The Minister of Information, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has assured of government’s support to revamp the New Times Corporation. He promised to use his office to champion the course that would help diversify the corporation and make it more vibrant in the media industry. Mr. Abdul-Hamid made this remark in Accra yesterday when he paid a working visit to the New Times [...] The post Govt to revamp New Times Corporation appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
A delegation of the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), promoting sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in Ghana, has paid a courtesy call on the First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, in Accra yesterday. It was to seek the First Lady’s support for a Japanese government funded project on sexual and reproductive health (SRH), to be [...] The post PPP solicits First Lady’s support appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Ghana has been selected to host the centennial convention for Multiple Districts 403 of the Lions Clubs International (LCI), which will be celebrated on the theme,“The more we care, the better we live”. Mrs. Gloria Esi Lassey, a past District Governor of the club, said this at a press conference in Accra last Monday, to launch the event. As part [...] The post Ghana to host Lions Clubs Int’l appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
After months of bitter rancor and public outburst, the Sunyani Traditional Council (STC) and the Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, Kwaku Asoma- Cheremeh, have pledged to collaborate for the rapid development of the region. The two had been at each other’s throat over allegation by the STC that Mr. Asoma-Cheremeh was disrespectful towards the council, especially the paramount chief (Omanhene) Nana Basoma [...] The post Sunyanihene, B/A Minister confer after bitter feud appeared first on The Ghanaian
The Ashanti Regional Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated former President John Dramani Mahama for being awarded the African Best Political Leader for the year 2016 by the African Leadership Magazine (ALM) in Johannesburg, South Africa. A statement issued yesterday and signed by the Regional Youth Organiser of the party, Brogya Genfi, lauded Mr. Mahama’s contribution [...] The post Ashanti NDC youth salute Mahama for winning award appeared first on The Ghanaian
Yara Ghana says it will soon commence supporting rural women farmers through capacity building in agricultural best practices and free sample fertilizers. The support will be channelled through the company’s ‘One step forward programme’ to be initiated this farming season. This was disclosed by the company during a working visit by selected members of the Development Action Association (DAA) to [...] The post Yara to provide free sample fertilizers, training for farmers appeared first on The
Canadian businesses in Ghana have been urged to expand their scope of investments beyond mining to other critical sectors of the Ghanaian economy such as Agri-business, and tourism. The Minister for Business Development, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal made the call when executives of the Canada-Ghana Chamber of Commerce called on him at the ministry. The minister noted that although there had [...] The post Canadian businesses challenged to expand scope appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Business Division Manager for Tigo Insurance, Barbara Asante, has been adjudged the Outstanding Mobile Insurance Personality of the year. She received the award at the third annual National Women in Finance Awards held in Accra. Under the theme, ‘Towards improvement in service delivery: The role of women finance professionals’, the awards sought to inspire, motivate and coach the current [...] The post Tigo’s Barbara Asante wins Mobile Insurance Personality award appeared first on The
An Indian business delegation visiting Ghana to explore business opportunities, has promised to support the vision of the new government to establish at least one factory in the 167 districts in the country. Led by Kapil Gupta, Director-General of Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI), the delegation comprising representatives of 50 companies, arrived on Monday to explore opportunities for prospective [...] The post India pledges support for ‘One District One Factory’ programme appeared first
Former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has donated half of the severance pay to Foxes Foundation charity. Report informs citing , 66-year-old Italian boss was handed a £3 million pay, while the manager gave half of the money, £1,500,000, to the charity. Leicester chiefs wielded the axe on Thursday after a nightmare run of results that leaves them scrapping for Premier [...] The post Ranieri donates severance pay to charity fund appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
LEICESTER City striker Jamie Vardy is hoping to fire regularly after his brace in Monday’s 3-1 victory over Liverpool helped the struggling champions end their five-game losing streak in the Premier League. Vardy, who scored 24 league goals during Leicester’s title-winning campaign last year, has been far from his prolific best this season, managing nine goals across competitions so far. [...] The post Vardy keen to build on Liverpool display appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
A workshop was organised for representatives from member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in Accra. It is to train them on how to report on the progress of the Agriculture Transformational Agenda (ATA), in their respective countries. Dubbed the Malabo Declaration, and signed in 2014, the ATA is an initiative of the African Union (AU) [...] The post ADRA organisise workshop on agric in ECOWAS states appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Ghana Handball Association(GHA) yesterday presented equipment to the Osu Presbyterian cluster of schools. The equipment received by the Circuit Supervisor of Osu-Doku, Miss Georgina W. Raddles includes five handballs and two whistles. The presentation, according to Nortey Dowuona, vice chairman of the GHA, was to serve as a boost to the sports activities of the schools. He said it [...] The post Handballs for Osu Presby cluster of schools appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Multichoice Ghana Limited are winners of the Ghana edition of the Standard Chartered Trophy 2017 tournament held at the Lizzy Sports Complex at East Legon. They defeated Latex Foam 2 -1 in extra time of the finals to win the championship. Speaking after the finals, Madam Mansa Nettey, incoming CEO of Standard Chartered Ghana Limited praised the efforts of the [...] The post Multichoice wins Stanchart trophy tourney appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has started rationing water to residents of Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, in the Western Region, due to challenges it is facing in its operations, including dry weather and illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’. The company has begun the rationing, which takes place from Mondays to Sundays. The Daboase and Inchaban Water Headwork produce 10 million gallons [...] The post ‘Galamsey’affecting water supply to Sekondi-Ta’di appeared first on The Ghanaian
The Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has advocated stringent measures to improve falling educational standards in basic education in the region. He wondered how 13,000 candidates out of 45,000 in the last Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) only managed to secure results beyond aggregate 36. The region, he noted, had what it takes to reverse the trend, which denies most [...] The post Minister laments low academic performance in C/R appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Easter Region continues to record high cases of mother-to-child transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in spite of the numerous measures put in place to prevent it, the Regional Technical Coordinator for the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) Ms. Golda Asante has said. She mentioned free HIV-testing and anti-retroviral drugs for pregnant women infected with HIV and counselling as some [...] The post Mother-to-child HIV increases … in E/Region appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The commemoration of the 69th anniversary of the 28th February shooting incident, which saw the gunning down of three retired soldiers by British Police in 1948 is significant in the annals of the political history of the country. The significance of the shooting incident lies in the fact that it stimulated a series of popular actions that led to [...] The post CELEBRATING OUR FALLEN HEROES appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
A 20-year-old construction labourer was on Monday granted bail by an Accra circuit court for conspiring with two others, now at large, and robbing two Nigerians at gunpoint. Gabriel Nata together with his accomplices, robbed the victims of two IPhone 6S mobile phones each worth GH¢1,800.00, an Infinix mobile phone worth GH¢700.00, and caused damage to complainant’s door worth GH¢2,000.00. [...] The post Armed robber granted bail, others at large appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Accra Circuit Court “One” yesterday jailed a trader, Awale Fuseini, of Ablekuma, 15 years in hard labour for robbing a taxi driver at Sakaman near Dansoman in the Greater Accra Region. The convict and his friend (on the run) stopped Kingsford Agyiri at about 2:30 am at the Kaneshie First Light on October 2, 2014, and hired him to [...] The post Trader jailed for robbing taxi driver appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
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