The Minister of Finance Designate, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has appealed to chief directors and heads of all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure strict compliance with their stated budgets for the year in order to curtail overruns. To achieve this, he said, it was imperative that they engaged their political heads and not … The post Don’t overrun
The Islamic Republic of Iran has reminded the international community and world governments, especially of Muslim countries, of their responsibility to provide all-out support for the oppressed Palestinian people. The support must help to end the brutal crimes of the Zionists in the Holy al-Quds, and other occupied regions in Palestine, and in putting an … The post International
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Virginia Palmer, on Thursday sworn-in 20 new Peace Corps Volunteers to support agriculture and quality health delivery in Ghana. She was joined by the Deputy Minister of Communications, Charles Acheampong, and traditional leaders to swear-in the volunteers, after the new cohorts were taken through eleven weeks of language … The post Ghana
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) last Friday destroyed 500 bales of substandard baby diapers valued at GH¢3 million, at its recycle plant at Ashiaman, near Tema. The destruction of the two 40-footer containers diapers, which were seized from the markets at Kasoa, in the Central Region, Tema in Greater Accra and the Central Business District … The post FDA destroys 500 bales of
The Network of Professional Women in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WiWASH) of the Ghana Water Limited has charged women to refrain from undue competition with men in the pursuit of gender equality. Such behaviours, it said brew unnecessary tension between men and women and render the equality agenda counterproductive. The Country Director for IRC Ghana … The post Don’t compete with Men – Women
A professor of governance at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, Adebayo Olukoshi, has called on African leaders to develop innovative solutions to generate revenue in order to end the cycle of debt distress on the continent. According to him, such innovations could only be possible if the leaders build the political will to lift … The post Develop
Stakeholders in the water sector have been urged to explore innovative and cutting-edge solutions to deliver improved and sustainable water services, especially in rural and peri-urban areas in the country. This, according to the Country Director of Safe Water Network, Charles Nimako, would require the urgent need to invest funding and other resources in scaling … The post Stakeholders
According to the Ministry of Information, Naa Okromo, the young girl allegedly married to 63-year-old Nungua Gborbu Wulomo, is being well taken care of under the protection of the Ghana Police Service and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. The 16-year-old Naa Okromo was ‘wedded’ to 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru […] The post Alleged
The Ghana Police Service has stated that its investigation has revealed that the reported kidnapping of a student of Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon, Accra, was staged. According to the Police, the supposed kidnappers demanded an amount of Three Hundred and Forty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC340,000.00) as ransom from the alleged victim’s parents […] The post Fake
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the visiting Kenyan President, William Ruto, yesterday supervised the signing of a number of agreements as part of efforts to strengthen the bond of cooperation between Ghana and Kenya. In all, eight different Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) were signed with four of them signed at the Jubilee House in … The post Ghana,
The Majority Caucus in Parliament has defended the hike in passport application fees and called on Ghanaians to support the increment to make the passport application process efficient. The Caucus said the increment was a decision by the entire House and at no point in time was there an objection to the hike. Chairman of … The post Majority caucus defends passport fee hikes appeared
Businesses in Ghana and Kenya have been urged to leverage investment opportunities in both countries offered under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to boost economic trade. According to speakers at the maiden Ghana-Kenya business forum, the AfCFTA and other structures, such as the establishment of a Ghana Trade House in Kenya, offered huge … The post Leveraging
Muslims on Tuesday night congregated at Parliament, to observe the 13th Night of Power, a commemorative day in the course of the month-long Ramadan fast. Hosted by the Muslim Caucus of Parliament, it was on the theme: ‘Peace, Unity and Tolerance: The Roadmap to Prosperous Ghana.’ Believed to be the night on which the Quran … The post Muslims mark Night of Power appeared first on Ghanaian
Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2024 general election, John Dramani Mahama, has said his administration would establish Staple Crop Processing Zones in all 16 regions of the country if the party wins the pending polls. The former president explained that this initiative, which forms part of the party’s industrial policy, … The post NDC
The annual ban on drumming and noisemaking within the Ga State will begin from May 6 and ends on June 6, 2024, the Ga Traditional Council (GTC) announced at a news conference in Accra yesterday. The month-long ban prohibits clapping of hands, placement of loudspeakers outside church premises and mosques, roadside evangelism, use of megaphones, … The post GTC bans noisemaking in Ga State
The increment in the cost of Ghanaian passport acquisition announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFARI) has been greeted with mixed reactions by a section of the public. In separate interviews with the Ghanaian Times over the weekend, they called on the government to reconsider the decision or make sure stringent … The post Mixed
Students under government’s Free SHS programme would not pay for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) registration fees, according to the Director General, Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah. He said the GH¢465 has been absolved by the state under the programme and therefore urged parents and guardians not to pay any … The post WASSCE
Francis-Xavier Sosu, the Member of Parliament for Madina, has criticized the union between a 63-year-old Ga priest and a 13-year-old girl, describing it as “condemnable”. The Ga priest, Nuumo Borketey Laweh XXXIII, also known as Gborbu Wulomo, faced significant backlash when a video of his wedding ceremony with the young girl, Naa Okromo, became public. […] The post Gborbu
Senegal has inaugurated Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its president, completing the previously little-known opposition figure’s dramatic ascent from prison to the palace in just weeks. The left-wing pan-Africanist was sworn in on Tuesday after sweeping to a first-round victory in the March 24 elections on a pledge of reform. At age 44, he is Senegal’s […] The post Senegal’s
Parliament has approved GH¢6.87 billion for disbursement of the National Health Insurance Fund for 2024 to enable the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to undertake its activities for the year. The object of the fund is to pay for healthcare services of members of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Dr Da costa Aboagye ,Chief … The post Parliament
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