix the Real Problem - a Housing Shortage
[The Conversation Africa] Ghana's government has announced a loan scheme to help tenants pay the hefty advance rent (often covering two years) to private landlords. Advance rent is also prevalent in several other African countries.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:22:03 GMT
Man Killed, 5 Injured in Clash Between Fulani Herdsmen, Residents
[Ghanaian Times] One person was killed and five suffered injuries during a confrontation between Fulani herdsmen and some residents of Attakrom, in the Jasikan District of Oti Region.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:22:00 GMT
The Poor and Vulnerable Should Be Cushioned
[Ghanaian Times] On Friday, March 12, the country's 2021 Budget Statement was presented to Parliament.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:21:57 GMT
Anaji Ssnit Residents Give EKMA 2-Month Ultimatum to Repair Roads
[Ghanaian Times] Anaji -- Anaji SSNIT Residents Association in the Effia-Kwesiminstim municipality of the Western Region have given the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA) a two-month ultimatum to repair bad roads in the municipality else th...

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:21:55 GMT
4 Grabbed for Allegedly Kidnapping 19-Year-Old Man
[Ghanaian Times] Four persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a 19-year-old man at Mallam Akura, near Bonakye, in the Nkwanta South District of the Oti Region.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:21:53 GMT
Ghana Celebrates World Press Freedom Day
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana will today join the rest of the world to mark this year's World Press Freedom Day (WPFD).

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:21:51 GMT
Add GhQR to Regular Modes of Payment - GhIPSS
[Ghanaian Times] The Chief Executive of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) Archie Hesse has urged the public to consider GhQR as one of their regular modes of payments.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:21:48 GMT
There is a Lot of Cynicism About the Govewrnment's 'New' Anti-Galamsey Offensive
[Ghanaian Times] Evidence that this country's propaganda landscape has changed beyond measure is provided by the fact that in less than a week of the President ordering a new initiative by the armed forces, against galamsey operations on our rivers, ...

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:21:45 GMT
Boy, 17, Killed in Slum Fire in K'si
[Ghanaian Times] Kumasi -- A17-year-old boywas on Saturday killed by a fire that gutted a popular slum behind the Ghana Cocoa Board(COCOBOD) building at Asafo in Kumasi.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:21:43 GMT
PCI DSS Certification Means Improved Security, Assurance for Customers - Fbnbank Cro
[Ghanaian Times] FBNBank Ghana has received PCI DSS certification version 3.2.1. from the Payment Card Industry Standards Security Council ("PCI SSC") affirming the high level of security around its cards.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:21:41 GMT
Ghana Loses World Relay Championship Medal
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's 4x100m men relay team has been disqualified after winning bronze at the just ended World Relay Championships.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:21:38 GMT
NSA Clarifies Anokye's World Relay Championship Snub
[Ghanaian Times] The National Sports Authority (NSA) has clarified that, it paid air tickets for Ghana's contingent submitted by the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) for Ghana's relay team to participate in the World Relay Championship in Poland.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:21:37 GMT
2 Arrested for Robbing, Terrorising Gbawe Residents
[Ghanaian Times] Two persons have been arrested for allegedly robbing and terrorising residents of Gbawe and its environs, in Accra, last Sunday.

Tue, 04 May 2021 11:21:32 GMT
4 Lifters for Madagascar Qualifiers
[Ghanaian Times] Four crack weightlifters have been selected to represent Ghana at next week's Tokyo Olympic qualifier in the island country of Madagascar.

Tue, 04 May 2021 10:20:39 GMT
Nollywood, Ghallywood Star Frank Artus Shooting Television Pilot Series in Footsteps of Malawala Balawala
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Gregory Frank Artus, a bonafide actor, director, and producer in both the Nollywood and Ghallywood film genre is hoping to ignite interest in series television in his homeland Liberia, with the pilot series Back to My Ro...

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:29:31 GMT
Five Months After Bilateral Talks - Nigerians' Shops Remain Shut in Ghana
[Daily Trust] Five months after a series of bilateral talks between the Nigerian government and authorities in Ghana aimed at addressing the nearly a decade-long controversy that led to the closure of Nigerian traders' shops in Ghana, the issues have...

Mon, 03 May 2021 14:59:11 GMT
OccupyGhana Calls for Immediate Investigation of Potential Covid-19 Super-Spreader Religious Event
[OccupyGhana] OccupyGhana® has watched with shock, a video on YouTube (now pulled down) of a religious event held in Accra from Friday, 30 April 2021, dubbed 'Pneumatica Night 2021,' and organised by the Christ Embassy Youth Church, Airport City, wh...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:21:52 GMT
Graphic, 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 GMT
Absa 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 GMT
MCE 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 GMT
Gomoa 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 GMT
Kpone 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 GMT
World 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 GMT
Startimes 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 GMT
43 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 GMT
Cargill 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 GMT
Information 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 GMT
Legal 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.



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