AIM Mission Foundation, a non-governmental organization has opened a five-day camp meeting for 500 underprivileged school girls in wechiau the Wa West District capital of Upper West region. This year’s conference is held under the theme “demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ” and it is expected to enhance the girls’ proficiency in English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies as well [...] The post 500 Attend Wechiau Girls Conference appeared first on The Ghanaian Tim

The Director of Finance at Kenpong Travel and Tours, Mr. George Ernest Amoako yesterday told the Justice Dzamefe Commission of Inquiry, that his cousin, former minister of Youth and Sports Mr. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah had no hand in the selection of his company as one of the three tour organizations contracted to airlift Ghanaian supporters to Brazil. Kenpong Travel and [...] The post Ex-Sports Minister Had No Hand In The Choice Of Kenpong T&T. appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Russia is to alter its military strategy as a result of the Ukraine crisis and Nato’s presence in eastern Europe, a top Russian official says. Mikhail Popov, a Kremlin adviser, said that deteriorating relations with the US and Nato would be reflected in the updated strategy. Nato said on Monday it would boost its presence in eastern Europe to protect [...] The post Russia To Alter Military Strategy appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has launched a nationwide three-month training programme for public institutions to enhance sustainable procurement processes. It forms part of a three-year strategic project, which started in 2010 with a 2.7 million dollar grant from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Dubbed, Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP), the training being organised on regional basis beginning with [...] The post Procurement Officers To Undergo Training appeared

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released the 2014/2015 national service postings, with the deployment of 71,185 service personnel to the various public and private institutions across the country. The service personnel, mostly graduates from tertiary institutions, are to undertake a mandatory one year service for the nation in sectors including agriculture, education, health, local government, military and rural development. Speaking [...] The post NSS Deploys 71,185 Personnel appeared first

Ten beautiful ladies contesting for the Miss Tourism Ghana beauty pageant, yesterday paid a visit to the Ghanaian Times. The ladies were smartly dressed in Ghanaian Times and Spectator-branded T-shirts and jeans trousers. The Ghanaian Times and its sister paper, The Spectator, are among the major Media Sponsors of the Miss Tourism Ghana event. The ladies, referred to as Princesses [...] The post Miss Tourism Princesses Advertise Times appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

President John Mahama yesterday hinted of plans by the government to award more road construction jobs to local contractors, as part of efforts to promote local content in the construction industry. He cautioned, however, that only contractors who exhibit seriousness in the execution of road projects would be given more work. President Mahama dropped the hint when he inspected work [...] The post Local Contractors Promised More Jobs appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ghanaian striker, John Antwi has reaped rewards for his goal scoring prowess after finally getting his hands on the trophy for goal king of the Egyptian Premier League for 2013/14. It was a hugely successful year for the former Hearts of Oak striker; his eleven goals was enough to earn him the top scorer gong in Egypt’s top football division, [...] The post Ghanaian Striker Honoured In Egypt appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The technical team of Hearts of Oak believes the way their side responds to their Top 4 opening-day defeat to Heart of Lions will play a key role in defining their season. “It is important not to let the mood drop after such a disappointing start that will be the difficulty. We will bounce back because the spirit and focus [...] The post Hearts Brace For Lions In Return Leg appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited and ProCredit Holding Germany (PCH) have announced that they have agreed, in principle, for Fidelity to acquire 100 per cent ownership of ProCredit Savings and Loans Company Limited (“ProCredit Ghana”). This transaction will entail Fidelity purchasing all of the shares currently held by the two shareholders, PCH and the DOEN Foundation of the Netherlands. The objective [...] The post Fidelity Bank Acquires Procredit Ghana appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Manchester United and Liverpool are looking to land Ghana international Andre Ayew by the close of the transfer window after the winger rejected a move to Hull City. According to the Express, the 24-year-old has been linked with a transfer to both Old Trafford and Anfield over the course of this summer, with Brendan Rodgers refusing to rule out a [...] The post Dede Still On Man.U, Liverpool Radar appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The government must rescind its intention to establish a national airline, because it will not bear fruit, former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Public Administration (GIMPA),has advised. ”The establishment of national carrier will not work. It is just another route to waste national resources,” he said. Speaking on Adom FM an Accra based FM station on Monday, he suggested [...] The post National Airline Won’t Bear Fruit – Prof. Adei appeared first on The Ghanaian Times

The way to achieve the above mentioned objectives is not just an application of   text book economics. It is the practical evaluation and elimination of current socio-economic problems, which have direct and indirect negative impact on our balance of payments   and the consequent fall in the value of the cedi. Some of these are surplus labor in the public and [...] The post Suggested Mechanics For Stopping The Fall In The Value Of The Cedi …Reducing Inflation And Creating Employment (1)

The Peoples Forum, a civil society group has asked Dr Mahamadu Bawumia to back his comment on the country inflation with fact instead of throwing dust into the eyes of Ghanaians. It said the recent allegation made by the running mate of the 2012 Presidential Candidate of New Patriotic Party (NPP) must be based on solid facts, truths and realities. [...] The post ‘Dr Bawumia Must Back Comments With Figures’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A former General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dan Botwe, has urged members of the party not to compel the four other candidates who made the list of five alongside the party’s two-time presidential candidate in Sunday’s Special Delegates’ Congress to opt out of the race. According to him, such machinations would be against the tenets of [...] The post Don’t Force Out NPP Aspirants – Dan Botwe appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Tsatsu Tsikata, the lead  counsel for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the famous 2012 election petition case has tongue-lashed then presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his first public statement after the Supreme Court verdict one year ago. Nana Akufo-Addo together with his running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the then NPP [...] The post Tsikata : Akufo – Addo Is No Hero appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Professor Thomas Kwadwo Djang-Fordjour, Rector of Sunyani Polytechnic, has appealed to government to consider lifting the embargo on employment to pave the way for the institution to engage new lecturers. Mr. Djang-Fordjour indicated that many of the school’s experienced lecturers have retired, with the rest nearing retirement, adding “We have not been able to employ to replace them because of the [...] The post Sunyani Poly Wants Recruitment Ban Lifted appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A new survey on quality education has revealed that, the majority of pupils in public basic schools can neither read nor understand English or any Ghanaian language properly. This was published in the National Education Assessment (NEA) report. The survey was carried out by the Assessment Services Unit (ASU) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), with support from the Research Triangle [...] The post Majority Of Pupils Can’t Read — Report appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The University Teachers Association (UTAG) has called off its strike and directed its members to go back to the classrooms from today. This follows a decision by government to pay them their Book and Research Allowance. Their decision came after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the government and the association, bringing an end to the impasse over [...] The post UTAG Calls Off Strike appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

GHANA’S democracy is touted as a success in the midst of unstable and failing democracies around Africa. Many have looked up to Ghana for direction, and particularly, the country’s electoral system has been singled out for praise. Locally, however, the image of the Electoral Commission (EC) has been battered and its activities called to question following the Election petition filed [...] The post THE EC AND ELECTORAL REFORMS appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.