Ghana
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:14:38 GMTSmall Oil Producers Like Ghana Could Gain As Buyers Shun Russian Crude
[The Conversation Africa] As the U.S. and Europe cut back purchases of Russian oil, and energy traders shun it for fear of sanctions, the search is on for other sources. Attention has focused on Iran and Venezuela, both of which are led by government...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:46 GMTTourism Minister Calls for Enhanced Co-Operation With Cuba
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has called for enhanced co-operation between Ghana and Cuba through intensifying exchanges in Tourism, Arts, and Culture.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:43 GMTBinance Introduces U.S.$1 Billion SAFU to Protect Users of Security Threat
[Ghanaian Times] Binance has introduced a $1 billion Secure Asset Funds for Users (SAFU) Holdings, an emergency fund set aside to protect users' assets in cases of theft.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:40 GMTOpen Ghana's Land Borders - Minority Urges Government
[Ghanaian Times] The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to open Ghana's land borders to allow for the free movement of persons and goods.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:38 GMTNISMA Clears Traders, Drivers From Pavements
[Ghanaian Times] Koforidua -- The New Juaben South Municipal Assembly (NJSMA) has commenced a decongestion exercise to rid the Central Business town of unauthorised trading on pavements and streets, as well as vehicles that park indiscriminately on t...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:35 GMTDVLA Trains Examiners of Categories D and F Drivers
[Ghanaian Times] The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) yesterday announced preparedness to ensure standardisation in the issuance of licences to categories D and F drivers in a bid to reduce the carnage on the roads across the country.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:29 GMTWorld Cup Play-Off - 'Delay in Release of Stars Squad Purely Strategic'
[Ghanaian Times] Delay in the announcement of Ghana's final squad to face Nigeria in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off this month, is "purely strategic."
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:25 GMTTopside Brass Band Entertains Underprivileged Schools
[Ghanaian Times] The United States' (US) Naval Forces Europe and Africa's Topside Brass Band on Monday entertained children of underprivileged schools at Jamestown in Accra.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:23 GMTWRC Intensifies Arrest of Unlicensed Water Drilling Coys
[Ghanaian Times] The Water Resources Commission (WRC) says it has intensified efforts to arrest and prosecute unlicensed water drilling companies operating in the country.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:19 GMTAfrican Leaders Need Democratic Thinking
[Ghanaian Times] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed grave concern about the rate of coups d'etat and the manipulation of constitutions by incumbent governments on the African continent.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:11 GMTCanadian Sailors Donate Sporting Equipment to 2 Basic Schools in Accra
[Ghanaian Times] Tema -- Canadian Sailors aboard two Royal Canadian Navy vessels visiting Tema port on Wednesday donated sporting equipment to two schools namely; Obom Municipal Assembly Basic School and Obokwashie Municipal Assembly Basic School in ...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:09 GMTTrade On GSE Doubles in February Despite Slow Start
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) ended the month of February with increase in trading activities on the market.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:06 GMTMan Jailed 6 Months for Stealing, Causing Damage
[Ghanaian Times] A 22-year-old unemployed man, Daniel Larbi, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment in hard labour by Accra Circuit Court yesterday, for stealing and causing unlawful damage.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:03 GMT91 Students Pass PMQ Examinations
[Ghanaian Times] Ninety-one students who partook in the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG)'s maiden Professional Marketing Qualification (PMQ) examinations, passed eight out of the 11 modules, in December last year.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:32:00 GMTDr Adutwum Advocates New Approach to Education Reforms
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister for Education, Dr Yaw OseiAdutwum, last Saturday advocated a new approach to education reforms for the benefit of the country.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:15:51 GMTBoadu - It's Not Over for Hearts
[Ghanaian Times] Hearts of Oak Head Coach, Samuel Boadu says it is too early to exclude the club from the title contenders for the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League (GPL).
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:15:48 GMT'Ghana Must Train More Local People in Technical Skills'
[Ghanaian Times] Koforidua -- The Vice Chancellor of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU), Professor David Kofi Essumang, has reiterated the need to train more local people in technical skills to drive the country's industrialisation growth.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:15:45 GMTGAMLS Demands Governing Board for NBS
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) has called for the immediate constitution of a governing board for the National Blood Service (NBS) to improve the regulatory regime for the provision of blood services a...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:15:43 GMTBarker-Vormawor Case - Counsel Wants Client Discharged
[Ghanaian Times] Ashaiman -- Justice Srem Sai, lead counsel for Mr Oliver Barker-Vormawor, charged with treason felony, prayed the Ashiaman District Magistrates Court, to discharge his client since the state prosecution had shown lack of interest in ...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:15:41 GMTBlack Princesses Back Home After Ethiopia Win
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's female national U-20 team, otherwise known as Black Princesses, have returned home after Sunday's FIFA Women's U-20 World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:15:40 GMTGhana Developing Human Resource for Nuclear Power Project - GAEC
[Ghanaian Times] The Board Chairman of the Nuclear Power Institute (NPI) of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Dr Robert Adjaye, says efforts are being made to get the required Human Resource for the country's nuclear power programme and proj...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:15:36 GMTAbsa Group 2021 Earnings Increase On Lower Impairments, Higher Pre-Provision Profit
[Ghanaian Times] Absa Group headline earnings more than doubled to R18.6 billion in 2021 (R8 billion in 2020), well in excess of 2019 earnings, as pre-provision profit increased and as the impairments charge reduced substantially.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:22:32 GMT'Coups Aren't Durable Solutions to Africa's Challenges - They Retard Growth' - President Akufo-Addo
[Ghana Presidency] "Our unity and resolve should send a clear message to coup plotters that coups have never been, and will never be durable solutions to Africa's political, economic and security challenges. Statements condemning coups alone without ...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:18:31 GMTBlack Princesses Earn 3-0 Win in Ethiopia
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's U-20 female national team, Black Princess recorded a 3-0 win against Ethiopia in the first leg of the final qualifying round of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:18:27 GMTGreen Exchange to Help Local Businesses Raise Capital At 4-6 Percent
[Ghanaian Times] Amid the pressing need to meet the demand for financing green projects in Africa, the Green Exchange - the first of its kind on the continent - is set to be launched in Ghana by mid-July 2022, specifically dedicated to corporate gree...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:18:24 GMTAgric Officers Sensitised On Modern Biotechnology
[Ghanaian Times] A one-day sensitisation forum on modern biotechnology has been held for 20 district agricultural officers at Abokobi, in the Ga East Municipality of the Greater Accra Region on Friday.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:18:24 GMTSMT Ghana Supports Reconstruction of Appiatse Community
[Ghanaian Times] SMT Ghana, the official distributor of Volvo construction equipment, Volvo trucks, Volvo buses and Volvo Penta in Ghana as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) has supported the reconstruction of the Appiatse community w...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:18:20 GMTDon Bemoans Youth Migration From Northern Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] Wa -- A lecturer at the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) at Wa in the Upper West Region, Dr Kennedy Alatinga has said that migration of the youth from the northern part of the ...
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:18:18 GMTCouncil for Law Reporting Board Sworn-in
[Ghanaian Times] The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, GodfredYeboah Dame, has sworn- in a six-member Governing Board for the Council for Law Reporting with the task for them to go digital in law reporting.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:18:14 GMTForrester Osei, Winnifred Book C'wealth Games Ticket
[Ghanaian Times] Ghanaian weightlifting duo - Winnifred Ntumi and Forrester Christopher Osei have qualified for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.