7th April 2020
Fix energy problems for improved social and economic lives is how the Ghanaian Times captions its editorial. The paper observes with keen interest intermittent power outages and how current consumers experience low current and power surges. It contends that these problems disturb social and economic lives. Precisely to the Times, power fluctuations destroy household appliances […]
Tourists to Keta thrilled with canoe ride on Lagoon
Tourists to Keta during the just ended Easter holidays have given good reviews of the visit to the area and are looking forward to more exciting ones in future. The tourists, who were on tour Keta project’s maiden event, Easter Canoe Ride on the Keta Lagoon enjoyed a canoe ride from Woe Fish Landing Site […]
6th April, 2021
Ghanaian Times is happy that when news of the dead fishes and mammals broke, public institutions that have mandates to deal with such situations rushed in to perform their duties to safeguard public health and also prevent possible environmental pollution from the dead creatures. The paper is however worried that some institutions concerned do not […]
Sissala West MP bemoans state of basic schools in his Constituency
Member of Parliament for Sissala West Constituency in the Upper West Region, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has revealed that, half of basic school infrastructure in his Distract have no decent infrastructure. According to him, there are only 60 basic schools the district and in 30 of these schools students either study under sheds or in buildings […]
Parliament to build Constituency offices for MPs
Government has programmed to provide some money towards the construction of Constituency offices forf Members of Parliament. An initial amount of GH¢45,500,000 has been set aside for the construction project which in its first stage would cater for 70 out of the current 275 MPs. The special budget Committee sitting to consider the 2021 budget […]
Lessons from Life of Late Tanzanian President
AFRICAN NATIONALISM AND PATRIOTISM: LESSONS FROM THE LIFE AND DEATH OF LATE TANZANIAN PRESIDENT JOHN POMBE MAGUFULI. The outpouring of grief and tributes from all over the world to the late Tanzanian President, John Pombe Magufuli, is in apparent negation of the Shakespearean adage that the good that men do is oft interred with their […]
Parliament approves over GH¢560M for Sanitation Ministry
Parliament has approved the sum of Five Hundred and Sixty Million, Nine Hundred and Thirty-three Thousand, One Hundred and Ten Ghana Cedis (GH¢560,933,110.00) for The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources as budget estimates to enable the Ministry to implement its programmes for the 2021 financial year. Addressing the media on some of the policies […]
Rollball Federation calls for support
The Roll Ball Federation of Ghana is appealing for corporate and individual support to hasten the development of the sport in Ghana. The sport touted by many with huge potentials has been struggling to keep up with the imminence of international assignment despite the frantic effort towards the organization of domestic activities. As part of […]
Three firms partner to create digital market for women businesses
In their quest to support women entrepreneurs with brand building, business promotion and access to new markets, the Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA), formerly NBSSI, and Mastercard Foundation have partnered with Lokko House Limited to create a retail shop and an online market place. In a statement, GEA said the platform will enable women-owned and led […]
GEPA management spent ¢16.83 million without approved budget
The Auditor-General Report on Public Boards, Corporations and other Statutory Institutions has revealed that the management of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has spent a total amount of ¢16.83 million on administrative and operational activities without any approved budget from the period 2017-2019. It is therefore urging the Executive Secretary to seek retrospective approval […]
Government to plant 5 million trees on June 11
Minister of Land and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has announced Government intention to plant five million (5,000,000) trees under a project dubbed “Plant a Tree to Green Ghana”. According to him, the project slated for 11th June 2021, will see President Akufo-Addo plant a commemorative tree on that day, with the Vice President, the […]
Tesla cars can be bought in Bitcoin
Tesla customers can now buy their car with Bitcoin, company chief Elon Musk has said. Mr Musk, a well known Bitcoin enthusiast, made the unexpected announcement in a tweet. But Bitcoin’s value rapidly moves up and down – meaning the cryptocurrency price of the car could change day to day. Tesla has invested heavily in […]
Admission of Two Rastafarians Into Achimota School
COMMENTARY DISCUSSES THE ISSUES SURROUNDING ADMISSION OF TWO RASTAFARIANS INTO ACHIMOTA SCHOOL Article 17 (2) of the 1992 Constitution states that, ‘A person shall not be discriminated against on grounds of gender, race color, ethnic origin, religion, creed or social or economic status’. Under the same constitution, Article 26 (2) prohibits ‘all customary practices which […]
Government to relocate Ameri Power Plant to Kumasi
Plans are underway to relocate the Ameri Power Plant to Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital after Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) Agreement between the Government of Ghana and Ameri Energy expired in January, 2021. The relocation of the power plant to Kumasi is to stabilize the national grid and it will kick-off immediately after […]
