Selina Boateng Selina Boateng, one of Ghana’s most sensational gospel musicians, says she will work hard to make her music available to music lovers and her fans this year. Selina, who will be releasing her latest album in the second week of February this year, stressed that preparations are far advanced to give the album […]

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Samia Nkrumah, daughter of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has for the first time said publicly that she is ready to run for President on the ticket of the Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP)

The European Union on Wednesday signed a grant contract of 600,000 Euros (GHC Two million), with three beneficiary organisations to enable them to promote human right issues and the well-being of children in Ghana

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) Limited, a subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), is to introduce an international remittance product  which will enable individuals and organisations based outside Ghana to send monies to their relatives and business partners in the country through  its e-zwich platform. Archie Hesse, Chief Executive Officer of GhIPSS, who disclosed this during a media [...]The post Ghipss To Introduce Remittance Product appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Accra Fast Track High Court has adjourned to February 5, 2014 the case involving Christian Sheriff Asem Darkei, the man at the centre of the shipment and disappearance of 77 parcels of cocaine. The adjournment is to enable new lawyers for Darkei to study the court proceedings for him to open his defence.  Darkei, aka the Limping Man, who was to open his defence in December last year, could not do so because his lawyers withdrew their services. The court, therefore, adjourned the case to January 29, 2014 to allow the accused to employ the services of a lawyer to enable him to open his defence. Darkei is alleged to have played a major role in the shipment of 2,310 kilogrammes of cocaine, with a face value of $138.6 million, into the country in April 2006.  The prosecution closed its case on April 23, 2013. Arrest Darkei was arrested by BNI officials at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on February 2, 2012 upon a tip-off, after he had been pursued for years by the security agencies. He had gone to the hospital to seek medical treatment. He has, however, pleaded not guilty to three counts of conspiracy, importation and exportation of narcotic drugs. Facts of the case It is the case of the prosecution that around midnight on April 26, 2006, a vessel, the MV Benjamin, reportedly carrying about 77 parcels of cocaine, with each parcel weighing 30 kilogrammes, docked at Kpone/Tema and discharged the parcels. The parcels were offloaded into a waiting vehicle which carried them away. According to the prosecution, in the course of investigations, Darkei’s name featured prominently as the importer and/or owner of the drug. He was said to be the person who had chartered the vessel at a cost of $150,000 to tow another vessel from Guinea to Ghana and, subsequently, carted the alleged 77 parcels. Shipowner jailed The disappearance of the cocaine led to the constitution of the Justice Georgina Wood Committee and the subsequent trial of persons alleged to have played various roles in the importation. In July 2008, the Accra Fast Track High Court, presided over by Mr Justice Anin Yeboah, now a Supreme Court judge, convicted and sentenced Joseph Kojo Dawson, the owner of the MV Benjamin and Managing Director of Dashment Company Limited; Isaac Arhin, a sailor; Phillip Bruce Arhin, a mechanic; Cui Xian Li, the vessel engineer, and Luo Yui Xing, a sailor, all crew members of the MV Benjamin, to 25 years’ imprisonment each with hard labour.  Bruce Arhin, however, died about three weeks after his conviction. The convicts, including Arhin, were found guilty of using property for narcotic offences, engaging in prohibited business relating to narcotics and possession of narcotic drugs without lawful authority. A sixth accused person, Pak Bok Sil, a Korean, was, on October 16, 2007, acquitted and discharged by the court which had held, during a ruling on a submission of ‘no case’, that the prosecution had failed to prove a case against him.

Kwabena Bediako Kwabena Bediako, who is one of the few young rising figures in the Ghanaian movie industry, has returned to the industry after a long break. Kwabena featured prominently in ‘Taxi Driver’, a television series on GTV some years back. In an interview with BEATWAVES, he disclosed that he went on a break to […]

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After several months of worrying over the Black Stars' goalkeeping department ahead of the 2014 World Cup, there seems to be some light at last in Stephen Adams.

This year’s edition of the much awaited Dream Child musical concert will take place on March 22 at the National Theatre in Accra. Organisers of the show have promised patrons nothing but the very best of music and entertainment on one stage. Some selected Ghanaian artistes billed to perform at the event will perform alongside […]

Asante Kotoko are expecting their CAF Champions League opponents Barrock Young Controllers to arrive in Ghana on the 5 February.

The Board of Directors  of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL), has approved a  five-year strategic plan (2014-2018) to place the country’s major road  transport carrier in a better position to deliver quality service to meet international standards. The strategic plan which sets out timeline and work plans, seeks to improve service delivery through emphasis on safety and comfort of passengers [...]The post MMTL Devises Strategy To Deliver Quality Service appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Yaw Kpalitey, a labourer, has been  sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Tarkwa Circuit Court for stealing two bags of cocoa valued GH¢424 belonging to Akuapa Kokoo Buying Company. He pleaded guilty. Prosecuting Detective Chief Inspector Oscar Amponsah, told the court presided over by Mr. Samuel Obeng Diawuo, that the complainant was a purchasing clerk at Wassa Kwaben near [...]The post Cocoa Thief Jailed 2 Years appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

But for the timely intervention of security personnel, the Tema Community 1 Market would have been razed down by fire yesterday. This is the third time in six months that a fire disaster at the market had been prevented by the vigilance of securitymen. Fire officials suspect that all the three attempted fire outbreaks may be the work of arsonists. Conducting [...]The post Securitymen Save Tema Com. 1 Market From Being Gutted appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A former Minister of Defence in the Kufuor administration, Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor, has supported the call for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 general elections. Dr. Kufuor explained that the twice defeated flagbearer would represent the NPP’s best chance of snatching the presidency from the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC). According [...]The post Dr. Addo-Kufuor Supports Akufo-Addo appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.