August 16, 2022
Ghana: Retrace Spirit of Probity, Accountability - Akologu Tia Admonishes Cadres
A former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Talensi Constituency, John Akologu Tia, has admonished members of the United Cadres Front (UCF) to retrace the spirit of probity,… Read more »
Ghana: Challenges in Energy Sector Contributes to Economic Crisis - CSOs
The Alliance for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on Extractives, Anti-Corruption and Good Governance have indicated that challenges in the energy sector have contributed… Read more »
Ghana: PURC Adjust Tariffs - Electricity up 27.15 Percent, Water 21.55 Percent ... Effective September 1
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has increased the average end-user tariffs for electricity by 27.15 per cent and water by 21.55 per cent, effective September 1,… Read more »
Ghana: APRM Concerned About Negative Downgrade of Economy
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), says it has noted with concern the increase in the number of negative rating actions against African countries by the three international… Read more »
Ghana: MTN Engages Media in Health Walk
As part of efforts to promote health and wellness through exercising, telecommunications giants MTN engaged media personnel in a health walk on Saturday. Read more »
Ghana: President Presents 1,500 Motorcycles to Police Service
As part of measures to improve police response time to crime scenes and emergency situations, the government has handed over 1,500 motorcycles to the Ghana Police Service. Read more »
Ghana: GSE Records Increased Market Activities in July
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) saw an increase in market activities in the month of July as the volume, value and transactions on the bourse soared over the previous month. Read more »
Ghana: Eleven Wonders Threaten Injunction On League
An Administrative Manager for Eleven Wonders, Ali Mohammed, has warned the Ghana Football Association (GFA) of a possible lawsuit over the organisation of the Division One… Read more »
Ghana: 2.6 Percent of Women Are Sexually Corrupt ... 1.1 Percent for Men
Sexual corruption among women in Ghana hits 2.6 per cent and 1.1 per cent in men for the year 2021. Read more »
Ghana: Tamale Central MP Cuts Sod for Construction of Astroturf At Changli
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central Constituency, Mr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, on Friday cut sod for construction of an Astroturf pitch in Changli, a surburb of Tamale… Read more »
Ghana: Indian Community Marks 75th Anniversary
The Indian High Commission in Accra yesterday organised a flag hoisting ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the country. Read more »
Ghana: Export-Import Bank Boosts Coconut Production
Ghana Export-Import (EXIM) Bank has embarked on a GH¢ 30 million"Coconut for Life" project targeted at increasing the country's coconut production. Read more »
Ghana: Paramount Queen Mother Calls for Unity Among Bowiri Indigenes
Omanhemaa Nana Addai Ampedua II of the Bowiri Traditional Area, in the BiakoyeDistrict of the Oti Region,has called for unity among the people in order to champion infrastructure… Read more »
Ghana: Repent From Wrong Doings ... Christians Told
A member of the Broadcasting English Assembly of the Church of Pentecost in the Ga South District, Mr Israel Mawuli Migbodzi, has appealed to believers to repent from their… Read more »
Ghana: 'Atewa Forest Is a No-Go Area for Bauxite Mining'
A Rocha Ghana, an environmental non-governmental organization, has urgently reminded all investors and mining companies, especially the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development… Read more »
Ghana: Terkper Questions Govt's Decision to Maintain Flagship Policies Despite IMF Bail Out
Former Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, has questioned why the government is still insisting on maintaining flagship policies despite seeking the International Monetary Fund… Read more »
Ghana: 'Adopt Technology to Transform Education'
Experts at a forum on technology have advocated the need for the adoption of technology to transform the current educational systems into a more inclusive and innovative paradigm. Read more »
Ghana: Winning Galamsey Fight Victory for National Progress
Yesterday, the Ghanaian Times published a story that pieces of equipment used for illegal mining activities on River Offin were destroyed and others confiscated by security… Read more »
Ghana: Nuamah Donkor Is Dead
Former Ashanti Regional Minister, under the Jerry John Rawlings-led government, Samuel Nuamah Donkor, 64, has died. Read more »
Ghana: 7th Biennial International Mining and Minerals Confab Held At Umat
The 7th biennial International Mining and Mineral Conference opened at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, in the Western Region last Wednesday, on the theme… Read more »
Ghana: Anti-Graft Campaigner Describes Damoah Comments On SP Unfortunate
Vitus Azeem, anti-graft campaigner, has criticised the Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), over his handling of the accusations brought… Read more »
Ghana: The Troubles of an Unintended 'Know-All'
It will sound paradoxical for me to say that I was "unlucky" to get a very good teacher at the very beginning of my school career. Read more »
Ghana: Mother Solicits Help for Sodomised Son
Mother of the 15-year-old boy, who was supposedly sodomised at Nyanyano, in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, has appealed to individuals and organisations for… Read more »
Ghana: 5 Cultivators of 80 Hectares of 'Wee' Remanded
The five suspects, who were grabbed for cultivating 80 hectares cannabis farm in the Afram Plains North District, in the Eastern Region, have been remanded into police custody by… Read more »
Ghana: Withdraw 30 Percent Admission Quota for Health Ministry - Minority
The Minority has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, withdraw a directive to nursing training institutions in the country to reserve 30 per cent admission quota for… Read more »