The Council Chairman of the Centre for Social Justice, DrSodzi Sodzi-Tettey, has urged journalists in the country to closely monitor the government’s COVID-19 expenditure to ensure accountability. Speaking at the 7th Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ) – Flamingo Awards 2021 on Friday, he said this had become necessary due to the hesitation of … The post Monitor
For the first time in a decade, the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area-Sanitation and Waste Project (GAMA-SWP) has contributed to the reduction of open defecation in the region. The project, which started in 2015 and funded by the World Bank, had so far helped reduce the number of persons who practised open defecation from the 2010 … The post GAMA
A 17-member committee was on Friday inaugurated to plan the 80th-anniversary celebration of the Trinity Theological Seminary, (TTS) Legon in Accra. The team is chaired by the immediate past Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Rt. Reverend, Samuel K. Osabutey. It is mandated to develop a theme around which activities of the celebrations would be … The post 17-member
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency, Mr Francis Xavier Sosu, has urged the youth to eschew all vices and concentrate on their studies and goals in life, not giving room to hindrances and setbacks. That, he explained,was the only way they would live life to the fullest and explore their potentials. Mr Sosu … The post Eschew all vices, concentrate on
The Mohinani Group, a packaging and plastic manufacturing company, has presented a cash prize of GH¢2,500 to Kotobabi 1 and 2 Primary School for emerging winners of the Mohinani Recycling Competition. Being the third time of winning the award, the students were also given a KFC treat as part of the cash prize. The competition which … The post Kotobabi 1 &2
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Upper West Region has at the end of December 2021 rolled a total of 718,412 members onto the scheme in the region. The figure represents 80 per cent of the regional population of 901,502 and has placed the region second after Bono Region in terms of attainment … The post NHIA holds performance review meeting in Wa appeared first
The German government has presented a Mercedes Benz Sprinter vehicle to facilitatethe operations of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), in dealing with incidence of drug abuses in the country. The vehicle which was procured at a cost of 77,000 euros, was customised to convey eight detective dogs as well as their technical handlers, to strengthen … The post German
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), says it is working assiduously to position Ghana as the preferred destination for international events. According to GTA, it intends to achieve this objective through meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions(MICE)to showcase the country’s tourism product mix. The Chief Executive Officer of GTA, MrAkwasiAgyemang told the Ghanaian Times in Accra yesterday … The post GTA
The 2022 Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Master’s Degree Scholarship Programme briefinghas been conducted online on Friday in Accra. Prospective beneficiaries from various institutions, ministries and agencies, across the country participated in the online briefing which took place at KOICA’s Accra office and moderated by Ms. Gifty Lebenam Amekuedi-Programme, Assistant Manager of KOICA. She was … The post KOICA
Seventeen Ghanaian students who fled the ongoing war in Ukraine yesterday arrived back home to reunite with their families. Arriving in separate flights by Qatar and Turkish Airlines at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra, they are part of about 527 Ghanaians who have so far safely crossed the Ukrainian border to neighbouring Poland, … The post 17
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared June 10 as this year’s Green Ghana Day with a target to plant 20 million trees across the country. He has, therefore, called on all Ghanaians and foreigners living in the country to plant at least one tree to help increase the country’s forest cover, which has been … The post Pres declares June
Ghana has so far earned a total of $6.55 billion in petroleum receipts since it discovered oil ten years ago ( 2011 – 2020), an assessment by the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has revealed. Participants Carried and Participating Interest (CAPI) generated the highest share of $3.81 billion (58 per cent); followed by royalties … The post PIAC
The Deputy Minister of Education, Reverend John NtimFordjour, has admonished 2021 awardees of the President’s Independence Day Awards not to rest on their oars, but strive to compete with their compatriots across the globe. According to him while it was remarkable to emerge as the best students in the country, their potential must not be … The post Dep. Minister
Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (GCDD), an NGO in Ho in collaboration with police and immigration officials from the Agortime-Ziope District organised a one-day forum to create awareness on border security for residents along the Ghana-Togo frontiers. The event was held at Obemla DA Primary School on Friday. Residents were educated to be vigilant and … The post Strengthening
The Socialist Movement of Ghana has observed that the polarisation in Parliament can no longer suffice the nation’s current dispensation. “The time for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to build consensus for the country’s progress, growth and development is now,” it said. Kwesi Pratt Jnr., the General Secretary of … The post ‘Polarisation
Former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage Transportation Company Limited, Kwame Awuah-Darko, has urged citizens in leadership to use their position to influence others to achieve desired goals and contribute meaningfully to nation building. “If you want to understand the portrait of leadership, I appeal to Ghanaians to read the book of Habakkuk Chapter … The post Use
Assembly members have been advised to build capacities to enable them perform their duties effectively and efficiently. Building their capacity occasionally will also help them to educate and sensitise their respective residents to understand their duties to avoid pressures from residents. Samuel Okoe Amanquah, the Municipal Chief Executive for Kpone-Katamanso underscored the need to build … The post MCE
The first regional town hall forum on the Ghana’s energy transition plan has been held in Takoradi in the Western Region yesterday. It had the theme “moving Ghana forward towards a net-zero future” Organised by the Ministry of Energy, the regional consultative fora were being held at a time when it was crucial for Ghana … The post Town Hall forum held on Ghana’s
While working as Secretary to the Immanuel Society Coordinating Office for Ministries (COM) under Sis Lillie Adjei in 2007, Dr. F.K. E. Nunoo (now Prof.) received the call to evangelise. This triggered a renewed wave of evangelism in the Immanuel Society East Airport in the Regimanuel Gray Estate. To mobilise the Society for evangelism, COM … The post HISTORY
Let me end the discussion on the extinct Thamud tribe by concluding it with how God, miraculously, saved the Prophet Salih, on whom be peace, who was sent to them to wean them from their erring ways. Reasons why stories of the Prophet are included in Quranic narrative include: first and foremost to serve … The post THE PROPHET
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