The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, on Thursday inaugurated the new Board of Directors for the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) at a ceremony in Accra. The eleven member board has Dr Tony Oteng Gyasi as the chair, with Mr Michael Ansah, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GIADEC, Mr. Martin …
A subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies, Zoomlion Medical Waste has began proper disposal of medical waste generated from the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination exercise in the Eastern Region. The three-day exercise, in collaboration with government through the public health department of the Ministry of Health, was to avoid possible public health crises in …
The Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the McDan Group of companies, Dr Daniel Mckorley, has been installed under a stool name Togbe Dudzradutor to wit “Development king of Africa” by the Kings Forum and traditional leaders of Africa. The titled was bestowed on him following his development-oriented personality of great repute and as a …
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel A. Jinapor, has appealed to staff of the Lands Commission to work professionally and in integrity in support of government’s efforts to build a robust land administration system. This, according to him, would aid in transforming the Lands Commission to be able to properly manage public …
The Acting Director for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Florence Ayisi Quartey, has asked children to be aware of people, especially, who would entice them with gifts or pleasantries. She reminded children of the surge of ritual murders, kidnapping and human trafficking, and advised parents and opinion leaders to protect children against dangers and violence. …
A historic impeachment trial gets underway in Denmark on Thursday against a former minister who spearheaded dozens of tough immigration measures. Inger Stoejberg is accused of unlawfully ordering the separation of young asylum-seeking couples in 2016. She is facing a landmark lawsuit, which accuses her of bearing responsibility for breaking the law. It is Denmark’s …
At least 22 people were killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered New York and New Jersey with tornadoes, record rain and flooding that left the area deluged and under states of emergency on Thursday. Videos on social media showed cars submerged on highways and water pouring into subway stations and homes after a wind-driven downpour …
The US Supreme Court has refused to block a new law in Texas that bans abortions for most women. The so-called Heartbeat Act bans terminations after the detection of what anti-abortion campaigners call a foetal heartbeat – a point when many women do not know they are pregnant. The law gives any individual the right …
Schools in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara State have been ordered closed after scores of students were kidnapped by gunmen on Wednesday. At least 73 students were abducted from a state-run high school in Zamfara’s Maradun district, local police said in a statement, adding that the high school was targeted by “armed bandits.” “The abduction followed the …
Tanzanian police said on Thursday that a slain gunman who killed three police officers and a private security guard on a rampage through a diplomatic quarter of Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam last month was a terrorist. In the August 25 attack, Hamza Mohammed shot police officers with a pistol at a city intersection …
At least four civilians have been killed and dozens taken hostage in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) when attackers ambushed a convoy and set fire to more than a dozen vehicles, the government says. In a series of Twitter posts on Wednesday, the DRC’s communications ministry said the army had freed more than …
Tokyo 2020 spokesperson Masa Takaya has announced plans to refund tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, as the COVID-19 pandemic caused spectators to be banned from the Games. Just over a week before the Games, organisers confirmed spectators would not attend Paralympic venues due to a new wave of COVID-19 infections. Takaya outlined …
Portugal‘s Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 110th international goal to overtake Iran‘s Ali Daei as the top men’s career international goal scorer. The newly minted Manchester United player’s record mark arrived in the 89th minute of Portugal’s World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland. Goncalo Guedes swung in a cross from the right wing, …
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are reportedly trying to ‘breathe life’ back into their European Super League proposal which was met with such fierce resistance back in April. The three European heavyweights – led by Madrid president Florentino Perez, Barca president Joan Laporta and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli – are drawing up plans for the …
Nigeria will face off with Liberia in their first 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification group C match at the Teslim Balogun Stadium today. The Super Eagles are coming into this clash in poor form. They are winless in their previous three matches, having lost to Mexico in their last game which was a friendly encounter …
Senegal got their CAF second round 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign off to a positive start, beating Togo 2-0 at StadeLat-Dior in Thies on Wednesday. The Lions of Teranga are overwhelming favourites to progress onto the third round of qualifying from a group which also includes Congo and Namibia, but had to show a …
South Africa will look to get their 2022 World Cup Qualifying Group G campaign off to a solid start when they face hosts Zimbabwe at the National Sports Stadium in Harare today. SA (who have appeared at three World Cups: 1998, 2002 and 2010) won the recent Cosafa Cup, defeating Senegal on penalties in the …
EQUITY investor, Quick Angels Limited, has supported an indigenous paint manufacturing company to raise its daily production capacity by a dozen times to help meet demand and industrialise the economy. The company, Dominion Paints Manufacturing Industries Limited (DOPAMIL), was producing 2,000 litres of the Agatex brand of paint per day upon demand but raised it …
Trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) closed in the month of August with a 33.07 points increase in the Composite Index. The Accra bourse Financial Stock Index also increased by 39.04 points while the market capitalisation shot up by GH¢656.21 to GH¢62,904.96. The year-to-date return stood at 41.66 per cent with the total volume …
Many students in the Tema Metropolis have refused to wear their nose masks after school, though it is mandatory to do so in public as one of the preventive measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Ghanaian Times has observed. They are commonly seen without nose masks after classes on the streets or in buses. Others also …
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