The Paramount Chief of the Bawku Traditional Area in the Upper East Region, Zug-Raan Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, has made a clarion call to the youth, religious leaders and other stakeholders within and out­side the Bawku enclave to make a sustained commitment to bringing peace to the area, as the communi­ty has since been …

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has expressed concern over illegal miners making it difficult for roads con­tractors to speed up their work on the Osino and Anyinam bypasses, as part of the Accra-Kumasi high­way dualisation project to decon­gest traffic. He has therefore, expressed the government’s commitment to fighting the menace and also …

 Reverend Nana Dwo­moh Sarpong, a seasoned environmentalist, has charged Ghanaians to collectively and seriously take lessons from the international climate change summit (COP28) recently held in Dubai to implement its outcomes to curb the disturbing menace of environmental degradation to address climate change. The number of times Ghana has participated in COP meetings and the …

The Vice Presi­dent, Dr Maha­mudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment to the development of sports in the country. He said the construction of sports facilities across the country was a testament of the delivery of promises made by government. Vice President Dr Bawumia (second from left),and other dignitaries at the inauguration of the GreeTurf Dr …

The National Democratic Con­gress (NDC) has stressed the need for the Electoral Commission (EC) to put rigorous measures in place to reduce incidents of violence during the upcoming general elections. According to the political par­ty, the lack of trust in electoral processes have the tendency of causing disturbances which could lead to lose of lives …

 The Ghanaian Times is back on the news­stand today after the Christmas break and those of us working on the newspaper wish our cherished readers a “Happy and Prosperous New Year”. We are glad to open the year with some views about the New Year School and Conference, simply referred to by some as the …

Parliament will be with­out 18 long-term members on the side of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) when the ninth legislative assembly of the fourth republic is constituted on January 7, 2025. This is because the outgoing legislators are voluntarily bowing out of legislative duty after opting out of the pending parliamentary primaries of the …

 The National Com­mission for Civic Education (NCCE) has expressed concern over the culture of moneti­sation of politics in the country as the 2024 general elections draws close. According to it, the impunity which comes along with the prac­tice posed a “threat to the nation and our well-being as individual citizens.” At a news conference in …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Mr George Mireku Duker, has underscored the important role of the media in sustaining Ghana’ democracy, stressing “they must be accorded the needed respect.” Mr Duker, who is also a Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources made these points when he fraternised with journalists at a media …

About 5,500 chil­dren in the North Tongu district of the Volta Region whose families were displaced by the Akosombo Dam spillage have been feted as part of the New Year festivities. The party was hosted by the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudze­to Ablakwa, last Monday, to put smiles on their faces, …

Has anyone noticed that parts of  the  tune of the Ghana National Anthem are not being properly sung in our schools?I  have and I am very concerned and  bewildered about the silence,   apathy  or negligence of the Ministry of Education(MoE) and the Ghana Education Service(GES) concerning the level of degradation or corruption  in  virtually every …

Okay, Britain didn’t set much of an example in democratic rule, when she ran the affairs of her colony, the “Gold Coast.” For instancve, when riots broke out in the colony in 1948, due mainly to discontent against such economic injustices the British had imposed on it as allowing foreign companies (like UAC, UTC and …

 FBNBank is poised to build a stronger bank and serve customers better in 2024 in a bid to become one of the leading banks in the country, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Victor Yaw Asante, has stated. He said bank’s performance and achievements in 2023 would serve as basis to become one of …

 The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) ended the year with a strong per­formance on the bourse despite the challenges in the capital market last year. The GSE-composite index which tracks the performance of all companies traded on the bourse, closed the year with a return of 28.08 per cent. However, the Financial Stock Index recorded a …

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has expressed concern over what it describes as the “deepening” of the culture of monetisation of politics as the country prepares for the 2024 General Election. The Commission said it had observed with concern that the issue of vote-buying during elections had become not only a supply problem …

Mr Ohene Kwame Frim­pong, Chief Executive Officer, Salt Media Group, has declared his bid to contest as an independent parliamentary candidate in the 2024 elections for the Asante Akyem North Constit­uency. Expressing deep commitment to the constituency, at the inau­guration of the Agogo Central Mosque, a project he solely funded said, “I truly have the …

A dispatch rider, who stole a motorcycle be­longing to an education­ist, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Accra Circuit Court. Godwin Abayateye, aka “Capon,” who was charged with stealing, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea by the court presided over by Mrs Susana Eduful. Police Chief Inspector Sam­uel Ahiabor, …

The Accra Circuit Court has remanded Michael Sumnaya Adedina, an Accountant with Medeena Con­sult Limited, in police custody for illegally collecting tax of GH¢2,495,778.00 on behalf of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The accused was also charged with forgery of official document and fraudulent breach of trust. Adedina pleaded not guilty to all the charges …

 Two persons were shot dead during Christmas and New Year festiv­ities, in the Nkwan­ta-South Munici­pality of the Oti Region. Mr Denis Gowugade, a na­tional service person, and Mr Papa Kente, a farmer, lost their lives on the farm at Odomi in the Challa Traditional Area, and Kromase, near Shiare, in the Akyode Tradi­tional Area, in …

The flagbearer of the opposi­tion National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the December 7, 2024 general election, John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated his resolve to continue with the pro­cesses towards reviewing the 1992 Constitu­tion if elected president at the pending polls. “As leader of the National Democratic Congress, I wish to reiterate my commitment to continue …