The government has asked the public to ignore a list of eight Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of state institutions circulating that they had been ordered to leave office for exceeding the mandatory retirement age of 60. According to Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, although the power to hire and fire was vested in the President, due process would [...] The post Ignore
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has ordered a private developer working on a road reservation behind the Ecobank at Achimota Mile 7 in Accra to stop work and produce all documents to the ministry within two days. The developer who gave his name as Alex Addo claimed his father bought the land 21 years ago but could [...] The post Roads Minister orders private
Irate youth on Sunday besieged Evergreen Hotel at Ahinkofi near Kojokrom, a suburb of Sekondi, demanding the whereabouts of three Nigerians they suspected of being linked to the kidnappings in the area. The youth threatened to burn down the hotel, but the owners resisted their attempt; they insisted on searching the hotel rooms, alleging that the Nigerians had dug a [...] The post Irate
When the news was made public in November 2018 that the Asantehene, OtumfuoOsei Tutu The Second , and his group of eminent chiefs had managed to settle the Yendi chieftaincy crisis, which had dogged the Dagbon kingdom for nearly two decades, someone who had watched the settlement being related to the President, Nana AddoDankwaAkufo-Addo, remarked: “Oh, don’t mind those Northern [...] The post Well done,
Large quantities of unwholesome cartons of canned mackerel were yesterday destroyed by officials of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) at Nsumia near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The 317 cartons of the product labelled Litty mackerel in tomato sauce which were seized from traders in Accra this month, were bloated, dented, and with leakages. The Principal Regulatory Officer of [...] The post FDA
Ghana lost about GH?2 billion in revenue generation last year due to illegal transit trade activities at its ports. The Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, who disclosed this in Accra yesterday attributed the challenge to non-compliance of rules governing transit trade and complicity of customs officers in clearing processes, among others, at the port. He reiterated the government’s [...] The post Ghana
The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has launched the 44th MTN/SWAG Awards scheduled for Saturday, May 11 at the Banquet Hall, State House, Accra. According to the Association, 34 individuals and 11 organizations would receive awards in 19 categories. The flagship SWAG Personality of the Year award will be contested by the previous winner, Isaac Dogboe, Thomas Partey and [...] The post SWAG launches
ONE of Ghana’s national team jersey colours of black-and-white has for some time now come under heavy artillery of criticism from home fans. Consistent calls to have the traditional national colours of red-gold-and-green restored have fallen on death ears. The national president of the Sports Callers Association of Ghana (SCAG), Joseph Nkoo, has added his voice to the call for [...] The post GFA
Work will soon commence fully at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Athletics Region II Secretariat to be sited at the Accra Sports Stadium office of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA). This, according to Mr Bawa Fuseini, newly elected General Secretary of the ECOWAS athletics body follows the smooth transition of power to the new executive elected at [...] The post Athletics:
Women in palm kernel oil producing business in Koforidua have appealed to the government for support in the areas of loan as a business start-up facility, shelter, and modern equipment to enhance their business. Currently the more than 60 women involved in the palm kernel production business at Magazine, the industrial hub of Koforidua, are operating under appalling conditions that [...] The post Women
The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho has expelled two students of the University for examination malpractices in the 2017/2018 academic year. A total of 16 other students were rusticated and one sanctioned for the same offence in that academic year. Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Vice Chancellor of the University said this at the second session of [...] The post UHAS
Charlene’s Angels Foundation, a US-based NGO, has donated educational materials including text books and learning aids to three institutions in Accra. The beneficiaries are the Osu Children’s Home, Shelter for Abused Children and the Girls Correctional Home at Osu and the Echoing Hills Village at Madina. The donation totalling $4,500 which was done at the various facilities also included children’s [...] The post NGO
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been advised to effectively use social media to enhance their visibility and to engender greater interaction with the citizenry. Dr Eric Oduro-Osae, a Local Governance Expert with the Institute of Local Government Studies who gave the advice noted that communication technologies and social media provided a unique platform for the newly created Assemblies [...] The post Assembies
Mr James Oppong-Mensah, Acting Chief Director of the Local Government Service (LGS) said public officers are placed in a position of trust to act in the public interest. He therefore urged public officers to make the public interest of Ghana their ultimate loyalty as expressed through the democratic institutions and government. Mr Oppong-Mensah said this in a speech read by [...] The post ‘Public
The police have been urged to look in the direction of transnational human trafficking in the case of the kidnapping of the three young girls in the Western Region. To this end, SEWA Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Ghana with the aim to fight the abuse and neglect of children, young people and women, especially, in the area of [...] The post Kidnapping
The Volta Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has inaugurated a seven-member committee to supervise the party’s upcoming presidential primaries in the Region. It is chaired by Henry Ametefe, the Regional Vice Chairman. The other members are Mr Pascal Agbagba, Regional Director of Elections, Mary Agbenyenu, a former Central Tongu District Chief Executive (DCE, Edem Gidisu from Krachi [...] The post Volta
Six hundred police personnel are to be deployed to Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in Accra on Thursday to ensure law and order during the by-election to choose a new Member of Parliament for the area. The Accra Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Partick Adusei Sarpong, told the Ghanaian Times in Accra yesterday stating that the police were [...] The post 600
The Tain District in the Brong Ahafo Region has adopted steps to maximise internally generated fund (IGF) to fund development in the area. Key among them is to levying GH¢1.00 on each bag (85kg) of raw cashew nuts that leaves the district. The district is one of the leading producers of cashew in the Brong-Ahafo Region as about 80 per [...] The post Tain District takes measures to maximise
The Christian Council has begun what it described as a high level consultation with church leaders across the country to develop the means to self-regulate and sensitise church leadership and activities. This, the Council explained is to help resolve some worrying developments in the church, including doomsday prophesies which were defaming Christianity. According to the Council, its General Secretary, Reverend [...] The post Let’s
The Accra Regional Police Command yesterday intercepted AK47 raffle with nine rounds of ammunition which were abandoned by two men at Abossey Okai near Kaneshie. The two men bolted when the police patrol team suspected them of possessing offensive weapons. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Efia Tenge, told the Ghanaian Times members [...] The post Police
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