President George Manneh Weah has departed the country for Abidjan and Accra respectively on a four-day State visit beginning the 4th through 7th April, 2018.

The Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), in partnership with Hen Mpoano, is engaged in a mangrove replanting activity in the Ankobra wetland ecosystem in the Elembelle district.

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Member of Parliament (MP) for Krowor, Hon. Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, has been installed Development Queen of Dzelukope in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region.

Two suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with the attack on the Asunafo South Member of Parliament (MP) Mr. Eric Opoku's residence at Sankore, in the Brong-Ahafo Region, last Saturday.

A 32 year-old mechanic from Kwaku Pamfo, near Amasaman, in the Greater Accra Region, has been remanded in police custody by the Accra Circuit Court "One" for allegedly possessing "Wee".

The African Development Bank (AfDB), has called for a more aggressive push towards agro-industrialisation by African governments to drive sustainable economic growth.

South Africa's Gold Fields and Canada's Asanko Gold have announced a 50:50 joint venture partnership with regards to Ghana's newest gold mine, the Asanko Gold Mine (AGM) located in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

A 30-year old carpenter is standing trial before an Accra circuit court for allegedly defiling a 15-year old girl on three occasions.

Former President John Dramani Mahama has once again declined to state whether he intends to vie for the fiagbearership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 general election.

A total of 1,090,338 taxpayers have so far been issued with their Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) since the law came into force in 2016, Emmanuel Kofi Nti, Commissioner-General of GRA has stated.

FINAL year students in public Senior High School (SHSs) are to pay half of the third term fees for the 2017/2018 academic year, the Ghana Education Service (GES), has directed.

The Nigerien economic operators as well as relevant government ministries and agencies responsible for trade are calling on the Ghanaian port authority and key trade facilitators to position the Ghanaian corridor to attract more traffic from Niger.

Takoradi -A Sekondi high court on Thursday convicted five Chinese and four Ghanaians to a total fine of GH?54, 000, for polluting River Ankobra in the Bamiankor area of the Western Region, in March, last year.

The Principal of Methodist University College, Ghana (MUCG), Professor Akwasi Asabere-Ameyaw, has advocated a review of the accreditation processes and assessments of tertiary institutions.

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GADMILS) has called for the passage of the Legislative Instrument (L.I) on Health Institutions and Facilities Act 857 2013, to ensure sanity in the industry.

This year, the West African Senior School Certificate Examination has started across the country with practicals.

Mr Matthew Ayoo News Editor of the Ghanian Times briefing the Children photo by Lizzy Okai

The 2018 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), organised by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), yesterday took off with no incidences at centres the Ghanaian Times visited in Accra.

Windhoek -The Namibian national airline, Air Namibia, has entered into a partnership with APG Network that will offer general sales representation services for Air Namibia customers in Ghana and Nigeria.

Nigeria scored 42 out of 100 points and ranks 55 among 89 assessments in the 2017 Resource Governance Index (RGI), while Ghana's oil and gas sector scored a satisfactory 67 of 100 points, making it the best performer in sub-Sahran Africa.