The Association of Retired Immigration Officers (ARIO) has inducted 12 newly elected executives to manage the association’s affairs for the next four years. It has Mr Moses K. Gyamfi as President and Veronica Addy as President and Vice President respectively, while Mr Francis Pobee and Ms Celestine Kufe take on the positions of General Secretary … The post Retired Immigration officers

Two health facilities and a staff bungalow at Kpeve in the Afadjato South District and at Fodome Ahor in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region were yesterday inaugurated at separate ceremonies by outgoing Deputy Minister of Health, Mr Mahama Asei Seini. The health centre was inaugurated for the people of Kpeve while that of … The post Kpeve, Fodome Ahor communities in V/R get

The Provost of Cornell University in the United States of America (USA), Professor Michael Kotlikoff, has encouraged its alumni from Ghana to use the knowledge obtained to advance the various sectors of the country. He explained that such a move would help improve the socio-economic development of the country which could impact the world globally. … The post Use

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has licensed and accredited about 1,400 individuals and businesses since the implementation of the cybersecurity regulatory regime in March last year. Out of the number, the Authority noted that 1,137 were registered as Cybersecurity Professionals (CPs), 194 Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSPs) and 52 Cybersecurity Establishments (CEs). According to Press statement … The post CSA

The Cancer Support Network Foundation (CSNF) over the weekend held a Cancer Awareness Walk that drew hundreds of participants. The event, held in Accra, commenced at the Accra Girls Senior High School and meandered through principal streets in the area. During the exercise, informative flyers were distributed to road users, ensuring that the message of … The post Cancer Support

The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday commissioned the University of Ghana (UG) Sports Stadium, the main venue for the 13th edition of the African Games (AG).  The 10,000-capacity stadium with a modern Mundo track for athletics and warm-up tracks would host the track and field events during the games. The facility … The post Veep commissions UG Sports

Newly appointed Head Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak, Aboubakar Ouattara could not have started his campaign with the Phobians on any better note than the crashing 3-0 victory over Real Tamale United (RTU) last Sunday. Having gone through a difficult and inconsistent patch in the season plus recent Real Tamale United confidence boost against … The post Hearts lock horns with Nsoatreman appeared first on

The Fifth edition of the Accra City Open Tennis Doubles tournament has been scheduled from Thursday 18th to Saturday 21st April, 2024 at the ….. Centre This event is organised by the Grandmaster Tennis Events.  Mr Pater Annan, the Chief Executive Officer of the event told Times Sports news editor yesterday that the championship was … The post 5th Accra City Double Tennis

Ghana has re- launched the Universal Salt Iodization Project, to promote the consumption of iodized salt, to combat iodine deficiency diseases like Goitre. This is because Ghana could not achieve the World Health Organisation (WHO) target of 90 per cent household consumption of iodiosed salt in 2014. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Food … The post Ghana re-launches Universal Salt

More than 70 per cent of females and males aged between 15 and 49 who have heard about Human Immune Virus (HIV) discriminate against people living with the disease, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has stated. This is contained in a statement issued by the GSS in Accra yesterday and copied to the Ghanaian Times … The post Ghana marks International Discrimination Day appeared first on

A 21-month electronic Learning Platform programme to improve human resource skills to enhance economic growth has been rolled out with the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The GHS 1.2 million project which also seeks to improve the quality of civil service education and training and the Civil Service Training Center (CSTC) is … The post GHC1.2m

The Presidential Candidate and the leader of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday  inaugurated the 2024 National Campaign Team and the Manifesto Committee of the Party  respectively. The campaign team is chaired by the immediate past Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Dan Kwaku Botwe, with the Minister … The post NPP

A leading critic of Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Déby, has been killed in a shootout with security forces, officials say. Yaya Dillo’s death comes after the gov­ernment blamed him for a deadly attack on the country’s security agency. He denied the accusation. On Wednesday, heavy gunfire was heard near his party’s headquarters in the capital, … The post Opposition leader

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has warned Western countries against sending troops to Ukraine. The consequences of such a de­cision would be “tragic”, he said. In his annual state of the nation address, President Putin accused the West of trying to drag Russia into an arms race. At the same time, he said that Russia needed … The post Putin warns West against sending troops

The goal of agricul­ture and agri-busi­ness has been to enhance crop yield and productivity in order to serve the ever-growing population of Ghana. There is also the need to ensure food safety and security, thereby ensuring safe, high-quality products, innovation, and commit­ment to customer satisfaction. In order to attain these goals, producers need to refocus … The post The challenges

 Malawi can only afford to send two boxers to Accra for the African Games. The Malawi Amateur Boxing Association (MABA) named eight boxers for the Games but the cash-strapped Malawian govern­ment can only afford to cater for two boxers. The duo includes light-wel­terweight, Elias Bonzo, and welterweight, Lewis Zakeyu. The two boxers, together with female … The post 2 boxers to represent

 Hundreds of children participated in the second edition of the Diplomatic Ball tennis tournament that ended over the weekend at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club. The children competed in boys and girls U-14 and U-16. Held annually under the patronage of Ambassador Sena Siaw-Boateng, former Ambas­sador to Belgium and European Union, the tournament seeks to … The post Diplomatic Ball tennis tournament

The Head Coach of the senior women’s na­tional team, the Black Queens, Nora Hauptle, has praised the resilience of the team despite the loss to Zambia in their second leg Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifier. The Black Queens on Wednes­day suffered a 4-3 aggregate defeat in the penultimate fixture of the Olympic Games qualifiers after … The post Black

 A Revered religious leader based in Burkina Faso, Amsetou Nikiéma, has urged her fellow African religious leaders to wield their influence to promote peace and discard elements that could lead to distur­bances. She emphasised the pivotal role religious leaders play in fostering stability, asserting that their author­ity should be harnessed in order to encourage followers … The post Religious

The Presi­dent, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called for collab­oration in dealing with issues of migration for the common good of humanity. He noted that the challenges of migration could not be wished away by any individ­ual or country, rather it would require the glob­al community to liaise in tackling it. “The fullest potential and … The post Global effort vital