Jane Opoku-Agyemang enskinned Development Queen of Samini Traditional Area
The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the NDC, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has been enskinned Development Queen mother in the Samini Traditional Area of the newly created North East Region. Her skin name is “Ziiniaya Daana,” which means “Queen of Development and Light.” At a colourful ceremony at the Poanaa’s Palace in the East Mamprusi District, as […]
President Akufo-Addo to tour Western Region Tuesday
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday, 18th August begin a two-day tour of the Western Region to inspect a number of on-going projects, inaugurate and cut sods for some projects. A statement issued by Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information said President Akufo-Addo would later proceed to the Central Region for a […]
VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo hands over AfCFTA Secretariat to AU Commission
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Wearing of face masks still compulsory – President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the wearing of face mask, social distancing, and enhanced hygiene protocols are still obligatory. He said the phased opening up of the country put an obligation and responsibility on each person to remain vigilant, and respect the COVID-19 protocols that “have become part and parcel of our daily routine”. […]
MTN Ghana records GH¢1.01 billion profit after tax
MTN Ghana says it will continue to stick with its growth drivers after it recorded a profit after tax of GH¢1.01 billion in 2019. Representing a 33.6 increase over prior year, it was driven by strong performance in service revenue from Voice, Data and Mobile Money. Mr Selorm Adadevoh, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, […]
India sends team to Mauritius to tackle oil spill
India has sent technical equipment and a team of specialists to Mauritius to help local authorities deal with an environmental crisis after an oil spill from a Japanese ship, a government official said on Sunday. A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island nation on July 25, spilling about 1,000 […]
IBM rolls out newest processor chip
International Business Machines Corp announced on Monday a new processor chip for data centers that it says will be able to handle three times the workload of its predecessor. The IBM-designed Power10 chip will be manufactured by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) and is meant for use by businesses inside data centers, IBM said. The […]
SPEECH: President Akufo-Addo address the nation (Update 15)
Address To The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Updates To Ghana’s Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 16th August, 2020. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Today is the fifteenth (15th) time, since the virus came to our country some five (5) months ago, that I have come […]
VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo address the nation (Update 15)
Police Command investigates EC fire outbreak
The Accra Regional Police Command is investigating the cause of fire that gutted the Electoral Commission (EC) office at Sapeiman in the Greater Accra Region in the early hours of Friday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit (PAU), told the Ghana News Agency that the cause of the fire […]
14th August, 2020
The Ghanaian Times congratulates the Ga people on chalking up another milestone especially Homowo amid COVID -19 . The paper paper urges the people to reminisce on the hard work that led to the bumper harvest and translate it into the present efforts to support the development of the country. The Daily Heritage add its […]
President Akufo-Addo inaugurates 75 Green Houses
President Akufo-Addo, has inaugurated 75 Green Houses and a Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region. The centre is part of a 22 million dollar facility. The two other green houses are located at Akumadan and Bodwease. The 75 Green Houses at Dawhenya will produce 4, 500 tonnes of vegetables […]
COCOBOD gets $1Billion to buy cocoa beans for the 2020/2021 crop season
Parliament has approved a loan facility to the tune of one Billion US Dollars for the purchase of an estimated 900,000 metric tonnes of cocoa beans for the 2020/2021 crop season by the Ghana Cocoa Board. The Trade Finance Facility between The Ghana Cocoa Board and consortium of Banks and Financial Institutions with Ghana as […]
Ghana’s Inflation rate for July 2020 down by 0.2%
The year-on-year inflation rate as measured by The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 11.4 percent in July 2020, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than June 2020 and the monthly change rate for July 2020 was 0.5 percent. The Food and Non-alcoholic beverages inflation rate recorded a year-on-year inflation rate for June is 13.7 percent, […]
