The president of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Nana Dr Appiagyei Dankawoso I and 13 other personalities and corporate entities

The International Day of the Girl Child was on Monday commemorated in Accra with a call for some reflection on how well the fundamental rights of the “Girl Child” in relation to

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) is advocating punitive measures against contractors who execute shoddy works in the country, especially projects funded from the country’s oil revenue. The call followed a visit to some selected oil-funded projects in the Eastern Region by a PIAC

Leading instant noodle producers and owners of the Indomie brand, De United Food Industries Ghana Limited (DUFIL), has acquired the noodles division of Blow Chem Industries Limited, producers of brand Yum-mie Noodles. The acquisition comes a year after DUFIL set up its ultra-modern factory in  Spintex, Accra. Indomie has been a dominant noodle brand in … The post DUFIL acquires Yum-mie Noodles

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is developing new rules on corporate governance and risk management for the Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs), Second Deputy Governor, Mrs Elsie Addo Awadzi, has said. Speaking at the BoG/SDI Media Sensitisation workshop in Accra on Tuesday, Mrs Awadzi said

All is set for Ghana’s first autistic cyclist, Phil Bertino, to embark on his biggest challenge tomorrow as the young cyclist will ride from Accra to the Boti Falls in the Eastern region. The two-day ride will cover a distance of 84km is aimed at raising awareness on autism in the country. The arduous journey

Ex-Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Joe Carr has admonished goalkeeper Felix Annan to remain focused, after reports that the skipper was dejected at Kotoko. Annan lost his first choice spot under Coach Maxwell Konadu to Kwame Baah after he took time off and dashed to the altar to marry his adored girlfriend at Dormaa. The former

The Handball Association of Ghana (HAG) in collaboration with the Confederation of African Handball (CAHB) will organise two series of CAHB Licensed Referees and Table officiating course in the Ghana. The course,  aimed at equipping referees, will be held on November 3 to 7 for the Southern zone and November 10 to 14 for the … The post Training for handball referees appeared first on

The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) will on Monday resume passenger services on the Takoradi-Sekondi rail line through Kojokrom, the Acting Traffic Manager, Comfort Awinya, has announced. In a release dated October 14 and copied to the Ghanaian Times, she noted that

A vegetable pack house at Michel Camp in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has been inaugurated to boost vegetable farming in the country.

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has expressed concern over some chiefs dabbling in partisan politics by endorsing political parties and their candidates. According to the Commission “this is unconstitutional and must be condemned by all well-meaning Ghanaians.” Addressing the media

By definition, the term Pan Africanism in the context of literature refers to the projection of the African cultural ideal by African writers in their works of poetry, drama and fiction (prose). This model or pattern of writing up to the present time has its past stalwarts and chief exponents in the persons of such

In the run up to the 2000 General Elections, I attended a seminar for NPP Parliamentary Candidates at GIMPA and then NPP National Organizer Major Courage Quarshiegah addressing us, said in Ghana today, apart from the Akans, the most populous ethnic group is the EWES who are ALL OVER IN GHANA. We have

President Donald Trump’s 14-year-old son, Barron, tested positive for COVID-19 but exhibited no symptoms, after both his parents contracted the virus, first lady Melania Trump has said. “Luckily he is a strong teenager and exhibited no symptoms,” Melania Trump said in a statement on Wednesday. She said she and Barron had since tested negative for … The post Trump’s son tested

Campaigning begins in Ivory Coast on Thursday for the October 31 presidential election, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara seeking a controversial third term while the opposition is pushing for civil disobedience amid violent demonstrations. Many observers fear a pre- or post-election crisis comparable to that in

The police have arrested one more suspect in connection with the alleged murder of University of Ghana (UG) law professor, Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, at Adjirigano, East Legon, in Accra, on September 12 this year. The suspect, 25-year-old Ebenezer Kwayisi, unemployed, has been placed in police custody assisting in investigations. The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation … The post One

Some persons recruited as vigilantes for political activities in the country are also armed robbers, the Kasoa Police District Commander, Superintendent (Sup) Samuel Odame, has revealed. He has, therefore, appealed to Ghanaians to support the Ghana Police Service to eradicate the menace of vigilantism if the prevailing peace was to be protected. “These people operate … The post Some

Six  illegal miners, popularly known as ‘galamseyers’ died instantly on Wednesday afternoon when  a mine pit  in which they were working collapsed on them,  at  K9,near Adum Banso,  in the Mpohor District of the Western Region. Two bodies have been retrieved and the police were making efforts to