Ghana
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 05:57:50 GMTUsed Clothes Choke Markets and Environment
[DW] Each week, Ghana receives 15 million items of used clothing sent from the West. But 40% of the products get discarded due to poor quality. They end up at landfills and in bodies of water, polluting entire ecosystems.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:11:42 GMTExpenditure On Education Increased By 95 Percent in My Time - President Akufo-Addo
[GhanaToday] President Akufo-Addo addressing 6th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of the Ghana National Association of Teachers
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:30:04 GMTPay GES Non-Teaching Staff CPD Allowance - Tewu Demands
[Ghanaian Times] The Teachers and Educational Workers' Union (TEWU) has urged the government to pay non-teaching staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES) their Continuous Professional Development (CPD) allowance.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:30:03 GMTFuel Prices Go Up By 2.8 Percent
[Ghanaian Times] Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun increasing fuel prices slightly at the pump stations.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:30:00 GMTGBA, Imax Media Sign U.S.$1.7 Million Deal for Boxing League
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has signed a five-year sponsorship deal worth $ 1.7m with Imax Media Group to organise theGhana Professional Boxing League, commencing in February.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:58 GMTTadzi Community Enjoys Portable Water Supply
[Ghanaian Times] The Chief Executive Officer of Infinity Den Enterprise and Infinity Stars Hotel at Penyi in the Ketu North Municipal of the Volta Region, Mr John Kwakuvi Hounlessodji, has provided a portable water plant to the Tadzi Community in Ket...
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:55 GMT100 Widows, Elderly Gifted With Items for Yuletide
[Ghanaian Times] More than 100 widows and the elderly at Jamestown in Accra, were presented with assorted items by No Limits Charity Organisation, a non-governmental organisation, (NGO) as part of their charity donation to the needy in society.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:51 GMTTakyi to Make Pro Debut Jan 29
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, Samuel Takyi, will step into the ring for his first professional fight on January 29.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:51 GMT100k for Ghana Constructs Kente Village for Kpetoe
[Ghanaian Times] 100K for Ghana, a development initiative, is constructing a weaving centre for popular traditional cloth, Kente at Kpetoe in the Agortime-Ziope District of the Volta Region.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:48 GMTArizona Peaches Girls' U-12 Team Wins Leighton Accardo Baseball Series
[Ghanaian Times] Arizona Peaches girls baseball team last December became the ultimate winners in the U-12 (50/70) and the U-14 divisions of the maiden Baseball For All Leighton Accardo winter baseball series at Arizona, USA.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:47 GMTVAG Presents Hampers to 22 Veterans Admitted At 37 Military Hospital
[Ghanaian Times] The Veteran Administration Ghana (VAG) has presented hampers containing groceries to ex-members of the armed forces (veterans) on admission at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:45 GMTCocoa Processing Company to Raise U.S.$86.7 Million for Operations
[Ghanaian Times] Cocoa Processing Company Plc is in discussion with Afreximbank and BADEA, an international financial institution based in Sudan, to raise $86.7 million, Managing Director, Nana AgyenimBoateng I, has said.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:43 GMTBeebies Events Ghana Honours 8 Retired Female Sports Administrators
[Ghanaian Times] Beebies Events Ghana on Monday, December 27, rewarded eight retired female sports administrators in recognition of their contribution to sports development and promotion.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:41 GMTBenchmark Value Scrap for 43 Items Takes Effect - GRA
[Ghanaian Times] Effective yesterday, the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will begin the implementation of government's policy directive on the reversal of the reduction of values of imports on 43 selected items.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:38 GMTU-15 Teams Commence Camping
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Boys and Girls U-15 national teams commenced camping at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram yesterday as part of a screening and player selection exercise for their respective competitions this year.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:35 GMTStars Face Algeria Today ... in Final Afcon Trial Game
[Ghanaian Times] Black Stars Head Coach, Milovan Rajevac, will today test his side's battle readiness for the AFCON 2021 challenge in Cameroon with a friendly match against the defending champions, the Fennec Foxes of Algeria at the Education City St...
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:30 GMTChristians Welcome New Year With Funfairs, Prayers
[Ghanaian Times] In churches, at drinking bars and in the streets of cities, towns and villages, Ghanaians gave a prolonged shout at the sound of the sirens and trumpets and car horns to signify the passing away of 2021 and the ushering in of 2022.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:27 GMTNo Surgical Operations in Public Hospitals ... As Anaesthetists Lay Down Tools
[Ghanaian Times] The indefinite strike declared by the Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anaesthetists (GACRA) on some health facilities across the country has entered day four.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:29:21 GMTTamale Residents Undergo Free Health Screening
[Ghanaian Times] More than 1000 residents of Tamale Metropolis, capital of the Northern Region, have undergone free medical screening to help improve their health status.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:41:05 GMTDr Samuel Atintono Elected BONABOTO President
[Ghanaian Times] Sumbrungu -- The Bolgatanga, Nangodi, Bongo and Tongo (BONABOTO), an advocacy civil society organisation (CSO) has elected Dr Samuel Atintono, Principal of the Accra College of Education, as its national president.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:43:38 GMTICU Tasks Members to Eschew Negative Tendencies
[Ghanaian Times] The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union, Ghana (ICU-Ghana), Morgan Ayawine, has tasked members of the union to do away with negative tendencies during the past year and forge ahead with determination in ...
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:43:34 GMTSTANCAN Donates to KBTH Child Health Unit
[Ghanaian Times] Standing Together against Child Abuse and Neglect (STANCAN), a UK based NGO, on Saturday presented assorted items to the Child Health Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra for their new Year celebration.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:43:34 GMT2 Die in Road Crash At Sokode-Lokoe
[Ghanaian Times] Two commuters on a tricycle perished after it collided head-on with a tipper truck at a spot at Sokode-Lokoe, near Ho, the Volta Regional capital, on Christmas Eve.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:43:29 GMTChildren of Zion Prayer Ministry Fete Ho Cured Lepers
[Ghanaian Times] Ho -- Children of Zion Prayer Ministry, a Christian organisation based in the state of Pensylvania, USA, on Christmas day presented food items to at least 72 persons cured of leprosy at the Ho Leprosarium in the Volta Region.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:43:28 GMTSeek Face of God to Turnaround Corporate Fortune ... Dr Lawrence Tetteh to Ntc Staff
[Ghanaian Times] The founder of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach, Dr Lawrence Tetteh, yesterday urged staff of the New Times Corporation (NTC) to seek the face of God in all their endeavours to enable them to turn around the fortunes of the Corporation...
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:43:25 GMTCovid-19 Vaccinations - 8.4 Million Doses Administered ... 2.5 Receive Jabs So Far
[Ghanaian Times] A total of 8,458,155 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered across the country as at last Tuesday, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:43:22 GMTCJ Urges Media to Remain Committed to Democracy
[Ghanaian Times] The Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has urged the media to remain committed to its important role of building a prosperous and democratic society.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:43:18 GMTPapavi's Family Appeal to President to Release 'Separatists'
[Ghanaian Times] The Family of the late Charles Komi Kudzordzi, Founder of the Homeland Study Group Foundation, has appealed to the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to release members of the separatist group currently in custody.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:43:15 GMTTackle Corruption Fight From Grassroots - Agencies Admonished
[Ghanaian Times] Sunyani -- Government agencies mandated to fight corruption have been admonished to tackle the canker from the grassroots, especially at the level of local governance.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:43:11 GMTAlex Awuah Appointed Managing Director of Arb Apex Bank PLC.
[Ghanaian Times] Mr Alex Kwasi Awuah has been appointed Managing Director of ARB Apex Bank Plc. The appointment followed a recommendation from the Board of Directors of the Bank after a competitive and thorough interview and a no-objection letter iss...