Ghana has recorded 83 more cases of COVID -19, shooting up the country’s case count to 166,133 as at Sunday. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) website monitored by the Ghanaian Times yesterday, 164,141 people had recovered from the disease. Unfortunately, two more people had died from the disease increasing the death toll to … The post 83 more COVID-19 cases detected
The rate at which some so called men of God are pretending to be prophets and milking vulnerable people in the name of finding solutions to their problems is very alarming, Oracle Ahokagya, leader of Dikaios, a movement founded to promote love and spirituality has observed. He has, therefore, urged the public to be wary … The post Mushrooming of ‘prophets’ alarming –
The Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM), on Saturday, organised a fund-raising dinner toward the project to provide social infrastructure for Persons with Disabilities (PWD). Dubbed “The CEM Ability Village” estimated at about $390million, the project would be constructed on a 500-acre land at Agortor in the Shai Osudoku District in the Greater Accra Region. The project, … The post CEM
More than 2,000 residents of Adankwame and surrounding communities in the Antwima Nwabiagya South District of the Ashanti Region are in line to benefit directly from the launch of a new Community Mining Scheme in the area. The scheme covers 500 acres of land, according to the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George … The post 2,000 Adankwame
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has deferred the date for the announcement of the 2022-2027 multi-year major tariff from July I to July 15, 2022. Dr Ishmael Ackah, Executive Secretary of the PURC, in a statement issued and signed and copied to the Ghanaian Times in Accra last Monday said the postponement had been … The post PURC defers date for
There has been mad rush for the Ghana Card to meet the July 1 deadline set by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) as the only national identification (ID) to be used for all financial transactions in the various banks. A visit to the National Identification Authority (NIA) headquarters by the Ghanaian Times witnessed applicants patiently … The post Mad
Former President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, says there is the need for a comprehensive debt restructuring by the government in order to obtain a fiscal space to ease its plight. This, he said, was as a result of continuous borrowing by the government in its attempt to mitigate the country’s current economic situation which could … The post Govt
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has advised the general public to disregard any website links or phone calls from persons that request individuals to provide sensitive information about themselves. A statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs, Faustina Lartey, expressed that the EOCO was worried about the rate at which some members … The post EOCO warns public against
Eleven candidates of the 2020 and 2021 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) who distinguished themselves at the national and international levels were yesterday honoured in Accra. In the 2020 examination, a former Student of Mfantsipim School, Cecil Kumah emerged as the best candidate in General Science; the overall best candidate in Ghana, as … The post 11
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has paid a courtesy call on his Israeli counterpart, Mickey Levy, at the Knesset (Parliament) here in Jerusalem, Israel. The visit by the Speaker was to deepen the legislative ties between the two countries and exchange experiences to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of their respective Parliaments. … The post Ghana’s
The Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region has mobilised GH¢2, 861.7 million out of a budgeted GH¢3.5 billion for 2021. This represents 81 per cent of the projected internally generated funds earmarked for the assembly for the period. The Municipal Chief Executive, Alhaji Mohammed Quaye, announced this at a town hall meeting … The post Ayawaso
Fully recovered mentally ill patients referred by various law courts to mental health facilities, cured of the ailment, were to face forced ejection soon, the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has indicated. According to him, the continuous stay of such patients at hospitals was having a heavy toll on the facilities amidst scarce resources to … The post Cured
The Head of the Local Government Service (LGS), Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has received a six-member delegation from the Zimbabwean Local Government Board and the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works at his office, in Accra. The delegation, led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works, Mr. Z. … The post Zimbabwean
Ghana’s attempt to issue national identity (ID) cards dates back to 1973, and a lot has happened since then, resulting in the process of issuing current generation of identity cards, which started on July 4, 2011. In April 2019, the mass registration by the National Identification Authority (NIA) for the Ghana Card started in Accra … The post Clear misconception,
The National President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Mr Yaw Acheampong Boafo, has appealed to Ghanaians to have confidence in the justice system and not to resort to any violent protest that may curtail the peace and harmony in the country. He has therefore asked Ghanaians, especially the youth to stop preaching about military … The post At
A soldier, who was involved in the shooting at Zabramaline, Accra, has been granted GH¢100,000 bail with two sureties, by the circuit court. The court presided over by Mr Sam Bright Acquah, ordered that one of the sureties should be justified and one of them should be civil servant earning not less than GH¢2,000.00. Isaac … The post Soldier, others granted bail over Zabramaline
The Manager of WengHeng Ghana Limited, is expected to appear before the Tema District Court for accumulation of rubbish and human excreta within the company. The court presided over by Mr Festus Fovi Nukunu, a Circuit Court Judge sitting as an additional judge at the District Court, granted the Manager GH?3,000.00 bail with two sureties. … The post WengHeng Manager
Four persons suspected to be robbers were on Wednesday killed in a shoot-out with the police on the Bekwai-Fomena Highway, in Ashanti Region. A gang of five persons engaged the police in a shoot-out, during a robbery, and four of them died, and one of the robbers escaped. A source at the Ashanti Regional Police … The post Police gun down 4 armed robbers on Bekwai-Fomena
Sales girl fined GH¢36,000 for stealing employer’s money The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a sales girl to a fine of GH¢36,000. 00 for stealing GH¢60,502.00, belonging to her employer. Felicia Baidoo Tei, convict, will serve five months in prison in hard labour if she fail to pay the fine. Tei denied stealing the … The post NB Please, use this story to fill any space
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