LIVERPOOL wrapped up their US tour with a 2-2 draw on Wednesday against Sporting CP as the English Premier side failed to win a game in their first trip abroad since being crowned European champs. Liverpool finished with no victories to show from their three-match state-side tour but did manage to salvage a tie against … The post Liverpool end tour winless appeared first on Ghanaian

The Ghana Trade Fair Centre in Accra will be reconstructed with estimated funds of $2 billion dollars to be solicited from the private investors. When completed it would become the first multipurpose trade fair centre on the African continent, Minister for Planning, Professor George Gyan-Baffour has disclosed yesterday. He explained that the centre which is … The post Ghana Trade

About 100,000 smallholder farmers in the Upper East Region are benefiting from the government’s intervention of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJs) this year, the Regional Director of Food and Agriculture, Mr Francis Ennor has disclosed. The Regional Director who disclosed  this to the Ghanaian Times here on Wednesday,  stated that the beneficiaries  who … The post 100,000 farmers

The Supreme Court  (SC) yesterday  adopted the reserve price of two properties belonging to businessman, Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome at GH¢11 million. The court ordered Lands Valuation Board to value a third property to enable it determine the reserve price for it. On June 27, 2019, SC ordered the sale of three properties belonging to … The post SC adopts GH¢11m

A two-day event has been held in Accra to equip traditionally disadvantaged Ghanaian entrepreneurs with information that will help them increase client base, both within and outside Ghana. Hosted by UNOPS Ghana in partnership with Ghana’s Office of the Minister of State in Charge of Public Procurement, the UNOPS Possibilities (UP) Forum is a capacity … The post ?UNOPS Possibilities

The Police yesterday maintained a strong presence at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), to avert any attempt by the former Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mawutor Avoke, from taking over the running of the institution.  Some staff have labelled the decision to take over as a coup d’tat, indicating that they would resist any attempt by … The post Police beef up security at UEW appeared

The Central Market, homes and other parts of Kpetoe in the Agotime-Ziope District of the Volta Region, were on Sunday flooded, following heavy rains in the area. The rain, which lasted almost five hours, brought economic activities to a standstill.  The premises of the district police headquarters and Judicial Service, were also flooded, disrupting   operations, … The post Downpour

The police on Wednesday arrested 66 pedestrians, who allegedly refused to use completed footbridges on the Madina-Adentan highway, in Accra. The exercise, which was aimed at bringing sanity on the stretch of the road, was led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kwesi Ofori, Commanding Officer in charge of Operations at the Accra Regional Police … The post Police

THE Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) says it will henceforth blacklist and publish the names of any financial institution or its agents, who send unsolicited messages to employees on government payroll. The Department reminded such third party institutions that it was illegal and an affront to the Data Protection Act for any entity or … The post ?CAGD

THE management of SkyPlus Hotel and Resorts in Ho says it’s keen on contributing its quota to position Ho as a destination of choice for both domestic and international tourists. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary celebration of the tourism facility here the Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Victoria Korkor Letsa, said the … The post ?SkyPlus

PARLIAMENT has passed the Vigilantism and Related Offences Bill, 2019, for the second time in a week, following a rescind of the third reading of the Bill, that occurred earlier this week.  The House on Monday, July 22, 2019, passed the Bill after it had gone through first and second readings, consideration and second consideration … The post Parliament passes Vigilantism,

APART from its scenic and captivating beauty with the thick and evergreen vegetative cover on the mountain slopes, Avatime traditional area has also been known from time immemorial for its sub-tropical weather. The cold temperature and the rich soil supported the large scale cultivation of apples, Irish potatoes and tea with guaranteed bountiful harvests. These … The post ?Avatime

Nana Obiri Boahen, the Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has assured that the party will give the National Democratic Congress a resounding defeat in the 2020 general election. “We will win the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections with our pragmatic policies and social intervention programmes to put to rest the bragging … The post NPP

WITH temperatures rising to 35 degrees Celsius and humidity of 75 per cent yesterday, Tokyo 2020 organisers had the perfect weather to try out their heat countermeasures and preparedness for next year’s Olympics at the beach volleyball test event. Although it has been less hot this year, a record heatwave in July, 2018, killed over … The post Organisers test heat