Restricting Rights of Persons with Psychosocial, Intellectual and Cognitive disabilities Restricted rights or opportunities are limited to those that when not competently completed, will directly or indirectly harm others. It is clear that not being able to properly use a gun may likely lead to physical harm to self or others and that poor hygiene … The post UNDERSTANDING
The Accra-Kumasi bound section of the Kwafokrom to Apedua junction dualisation road was yesterday opened to traffic. The move is to ensure that drivers used the Kumasi-Accra bound and Accra-Kumasi bound sections separately to avoid unnecessary head-on-collisions of vehicles during this Christmas period. The 31.7- kilometre road project which is about 80 percent complete would … The post Kwafokrom-Apedua
Ghana has identified 17 sites for future nomination into the World Network of Biosphere Reserves under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Biosphere Reserves are specially protected areas where diverse plants and animals exist with some level of human activity to conserve biodiversity and sustainable development and also serve as referral systems for monitoring and … The post Ghana
The President of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA), Mr Abraham Kotei Neequaye has vowed to groom Ghana’s Olympic medalist, Samuel Takyi to become a world champion. “Now that Takyi has joined professional boxing, we promise to make him a world champion soon,” he stated. He made these comments during a presentation ceremony by the Trust … The post We’ll make
A ceremonial football match will be played on Boxing Day to honour the heroes of Ghana’s Black Starlets that inflicted a 3-2 defeat over Brazil in 1995 to be crowned the World Champions at the U-17 level in Ecuador. Football Coach and Administrator, Abdul Majeed told the Times Sports the game will be held at … The post Ecuador Park to host game to honour
Mal FC emerged winners of the maiden edition of the KGL- U17 Juvenile Inter-club National Champions League after prevailing over Desideros 2-0 on Tuesday at the Fadama Astroturf Park. Having picked up two defeats throughout the competition, Mal booked their ticket to the final after brushing aside Action Boys in the semifinals before squaring up … The post Mal FC win KGL-U17 inter-club
A week-long tennis tournament at the 4 Garrison Officers Mess Court in Kumasi, has ended.It was organized by the Tentrico Consults in collaboration with the Ghana Tennis Federation (GTF) and MTN.About 76 tennis players participated in the tourney that was opened to all ages ranging from 30 to 64.The tournament was climaxed with an exhibition match … The post Week-long tennis tourney
The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Chess Player of the Year, Philip Selikem Yao Amoako and on Tuesday called on the Editor of the Ghanaian Times newspaper, Mr.David Agbenu. Accompanied by his parents, Mr. Dennis Amoako, a Quantity Surveyor and Dr. Emefa Takyi-Amoako, an Educationist, they presented the SWAG award and other trophies and … The post Chess prodigy calls on Times
As the first year of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) comes to an end, the United States Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan, has assured of deepened trade relations between Ghanaian and American businesses to enhance their activities and capture new foreign direct investment. According to the Chamber, Ghana’s political stability, … The post American
The year-on-year producer price inflation for November rose to 13.6 per cent from 10.6 per cent in October. This represents a 3.0 percentage points increase in producer inflation relative to the rate recorded in October last month, a month-on-month change rate of 2.8 per cent. The Government Statistician, Prof. Samuel K. Annim, who announced this in Accra … The post November
Initiatives such as the Open Governance Partnership and the Open Data Initiative (ODI) and the Right to Information Law offer a favourable environment for transparency and disclosure in Ghana. This, therefore, provides a golden opportunity for the country to support transparency initiatives such as CoST. These were contained in scoping study report copied to the … The post Ghana
The year 2021 has been a remarkable year for FBNBank Ghana in spite of the difficult economic challenges occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, Managing Director, Victor Yaw Asante, has said. He said the coronavirus pandemic had a difficult toll on businesses, but said “God has been faithful” to FBNBank Ghana. Mr Asante stated this at … The post 2021 has been a remarkable year
In spite of the many devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ecobank continues to remain one of the leading and topmost performing banks in the country, Managing Director, Daniel Sackey, has said. He said this a in a speech read on his behalf during the “Light Up the City 2021” held in Accra, yesterday. The … The post Ecobank urges customers to use bank’s
Ghana’s economy for third quarter of 2021 year on year provisionally grew at 6.6 per cent, compared with contraction of 3.2 per cent in the same period last year. The country’s growth rate without oil and gas (Non-Oil GDP) for third quarter 2021 stood at 8.6 per cent, compared with the -3.0 in the same … The post Economy records 6.6 per cent growth in 3rd quarter
The Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE), Southern Zone (SZ), has held its dialogue series on “E-waste and its Impact on the Environment and Livelihoods in Ghana” in Accra. The dialogue series was to educate and raise awareness on the management and good use of Electronic-waste (E-waste). E-waste means Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), … The post GAAE
The Centre for Citizens’ Empowerment (CCE), a Conflict Resolution Centre of the Institute of Paralegal Training and Leadership Studies which trains ADR Professionals, yesterday donated assorted Christmas gifts to the Senior Correctional Centre of the Prison’s Service in Accra. The items included soft drinks, toffees, biscuits, exercise books and Christmas hats. Presenting the items to … The post ADR
The Managing Director (MD) of CalBank, Phillip Owiredu, has urged staff to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that they do not transmit the disease to customers and the public. According to the MD, COVID-19 has negatively impacted businesses around the world, but with vaccination, “we as a bank can go on with … The post CalBank urges staff to vaccinate
The Apostles Revelation Society (ARS), one of the biggest churches to have emerged from the Volta Region, would from tomorrow begin its 82nd anniversary celebration. The five-day celebration would be marked at the International Headquarters of the church at Tadzewu in the Akatsi South District in the Volta Region. The series of events would be … The post ARS begins
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), BiceOseiKuffour, popularly known as “Obour”, as Acting Managing Director (MD) of the Ghana Post Company Limited. The appointment is subject to regularisation in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act and the Company’s regulation of Ghana. … The post Former
The Northern Ghana Diaspora Community in the United States and other parts of the World last Saturday observed the maiden celebration of Damba festival in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. It was on the theme:”Northern Ghana Development: The Role of the Northerners in the Diaspora”. It was used to educate the residents on the … The post Northern
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