MAJORITY of Ghanaians are not confident in the ability of the government to protect the country’s financial resources and curb corruption, a 2020 post-election survey by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana has revealed. Out of 2,400 respondents engaged nationwide, 62 per cent said they were not confident that the government could check corruption …
The Ministry of Education has donated a variety of science equipment to four Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Central Region. The equipment, comprising science equipment and laboratory chemicals, were to aid the schools in the effective teaching and learning of science-related courses in the schools. The beneficiary schools are Assin Manso SHS at Assin …
A youth leader, Dalani Bondoog, has advocated the need to re-enkindle the spirit of communal labour in the communities to help the less privileged, widows and the poor in society. “Communal labour which included cooperative farming, hunting or building used to be well practised within the BONABOTO (Bolga, Nabdam, Bongo and Tongo) areas in the …
THE 66 Artillery Regiment in Ho has made it clear that it is not offering jobs to senior high school graduates into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) Central Band. An official statement issued by the unit on August 31 said that the regiment’s attention had been drawn to a social media post with a …
AshantiGold SC have appointed former Ebusua Dwarfs trainer Ernest Thompson Quartey ahead of the upcoming 2021/22 season, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm Quartey signed a two-year contract with the Miners in the presence of club President Dr. KwakuFrimpong and CEO Emmanuel Owusu on Tuesday. The CAF License A holder is expected to take charge of the club …
Ghana’s Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, says Government is commitment towards the Black Stars qualification to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Ghana missed the ticket to the last World Cup in Russia and are in search of a record fourth World Cup appearance after making the debut appearance in Germany in 2006. The …
Accra Great Olympics legend, Alhaji Adam Nii Dodoo Ankrah, has asked the current players of the team to stay focused and not be distracted by the departure of their Captain, Gladson Awako to city rivals, Hearts of Oak. Having played and make the headlines with him, Alhaji Ankrah said it could have a negative effect …
Three persons, including two Members of Parliament (MPs) have filed a writ at the Supreme Court (SC), urging it to declare some recommendations of the Professor YaaNtiamoa-Baidu Committee on salaries and emoluments of spouses of the President and the Vice President as unconstitutional. They are Mr Dafeamekpor Rockson-Nelson, MP for South Dayi in the Volta Region, and …
THIRTY-SEVEN West African nationals from Togo, La Cote d’Ivoire and Mali, who were rounded up in Ho, Thursday, after entering the country through unapproved routes, have been repatriated. The Deputy Commissioner of Immigration (DCI) Claver Nantuo, Volta Regional Commander of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), disclosed this to the Ghanaian Times in Ho on Tuesday. …
A 45-year-old hunter, Kwabena Bronya, died after his brother accidentally shot him while on their way to hunt game in the Okyerekrom forest, near Nyinahin, in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. Bronya and suspect,Kwadwo Nkrumah, lived at Nzema-Nkwanta, near Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal of the Western North Region. Information …
Nine people drowned when the canoes by which they were crossing streams to their destinations,capsized, in the North East Region. The disaster followed recent flooding that hit the region, resulting in the rising of water level of streams and rivers, destruction of houses, properties and displacement of some people. Mr John Alhassan Kwaku, North East …
About 2,000 youth in the Kwaebibirem Municipality in the Eastern Region are to be employed under the Community Mining Scheme following the roll-out of the programme in the area. Of the number, 500 are expected to work directly at the mining site while 1,500 would benefit from indirect jobs. The mining site would be operated …
GOVERNMENT has assured of “bumper harvest” of staples for the production of poultry feed to address the shortage that hit the sector earlier this year. According to a Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of livestock, Mohammed Hardi Tufeiru, the issue of poultry feed is of a great concern to the government because …
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, Dr James Klutse Avedzi, has called for continuous education of public officials on the Public Procurement Act, in order to prevent exploitation of the system for their benefits. This according to him would save the nation substantial income for national development. Dr Avedzi, who made …
The Afigya Kwabre South Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, has hinted that the country will soon bounce back from the current financial challenges facing it. He explained that the government’s economic management team was working very hard to turn things around and revamp the economy which had seen a …
Traditional authorities have been urged to create cordial relationships with their Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to initiate and implement pragmatic programmes that will help bring growth and development to the people. They have been told to also collaborate effectively and efficiently with Assemblies because they played important role in facilitating infrastructural development in …
A press conference by some national executive members of the People’s National Convention (PNC) in Accra yesterday was nearly marred by confusion following the intrusion of the Greater Accra Chairman of the party, Balla Mekankam. The meeting was to brief the media on the indefinite suspension of the General Secretary of the PNC, Janet Nabla …
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Effiduase-Asokore in the Ashanti Region, Dr Nana Afriyie, has highlighted development projects within his constituency geared to transform constituents and propagate them to expose the achievements of the government. In furtherance of this, he will soon inaugurate education facilities he has been able to construct to develop teaching and …
Afriyie Ankrah, the Director of Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has insisted that the party’s recent electoral reform proposals are not borne out of bitterness or disappointment from the 2020 general election. He said the proposals were put together to help shape the future of elections in the country and make them better …
The Dean of the Law School, University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA), Professor Kofi Abotsi has intimated that the country is operating a Constitution that is problematic which the two major political parties agree to. He explained that prior to the 2008 elections, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) generally …
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