Three migrants from Senegal and Nigeria have been arrested by police investigating the rape and killing of a girl whose death has been seized upon by the populist right. The body of Desirée Mariottini, 16, was found in a derelict building in an area of Rome known for drug trafficking. She had been drugged and gang raped. Right-wing Interior Minister [...] The post Migrants held as girl’s

A suspect package similar to those sent to senior public figures has been sent to a New York restaurant owned by the actor Robert De Niro, US media say. The device arrived at the Tribeca Grill in Manhattan early on Thursday local time, US media said, citing police. Former Vice-President Joe Biden has also reportedly received packages. If linked to [...] The post Suspect package found at

CIA director Gina Haspel has heard audio recordings that Turkey claims capture the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, media reports say. They say Ms Haspel was allowed to listen to the audio during a visit to Turkey earlier this week. Meanwhile Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor was quoted as saying Khashoggi’s murder was “premeditated”. Khashoggi, a US-based critic of the [...] The post ‘CIA

Government is to employ 2,700 extension officers, this year, to replace the 80 per cent of current officers who would be retiring by the year 2021, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Agriculture, has disclosed. Dr Akoto, who dropped the hint today, expressed concern about the few extension officers in the agricultural industry, and noted that the situation was contributing [...] The post Govt

The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has reiterated government’s commitment to provide support to technology start-ups to enable them upscale and promote programmes aimed at enhancing education and industrialisation. Sector Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, said, as government focused on implementing relevant policies and programmes for socio-economic growth, sustainable start-ups, which could propel job creation and improve [...] The post

Ghana has technically won the bid to host the 2023 All Africa Games, President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Mr Ben Nunoo Mensah, has said. According to the GOC boss though the bid has been won on technical grounds, the GOC was looking forward to the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) to make an official statement on the [...] The post Ghana awarded 2023 All Africa Games

The Bukom Boxing Arena will today host the second week fights of the ongoing Ghana boxing league dubbed “Fist of Fury”, with some electrifying bouts lined up for the night. In all, about 16 bouts from the juvenile, amateur and professionals’ ranks would be held with eight gyms competing for the points at stake. Announcing the bouts for the night [...] The post Boxing league: Fight Night

Mr Kwabena Yeboah, President for the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), has predicted a final berth for the senior female national team, the Black Queens at the 2018 African Women Cup of Nations (AFCON). Despite lacking the desired preparations for a tournament of such magnitude, the SWAG boss was convinced the team would do well in the competition. The [...] The post Black Queens tipped

President of the Ghana Triathlon Federation (GTF), Bawa Fuseini, has said that preparation for the first West Africa Invitational Triathlon event was far advanced. He told the Times Sports yesterday that guests will witness a well organised event as the GTF hopes to set a high standard for future events. The West African triathlon competition is the first of its [...] The post Preparation

The Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) of Ghana’s oil contribution to development in agriculture and education in the northern sector should make funded projects visible to citizens, says a SEND-Ghana report. The 2016 report titled: “Oil for citizens: reality or mirage,” was carried out with the support of Oxfam America and tracked five funded oil projects in the two sectors [...] The post Citizens

Cross network mobile money transactions represents 12 per cent of products and services offered by Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), just four months after its introduction. This performance shows its growing patronage and the general uptake in electronic payments in the country. GhIPSS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana, mandated to migrate Ghana into [...] The post Mobile

GCB Bank Limited is expanding its operations to other countries, the Deputy Managing Director of the Bank in charge of Operations, Mr Samuel Amankwah, has revealed. He said as a forerunner, GCB is establishing and deepening correspondent banking relationship with Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa. In 2017, GCB Bank and Attijariwafa Bank Group (AWB), Morocco’s largest financial institution [...] The post GCB

The Director of the Centre for Global Finance at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, United Kingdom, Professor Victor Murinde has lauded the government of Ghana for her efforts to formalise the Ghanaian economy, saying that it’s “timely step in the right direction.” Prof. Murinde who gave the commendation, said the decision by [...] The post Ghana

The La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) has donated 500 mono desks worth GH?70, 000 to first and second Cycle educational institutions in the Municipality. In all, 14 schools across the Municipality benefited from the donation. While the Basic Levels were each given 20 desks, all the Senior High Schools got 50 desks each, except for St.Thomas Aquinas School which was [...] The post LaDMA

The 95th Anniversary Celebrations and Speech and Prize Giving Day of the Accra Senior High School has been launched in Accra. The event under the theme ‘‘Accra High School@ 95, Mitigating the challenges to education the role of stakeholders’’, was also used to launch the centenary celebrations of the school. The event will be climaxed with a durbar on Saturday, [...] The post Accra

Residents of Tugu in the Tamale South Constituency of the Northern Region have appealed to the government and corporate institutions to construct a school for the community. Making the appeal through the Ghanaian Times, the chief of the area, Iddrissu Sando, Tugu Yapila Wulana said more than 300 kindergarten and lower primary pupils study under trees. The chief said residents [...] The post Tugu

Nana Dr John Sylvester Boafo, former Principal of the Takoradi Technical Institute, has called for a revision of the curriculum of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) to fit into the modern environment as well as the standards of industries. Nana Dr Boafo who is also a former member of the Council for National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations [...] The post Adjust

Madam Akua Zakaria, the Wa Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has affirmed that election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) will bring good governance to the doorsteps of the people. “When the grassroots are given the mandate and opportunities to elect their own leaders, competent people are chosen to manage resources prudently. “It [...] The post Election

Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat who has now become Africa’s only female head of state. Her election to the ceremonial position comes a week after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed a cabinet with half the posts taken up by women. After being sworn in, President [...] The post Ethiopia

Heavy fighting between Cameroon’s army and separatist rebels killed at least 10 people on Wednesday, in the deadliest clash since President Paul Biya won a seventh term earlier this week. The conflict between Anglophone separatists who want to create an independent state called Ambazonia and government forces has killed hundreds since last year and emerged as Biya’s greatest security problem [...] The post Renewed