Plans are far advanced for the construction of four interchanges in Kumasi, to drastically reduce vehicular traffic, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, Minister of Roads and Highways, has disclosed. He said the projects, which are at various stages of procurement, would
Government has been urged to trigger the immediate enforcement of sections of the Mental Health Act that criminalises families who abandon their mentally ill relatives as the country strives to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Additionally,
Hertha Berlin’s Salomon Kalou has been suspended and heavily criticised after broadcasting a live stream showing social distancing measures being flouted. The Ivory Coast striker took his phone with him on Monday as he fist-bumped teammates in greeting, clapped hands with fellow forward Vedad Ibisevic,
Over 260 organisations from across the world have petitioned Chinese Ministry of Commerce and copied over 10 Chinese institutions not to include projects that directly impact local environments, communities, and livelihoods, in their COVID-19 financial support. This, they said was due to pre-existing risks and controversies before the onset of the pandemic and if pursued, … The post Global
As part of efforts to assist the government to fight the spread of the COVID-19 in the country, Fidelity Bank has donated GH¢ 1 million to the COVID-19 Private Sector Fund during a virtual sod-cutting ceremony. The bank’s donation is to support the building of the COVID-19 infectious disease and isolation facility at the Ga … The post Fidelity
Pope Francis has appointment Monsignor Henryk Mieczyslaw Jagodzinski, Titular Archbishop-elect of Limosano as the new Apostolic Nuncio for the Catholic Church in Ghana. The 51-year- old Polish replaces Archbishop Jean Marie Speich and is the ninth Nuncio to Ghana. An Apostolic
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the government has reached an agreement with the commercial banks and the Bank of Ghana to raise GH¢3 billion to support specific industries in the country. The amount, he said, will be
The government has provided 5,000 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the Ghanaian media in support of their work in the wake on the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra yesterday, the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said the equipment
By a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday dismissed the suit challenging Ghana’s Military Cooperation Agreement with the United States of America (USA). A seven-member panel of judges presided over by Chief Justice Anin Yeboah stated that the case brought by Mr Yaw
The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has treated and discharged all seven coronavirus (COVID-19) patients who were on admission at the facility. A statement signed by Chief Executive of the hospital, Dr Daniel Asare and copied to the Ghanaian Times
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service is to conduct deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) examination on the human remains found buried at a shrine at Maame Dede near Adeiso in the Eastern Region last month. The DNA would
Eighteen foreign nationals were last Friday arrested and repatriated for entering Ghana from Cote d’Ivoire through an illegal route at Sewum, in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region. The suspects, comprising 17 Burkinabes and an Ivorian, were all males aged
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