A joint operational task force from three municipal assemblies yesterday issued a final notice to property owners who had encroached on the buffer zone of the Kpeshielagoonby filling the place with sand and stones to allow them put up structures, thereby destroying the ecosystem of the area. The tasks force drawn from the La Dade-Kotopon … The post Encroachers
The Saboba District in the Northern Region has been cut off from the rest of the country following continuous torrential rains in the area since last week. A resident of Saboba, Kwame Belijo, in a telephone interview with the Ghanaian Times, said major roads leading to Saboba from other districts had been destroyed byflooding. He added that … The post Flooding cuts off Saboba
The Executive Secretary of the Ghana Real Estate Development Association (GREDA), Samuel Amegayibor, has commended Lakeside Estate, a real estate development company, for helping to bridge the housing gap in the country. Any addition to the housing sector, Mr Amegayibor said was a contribution worth celebrating, as the country continued to grapple with a housing … The post GREDA
Ghanaians have been urged to let the musical compositions of the late African music and culture legend, Dr Ephraim Amu, stimulate their sense of patriotism and citizenship towards national development. According to speakers at a virtual forum held on Thursday, his most popular national functions song, “Y?n Ara Asase Ni”(This is our own land) which … The post ‘Let
Melcom Group of companies has launched a new product into the Ghanaian market to meet the growing and diverse clothing needs of its customers. Known as Giordano, the leading global apparel brand is meant to increase the product portfolio of Melcom Group to meet the apparel needs of customers. The Director of communication for Melcom Group, Gordwin Avenorgbo, … The post Melcom
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North in the Ahafo Region, Dr Freda Prempeh, is putting up a 120-bed capacity hostel for the Duayaw-Nkwanta Boakye-Tromo Senior High/Technical School (BOSTECH) in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region. The MP had already inaugurated dining hall and kitchen facilities for the school, and promised to … The post MP initiates 120-bed
Kingmakers at Abofu, a settlement under the Gbese Stool of Ga Mashie have enstooled and outdoored a new chief under the stool name Nii Ayikwei Osaman I, after the stool has remained vacant for sometime now. This was the outcome of consensus building initiated by the Gbese Mantse and Adonten of the Ga State, Nii … The post Nii Ayikwei Osaman enstooled as Abofu Mantse appeared
The Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Mr Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafo, has reiterated the commitment of the commission to protect the rights and safety of journalists in the country. He emphasised that journalists should be protected to carry out their constitutional mandate without intimidation. “The NMC would make sure that journalists in the country always … The post NMC
Cattle crossing major roads are not acceptable and the authorities must work towards eliminating such practices; Dr Emmanuel Kwao Pecku, Veterinary Officers in-charge of Tema Metropolitan with oversight responsibility for Tema West Municipality and Kpone-Katamanso Municipal stated. Speaking at the Ghana News Agency Tema Regional Office and Motor Transport and Traffic Department road safety campaign … The post Cattle
The Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) is to hold this year’s GAW Book Festival, dubbed: “GAWBOFEST” on Monday, September 21, 2021, and Tuesday, September 22, 2021. A press release signed and issued by Mr Francis Gbormittah, GAW President, said the opening ceremony for the festival would be on Monday with a panel discussion on creative … The post Ghana Association
About 7,000 Ivorian refugees in the country are in line to receive alternative legal status by 2022. This follows the commencement of processes for the invocation of Ceased Clause to Ivorian refugees who fled the country, due to violence between 2010 and 2011 by countries hosting Ivorian refugees, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). At an inauguration ceremony of the Governing Council … The post
The Ministry of Communication and Digitization has presented 100 brand new HP laptop computers to the first 100 best girls in this year’s “Girls in ICT training” held in the Western North Region. In all 1000 basic school girls participated in the Programme with 900 of them selected from the nine Districts in the Western … The post 100 best girls in Western
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given the military junta in Guinea six months to restore constitutional rule to the country. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of yesterday’s extraordinary summit of Heads of States and Governments of the ECOWAS in Accra. Chaired by President Nana AddoDankwaAkufo-Addo, the … The post Restore
The Minister of the Interior, Ambrose Dery,saysthe government will fully open Ghana’s borders if the 20 million vaccinations against COVID-19 target are achieved. According to him, the decision by the government to shut down the borders was not unilateral, but was consistent with other safety measures and protocols instituted by other countries to fight the … The post We
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has questioned a directive from the Ministry of Education to the 46 Colleges of Education (CoE) to pay GH¢6.8m for Wi-Fi service. In a letter available to the Ghanaian Times, the sector minister, Dr Yaw Adutwum, asked the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to facilitate the payment of the amount … The post MINORITY QUESTIONS
The Executive Director of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB), Ivor Agyeman-Duah, has urged Ghanaians to patronise the country’s museums and historical sites to learn more about the country, as he outlines plans to make the heritage business more viable. “History is not only learnt in text books. There is a visual history you … The post PATRONISE MUSEUMS
World Vision Ghana and Rehoboth Foundation International, both, non-governmental organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work towards improving the well-being of children, families and communities in Ghana. The two-year renewable agreement which was signed yesterday in Accra will promote health care and disease prevention, improved water, sanitation and hygiene, promote basic education … The post 2
Samartex Timber and Plywood Company Limited has pledged to support the funding of research projects of the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-FORIG). Besides wood processing, Samartex which is located in Samreboi in the Western Region is involved in the regeneration of the natural resources at its … The post Samartex pledges funding
The Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council, George Amoh, has warned that the entrenched politicisation of national issues is a threat to the country’s democracy. He explained that the surest ways to protect the democratic dispensation was to summon the courage to commend the president when he makes the right decisions and criticise him … The post Entrenched
Former President John Dramani Mahama has maintained that the perception of hardships in the country is not the creation of him and his National Democratic Congress government. “The perception that the creation of hardships in the country was in the era of my administration is wrong but the current administration,” he stressed. Former President Mahama criticised … The post Mahama:
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