The former Ghana Ambassador to the United States, Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah, has been named by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) as the university’s inaugural Distinguished Statesman in Residence. The new position, according to the Institute, was being launched under the auspices of several programmes within WPI that support the university’s global initiatives. Currently working fulltime at …
Ghana will be self -sufficient in rice production and will also stop importing maize by 2024, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Osei Afriyie Akoto, has assured. He said for the effects of the severe drought experienced in the country last year, these targets could have been achieved earlier. The Minister made this known …
Professor Harry Kwami Tagbor, former Dean of School of Medicine, University of Health and Allied Science (UHAS) has assumed duty as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the university. This took effect on August 1, 2021 and he becomes the fourth Pro-Vice Chancellor of UHAS. Subsequent to that, the Volta Chapter of his fellow Dzolalians (Old Students …
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) Ghana has elected new national executives at its 11th quadrenniel delegates’ Conference in Accra last Friday. The new leadership has Mr Morgan Ayawine as the 9th General Secretary of the Union. He took over from Mr Solomon Kotei, the immediate past General Secretary. The Legal Counsel for the …
BasicNeeds -Ghana, a Mental Health Advocacy Non-Governmental Organisation, has organised community durbars in selected communities in the Upper East Region aimed at creating awareness on the need for persons with mental health disorders to access Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) information and services. The community durbars were organised at the Sherigu community in the …
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) office in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region has encouraged the youth to remain vigilant and stand for national cohesion as well as consider the need to have inclusive participation in governance. It noted that the vigilance of the youth in standing for national cohesion was …
The Ghana Athletics Association (GAA), has announced a three-year partnership with a Ghanaian beverage company, Tema Craft Brewery (TCB), manufacturers of Django beverages. The company becomes the official beverage partner of the GAA. Karan Chimnani and Rahul Sapra, co-founders of the company, expressed their excitement at the new partnership. “We are proud and excited to …
Black Stars Head Coach, Charles Akonnor has decided to expand his squad due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and injuries to some key members of the team. Spain based defender Joseph Aidoo has been drafted into the team for the World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa. The Celta Vigo man who …
Former World Boxing Authority (WBA) welterweight champion, Ike ‘Bazooka’ Quartey, has called on the government to invest in amateur boxing to develop it to the level of producing more world champions for the nation. Quartey maintained that Ghana could become the hub of champions if the focus will be on developing the sport from the …
Ten-man Chelsea held on for a 1-1 draw at Liverpool after Reece James’ controversial dismissal, while Mikel Arteta urged his Arsenal flops to “look in the mirror” after a dismal 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City on Saturday. European champions Chelsea took the lead through Kai Havertz’s looping header from James’ corner in the 22nd minute. …
Robert Lewandowski scored his 300th Bayern Munich goal in a hat-trick as the Bundesliga champions swept Hertha Berlin aside with a 5-0 win. The Polish striker also broke a club record set by the great Gerd Muller in 1970 by scoring in his 16th consecutive Bayern game. Thomas Muller and Jamal Musiala weighed in with …
Absa Bank Ghana has reiterated its commitment to equipping students with the soft skills needed to empower themselves. Speaking at the Bank’s “Ready oWork” engagement session with the students of the Pentecost University in Accra last week, Head of Citizenship at Absa Bank Ghana, Mrs Priscilla Yeboah said “The ReadytoWork engagement session with the students …
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has called on the government to re-examine its decision on the Agyapa investment deal. Although the agreement would not affect the 20 per cent that goes into the Mineral Development Fund (MDF), ACEP emphasized that the government should consider other investment models. A Policy Lead, Climate Change, and …
Autochek, an automotive startup that combines technology and data to create a single marketplace for car sales, car loans and car repairs, has set an ambitious target to increase its dealership from 300 to about 1,000 across the country, by the end of the year. The move according to the company is part of an …
Domestic economic activity continues to reflect strong economic recovery from the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank of Ghana (BoG)’s latest report on the economy, has said. The BoG July Monetary Policy Report on Real Sector Developments, issued in Accra, said the latest high frequency indicators recorded broad-based improvement in May 2021 compared …
A journalist from the London-based television channel, MTA International, was on August 23 killed by armed robbers on the Kintampo-Buipe highway. Taalay Ahmed, who was attacked along with his other colleague, was in the country to work on a documentary. The incident which happened at Mpaha Junction when the crew was traveling by road, also …
Fourteen Fulani herdsmen have been arrested by the police in connection with the gang rape of a 13-year-old girl at Gomoa Adzintem in the Central Region. The arrest which was undertaken by the Formed Police Unit together with personnel from Central East Regional Police Command also led to the retrieval of two single barrel and …
A soldier of the Shai Hills Training School in the Dangme West District of Greater Accra last Friday allegedly committed suicide by hanging. The deceased has been identified as Warrant Officer ClassTwo(WOII) Robert Doku,45. A military source told the Ghanaian Times that the Cantonments Police and the Military Police are handling the case. According to …
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will from tomorrow begin administering a second dose of AstraZeneca vaccines to persons due for it. The exercise will however cover persons who took their first shot of the vaccines from March 10 to March 29, 2021. Head of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation, Dr Kwame Amponsah-Achiano, speaking to the …
On Friday, the Ghana Police Service, in a statement, announced the killing of a journalist from the London-based television channel, MTA International, on August 23 by armed robbers on the Kintampo-Buipe stretch of the highway leading to Tamale. Taalay Ahmed and his colleague, Umaru Abdul Hakim, in the country to work on a documentary, were …
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