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Sun, 09 Jan 2022 17:54:23 GMT
Nigerian Vice President Attends ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit in Ghana
[Leadership] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has departed Abuja for Accra, Ghana this morning to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to discuss the political situ...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:44:33 GMT
Build Dam for C'nity ... Doninga Chief to Govt
[Ghanaian Times] Doninga -- The chief of Doninga in the Builsa South District of the Upper East Region, Nab Atabnueong Adiila Akanbeanab Akanbong I, has appealed to the government to provide a dam in the community to help tackle the rural urban-migra...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:44:30 GMT
Deadline for Merger of SSNIT, NIA Cards Extended
[Ghanaian Times] The management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) yesterday extended the deadline for members of the scheme to merge their SSNIT and NIA numbers (Personal ID Numbers on their Ghana Cards) from December 31, 20...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:44:28 GMT
Wa Assembly Constructs Modern Livestock Market
[Ghanaian Times] The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD), a non-governmental organisation in partnership with the Wa Municipal Assembly has cut sod for the construction of a modern livestock market with ancillary fa...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:44:28 GMT
Reversal of Benchmark Policy - Local Poultry Farmers Optimistic About Industry Outlook
[Ghanaian Times] The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association says it is confident that the cancellation of the 50 per cent Benchmark value reduction on some 43 goods will boost the local poultry industry.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:44:25 GMT
Fmr GBF Boss Lamptey Ready to Work With New Admin
[Ghanaian Times] Former President of the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF), Mr. George Okoe Lamptey, has declared his readiness to share his experience with the new administration when called upon.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:44:22 GMT
Mesti Assures Full Implementation of STI Policy Soon
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy will be fully implemented this year to enhance the culture of science and technology in the country, the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has ...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:44:17 GMT
African Startups Raise U.S.$4.65 Billion in Disclosed Funding 2021
[Ghanaian Times] African startups raised $4.65bn in disclosed funding last year; 62 per cent of which went to fintechs African startups last year raised a whooping $4.65 billion in disclosed funding rounds.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:44:14 GMT
GLICO Presents Insurance, Cash to Black Stars
[Ghanaian Times] Gemini Life Insurance Company (GLICO), yesterday presented an insurance package worth GH¢2m and undisclosed cash to the Black Stars as they embark on their AFCON campaign that kicks off on Sunday.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:44:13 GMT
HAG Announces Events to Mourn Late Vice President
[Ghanaian Times] The Handball Association of Ghana (HAG) will organize two health walks and series of handball events on Saturdays, January 8 and 29 to honour the memory of its late Vice President, Mr. Patrick Nortey Dowuona.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:12:06 GMT
Prempeh College Presents 2021 NSMQ Trophy to President Akufo-Addo
[Ghana Presidency] The winners of the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz competition, Prempeh College, have on Thursday 6 January 2021 presented the trophy to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at a brief event at the Jubil...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:12:04 GMT
President Akufo-Addo Marks Special Eucharist Service At Jubilee House
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday, January 6, 2022 participated in a Special Eucharist Mass Service to mark the beginning of the year at the Jubilee House in Accra.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:49 GMT
2 A/R Towns Receive Food Items Donation
[Ghanaian Times] Community Connect Network, a local NGO, Y& W Industry Limited and a number of Chinese companies donated food items to residents of Adukrom and Kramokrom all in Konongo Odumasi, in the Ashanti Region during the Christmas.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:47 GMT
NPP Holds Key to Economic Empowerment of Youth - Yakubu
[Ghanaian Times] The Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, has observed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is the only party which has what it takes to change the destiny of northerners from poverty to economic empowerment.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:44 GMT
CSIR-Iir Scientist Invents Bacteria, Virus Detecting Device
[Ghanaian Times] A scientist with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Eric Ashalley, has invented a biosensing device that detects and categorises various bacteria and viruses, including SARS COV-2 (COVID-19 virus).

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:42 GMT
British Grabbed for Assaulting Fire Man, Journalist
[Ghanaian Times] A British, who allegedly assaulted an officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), and a journalist, working with Sunyani-based local radio station in the Bono Region, has been arrested by the police.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:39 GMT
Cocoa 'Loading Boys' Withdraw Services
[Ghanaian Times] Tema -- Carriers of cocoa across warehouses in the country on Wednesday embarked on an indefinite industrial action to demand more pay for their services.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:37 GMT
'Govt Expends Ghc 117.7 On Drains From 2015 to 2019, But'
[Ghanaian Times] Despite investing a total of GH¢117.711 million by the government to construct of drains and culverts in flood-prone areas in the country from 2015 to 2019, the problem of flooding persists, with the country experiencing at least on...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:34 GMT
Ghanaian Theatre Practice Must Go Up Now!
[Ghanaian Times] The quest for a vibrant and viable theatre practice in Ghana has been an odyssey journey and long overdue.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:32 GMT
Cross-Cutting Excellence - Righteousness Exalts a Nation
[Ghanaian Times] This last quarter of 2021 is showed itself as quite eventful in our country; not least because of the excitement created by the decisions discussions and determinations related to the Anti-LGBT Bill presently under Parliamentary proc...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:30 GMT
Dr Aboagye DA Costa Conferred 'Golden Citizen Award'
[Ghanaian Times] The Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Aboagye Da Costa, has been honoured for his humanitarian work and contribution towards the socio- economic development of Kumawu Bodomase and its environsin the Ashanti...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:27 GMT
Man Allegedly Commits Suicide At Awudome Cemetery
[Ghanaian Times] An unidentified man, believed to be in his early 40s, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging, at Awudome Public Cemetery, in Accra.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:18 GMT
876 More Covid-19 Cases Recorded
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana has recorded 876 more cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID -19), shooting up the country's case count to 148,079 as at last Saturday.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:15 GMT
Ghana Marks Constitutional Day
[Ghanaian Times] Today marks the 29th Constitutional Day of the Fourth Republic of Ghana since the coming into force of the 1992 Constitution on January 7, 1993.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:13 GMT
GUM Will Bounce Back in Next Elections - Kwabena Andrews
[Ghanaian Times] The Founder and Leader of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, is optimistic the party will bounce back and made inroads in the nation's political landscape in the next general election.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:11 GMT
Stop Indiscriminate Installation of Chiefs ... Mafi Manklalo Warns
[Ghanaian Times] The Manklalo of Mafi Traditional Area in the Central Tongu District, Togbe Brentua Asafo IV, has expressed concern about the indiscriminate installation of chiefs within the Area.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:24:08 GMT
Extend SIM Card Re-Registration Period If...
[Ghanaian Times] Last year, the government, through the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization, gave a directive that all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards should be reregistered over a six-month period spanning October 1, 2021 to March 3...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:11:13 GMT
GEA, Hollard Introduce 'Asomdwee' ... to Provide Security for Businesses
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) and Hollard Ghana, an insurance group, have introduced 'Asomdwee', a new product for Micro, Small, Medium -sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana to provide security for their businesses.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:11:11 GMT
NSS, GEA to Train 15,000 Entrepreneurs, Graduates
[Ghanaian Times] The National Service Scheme (NSS) and the Ghanan Enterprises Agency (GEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to nurture the entrepreneurship skills of young entrepreneurs and graduates.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:11:08 GMT
Remain Focused On Mandate Given By Ghanaians - Clergy Urges President
[Ghanaian Times] A Christian service was held at the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday to begin the second year of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's four-year term in office.



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