Ghana will continue to share the vision of the European Union (EU) to ensure socio-economic growth Mr John-Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has said. He said this would make the government to live up to the expectations of the citizenry to ensure economic growth and create job opportunities. Mr Amewu said this when Mr William Hanna, [...] The post Ghana will

The Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Life Insurance Ghana Mr Emmanuel Mokobi Aryee, has been appointed to the Leadership Team of Prudential plc. The Leadership Team of Prudential Plc is one of the world’s leading financial services groups. Matt Lilley, CEO Prudential Africa congratulating Emmanuel on his appointment in a statement said “This appointment highlights Emmanuel’s outstanding performance in managing [...] The post CEO

The Golden Jubilee Terminal at the Tema Port in 2016 recorded a 59 per cent increase in the number of transit trade it handled during the year. A total of 44,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEUs) were handled showing a 59 per cent increment over the 27,810 worked on in 2015. Mrs Esther Gyebi-Donkor, Golden Jubilee Terminal Manager, disclosed this to [...] The post GPHA records 59

Tyson Fury says he will return to boxing in May almost 18 months since he took Wladimir Klitschko’s world heavyweight titles. Fury has not fought since stunning Klitschko on points in Germany in late 2015 to win the WBO, IBF and WBA Super belts. The IBF stripped him shortly afterwards, while Fury voluntarily gave up his remaining titles in the [...] The post Tyson Fury: I’m coming back

BARCELONA boss Luis Enrique has faith that his side can claw back a massive 4-0 aggregate deficit in their Champions League tie with Paris St-Germain. The Catalan giants capitulated in the first leg in Paris after goals from Julian Draxler, Edinson Cavani and a brace from Angel di Maria. And Barca hosts the French champions today in the last 16 [...] The post Barca sure

Mofaya Company Limited, importers and distributors of Mofaya Energy Drink, has supported three Ghanaian boxers, billed to fight for the World Boxing Council (WBC) International titles on Saturday, March 11, at the Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra. Streetwise Promotions and Errol Hawks Sports Management, will on Saturday, March 11, stage the “Freedom Fight Night” at the Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, with [...] The post Mofaya

The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), has described as irresponsible and barbaric, the attacks on journalists at some league centres in recent times. A statement from the secretariat of the Association, said the latest attack on Miss Senyuidzorm Adadevor, by some fans of Accra Great Olympics during the fifth week league, match must be condemned in no uncertain terms. [...] The post SWAG

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, yesterday reiterated the commitment of government to provide accessible, but affordable healthcare, to all Ghanaians, by restructuring the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). He said a comprehensive plan was being drawn to refinance and restructure the scheme to make it more efficient in the healthcare delivery system. “The proper functioning of our healthcare system to [...] The post Govt

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) On Tuesday opened its facilities to the public at Garrisons throughout the country. The annual event, which started in 2001, was attached to the Independence Day celebrations, to allow the public, especially school children, have access to military sites, to acquaint with their activities. In Accra more than 3500 pupils and adults were allowed to [...] The post GAF opens

SOS Children’s Villages Ghana, a non- governmental organisation, has organised an educational trip to the University of Ghana for 1,000 children from nine different schools at Chorkor, a slum community in Accra. The schools include Hijaz Islamic Basic School, Dr. F. V Nanka Bruce JHS, Chorkor Presby Primary School, Korle-Gonno Methodist School, Chenmunaa Basic School, Mamprobi South 4 and Socco [...] The post SOS

OLA Senior High School, Ho has celebrated its 63rd Speech and Prize Giving Day with a call on students to crave for excellence in all human endeavours at all times. The grand event which took place on Saturday was under the theme: Striving for Excellence; Empowered by Holistic Education. Dr. Evelyn Yayra Bonney, Research Fellow at the Noguchi Memorial Institute [...] The post Students charged

Mr. Kobena Mensah Woyome, Member of Parliament (MP) for South Tongu, has called on the Ministry of Water Resources and the Volta River Authority (VRA) to take a critical look at the problem of aquatic weeds on the Lower Volta Basin. He said there was the need for inter-ministerial and inter-agency collaboration with the VRA as well as other stakeholders [...] The post Aquatic weeds pose

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Subin Constituency, Mr. Eugene Boakye Antwi, has requested that a full scale inquest into the circumstance that led to the violent clash between personnel of the Ghana Police Service and students of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) last month. Some personnel of the Police Service in the Ashanti Region on February 14, clashed [...] The post MP

One major problem facing the country today is job creation. Many young people, after their education and training, find it difficult to get jobs. Without job opportunities, these young people become frustrated in life, and therefore, unable to realise their dreams. Fortunately, the 2017 budget outlines a project under the name, “one district, one factory” with the aim of creating [...] The post THE

Ivory Finance Company Limited says it has not been paid GH¢91 million by SIC Company Limited, the state insurer, apart from what was paid on the orders of the High Court. “We wish to state emphatically that apart from the GH¢19.3 million that the High Court ordered to be paid to us after almost two years of default, no amount [...] The post SIC has not paid GH¢91m

The Lebanese supervisor at Marwako Restaurant at Abelemkpe in Accra, who allegedly assaulted a 25-year-old female Ghanaian waitress, is expected to appear before an Accra magistrate court today. The Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Afia Tenge, confirmed to The Ghanaian Times that the police received the complaint from the victim on February 28, [...] The post Marwako

The two persons, who posed as police commanders, and defrauded some farmers and a business man of GH¢50,500.00, under the pretext of recruiting their children into the Ghana Police Service, were yesterday jailed by the Accra Circuit Court “One” Ernest Kofi Baah alias Commander Wiafe a taxi driver, was sentenced to 10 years in hard labour and fined GH¢1,200.00 (100 [...] The post Two

Armed robbers on Monday morning shot and killed an officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, at Akowa, near Atebubu and Yeji, in the Brong-Ahafo Region. According to reports, the deceased Assistant Chief Officer of Prisons Nana Yaw Antwi, and his colleague Sergeant (Sgt) Paul Gyan, were shot by the highway men through the windscreen of Nissan Patrol Vehicle with registration [...] The post Highway