he Member of Par­liament for Agona West, Mrs Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has lost her bid to contest this year’s parliamentary elections on the ticket of the New Patri­otic Party (NPP). During the party’s par­liamentary primaries at the weekend, the former Minis­ter of Gender, Children and Social Protection managed to obtain 152 votes. She was defeated … The post …as

The Second Vice Chairman for the Ejisu Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwabena Boateng, emerged victorious as the Party’s Parliamentary Candidate ahead of the upcoming general election. He polled 394 votes in the Saturday’s primary, outper­forming his closest competitor, Helena Mensah, who garnered 302 votes, with Yaa Akyemaa Aboagye trailing with 229 … The post Kwabena

Africa holds the key to moving to­wards a world free from hunger and poverty. It is in Africa where enormous gains can be made, and agrifood systems transfor­mation is the definitive founda­tion for the continent to realise sustainable development and modernisation. This month, ministers of Agriculture from across Africa will meet in Morocco for the … The post Unlocking

 The Govern­ment of the Re­public of Korea, through the Ko­rea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Ghana, has donated equipment and vehicles to the Centre for Health Infor­mation Management (CHIM) of the Policy, Planning, Moni­toring and Evaluation Division (PPMED) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The items include two pick­up vehicles, 100 tablets and accessories, three air … The post KOICA

Mission 195 and Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation of North America on Saturday donated quantities of medical equipment and consumables to enhance healthcare delivery in North Tongu District in the Volta Region. The items, which included surgical beds, ward beds, and hundreds of boxes of medical consumables, disinfectants, were worth thousands of dollars. A member … The post Mission

Mission 195 and Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation of North America on Saturday donated quantities of medical equipment and consumables to enhance healthcare delivery in North Tongu District in the Volta Region. The items, which included surgical beds, ward beds, and hundreds of boxes of medical consumables, disinfectants, were worth thousands of dollars. A member … The post Mission195,

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Francis Asen­so-Boakye, has commended the leadership of the ‘BuszStop­Boys’ for their initiative of ensur­ing that drains and gutters in cities and towns across the country are rid of filth. The BuzStopBoys is a group of young men undertaking voluntary desilting of choked drains and gut­ters in cities and towns … The post Asenso-Boakye

The President, Nana Addo Dank­wa Akufo-Addo, over the weekend launched an en­dowment fund for the Anglican University College of Technology (ANGUTECH) with a call on adherents of the Anglican faith and public-spirited individuals to contribute to the fund. The fund, which seeks to raise a minimum of $2 million, is to support the recapitalisation of … The post President

 The Minister of National Security, Mr Albert Kan- Dapaah, has advocated homegrown initiatives in curbing security threats in West Africa. Mr Kan-Dapaah stressed that developments in West Africa were “emblematic of the chaos and crisis” that had characterised the world in the past decade; the magnitude of which remains un­precedented since the end of the … The post Support

Ghana is ex­pected to receive about US$360 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following a staff-level agree­ment reached between the govern­ment and staff of the Fund. However, this agreement, which is on the second review of the coun­try’s economic programme under the US$3 billion Extended Credit Facility arrangement, is subject to IMF’s management approval … The post IMF

 The Minister of Works and Hous­ing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has tasked contrac­tors working on the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GAR­ID) project to expedite construc­tion works in order to mitigate the risk of flooding in the capital during the rainy season. The minister gave the directive during a meeting with project coordinators and contractors … The post Works,

 Over the past two weeks, a team of experts from the International Mon­etary Fund (IMF) has been in Ghana, undertaking a thorough review of the country’s economic programme under the $3 billion Extended Credit Facility. This exercise that involved staff of the IMF, Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Ghana, was to assess the … The post IMF deal offers hope, but challenges remain appeared

The Imam of New Bortianor in the Ga South Municipality, Sheikh Dr Ibrahim Abubakari, has urged Muslims to maintain their ‘Taqwa’ by being God-conscious and always praying for the good and mercies of Allah on this earth and the hereafter. “We have to be prudent in our celebration, so that we don’t abort the mercies of … The post Maintain ‘Taqwa’ at all

In a move to reduce Gha­na’s dependence on tomato imports from neighbouring countries, the Nikgroup Farm, a private sector organisation, is set to establish a 500-acre tomato and pepper farms in Akuse in the Eastern region of Ghana. The company estimates the project would create a huge num­ber of employment opportunities for many Ghanaians, particularly … The post Nikgroup

 The Ghana Rev­enue Authority (GRA) has hand­ed over 14 out of the 182 contain­ers of locked-up pharmaceutical products needed in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis to the Ministry of Health. The essential medical com­modities, including antiretroviral drugs for HIV patients, were stuck at the Tema port for almost a year due to the … The post GRA

Accra Hearts 3-1 Karela United Dawu Dreams 2-0 Kotoko Nsoatre Nsoatreman 1-1 Olympics Tarkwa Medeama 1-0 Legon Cities Bechem Bechem United 3-2 RTU Abrankese Nations FC 2-2 Bofoakwa Dormaa Aduana 1-0 Heart of Lions Samreboi Samartex 3-2 B. Chelsea The post Scores at a glance  appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

Registration for the 2024 Accra City Doubles Open tennis championship will end at the close of work today. The closure, according to Mr Peter Annan (Grandmaster), the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Grandmaster Tennis Events, organ­isers of the tournament, would be followed by the draw of matches. The championship is expected to be played on … The post Accra City Doubles Open registration

Accra Hearts of Oak on Sat­urday overcame a Karela United scare to win 3-1 in their Ghana Premier League match day 26 game played at the Accra Sports Stadium. Having been on a three-match losing streak, Karela’s leader through Dafie Hamin Moham­med under five minutes created fear and panic among the Phobian faithful although there … The post Hearts thrash Karela to return to winning ways

A man who conspired with two others to beat up a student wrongly accused of causing a tricycle rider’s penis to shrink has been sentenced to four months’ imprisonment by the Awutu Breku District Court. The court ordered Zakaria Zulkani to pay a fine of GH¢2,400 or serve six months in default for the charge … The post Kasoa shrinking penis: One

 Two men were reported dead and three injured when some Kplejoo groups clashed with the Navy at Tema Newtown during the final procession of the Kplejoo festival. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports that as part of the festival, the groups on the evening of last Friday, went on their usual annual procession throughout the … The post 2 dead, 3 injured in Navy, Kplejoo appeared first on Ghanaian