Norway plans to export its prisoners to jails in the Netherlands to ease overcrowding and carry out urgent maintenance work, the government says. It will rent up to 300 prison places from the Dutch, who already lease some of their extra capacity to Belgium. Under the agreement, prisoners will be guarded by Dutch wardens, but the director will be Norwegian. [...] The post Norway To Send Inmates Abroad appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

One of two British explorer ships that vanished in the Arctic more than 160 years ago has been found, Canada’s prime minister says. Stephen Harper said it was unclear which ship had been found, but photo evidence confirmed it was one of them. Sir John Franklin led the two ships and 129 men in 1845 to chart the Northwest Passage [...] The post Fabled Franklin Arctic Ship Found appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Dutch experts say Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke up in  mid-air after being hit by “objects” that “pierced the plane at high velocity” in July. The new report also said there was “no evidence of technical or human error”. Correspondents say this matches claims that MH17 was hit by missile shrapnel. Investigators relied on cockpit data, air traffic control, and [...] The post MH17 Hit By Numerous Objects appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports in collaboration with the National Sports Authority (NSA) will organise a two day retreat of Eminent Sports Administrators/Personalities at the Best Western Hotel, Airport Residential Area, Accra, from Thursday, 11th September, 2014 to Friday, 12th September, 2014 at 10:00am. A press release issued by the PRO of the Ministry of Youth and Sports said [...] The post Eminent Sports Administrators To Meet appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Accra Hearts of Oak have confirmed they have parted ways goalkeeper Philemon McCarthy. The 31-year-old leaves the club by mutual consent after six seasons. “For Maccarthy, we can confirm that the club has decided to part ways with and we have blessed him to find a club” Hearts PRO Muheed Saeed told Angel FM. Highlights of McCarthy’s performance at Hearts [...] The post Hearts Part Ways With Goalie appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The son of Nigeria’s former  President Olusegun Oba-sanjo has been shot and wounded in a battle with militant Islamists, the ex-leader’s aide says. Lt Col Adeboye Obasanjo was injured as the army fought to recapture towns in north-eastern Adamawa State from Boko Haram, Muhammad Keffi told the BBC. “Scores of insurgents” were also killed in the battle, the military said. [...] The post Boko Haram ‘Shoots Ex-Leader’s Son’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Ti

Three Ghanaian athletes have qualified to represent Africa at the upcoming IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco on September 13 and 14. The athletes were selected following their stellar performances at the just ended 19th African Athletics Championships in Morocco, where Team Ghana won its biggest medal haul since 2006. The country’s young athletics contingent won a total of six [...] The post 3 Ghanaian Athletes To Represent Africa appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ebola is spreading exponentially in Liberia, with thousands of new cases expected in the next three weeks, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. Conventional methods to control the outbreak were “not having an adequate impact”, the UN’s health agency added. At least 2,100 people infected with Ebola have died so far in the West African states of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra [...] The post Liberia Faces Huge Ebola Surge appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Tema Oil Refinery will require $ 600 million to retool and undertake repair works to enable it commence full operations. Government is also facilitating the process for the refinery to acquire licence of clarity to enable it to acquire and refine crude oil from the jubilee field. Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, disclosed these when [...] The post Government Assisting TOR To Refine Oil From Jubilee Field appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), George Ayisi Boateng, has poured scorn on what he termed, unneces-sary meddling in the party’s internal affairs by some leaders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He said he found it curious, the way their political opponents in the ruling party were acting and behaving in respect of his party’s flagbearer contest. [...] The post Mind Your Business: NPP Guru Tells NDC appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A former Commissioner of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has opposed the appointment of ministers from Parliament saying the practice is retrogressive and weakens parliamentary oversight over the Executive. “This is because, in theory, the President can decide to appoint all his ministers from within parliament,” he added. He made these remarks on Sunday during a discussion [...] The post Justice Short Wants Ministers Appointed Outside Parliament appeared

The 2012 presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has categorically stated that the advocacy by some party stalwarts for Alan Kyeremanteng and two others to step down for him to be elected unopposed in the October 18 National Delegates’ Congress has got nothing to do with him. According to him, he has always welcomed competition [...] The post I Welcome Competition — Akufo-Addo appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Raanan Fish Feed West Africa Limited, a leading fish feed producing company in Ghana says its greatest challenge is how to obtain the highest quality soya bean locally for its production. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Raanan Berzak, said though Ghana’s soil and climatic conditions were excellent for the cultivation of that grade of soya bean, the company imports [...] The post Fish Feed Firm Appeals For Quality Soya Beans appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Government is working on a small and micro enterprise development project, which will mainly look for funding and work together with SME bankers to help create more jobs and improve the livelihood of the ordinary Ghanaian, Julius Debrah, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development has announced. He made the announcement at a staff durbar held at Labadi Beach Hotel [...] The post Project To Serve As Lifeline For Smes In The Offing appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ghana’s growing financial services sector will be given a big boost by investments totalling GH¢375 million (US $100m) from a new fund announced yesterday by LeapFrog Invest-ments. The GH¢1.5 billion (US $400m) fund will invest in high growth businesses in Africa and Asia. LeapFrog is the world’s largest dedicated equity investor in emerging markets financial services, with partner companies serving 22.7 [...] The post Leapfrong To Inject GH¢375m In Financial Services Sector appeared first

Newmont Ghana Gold Limited  (NGGL), in collaboration with GIZ Ghana is constructing a processing and service centre (APSC) for farmers in the Asutifi District of the Brong-Ahafo Region. The project, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year, is aimed at reducing post-harvest losses due to adoption of efficient and modern post-harvest management strategies. The initiative which [...] The post Newmont, GIZ Support Asutifi Farmers To Reduce Post-Harvest Losses appeared first on The

Cristiano Ronaldo is desperate to leave Real Madrid, according to his former Bernabeu teammate, Angel Di Maria. Di Maria left the Spanish giants last month, after it became clear that manager, Carlo Ancelotti, and president, Florentino Perez, had signed the likes of James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos to replace the Argentinian midfielder. This is despite the fact that he was [...] The post Di-Maria: Ronaldo Will Soon Quit Madrid appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Serena Williams said she had  felt the pressure of chasing an 18th Grand Slam title until Sunday’s US Open victory. The American beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-3 6-3 to go fourth on the all-time list of major winners alongside Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Williams, 32, admitted it had been on her mind all year, and was the first thing she [...] The post Serena Matches Evert, Navratilova After US Open Win appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

President John Dramani Mahama will today cut the sod for work to begin on the expansion and upgrading of the Tamale airport to raise it to international status. Not only the people of the Tamale metropolis are anxiously waiting for the up-grading of the airport into international status but the entire three northern regions and neigbouring countries such as Togo, [...] The post Work On Tamale Airport Upgrading Begins Today appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Baffour Gyan, the elder brother of Asamoah Gyan the skipper of the Black stars and his personal manager, Samuel Anim Addo were yesterday granted bail by a Kumasi circuit court, presided over by MR Emmanuel Boampong. The two were standing trial for assaulting a regional correspondent of the Daily Graphic, Daniel Kenu last Friday at the Baba Yara stadium. Charged [...] The post Baffour Gyan Granted Bail appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.