President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Speaker of Parlia­ment, Alban Kings­ford Sumana Bagbin, are in disagreement over the posi­tion of the 1992 Constitution on the passage of Private Member’s legislation in the House. This stems from the failure of the President to assent to three Private Member Bills which were passed by Parliament. It … The post President,

 Yesterday, we carried a story about the pro­posal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to increase passport application fees from the current GH¢100 to GH¢644, which is a 544-per cent increment. We have taken note of all the explanation given, yet we find parts of it very unfortunate. For instance, we find … The post Check percentage hike in passport application

 The Speaker of Parlia­ment, Alban Bagbin, has said that the current hung Parliament in Ghana demandsneutrality to ensure smooth parliamentary business. He said neutrality was also crucial to facilitate government business and bills were passed into law. Mr Bagbin stated this during the third tour of the regions to mark the 30th anniversary of Parliamentary … The post Hung parliament

 Blue Cross Ghana, a Christian Or­ganisation aimed to fight against alcohol and other substances abuse on Saturday embarked on a street walk to create awareness on drug addiction in Accra. The walk which was under the theme; ‘Giving hope to the ad­dicted,’ started at exactly 6:30am from Mallam junction through to the principal streets of … The post Blue Cross Ghana campaigns against

 Liverpool manager,­JurgenKlopp, said it is too soon to be talking about his side being title con­tenders after they missed the chance to go top of the Premier League following Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United. Liverpool, who finished fifth last season, are a point behind leaders, Arsenal, with 17 match­es played, and while Klopp is … The post Klopp dampens title talk ahead

FIFA announced on Sunday that its revamped Club World Cup, to be held for the first time in 2025, will feature 32 teams and will be played from mid-June to mid-July. The United States will host the 2025 edition of the expanded event, which will be held every four years thereafter. The tournament will have … The post Club World Cup 2025 tournament Expanded to 32-teams appeared first

Man­chester City boss, Pep Guardi­ola, says his side cannot blame bad luck for their failure to see out games after they dropped more points from a winning posi­tion in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace. The defending champions led 2-0 with 15 minutes to go but were pegged back by Jean-Philippe Mateta’s breakaway goal and … The post Guardiola dismisses ‘bad luck’

 Fast-Rising Agribusiness firm, Mariseth Farms has won the prestigious Esther Ocloo Award at the 12th Associ­ation of Ghana Industries(AGI) Awards held in Accra. The outfit, an emerging com­pany in agricultural commodities took the award for its exceptional performance over the years in Agribusiness. Speaking to the Ghanaian Times after the awards, the Chief Executive Officer … The post Mariseth

Vodafone Ghana has announced a significant achievement in its nation­wide expansion, launching 104 Community Shops. This, surpasses its initial goal of 100 shops by end of March this year. This milestone, part of the Vodafone Community Shops proj­ect announced on June 1, 2023, is a major step in the company’s strat­egy to expand its retail … The post Vodafone Ghana

Trading activi­ties on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) in No­vember this year recorded a bullish performance, reflecting the relative strong growth in the Ghanaian economy for the last three quar­ters. Both the volume and value of shares traded on the Accra bourse increased by 1,009.7 per cent and 807.7 per cent respectively, the GSE said … The post Ghana Stock Exchange

 The founder of Young Professionals and Youth Coalition (YPYC), Dr Andy Osei Okrah, has been ad­judged Ghana’s Most Respected Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Youth Development at the sixth edition of the Ghana Industry CEO Awards, 2023 held in Accra. Dr Okrah, also a philanthro­pist emerged winner out of a keenly contested category, there­by confirming … The post Dr

 Hundreds of mourn­ers from all walks of life at the week­end joined the Founder of Mount Crest University College and Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Mr Kwaku Ansa-Asare, and many othersas his father, the late Mr George Kwesi Ansah was laid to rest. The late Mr Ansah, an educationalist and affectionately called … The post George Kwesi Ansah laid to rest appeared first on Ghanaian

 The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has expressed concern over a proposal by the Electoral Commission (EC) to change the closing of voting time from 17:00 hours to 15:00 hours in the upcoming 2024 general elec­tion and subsequent ones. The GFL urged the EC to provide further and better particulars about the intended amendments to … The post GFL expresses concern over

The National Dem­ocratic Congress (NDC) has urged Ghanaians to actively participate in the upcoming District-Level Elections scheduled for tomorrow. The party emphasised the significance of the exercise in the country’s governance processes, highlighting its pivotal role in local and decentralisation governance. In a press statement signed and issued by the National Chairman of the party, … The post Fully

 A Circuit Court at Gbetsile, near Tema, has sentenced a crane operator Rudy Agyemang to 15 years imprison­ment in hard labour for robbing, contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960. The court, presided over by Mrs Eleanor Kakra Banes Botch­way, sentenced the accused after a full trial of which the court found … The post Crane operator gets 15 years in hard labour appeared

Fire has swept through over 70 shops at Race­course Market in the Ku­masi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. The deadly fire according to traders, destroyed goods worth millions of cedis. Some of the fire victims in an interview with Kumasi based OTECFM revealed that the started in one shop at around 7:00 a.m on Monday … The post Fire razes down over 70 shops at Racecourse Market

The Eastern Naval Command of the Ghana Armed Forces on Saturday, inter­cepted a canoe suspected to be transporting an unquantified amount of sub­stance suspected to be marijuana at Agorkpo area in the Ada East District of the Greater Accra Region. A statement signed by the Deputy Director of Public Rela­tions of the Ghana Navy, Lieu­tenant … The post Ghana Navy intercepts 45 bags