Businessman sentenced for ordering destruction of fencewall
The Madina District court has sentenced a 41-year-old businessman to a fine of GH¢2,400 for ordering two suspected land guards to vandalise a trader’s fence wall worth GH¢12,480. In default, the convict, Jeremiah Nii Ashalley Brown, will spend six months in prison. Brown, who pleaded not guilty to the charge of abetment of crime to […]
Korea donates ICT equipment to Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre
The Korea Ambassador to Ghana, Lyeo Woon-Ki has donated an ICT equipment to the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre (MMCC) Zone F. to make the center fully digital. The 187,000 US dollar Equipment is expected to enable secure and efficient broadcast of maritime security threats assessment, alerts, warning and advisories which impact on shipping, fishing and other […]
Six perish in accident at Kwahu Atibie
Six persons, including a four-year-old boy, died after the vehicle in which they were traveling, was involved in an accident on the Odweanoma Mountain at Kwahu in the Eastern Region, yesterday evening. The six were returning from a funeral they attended last week at Forifori in the Afram Plains District, when the Hyundai truck they […]
Coup plot: Mac Palm, 7 others file motion for variation bail application
Dr. Frederick Yao Mac Palm, and seven others who are part of the 10 accused persons standing trial for an alleged coup plot have filed applications seeking bail variations at the Accra high court. This was after the accused persons who have been charged with conspiracy to commit High Treason, and high treason failed to […]
Dead children washed up on Libya beach, says charity
Images of dead children and women washed up on a beach in Libya have been shared by a Spanish charity. The NGO Proactiva Open Arms received some of the photos from inside Libya and said they are of people who had tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, a dangerous route for migrants. They show […]
May 26, 2021
The Ghanaian Times calls on the Ghana Health Service to educate the public on the need to get vaccinated. The paper is worried over the fact that with over 852,000 people that received their first jab of Covid-19 vaccine only 360,000 are taking it now. This the paper says government’s efforts to procure some 20 […]
Mantrac Ghana commissions the ‘Mansour Dream Field of Dreams” in Takoradi
Mantrac Ghana Limited, the Sole Authorized Caterpillar dealer in Ghana, has commissioned an Astro turf and an accompanying modern playground for the Ahenemba International School at Mpatado near Takoradi in the Western Region. The Company earlier roofed the three-story school building of the school to give more pupils in the surrounding communities the opportunity to […]
Today marks African Union day
Today is Africa Union Day observed annually on May 25 to commemorate the founding of the Organization of African Unity, OAU, the precursor of the African Union. The OAU was created to help bring about change, freedom and independence to many African countries. It provides an opportunity to recite the political and socio-economic achievements of […]
ECOWAS holds workshop for the reconstitution of the Council of the Wise
Ahead of the re-constitution of the ECOWAS Council of the Wise (CoW), the ECOWAS Commission is holding a consultation and orientation programme. The Two-Day forum which is underway in Accra is to sensitize and prepare nominees of the member states to discharge their duties as a supporting organ, created purposefully for Preventive Diplomacy and Mediation […]
One killed, three injured over land dispute
One person has been confirmed dead with three others sustaining various degrees of injury following a land dispute between two clans at Mpaha in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah region on Sunday. The deceased, Iddrisu Fuseini, 48, died at the Mpaha Health Centre with deep cuts on his chest while two of the […]
Chief order Mugabe remains reburied
A traditional chief in Zimbabwe has ordered that the remains of the country’s former President, Robert Mugabe be exhumed and reburied at the national cemetery. Mr. Mugabe died in 2019 and was buried in his rural home at Kutama town as per his wishes and not at the National Heroes Acre in the capital, Harare, […]
UN calls for immediate release of Mali President Bah Ndaw
The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that they were detained by soldiers. In a tweet (in French), the Minusma mission also called for calm in the impoverished West African nation. This comes after reports that interim President Ndaw and Mr. Ouane were […]
May 25, 2021
As the whole continent celebrates Africa Union Day today, The Ghanaian Times appeals to African countries and the citizens to help AU succeed in all its effort. According to the paper, the Africa Union is believed to have succeeded in addressing the needs of the African political class, but it is yet to make significant differences […]
Road Contractors Association concern about plans laid out by Minister
The Road Contractors Association has expressed doubt about the feasibility of achieving some plans outlined by the Minister of Roads and Highways Kwesi Amoako Attah. At a media Briefing Sunday, the Minister announced plans to construct 20 out of 25 interchanges across the country as well as six thousand kilometers of roads by 2024. National Chairman of […]
