Ghana Shippers Authority develops Axle Load Protocol
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA), in collaboration with the Ghana Highways Authority, has developed an Axle Load Protocol to help haulage drivers known what is required of them when they reach an axle load station. Chief Executive Officer of the GSA, Ms. Benonita Bismarck revealed this in a speech read on her behalf at a […]
UMaT and partners commemorate artisanal small-scale mining day
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) at Tarkwa in the Western Region and partners in the mining industry have commemorated the first Artisanal Small-Scale Mining, ASM Day at Tarkwa. Key operators, regulators and policymakers came together to discuss challenges associated with sector such as regulation, environmental degradation and health concerns and to push an […]
GPHA won’t license non-members of Joint Association of Port Transport Union
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) says it would not license any transport union to operate in the port if it is not part of the Joint Association of Port Transport Unions (JAPTU). General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, GPHA, Mrs. Esther Gyebi-Donkor announced at a day’s sensitization workshop for haulage truck drivers in […]
Woman fined GHS120,000.00 for possession Indian hemp
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 47-year-old woman to a fine of GHS120,000.00 for possessing Indian hemp. Rita Atsufui Koffie would spend three years imprisonment in hard labour if she fails to pay the fine. She admitted the offence and she was convicted on her own plea but the sentence was deferred to Thursday […]
Catholic Relief Services donates to Weija leprosarium
The Immediate Past Parish Priest of Christ the King Catholic Church in Accra, Reverend Father Andrew Campbell has called on Ghanaians to show love and care to the sick. He asked relatives of lepers not to neglect them after they have been admitted to the Leprosarium. He said leprosy is an age-long disease which is […]
Gbane: Committee given three weeks to find out collapse of mine
A committee set up to investigate the cause of the mine collapse at Gbane in the Upper East region has three weeks to complete its investigations. The regional Minister, Mr. Stephen Yakubu also recommends solutions to prevent future occurrences. He asked that all mining activities be put on hold while the rescue operation continues to […]
NaSIA holds stakeholder’s engagement on school licensing
A Stakeholder’s engagement on School Licensing Requirement has been held in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region. It was organized by the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA), for Heads of schools and school proprietors. The stakeholders’ engagement forms part of a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of activities of NaSIA and its core mandates and services […]
Parents urged to partner with teachers in planning the ward’s education
Parents have been urged to partner teachers in the planning of their children’s educational growth especially in the selection of their SHS. The Chief Executive Officer of Pinasol Foundation, a non- governmental organization, Solomon Okyere Asiamah who made the appeal, acknowledged the overwhelming increase in unemployment in the country and called for an immediate shift […]
Akufo-Addo’s brother sues Class Media group, others for Ghc10 million
Businessman and Managing Director of Amaadi Cold Stores Limited, Edward Akufo-Addo has sued host of Accra FM, Kwabena Bobbie Ansah, the Class Media Group, and two others for defamation. The defendants are said to have claimed that the plaintiff has been using Ghana’s presidential jet, also known as ‘The Falcon’. The 1st Defendant is Class […]
Police seek suspected mother killer
The foul stench emanating from a house at Ayigbe Town, an area within Dome Kwabenya in the Ga East district of the Greater Accra Region, and the apparent absence of an 86-year-old woman, Abraa Mansa, is raising eyebrows. The police have moved in to cordon the house as a crime scene, and have mounted a […]
June 4, 2021
The Ghanaian Times appeals to government to help resolve challenges in the mobile telephony space due to its invaluable importance to Ghanaians. It says service providers complain that taxes and spectrum costs have stifled growth and new firms continue to struggle for financing due to government’s withdrawal of the extra spectrum provided to Vodafone and […]
President Akufo-Addo appoints 21 Ambassadors and High Commissioners to represent Ghana abroad
Twenty one envoys who have been designated to represent Ghana abroad have received their Letters of Credence with a call to champion Government’s post COVID Recovery Programme by facilitating foreign investment into the country. At a brief ceremony at the Banquet Hall of the Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo asked the new Diplomats to work with […]
UEW holds Special Congregation to confer honorary Degrees
When the University of Education, Winneba held a special congregation, the call was for tertiary institutions, in the country, to strive to develop innovative modules and teaching methods to help in developing industries and agencies in the country. The special congregation was to confer honorary doctorate Degrees on the former Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike […]
9 bodies retrieved from flooded mining pit at Moabok in Upper East Region
It has now been confirmed that nine dead bodies have been retrieved from the flooded mining pit at Moabok, a community near Gbane in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region. This follows several hours of rescue operations carried out by personnel of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), the Ghana Police Service and […]
