Man, 54 dies trying to escape ENRH covid center
By Marie Aziz, Sekondi. A fifty-five-year-old man has met his untimely death whilst trying to escape from the ENRH covid center in Effia near Sekondi. The deceased, Paulus Okine was referred to the covid center from the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department yesterday 18th August 2021. On Thursday, August 19, security personnel at the covid […]
Findings Of the ADHOC Committee for The Supply of Sputnik- V Vaccines
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE FINDINGS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT INVESTIGATED THE PROCUREMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA AND HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMED DALMOOK AL MAKTOUM AND S L GLOBAL FOR THE SUPPLY OF SPUTNIK-V COVID-19 VACCINES. A report by a Norwegian newspaper published on June 3 this year, alleges that the government […]
“Kissi Agyebeng has capacity, experience & intellect to succeed as Special Prosecutor” – President Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has sworn into office the second occupant of the Office of Special Prosecutor, Mr. Kissi Agyebeng, at a brief event at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s presidency. Citing the new Special Prosecutor’s extensive educational and professional legal background, President Akufo-Addo stated, “it is clear that Mr. Kissi […]
Tunisia president extends curfew hours
Tunisian President Kais Saied has extended a night-time curfew for the next month, a day after he suspended parliament. He’s also sacked more government ministers in the wake of the dismissal of Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Sunday. The president has denied accusations by the biggest political party, Ennahdha, that he’s carried out a coup. […]
July 27, 2021
The Ghanaian Times commends government for making available 25 million dollars as seed money for the establishment of a National Vaccine Institute to facilitate the development of a local vaccine manufacturing hub in the wake of scarcity of coronavirus vaccines to address the global pandemic. It believes that while Ghanaians wait for the locally-manufactured vaccine, the […]
Tokyo Olympics: U.S. swimmer Lydia Jacoby, 17, wins women’s 100m breaststroke gold
The USA’s Lydia Jacoby has won a shock gold medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke final at only 17 years old. The swimmer became the first Alaskan swimmer ever to win an Olympic swimming gold medal, as she beat South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker (silver) and pre-race favourite Lilly King – the Rio 2016 Olympic champion […]
Tokyo Olympics: Naomi Osaka crashes out of Tokyo 2020 Olympic games
Marketa Vondrousova stunned Naomi Osaka to reach the quarter-finals of the women’s singles at Tokyo 2020. The 2019 French Open runner-up won 6-1 6-4 in an hour and eight minutes and will now face either Spain’s Paula Badosa or Nadia Podoroska of Argentina. With heavy rain suspending play on the outside courts, the roof was […]
Importance of Eid-ul-Adha
NEWS COMMENTARY FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EID-UL-ADHA AND THE NEED FOR MUSLIMS TO GIVE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. Eid-al-Adha is one of the two most important festivals on the Muslim calendar. The “Festival of Sacrifice”, as it is known, centres around prayer and animal sacrifice. It is not always easy to predict when Eid-al-Adha […]
Ghana’s oil and gas sector classified as “satisfactory”-Resource Governance Index
Governance of Ghana’s oil and gas sector has been classified as “good” in a new assessment. The 2021 Resource Governance Index which was launched in Accra rates oil and gas as better governed than the mining sector, which it classifies as “satisfactory.” Researchers scored both sectors higher than in the last edition of the index […]
Need To Hold Kennedy Agyapong Accountable For His Inflammatory Utterances
NEWS COMMENTARY ON KENNEDY AGYAPONG’S INFLAMMATORY UTTERANCES AND THE HARM CAUSED AS HE FACES THE PRIVILAGES COMMITTEE OF PARLIAMENT. It is refreshing the three-member Ministerial Committee probing circumstances that led to the disturbances at Ejura, resulting in the unfortunate shooting and killing of two civilians and injury of four others, has ended its public hearings. […]
