Sierra Leone doctors’ strike leaves COVID-19 patients without care
A doctors’ strike in Sierra Leone has left Covid-19 patients in some of the main treatment centres without care. The doctors say they were promised hazard pay for their work during the outbreak, which has not yet been paid. The strike marks an escalation in a row between doctors and government over what doctors say […]
Ghana’s 60th Anniversary As A Republic
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF GHANA’S ATTAINMENT OF REPUBLIC STATUS As the country celebrates 60 years as a Republic, Ghanaians are reminded of the toil, hope and vision of the founding elders. They laid down three foundation stones namely the Coat of Arms, the National Anthem and National Pledge for the building and […]
GBC praised for promoting indigenous music
An Expert in Music Composition, Dr. Alfred Addaquay has hailed GBC for maintaining its standard of professionalism in terms of promoting indigenous music. Dr. Addaquaye, who is one of two persons with PHD in Music Theory and Composition, says GBC’s Religious Department has been consistent with providing content that portrays the country’s culture and not […]
COVID-19: FDA warns against use of unregistered Rapid Diagnostic Test kits
The Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA) Ghana has warned the public against the use of unregistered Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits for diagnosing coronavirus. The Authority said it has acknowledged concerns and calls from sections of the populace demanding the use of the RDT kits to test for the coronavirus disease but these test kits […]
Day 2: 137,658 qualified voters obtain new Voters ID Cards in Ashanti region
137,658 qualified voters in the Ashanti Region had obtained their new Voters ID Cards by the end of Day Two of the mass Voters Registration Exercise being conducted by the Electoral Commission with 59 per cent of these being females. The Ashanti Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, Benjamin Bannor-Bioh, who disclosed this to GBC’s […]
GES urged to help clear educational materials from Tema Port
The Offinsoman Association of the United State of America and Canada, has appealed to the Ministry of Education to assist them in clearing some educational materials from the Tema Port. President of the Association, who made the appeal, Mrs Ama Nimoh-Sefah, said the 40-footer container with large quantities of computers and their accessories, as well […]
Let us wake up, COVID-19 is real and deadly – JJ Rawlings
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has been chronicling the shocking death of NPP stalwart, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, alias Sir John, and the hospitalization of others as a reminder of the deadly risk the society faces in underestimating the new coronavirus disease. In a Tweet yesterday, Mr., Rawlings said “it does not appear that people can […]
Nigeria ‘still testing Covid-19 herbal cure’
Nigeria’s health minister says Covid-Organics – a herbal tonic produced in Madagascar and touted as a cure for coronavirus – has ingredients used for malaria treatment, but the government is still probing its effectiveness for Covid-19. Osagie Ehanire said that preliminary results of analysis by the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) confirmed […]
Tanzania becomes a middle-income country
Tanzania is now officially a middle-income country after the World Bank published a reviewed classification of world economies. The East African nation enters into that bracket of middle-income countries with a GNI per capita of between $1,006 (£806) and $3,955 – a rough measure of each person’s annual national income. Last year, Tanzania’s economy grew […]
Ethiopia closes TV station ‘for fanning tensions’
The authorities in Ethiopia have closed the main office of local TV station – the Oromo Media Network (OMN) – accusing it of fanning ethnic and religious tensions in the country. Two others – Asrat, which broadcasts in Amharic, and Dimtsi Weyane, which mainly has programmes in Tigrinya – are being investigated over the same […]
Parliament eulogises Kwadwo Owusu–Afriyie
Parliament Thursday, July 2 observed a minute silence in memory of late former General- Secretary of the ruling NPP and CEO of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu–Afriyie, affectionately called Sir John. The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu said members of Parliament will forever learn from the experience of the departed politician. The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu […]
3rd July, 2020
The Ghanaian Times lauds the partnership track between the media and the Police in launching a framework to ensure the safety of Journalists. It says it is almost impossible to exclude the media from any developmental agenda as it plays a pivotal role in informing and educating the public. The paper expresses disappointment for the […]
Khashoggi murder: Turkish absentia trial of 20 Saudis opens
Twenty Saudi nationals have gone on trial in absentia in Turkey over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. Those being tried include two former top aides to Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Khashoggi was a vocal critic of the […]
Metro Mass staff embark on sit-down strike today
Workers of Metro Mass Transit Limited have threatened to start a sit-down strike today in demand for the salary arrears for May and June, this year. Speaking on GBC’s ‘Behind The News’, Chairman of the Junior Staff Union of the company Samuel Quaye said although officials have assured them of payment they will still go […]
