Air travel used to be stressful and overwhelming, especially at the airport with issues such as the risk of being late for a flight, the time spent in queues and the sheer volume of harassed people could ruin a holiday or business trip before it even starts. In today’s world however, time and convenience have become prized commodities and airlines are [...] The post British Airways Gives Customers Greater Control appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ghana has been ranked 111th in this year’s Global Competitiveness Index published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) from 103rd last year. According to the World Economic Forum, Ghana jump to 111th this year, largely as a result of slight improvements in its macroeconomic indicators, a reversal of last year’s trend but adds fiscal vulnerabilities still persist. Government’s deficit stood at [...] The post Ghana Ranks 111th In Global Competitive Index appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Eastern Regional Minister, Antwi-Boasiako Sekyere, has been involved in an accident on the Akuampem Ridge. He sustained minor injuries in the accident on Tuesday nightand was rushed to the Tetteh Quarshie Government Hospital at Mampong, where he was treated and discharged yesterday morning. Three occupants in the other vehicle were still on admission at the  hospital yesterday, receiving treatment. The Regional [...] The post E. Regional Minister Survives Motor Accident appeared first on The

Despite the order by an Accra High Court restraining Carl Josiah Reindorf and an auctioning firm, Van Mart, from auctioning the West African Building Company (WABCO) at Tesano in Accra, the parties have gone  ahead and done so. Mr. Reindolf together with Van Mart, Timothy Anyidoho, the valuer early Monday stormed the company premises and auctioned it off for GH¢ 1.3 [...] The post WABCO Auctioned For GH¢1.3m Against Court Order appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

AngloGold Ashanti’s, Iduapriem Community Trust Fund, has commissioned new projects for people in its host communities in the New Techiman District of the Western Region. The projects, an Early Childhood Development Centre and an Aqua-privy Toilet Facility, were commissioned by the Chairman of the Iduapriem Trust Fund Board, Professor Nathan Amebley last week. Professor Amebley congratulated AGA for setting up [...] The post AGA Iduapriem Mine Invests In Communities appeared first on The Ghanaian

The Ghana Stock Exchange listed gold miner, AngloGold Ashanti, in conjunction with its partners, is creating more economic and business options for its ex workers who have moved on, to plan and manage their lives better after working on the mine for years. To achieve that objective, the company is working with the National Board for Small Scale Industries and Technoserve [...] The post Mining Firm Creates Opportunities For Ex-Workers appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ghana’s delayed project to supply gas from its offshore Jubilee oil field will start production by the end of the year, President John Mahama said on Tuesday on a visit to the site. The $850 million project was supposed to have taken off in December but stalled largely because of difficulties in securing the disbursement of $600 million from the [...] The post ‘Atuabo Gas To Flow End Of Year’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Former President John A. Kufuor has advised graduates of the Accra Institute of Technology to eschew corruption in all its forms and the “get rich quick” attitude, but rather use the skills acquired to support national development. Speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at the sixth Graduation ceremony of the institute in Accra, the former President bemoaned the increasing “get-rich [...] The post Kufuor Admonishes Students To Eschew Corruption appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has been asked to redefine the role of girls’ education co-ordinators to ensure that girls remained in school till the completion of their studies. The GES has therefore, been urged to effectively resource the district girls’ education co-ordinators to enhance their operations in supporting girls education. “The status quo whereby we have arm-chair coordinators who [...] The post Girls’ Education Co-Ordinators Need Support— Minister appeared first on The

The Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development have hinted of plans to ban food vending in Accra, as a measure to control the cholera epidemic which has hit the country. According to media reports, it is to ensure that food vendors conform to the regulations on the sale of food to the public. The [...] The post Bring Cholera Under Control! appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Professor Patrick Kwabena Ofori Danso, of the Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences of the   University of Ghana, Legon, has stated emphatically that the GH¢138 million which cabinet approved in 2008 for payment to people in the Volta River Basin Flooded Areas as land compensation, was inadequate. He said the amount given to them did not commensurate with the agony of [...] The post Witness Claims GH¢138m Compensation Inadequate appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant who emerged a distant second in the just ended Special Delegates Congress, has given the strongest indication that he would contest the October 18, National Delegates Congress with all the vim it takes. Mr Kyerematen, a one-time presidential candidate hopeful,  managed only 59 out of the 740 votes cast in the [...] The post I Am Still In The Race — Alan Kyerematen appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.