IMMININET strife and conflict situations are looming over the country as “the signposts of moral behaviour have all fallen by the road,” former Moderator of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG), Very Rev. Japhet Yao Ledo has warned. He noted that the contemporary Ghanaian society was now so morally bankrupt that the young are resorting to cyber fraud to make [...] The post Former
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed social media allegations that he collapsed on Sunday October 21, and was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital for medical treatment. The President said he went to the Military Hospital to visit his brother-in-law who had been admitted to undergo a hip operation, and wondered why his presence at the hospital could [...] The post I
Ghana and Sierra Leone have agreed to deepen their diplomatic, cultural and trade ties which dates back to two centuries. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, expressed the commitment yesterday when the former visited the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday. “It is my sincere desire that we set the tone [...] The post Ghana, Sierra Leone
Mr George Andah, the Deputy Minister of Communications, has advised students to lead in the awareness creation on cyber crimes, to save innocent citizens from being defrauded through the usage of the internet. He said as students, they should be information ambassadors among the citizenry, especially for young people to be made alert of internet fraudsters and by this way [...] The post Students
Members of the 1986 year group of the Old Mawuli Students Union (OMSU’86) have donated a set of conferencing and public address equipment worth GH¢ 20 000 to their alma mater. The equipment includes a long range and sub-woofer speaker units, a 16-track professional mixer console, equaliser and amplifiers, eight units of conference, lapel and cordless microphones, microphone stands, a [...] The post OMSU’86
The Group Head, Corporate Technical Services at the West Perth, Australia Office of Goldfields Limited, Dr Winfred Assibey-Bonsu, has called for greater investment and funding in technical and mining education in the country. According to him, funding high level technical and mining engineering education as well as research in the industry would not only ensure its survival, but would also [...] The post Investment
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is expected to hold its national executive elections on November 17, 2018 at the Fantasy Dome of the Trade Fair Centre in the Greater Accra Region. Last month, the party elected its regional executives nationwide. Delegates from all 275 constituencies gathered at various designated centres to elect regional officers. Kofi Adams, the National Organiser of [...] The post NDC
Dr Kofi Boateng, Chairman of the Progressive Alliance Movement (PAM) has assured the nation will soon become the largest democracy in the world if the Representation of the People Amendment Law (ROPAL) is implemented. He said although India is making democratic strides, Ghana could beat them with the implementation of the Act. Dr Boateng’s comments follow an announcement by the [...] The post Ghana
The Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) Dr Emmanuel Akwetey has challenged the President to show the citizenry the achievements of his 110 ministers that justify his decision to keep the number. “The ministers are yet to deliver on the expectation of Ghanaians, 110 Ministers, I do not think they’ve given the President the results he needs, [...] The post IDEG
Cities Alliance, an International nongovernmental organisation (NGO) based in Brussels is in the country to partner cities and support them to deliver sustainable development to improve lives of urban dwellers through integrated and innovative solutions to end poverty. The initiative is being piloted in two Assemblies in the Central Region, namely Cape Coast Metropolis and Agona West Municipality to be [...] The post Cities
Former President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to various branch executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to re-brand and make the party attractive by building better and cordial relationships with the electorate. He explained that the electorate would understand the party well if the branch executives reached out to the masses and sold the philosophies and ideologies upon which [...] The post Mahama:
A 15-member steering committee to oversee the activities of the Greater Accra Sustainable Sanitation and Livelihoods Improvement Project (GASSLIP) has been inaugurated in Accra. Chaired by the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, other members include Joseph Obeng-Poku, Anthony Mensah, Emmanuel Fordjour, Raymond Mensah, Albert Kwarko and Attah Arhin. The rest are Mohammed Adjei [...] The post Sustainable
Theresa May has said she is prepared to “explore every possible option” to break the deadlock in Brexit talks. She told MPs 95% of the terms of exit were agreed but the Irish border was still a “considerable sticking point”. While willing to consider extending the UK’s transition period beyond 2020, she said this was “not desirable” and would have [...] The post Theresa
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has won a seventh term in office in polls marred by low turnout and voter intimidation. Mr Biya, at 85 Africa’s oldest head of state, was re-elected with 71.3 per cent of the vote, according to official results. Opposition calls for a re-run of the presidential election were rejected by the Constitutional Council last week. Riot [...] The post Pres Biya wins 7th term
The Rotary in Ghana is in discussions with the relevant authorities to mount tower clocks at targeted locations in the country as part of strategies to promote punctuality and time consciousness among Ghanaians. According to the District Governor (D9102), Jeffery Afful, the installation of tower clocks was the second phase of Rotary’s ‘Punctuality and Time Management Project’, aimed at creating [...] The post Rotary
REPORTS reaching the Ghanaian Times indicate that students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) yesterday went on a rampage and destroyed property on the campus. The students were said to have embarked on demonstration following what they described as “heavy handedness” from the university authorities. Our information is that the students on Friday night decided to [...] The post THE
Two Chinese died in a shooting incident at a hotel on Saturday at Wassa Akropong, in the Wassa Amenfi East District of the Western Region. The police are yet to establish the cause of the fatal incident, but the deceased, Wing Wenkang, 35, and Lu Silim, 54, have been deposited at the Wassa Akropong Government Hospital mortuary for autopsy. [...] The post 2 Chinese killed
A prosecution witness, Dr. Franklin Manu Amoah, in the case in which Dr. Stephen Opuni, a former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, and Seidu Agongo, a businessman, are standing trial for willfully causing financial loss of GH¢217 million to the state in a fertilizer deal, yesterday told the Accra High Court that he did not succumb to pressure in the [...] The post COCOBOD
It emerged at the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday that businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, still owe the defunct UT Bank more than GH¢9 million, being a loan he contracted. The issue has, therefore, been referred to an External Solicitor to vigorously pursue the recovery of the amount. Mr. Eric Nana Nipa, National Director of Price Waterhouse Coopers and one [...] The post Woyome
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