President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to the public to avoid stigmatising prisoners and ex-convicts. He said despite efforts to refine inmates in prisons to better integrate them into societies after serving their sentences, “the society is reluctant to accept ex-convicts back into their folds.” President Akufo-Addo (middle) with the cadet officers.Photo. Vincent Dzatse … The post Avoid
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will from August 1 commence customers meter audit as part of measures to clamp down on illegal connection and power theft. Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Dubik Mahama, said the exercise was necessary to stop loss of revenue as a result of power theft and illegal connection. Addressing a … The post Power
A weigh bridge constructed to weigh bauxite and manganese at Apimanim in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region has been inaugurated by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor. Bauxite and manganese over the years had been transported by rail, but due to the downward trend of the Ghana … The post Bauxite, Manganese weighing bridge
Former President, John Dramani Mahama, and the wife, Lordina Mahama, have handed over a 45-bed Maternity and Children’s Ward to the Bole government hospital in the Savannah region. The facility, which has been named as Lordina Mahama Maternity and children’s ward, has babies’ cot, neonatal care unit, incubators, phototherapy unit, delivery room, a kangaroo mother … The post Mahama,
PASSAGE OF PLEA BARGAINING LAW President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, assented to a bill to amend the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30), to formally introduce plea bargaining into the administration of criminal justice in the country in respect of all offences except a few set out in the law. … The post Pres assents
The Rot0ract Club of the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) has donated sanitary pads to 103 girls in two schools at Dorimon in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. The beneficiary schools were the Dorimon District Assembly Primary and the Dorimon Senior High Schools where each … The post SDD-UBIDS Rotaract
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has called on the public to report any act of misconduct by staff of the Authority including bribery to the Road Safety Information Centre for appropriate redress. It asked the public to do so by calling 194 on all networks as a whistle-blowing tool adding that it would not … The post NRSA urges public to report misconduct of its
The Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has observed that the reality of hung Parliament is playing out in the face of the citizenry following issues involving the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Adwoa Safo. “On the face of it, … The post Minority
The Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr Oduro Osae, has advocated that as part of the fight against corruption the Attorney General’s department should be decoupled from the Ministry of Justice. He insisted that he had been making this over the years part of his advocacy towards the fight against graft. The Afrobarometer report which was released … The post ‘Amend
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi Constituency in the Northern Region, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, has called for more partnership, unity and collaboration among Dagombas to help grow and develop Dagbon Tradition Area. “Dagbon can only progress, grow and develop if the people put their differences aside and come together as one to ensure … The post Yendi MP tasks Dagombas
Kwame Agbodza, the Ranking Member for the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, is not enthused about the government’s intent to charge road tolls after the completion of expansion works on the Tema Motorway Road. He described the move as annoying, the Minister of Finance should probably resign for introducing unfavourable policies and his attempt … The post Agbodza
The family of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, has hinted that they will seek legal means available to stop the Atta Mills Institute from operating with the name and image of the late president. According to the family, the institute established by an aide of the late president, Koku Anyidoho was neither sanctioned … The post Late Atta Mills’
Transformative Action for Gender Equality (TAGE) ProjectManager, Mercy Tuffour has called for collaboration between state institutions and her organisation to reduce gender-based violence in the country. She mentioned that the Ministry of Gender, Ministry of Health, Domestic and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) and Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) as some of the institutions … The post NGO
A $5.7 million programme aimed at creating 90,000 work opportunities in the country’s shea value chain in the next three years was last Thursday launched in Tamale. Dubbed the Shea Business Empowerment Programme (SBEP), it would also support 150 Shea cooperatives and 300 Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana to improve their business capacity, access … The post $5.7m
The burden of hepatitis B infection is highest in the WHO Western Pacific Region and the WHO African Region, where 116 million and 81 million people, respectively, are chronically infected. In 2019, hepatitis B resulted in an estimated 820 000 deaths, mostly from cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (primary liver cancer). Hepatitis B can be prevented … The post World Hepatitis Day, July 28
Dear Editor The National Identification Authority (NIA) has read with dismay the Ghanaian Times editorial of Friday, 1st July 2022 captioned above. It is ironic that an editorial advocating clarity, accuracy and truth ends up with misinformation and inaccuracies. Our concerns with the said editorial are many, but we will focus on the five most … The post Re:
Napoleon Hill in ‘Think and Grow Rich’ dwells on all kinds of topics, stories, examples, and exercise, surprisingly he does not talk about money. This might seem strange for a book about “growing rich.” But here is another one: ‘You Too Can Be Prosperous,’ by Robert Russell. Another great author, and again, it does not … The post Money is not the goal appeared first on
The Ministry of Roads and Highways’ Head of Public Relations, Nasir Ahmad Yartey, has stated that government has not reinstated road toll collection across the country. This, he clarified in a press release yesterday, following the presentation of the 2022 mid-year budget statement by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Monday 25 July 2022. … The post Govt not reinstating
The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) yesterday launched a 20,000 Euro “Dora Gertrude Quaye Scholarship Scheme” to provide financial support to needy but brilliant students. The fund which is an award won by Professor Margaret Gyapong, Director, Institute of Health Research, donated to UHAS for her achievement in honour of her mother Dora … The post UHAS
Gas prices have soared after Russia further cut gas supplies to Germany and other central European countries after threatening to earlier this week. European gas prices were up almost 2 per cent trading above an earlier all-time high after Russia invaded Ukraine. Critics accused the Russian government of using gas as a political weapon. Russia … The post Gas prices soar as Russia
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