Twenty seven Sachet Water producing companies in the Tamale metropolis of the Northern Region have been closed down by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) for operating without permit. The Northern Regional Officer of the FDA Mr. Sylvester Oteng Kyei in an interview with The Ghanaian Times yesterday said the affected companies who were also operating illegally had failed to [...]The post 27 Water Firms Closed .. For Producing Sachet Water Without Permit appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Black Stars general captain John Mensah has finally signed up with Slovakian club FC NITRA since ending his loan spell at former club Stade Rennes due to persistent injury problems. The 31-year-old who has played only seven games since the 2011/12 season by his free agent status has decided to revive his career by ignoring offers from the Czech Republic [...]The post Stars’ Defender For Slovekian Club appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has threatened “labour unrest”, if the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service implement the new policy of transferring teachers to rural areas, without appropriate compensation. The policy, teacher rationalisation, is expected to ensure the equitable distribution of teachers in urban, peri-urban and rural areas. However, GNAT, in a statement signed and [...]The post GNAT Raises The Red Flag appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) Task force on the ban on foreign currency transactions, has begun a nationwide monitoring of the adherence of the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) recent directives a the pricing of goods and services in foreign currencies. Members of the team yesterday visited a number of business organisations in Accra and no violations of the [...]The post EOCO Monitors Compliance Of BoG’s Directive On Dollarisation appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Diego Maradona is not set to resurrect his playing career, despite rumours linking him with Argentine fifth-tier outfit Deportivo Riestra. It had been reported in both the 53-year-old’s homeland and in the United Kingdom that the former Napoli and Barcelona man was on the verge of joining the minnows. However, club director Gustavo Varela has dismissed the claims. “There is [...]The post Maradona Not Coming Back appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Parma and Ghanaian midfielder Ebenezer Afriyie Acquah has set his sight on playing a key part in the Black Stars’ campaign in Brazil, come June. The young Ghanaian prodigy has been in scintillating form for the Italian side since joining them on loan from German outfit TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in August last year. Since moving to Italy, the 22-year-old  has [...]The post Parma Midfielder Afriyie Acquah Eyes 2014 World Cup appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Two people were killed under bizarre circumstances at a drinking spot at Asylum Down in Accra on Saturday evening. They were identified as William Sarpong, 35, a private securityman with Ghana Airports Company Limited, and Sadam Abdulai, 22, a cafe attendant. Confirming the incident to The Ghanaian Times in Accra yesterday, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Freeman Tettey, of the [...]The post Two Killed At Asylum Down Robbery appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Three convicts who escaped from prison and were re-arrested last year, have been sentenced to 100 years imprisonment for robbery. Dominic Kofi Anim, 35, a phone repairer, Stanley Goka Gameli, 33, and Yaw Berko, 32, both unemployed were convicted on their own plea by an Accra Circuit Court presided over by Mr. Francis Obiri Yeboah. Stanley and Dominic were each [...]The post Court Jails Three Convicts 100 Years For Robbery appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Gold Fields Limited’s managed gold mineral resource in the West Africa Region totalled 16.9 million ounces as at December 31, 2013, as against 23.0 million ounces during the same month the year before. ­­ The gold miner said its gold mineral reserves in the region in 2013 was 8.3 million ounces compared to 14.2 million ounces in 2012. ­­ These [...]The post Gold Fields Production In Ghana Decline appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Building the skills and capacities of exporters is very critical if the country’s goal of increasing export returns is to be achieved, Mr. Gideon Quarcoo, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has said. He said exporters needed to be schooled on recent trends and changes in the export market in order to remain competitive and also help the [...]The post Exporters Must Build Capacity To Remain Competitive — GEPA appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A group known as the Kwame Nkrumah Inspired Citizens Movement (KNICM) has called on government to adapt and implement the seven-year development plan initiated by the first President, Dr. Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, in 1964, to save the country’s economy and the falling currency. Speaking at a press conference in Accra yesterday, the chairman of the movement, Dr. Maxwell Kofi Awuku, noted [...]The post ‘Adapt Nkrumah’s Seven-Year Development Plan’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Balloting for candidates contesting various positions in the upcoming national executive election of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was held yesterday without the position of the National Chairmanship slot. Out of the  forty-three aspirants vying for positions in the party’s elections scheduled for April 12,  at Tamale, thirty- nine aspirants participated, to have their names balloted, as  the position of [...]The post NPP Ends Balloting For 43 Candidates appeared first on The Ghanaian Times

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has described the year 2014 as testifying to the country’s darkest days. “The year 2014 would go down in the annals of Ghana’s history as one of the most vicious phases of the impoverishment of the people of Ghana since independence in 1957,” it stated. In a statement signed by the party’s Director of Communications, [...]The post Ghana In Dark Days — CPP appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.