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Sun, 06 Mar 2022 07:24:47 GMT
How Kwame Nkrumah's Midnight Speech Set a Tradition for Marking the Moment of Liberation
[The Conversation Africa] As Ghana celebrates the 65th anniversary of its independence from Britain, it is worth revisiting the landmark speech Kwame Nkrumah delivered at midnight to mark the event of Ghana's birth. Nkrumah had led a mass movement de...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:53:37 GMT
VP Bawumia Inaugurates New Ghana Aids Commission Board
[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has inaugurated the new Governing Board of the Ghana AIDS Commission with a charge to the new Board to ensure that the strategic goals of the National HIV and AIDS Plan 2021-2025 are achieve...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:56:39 GMT
Case of Rev Owusu Bempah,6 Others Adjourned to March 24
[Ghanaian Times] The commencement of the trial of the General Overseer of the Glorious Word Power Ministry, Rev Isaac OwusuBempah, and six others, could not take place before the Accra Circuit Court as planned.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:56:35 GMT
Protecting Public Buildings Against Earthquake - No Funds for Integrity Audit - Engineering Council Appeals to Govt
[Ghanaian Times] The non-release of funds to undertake the comprehensive integrity audit of all public buildings and structures in the country, to check their capability to withstand earthquakes has stalled the project, Registrar of the Engineering C...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:56:32 GMT
'80 Percent of Trees Planted Under Green Ghana Project Doing Well'
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has reported to Parliament that 80 per cent of trees planted under the Green Ghana Project in 2021 are doing well.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:56:31 GMT
Address Hearing Loss Issues
[Ghanaian Times] Yesterday was observed as World Hearing Day, an event the World Health Organisation (WHO) established in 2007 to create awareness of hearing loss.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:56:14 GMT
... And KBTH Wants Tax Waivers for Medical Assistive Devices
[Ghanaian Times] The Hearing Assessment Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra, has appealed to government to provide hearing assistive devices for patients with hearing losses and apply some tax waivers as medical products.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:56:06 GMT
World Hearing Day - GNAD Makes Case for Schools for the Deaf, Others
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) has called on government to resource existing hearing, screening and assessment centres across the country, including those in schools for the deaf, to make them more efficient and ef...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:56:04 GMT
Techiman Police Arrest 3 Suspected Robbers
[Ghanaian Times] Sunyani -- The Police in Techiman in the Bono East Region yesterday arrested three suspects believed to be involved in robbery cases in the area.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:56:00 GMT
UW/R GHS Poised to Reduce Maternal Mortality
[Ghanaian Times] Wa -- The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Upper West Region is poised to reduce maternal mortality in the region to ensure that pregnant women delivered safely.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:55:57 GMT
Award Scheme for Assembly Members Launched
[Ghanaian Times] An award scheme to encourage Assembly Members to play leading roles in the development of their various areas had been launched in Accra.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:55:55 GMT
Gh¢20 Million Compensation for Poultry Farmers Affected By Bird Flu Ready - Drakoto
[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has secured GH¢20m for the payment of compensation to poultry farmers who lost their birds, due to the outbreak of the Avian Influenza H5N1, popularly known as "Bird Flu."

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:55:54 GMT
Cancer Survivor Calls for Cease-Fire in Russia-Ukraine War
[Ghanaian Times] A nine-year-old Ghanaian child cancer survivor, Breanna Fosua Addai, has called for ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine to help save the lives of children with cancer in Ukraine.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:55:51 GMT
Decriminalise Petty Offence - Human Rights Activist to Govt
[Ghanaian Times] Human rights activists and stakeholders including the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) have urged the government to take urgent steps to decriminalise petty offences in the country.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:48 GMT
Maiden Samartex PGA Mahogany
[Ghanaian Times] Open golf tees off today

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:47 GMT
NSA Asked to Enforce 'No Vaccination, No Entry' Policy
[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) has directed the National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to admit only fans who are fully vaccinated are admitted into the various stadia on match days.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:44 GMT
'Involve Women in Management of Climate Change Issues'
[Ghanaian Times] Stakeholders should involve women in the management of climate change issues in the country, Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah, caretaker Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has stated.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:41 GMT
Nana Yaw Amponsah Needs Support to Excel At Kotoko - Adu Amofa
[Ghanaian Times] Former Asante Kotoko forward, Mark Adu Amofah has lauded the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Asante Kotoko, Nana Yaw Amponsah for the transformation he has brought to the club.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:41 GMT
Baba Nuhu Names Black Maidens Squad for Senegal
[Ghanaian Times] Black Maidens Head Coach, Baba Nuhu has named a squad list of 22 players to face Senegal's young Teranga Lioness in the first leg of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 Qualifiers.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:36 GMT
'Build Resilience Health Systems to Achieve Africa's Development'
[Ghanaian Times] Deputy Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Monique Nsanzabaganwa, on Tuesday called on African countries to build strong and resilient health systems as a critical impetus in achieving Africa's 50-year continental devel...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:35 GMT
Israel to Help Ghana Improve Soil Fertility
[Ghanaian Times] THE Israeli Trade and Economic Mission in Ghana yesterday organised a stakeholder's forum in Accra to discuss ways of improving soil fertility through the adoption of new farming practices.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:33 GMT
PGS Ghana Supports 6 Coastal Assemblies in W/R
[Ghanaian Times] PGS Ghana, an integrated seismic company supporting the country's upstream oil and gas industry, has handed over a number of water, sanitation and fishing support projects to communities in six coastal assemblies in the Western Regio...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:31 GMT
93 Graduate Under Technicians for Africa Programme
[Ghanaian Times] Ninety-three young Ghanaians, who have successfully completed Mantrac Ghana Limited's Technicians for Africa Programme, have been awarded Foundational Certification at the Mohamed L Mansour Component Rebuild Centre at Ewusiejoe near ...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:30 GMT
Forrester Osei Grabs Gold At Mauritius IWF Championship
[Ghanaian Times] Swashbuckling UK-based Ghanaian lifter, Forrester Christopher Osei, has clinched gold at the International Open Weightlifting Championships held in Mauritius.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:47:26 GMT
Music, Plenty Fun At President's Cup
[Ghanaian Times] The Accra Sports Stadium will stomp to a vigorous carnival of music, fun and lavish celebration of football when Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko slug it out in the President's Cup tomorrow.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:41:00 GMT
President's Independence Day Awards - 36 Students Decorated for Passing 2021 Bece With Distinction
[Ghanaian Times] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday presented awards to 36 students who passed with distinction in last year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at this year's President's Independence Day Awards.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:40:59 GMT
Police Arrest 3 Suspected Robbers
[Ghanaian Times] Sunyani -- The Police in Techiman in the Bono East Region yesterday arrested three suspects believed to be involved in robbery cases in the area.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:40:58 GMT
NMC Appoints Governing Boards for State-Owned Media, Dr Kwekurockson Heads Ntc Board
[Ghanaian Times] The National Media Commission (NMC) yesterday appointed new board members for the four state-owned media organisations to govern their operations.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:40:56 GMT
Govt Rolls Out Youstart April, Expected to Create 1 Million Jobs in 3 Years - Ofori-Atta
[Ghanaian Times] The government will from next month roll out a youth entrepreneurship programme; YouStart after a successful pilot exercise in Kumasi and Accra.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:40:54 GMT
3 Suspects Arrested in Connection With Death of TV Repairer
[Ghanaian Times] The Police has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged murder of Francis Dawson, 39, who was burnt to death at Fiifi Pratt, a suburb of Nyanyano in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, last October.



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