Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna buried in a private funeral
NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday at a Southern California cemetery following their deaths January 26 in a helicopter crash, death certificates released Tuesday by Los Angeles County officials show. Their resting place is Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona Del Mar, California, the documents state. The cemetery is about […]
Today is National Mathematics Day
The Ghana Education Service (GES), in collaboration with the Ghana Mathematics Society (GMS), has set aside February 14 of every year to be observed as National Mathematics Day. This is to create awareness of the importance and use of Mathematics in everyday life. “On this day, pre-schools learners (Primary One to Senior High School (SHS) […]
Voters’ register: NDC, two other parties walk out of EC’s technical meeting
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) yesterday walked out of a meeting which was called by the Electoral Commission (EC) for technical persons of the political parties and the commission to plan for a new voters register. The NDC argued that the letter inviting them to the meeting did not have an agenda, but when they […]
Indonesian city bans celebration of Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day has been banned in an Indonesian city to ‘maintain the purity of Islamic values.’ Young couples in Banda Aceh have been told they will be ‘defying Islamic law’ if they celebrate the romantic occasion tomorrow and hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues have been warned against hosting any events. City mayor Aminullah Usman said: […]
Acting alone made no actress wealthy —Kisa Gbekle
ACTRESS Kisa Gbekle is challenging any of her colleagues who made their money through acting only to speak out. According to her, she does not understand why actresses do not speak about the true situation in the movie industry like veteran actor Kofi Adjorlolo did recently, saying their silence only encourages others to find their […]
Woman Hasn’t Drunk Water in a Year, Claims It Made Her Healthier
A nutritionist who claims to not have consumed any water for a year has sparked controversy online by suggesting that her long-term dry fast has greatly improved her health and well-being. 35-year-old Sophie Partik used to suffer aching joints, puffy eyes, food allergies, bad skin and digestive issues, but claims that all these problems went […]
14th February, 2020
The Ghanaian Times raises concerns about the practice where some political parties continue to operate illegally while the EC looks on. According to the paper, only the two major political parties; the NPP and NDC are in good standing and operating lawfully out of the 27 registered political parties. The Times is puzzled at how […]
Ghanaian students likely to become infected during evacuation -Chinese Embassy
The Chinese Embassy in Accra has advised against any move to evacuate Ghanaian students in China because they are more likely to become infected during evacuation. The advice comes following an appeal by Ghanaian students in Wuhan and the NDC for their evacuation. A statement by the Spokesperson of the Embassy Dr. Zhou Yuehan said […]
EC calls on Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
A ten-member delegation from the Electoral Commission (EC) led by Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. The visit afforded the Chairperson and her delegation the opportunity to brief the King on the reforms that had taken place since […]
What Happens When You Don’t Wash Your Sheets
Our bed should be our special place, the spot where we take the much-needed rest, where we keep dreaming, and where we spend some of the most exciting love moments. Yet, if you are not washing the bedsheets regularly, believe me, it is far from special. Every week, we spend from 49 to 63 hours […]
Coronavirus vaccine could cost hundreds of millions of dollars — WHO
Governments and pharmaceutical giants must urgently begin expensive and risky work developing vaccines against the COVID-19 coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. “Big decisions” need to be taken as vaccines will require “huge investment” and the state sector “will have to take some of the risk with the private sector,” Michael Ryan, […]
Madam Akua Donkor in court over fraud
Madam Akua Donkor, a former presidential aspirant of the Ghana Freedom Party, accused of fraudulently selling a family property, was on Thursday granted bail in the sum of GH?12,000.00 by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Court. Madam Donkor, also a farmer, allegedly sold a 33 acre parcel of land, belonging to her family, at the […]
Scrap dealers in Sunyani appeal for recycling plant
Scrap dealers at the Adenta Scrap Centre in the Sunyani municipality are calling on government and stakeholders in the waste management sector to establish a scrap and plastic recycling plant in the municipality to help improve their operations as far as waste management is concerned. Scrap metal recycling has been in existence since the 18th century. The industrial […]
Mohamed Salah to decide on Olympic participation – Egypt coach
Egypt’s Olympic coach Shawky Gharib says they cannot force Liverpool striker to take part in summer tournament. Mohamed Salah’s potential involvement for his country in the Tokyo Olympic Games will be a decision for the football player and his club, Liverpool, Egypt’s Olympic coach said. Media reports on Salah’s inclusion in a provisional 50-man squad […]
