Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, has presented mathematical sets to 2,085 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in the Agona East District to enable them to prepare for the examination.  Speaking at the presentation, Prof Yankah said the rationale behind the presentation was to assist candidates to pass the … The post Prof

Dr Christopher Boatbil, the Talensi District Chief Executive (DCE), has given the assurance that all basic schools in the district would receive the required number of furniture to improve academic work. He said the huge furniture deficit was a problem in many schools in the district, compelling children to learn on bare floor, but that … The post Furniture deficits

 The compound of Mante Din Basic School in Tema Community One has been turned into a refuse dump and a place of convenience by some residents in the area. The compound, now a vast space for the commission of all what is criminal, unhealthy and immoral, is located in Tema Community One Site 17. When the … The post Tema Mante Din school compound turned into refuse

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo, has underscored the need for Ghana to continue to build strong partnership with development organisations in its quest to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly the one that related to the health, development and wellbeing of children. The SDG3 of the United Nations (UN) aimed to … The post First

 Librarians in the country have been asked to make libraries more visible to the academic and research populations.      The Committee of University Librarians and their Deputies (CULD), at its 39th Annual Seminar and Meeting held in Ho, called for a restructuring of the academic library infrastructure to meet the ever evolving demands of … The post Make libraries

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urged Christians to emulate the humility of Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, in their service to God and mankind. He cited last year’s rare decision by the sovereign of the Vatican City State, to kneel and kiss the feet of two rival South Sudan leaders at … The post Rawlings: Chritians must back words with actions appeared

Some unknown group have vandalised and smeared the Sunyani West Office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Odumase with human excreta. The cleaner of the office, one Lovan Agyei who first appeared at the scene early in the morning informed the constituency executives who rushed to the scene and reported the matter to the … The post NPP’s Sunyani West Office smeared with

Tens of New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates and supporters in the Ayawaso Central Constituency of the Greater Accra region on Friday picked and submitted nomination forms for the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Henry Quartey, to contest the party’s parliamentary primary in the constituency. The delegates who matched through some principal streets amidst funfair … The post Ayawaso

The Bolgatanga East Assembly in the Upper East Region has for the second time failed to elect a Presiding Member (PM) after two rounds of voting. On Thursday, January 23, this year, the second assembly was inaugurated with 16 elected and eight appointed assembly members, however, it could not successful elect a new PM, hence … The post Bolgatanga East Assembly again fails to

The Special Prosecutor (SP), Martin Amidu has urged political parties to stop politicising the issue of the Airbus saga. A statement issued and signed by him, stated that the appropriate offices have been contacted to assist the office of the SP to properly investigate the scandal. “The Office of the Special Prosecutor appeals to the … The post Martin Amidu: Don’t politicise

Management information represents an important tool for sound corporate performance and it is, however, a cost to an organisation when top decision-making executives disregard specific knowledge within the lower ranks. For instance, investment in technology without probing its reliability is tragic to an organisation. Decisions power, therefore, should be allocated to those individuals, in the … The post “Adaptation”

Gold is one of the rarest metals on Planet Earth. That’s because the process by which it is created is very uncommon in the Universe itself. You have probably heard of a SUPERNOVA – a cosmic body that is created by the collision of two or more stars (such as our SUN) in the Universe. … The post DO YOU KNOW THAT GOLD IS

Manager of exciting Ghanaian boxer and newly-crowned Professional Boxing Council (PBC) super flyweight champion Jessie Manyo Plange says he is not going to relent in his efforts in their avowed bid to win a title this year. The manager, Mohammed Abdul Samadu – who spearheads the All for One Promotions and doubles as the Ghana … The post Manyo Plange’s manager tips boxer

Maritime experts and administrative bodies from more than 16 African countries have begun a two-day meeting in Accra to discuss ways to strengthen the sector and address pressing issues including maritime crime. Participating countries include Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Tanzania, Comoros, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Congo, Angola, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Kenya. The … The post Maritime

Former Premier League side Sekondi Hasaacas defeated Unistar Academy 1-0 in their Division One League (DOL) Zone 2 match day six fixtures played at the Unistar Academy Park in Kasoa on Sunday. Despite their dominance, Hasaacas failed to make the most of the numerous opportunities that came their way as  Sampson Eduku, Philip Flamini and … The post Hasaacas, Bofoakwa, RTU record

Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies on Sunday thrashed Immigration Ladies 4-0 away at the McDan La Town Park. The win, the second in succession, follows the 9-0 annihilation of Lady Strikers FC last week. Hasmal Ladies has joined the top three on the table for the first time in the league behind Soccer Intellectuals who lead with … The post NWL: Hasmal Ladies thrash Immigration appeared first on

 The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in London to strengthen their common interest in collaborating to support the development of the capital market in Ghana.  Both institutions have the desire to assist Ghanaian businesses to raise capital and support business growth both … The post GSE,

About 1,964 slabs of substances suspected to be Indian hemps have been intercepted by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) at Lorkpa, a village in the Akatsi South District of the Volta region. Packed in 28 sacks, each weighing 1,037 kilogrammes (kg), the contra-band were being transported to an unknown location on … The post Busted!

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is projecting the number of tax payers in the country to increase to sixteen million by the end of the year. Currently the number of people registered to pay tax payers in the country stand at two million. Dr Bawumia, who announced this at the ceremony to mark the … The post Barclays Bank now named Absa Bank Ghana Limited appeared

Mr Yaw Oppong, the counsel for the Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo, and four others, yesterday moved an application seeking the court to commit Mr Daniel Yao Domelevo, the Auditor-General (A-G), to prison for contempt of court. This was done in the judge’s chamber, but the Ghanaian Times has gathered that Mr Oppong would finish … The post Osafo