The Ghana Muslim Mission (GMM) on Sunday inaugurated an 18-member Executive and Council of Elders for the Tuba Community, in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, with a call on them to implement the mission’s national strategic plan of Action. The plan of action of the GMM is anchored on membership drive, … The post Ghana Muslim Mission inaugurates Tuba branch
At least 7,870 minors aged 15 and 17 have received their first jab of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines in the Greater Accra Region, as government steps up efforts at attaining herd immunity against COVID-19 nationwide. Dr Charity Sarpong, the Regional Director of Health, told the Ghanaian Times that about 581 schools across the 29 districts of … The post 7,870 children receive
About 300 residents of Teacher Mante in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region yesterday received free health screening on diabetes to deepen the fight against diabetes. The exercise, organised by the Lions Club, a subsidiary of the Association of Lions Club International, in collaboration with Frankel Foundation was to create awareness on diabetes. The … The post 300
Sponsors of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill have insisted that “sexual orientation is not a fundamental human right”.According to them, all international charters and treaties Ghana is a signatory to do not recognise sexual orientation as a human right.To them, the activities of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (LGBTQI+) … The post ‘Sexual
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has implored government to step up efforts at limiting importation of COVID-19 at allentry ports of the country with the emergence of the omicron variant. It said in a statement jointly signed by its President, Dr Frank Serebour and General Secretary, Dr Titus Beyuo respectively, that strengthening mitigation measures was … The post Scale
An apartment built to accommodate Presidents and Vice Presidents whenever they visit Kumasi now appears to be a “white elephant.”The apartment was built in 2006 by former President John Agyekum Kufuor to accommodate the President or Vice President anytime they visited Kumasi that would require them sleeping over.It has not been in use for years by … The post Construction
Naa (Dr) Alhassan Andani and Rev. (Dr) Joyce Rosalind Aryee have been sworn-in as members of the Family Health Medical School Endowment Fund Board of Trustees, to join other members who had already been sworn into office. The endowment fund aims at supporting brilliant, but needy Ghanaian students desiring to be trained as medical doctors … The post Alhassan
The US Ambassador, Stephanie S Sullivan, on Tuesday inaugurated a National Emergency Dispatch Centrein Gushiegu in the Northern Region. The centre which is part of the Acute Care and Emergency Referral System (ACERS) Project is the first of its kind in the region. The centre put up by the Catholic Relief Service (CRS) with the support … The post National Emergency
As part of efforts to prevent drink-driving and promoting road safety in the country, a campaign dubbed “Metwi a Mentwa” (literally meaning If I drink I won’t drive), has been launched in Accra. The programme seeks to sensitise drivers on the dangers of drink-driving. The campaign is under the auspices of Pernod Ricard(PRG) Ghana, producers … The post Metwi
The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has been inducted as a fellow of the Ghana Institute of Planners (GIP) at a ceremony in Accra, yesterday. The induction was performed for the minister, who is also a Member of Parliament (MP) for BantamaConstituency, in the Ashanti Region, as part of the 50th Annual General … The post Minister inducted as fellow
Two experts have advised Members of Parliament (MPs) to speedily dialogue and resolve their differences regarding the 2022 Budget Statement and Financial Policy for its approval in the interest of the citizenry. This is to prevent halt in governance, stimulate recovery of the economy from ravaging impact of COVID-19 pandemic, and lessen rising cost of … The post ‘Dialogue,
The Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi Constituency in the Volta Region, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has criticised the proposal by some people that adultery and fornication should be covered by the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021. He insisted that the Bill could not include such acts since adultery … The post MP
A former Minister of Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has declared his intention to be President of Ghana although his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is yet to open nominations for the presidential race ahead of the 2024 elections. He was the Minister of Finance under the Atta Mills’-led administration and hinted he would welcome … The post Kwabena Duffuor
Assembly members have been admonished to re-affirm their commitment and dedication to the processes of decentralisation to deepen democratic governance. Lack of commitment and dedication to the decentralisation processes at the local level will stall progress, growth and development of communities. MacDonald Acquah, Executive Director of Boundless Consultancy Group, explained that chapter 20 of the … The post Re-affirm
About two to three weeks ago, I was in the office behind NPP Headquarters, Asylum Down, Accra when a very good client walked in, his story was so bizarre that I asked the senior in our law firm to come and listen. He left Aflao at about 0400 hrs in a hiring car to Accra, … The post ‘Come and rest’ appeared first on Ghanaian Times.
In the wake of the lynching of Madam Akua Denteh and other attempted killings in the former Northern Regions, The Sanneh Institute undertook research and data gathering into witch-hunting and the “witch camps” in the north. The research established the existence of six “witch camps”, all in the Northern and Northeastern Regions. Most victims in … The post Political
The University of London, has awarded honorary degrees to Mary Chinery-Hesse, George Mpanga (George the Poet), Margaret MacMillan and Joanna David at a ceremony in London. The honorary degrees were presented on November 13, 2021, by the University’s Chancellor, Her Royal HighnessProfessor Wendy Thomson CBE, The Princess Royal at the University of London’s Foundation Day. This year’s … The post University
Former President Flt. Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings has received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his invaluable contribution to the energy sector. The posthumous award, which was presented at the 5th Ghana Energy Awards in Accra, was received on his behalf by his daughter, DrZanetorAgyeman-Rawlings, Member of Parliament of KlotteyKorle Constituency, and son, KimathiAgyeman-Rawlings. In a citation, … The post Former
Parliament, constituted by the Majority Caucus of the House yesterday reversed the rejection of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government for the year ending December 31, 2022. The House, presided over by Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, on Friday rejected the document with 137 members; all members of the Minority caucus after the … The post 2022
Since the British colonists introduced a formal justice system and legal education to the country and Mr John Mensah Sarbahbecame the first native of the then Gold Coast to be called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 1887, the rise in the number of Ghanaians desiring to be lawyers has never waned. It is on record … The post Move to break monopoly of Ghana Law School
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