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Anti-LGBT bill: Ghana Bar Association calls for calm

Kenya

President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Tony Forson, has waded into the discourse on the LGBT draft bill laid before Parliament. In an interview, Mr. Forson urged Ghanaians to have faith in Parliament to make a good decision to reflect the cultural and family values of the country as it assesses the anti-gay bill […]

Motor rider knocks down nurse at Tema

Human Error still number 1 cause of collisions in Ghana- Road Safety Expert

Ms. Betty Appiah, a 32-year-old nurse with the Tema Medical Center was on Wednesday knocked down by a motor rider on the Tema General Hospital road. Preliminary investigation indicates that Awal Osah, 41-year-old, motor rider, failed to give way to the nurse who was attempting to cross the road at the pedestrian crossing markings and […]

Nigeria receives six planes to fight insurgency

Nigeria has received its first six military aircraft it bought from the United States, which are expected to boost its efforts at tackling violence by various armed groups. The A-29 Supa Tucano planes landed in the northern city of Kano yesterday afternoon and were received by the Defence Minister, Bashir Magashi, and other military chiefs. […]

9-member ad-hoc committee probing Sputnik V vaccine procurement ends its public hearings

The nine-member ad-hoc bipartisan parliamentary committee investigating the procurement of Sputnik-V vaccines has ended its public hearings. Before being discharged, the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu insisted that circumstances prevailing at the time pressurized him into signing contracts for the supply of the vaccines without following all the laid down processes. The Minister has […]

Small-scale miners to resume operations but under strict conditions

Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has asked small-scale miners to go back to their concessions and work. However, they are expected to do responsible mining to prevent arrest, closure of concessions and withdrawal of license. Mr. Mireku Duker said this when he met with the Ashanti Regional Chapter of the […]

July 23, 2021

The Ghanaian Times congratulates two outgoing top security officials, the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong- Boanuh and Director General of the Ghana Prisons Service Patrick Darko-Missah on their dedicated service to the nation and bowing out honorably.  The paper also applauds two other officials who are incoming, the Acting IGP, COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare […]

Music sensation Luminary DMR releases “Naya Bingi” EP

Rising music sensation Joseph Luminary Adzrago popularly known in the music circles as Luminary DMR has released his much anticipated Extended Play (EP) titled “Naya Bingi”. The new EP contains inspirational and soul-soothing songs composed by the versatile artiste and comes along with melodious rhythms. Most of the songs can be considered as highlife but […]

July 22, 2021

The Ghanaian Times expresses worry over the absence of a well-crafted and coordinated plan for successive governments to follow which makes it difficult for the country to achieve sustainable growth and development. It therefore attributes the chaos in sectors of the economy to that problem. It says development plans whether short, medium or long-term will be […]

GHS warns of third wave of COVID-19 following neglect of safety protocols

COVID-19

The Ghana Health Service says the threat of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is imminent. This is a result of total disregard for safety protocols. Due to this, there has been a gradual increase in cases from last two weeks. From 1st to the 14th of July 2,500 cases were recorded. The surge […]

Denkyira East: Two health facilities get mechanized boreholes

Two health facilities at Denyase and Achiase in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the central region have been provided with mechanized boreholes. The project will improve upon sanitation and hygiene in the two facilities The USAID in partnership with the Rotary Club of Accra Airport handed over the Mechanized Boreholes to Denyase and Achiase […]