Ghana
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:43:50 GMTGhana's First Openly Trans Musician Fights Homophobia With Song
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Hiplife and Afropop artist Angel Maxine says her song aims to comfort LGBT+ Ghanaians facing threats from authorities and a rise in verbal and physical attacks from the public
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:38:54 GMTAhmed Suale Murder - U.S. Embassy 'Unlocks' Victim's 2 Mobile Phone
[Ghanaian Times] The United States Embassy in Accra facilitated the 'unlocking' and extraction of information from two mobile phones, belonging to slain undercover journalist, Ahmed Hussein Suale, in the United States of America.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:53:43 GMTNatanael Ready for Laryea
[Namibian] SEBASTIANUS Natanael and his promoter Nestor Tobias have arrived and settled in well in Accra, Ghana ahead of tonight's fight against John Laryea at the Bukom Boxing Arena.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 07:09:16 GMTNew Species of Frog Named to Hail Community Trying to Save Its Habitat
[RFI] Scientists have named a unique species of forest frog that has teeth and uses its front feet to push food into its mouth after a Ghanaian community that has campaigned to save its forest home.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:25:22 GMTJobberman Ghana Participates in Hybrid Job Fair
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's number one online recruitment and jobs website, Jobberman Ghana has impactfully participated in the 2021 GIZ Hybrid Job Fair which is aimed at contributing to the government of Ghana's efforts to improve youth employment, sof...
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:16:37 GMTRole of Telecommunications and Information Technology in Achieving Regional Development, Peace, Security and Human Rights
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Members of the ECOWAS Joint Committee on Political Affairs, Peace, Security and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Telecommunications and Information Technology are meeting in Ghana to ...
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:39:56 GMTHollard Life Assurance Sponsors Outstanding Recruits At the Regional Police Training School, Kumasi
[Ghanaian Times] Hollard Life Assurance, a subsidiary of Hollard Ghana has sponsored top performing recruits of the Regional Police Training School in Kumasiduring the passing out parade of 320 recruits.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:47:35 GMTAnti-Gay Bill Seeks Long Jail Terms for LGBTIQ+ People
[DW] The proposed bill could see LGBTQ community members imprisoned between five to 10 years for identifying or advocating for their rights.
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:19:54 GMTHow the Bui Dam Set Up China's Future Engagement Strategy With Ghana
[The Conversation Africa] Aid, trade and foreign direct investments typify China's global rise and its African activities. Central to China's expanding relationship with African countries is infrastructure, including fibre optics, transport networks ...
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:12:32 GMTAnger and Fear As Bill Seeks to Criminalise LGBT+ People
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- Advocating for sexual minorities, sympathising or offering any assistance would be an offence punishable with up to 10 years in jail
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:40:25 GMTAllow National Switches to Integrate Into Pan African Payments and Settlement System - VP Bawumia
[Ghana Presidency] Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has called on the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to re-examine the strategy it is currently using to implement a centralized payment and settlement system for intra-African trade and commer...
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:54:19 GMTPresident Akufo-Addo Attends Global Education Summit in the United Kingdom
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 27th July 2021, for an official visit to the United Kingdom.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:40:01 GMTMan in Court for Allegedly Possessing Stolen Cellular Phones
[Ghanaian Times] Ho -- Julius Eho, unemployed, was last Monday arraigned before the Ho Magistrate Court '2' for allegedly possessing cellular phones stolen from the residence of the Volta Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), M...
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:06:29 GMTSuspected Armed Robber Killed in Gun Battle With Police
[Ghanaian Times] A 30-year-old suspected highway robbery has been killed, while four others escaped, in a gun battle with police at Danniwuri in the Sawla Tuna Kalba District of the Savannah Region, on Sunday.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:06:16 GMTFight Evils Undermining Development
[Ghanaian Times] Normally, public service is guided by bureaucracy, a system of administration that is meant to ensure its success.
Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:31:21 GMTGhana Denies Alleged Akufo-Addo's Disparaging Comment On Nigeria
[This Day] The Ghanaian government has denied a disparaging comment credited to its President, Akufo Addo, on Nigeria and Nigerians.
Sun, 25 Jul 2021 11:37:26 GMTYoung Muslim Women in Ghana Feel Stereotyped and Judged - Why It Matters
[The Conversation Africa] Since the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in New York, western media have consistently questioned whether being Muslim sits well with the ideals of democratic citizenship. Young Muslim males are often demonised as pote...
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:58:06 GMTVP Bawumia to Deliver Keynote Address At Nottingham University Africa Policy Dialogue
[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will on Monday July 26, deliver the keynote address at the Nottingham Africa Policy Dialogues by the University of Nottingham.
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:50:19 GMT'You Are Ghana's Future - Step Up and Be Counted', VP Bawumia Urges Ghanaian Youth
[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged Ghana's youth, particularly the large number of graduates, to take advantage of Government's various initiatives and interventions, particularly in the area of digitalization,...
Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:43:33 GMTSeasoned Journalist Coudjoe Amankwaa Passes On
[SAFA] Mr Amankwaa passed away (of cardiac arrest) at a Johannesburg Hospital on Friday, 23 July 2021.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:43:52 GMTKorley Klottey Launches 2021 Ga Homowo Festival
[Ghanaian Times] The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) has launched the 2021 Ga Homowo Festival with a call on Ga Dangmes to promote and create awareness of their cultural heritage.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:43:50 GMTIndia Africa Trade Council Appoints Chief Executive Officer
[Ghanaian Times] The India Africa Trade Council (IATC), a non-governmental organisation, has appointed Mr James Rajamani, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kingdom Exim Group Limited (KEGL), as Chairman and Chief Chancellor of the India Af...
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:43:49 GMTGhana Needs Fiscal Consolidation to Address Debt Sustainability--IMF
[Ghanaian Times] Fiscal consolidation is needed to address Ghana's debt sustainability and rollover risks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:27:01 GMTAlleged Murder of Kaaka - Court Remands 3 Suspects Again
[Ghanaian Times] Kumasi -- Kaaka's muThe Asokwa District Magistrate in Kumasi, for the second time remanded into police custody, three persons accused of killing social activist, Ibrahim Mohammed, also known as Kaaka, at Ejura, in the Ejura Sekyeduma...
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:26:58 GMTWe Salute You All!
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghanaian Times congratulates four top security service officers, the first two being Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, and the Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mr Patrick Darko-Missah.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:26:54 GMTInterplast Limited Awarded for Being Largest Manufacturer of Piping Products
[Ghanaian Times] Interplast Limited, producers of PVC pipes, wall and ceiling panels, were last Saturday, awarded for being the largest manufacturer and distributor of quality piping products in Ghana and Africa.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:26:39 GMTJune PPI Drops Marginally to 10.1 Percent
[Ghanaian Times] The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) for June, 2021, provisionally fell marginally to 10.1 per cent from 11.8 per cent in May, 2021, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:26:31 GMTMoringa - A Natural Aphrodisiac and Contraceptive
[Ghanaian Times] Moringa is sometimes called the Ben oil tree. Interestingly, in 2008 the National Institute of Health referred to moringa (moringa oleifera) the "plant of the year," due to the fact that moringa has the ability to avert several envir...
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:26:28 GMTOur DCE Not Responsive to Our Plight--NPP Youth
[Ghanaian Times] The youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and residents of Afigya Kwabre South District in the Ashanti Region, have agitated against an attempt to maintain the current District Chief Executive for the area.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:26:24 GMTOkudzeto Ablakwa Appalled By Finance Minister's Response On Presidential Trips
[Ghanaian Times] The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Okudzeto Ablakwa, is appalled by the Minister of Finance's response to questions posed to him in Parliament on the cost of the president's foreign trips.