South Tongu MP describes GIJ decision as “draconian”
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for South Tongu has urged students of The Ghana Institute of Journalism who are affected by management’s decision to petition Parliament for redress. He encouraged affected students to put together a petition and presented it to the house and the “current Parliament and the new Speaker are committed to […]
GSS calls for accurate, timely and vital statistics on road traffic, Violent and External Deaths in Accra
The Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) has called for accurate, timely and vital statistics on road traffic, Violent and External Deaths in Accra to avert threats to identify data stock and its usage. At Ghana Mortality Statistics Project, a dissemination workshop, the Service says there is an urgent need to “ensure the registration and generation of […]
Ewe History Saga: North Tongu MP drags Education Minister before Parliament
Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has filed an urgent question to drag before Parliament the Minister responsible for education over publication of tribal bigotry books. His question follows a publication of books: History of Ghana, Text Book 3 and Golden English, Basic 4 which contained bigoted contents directed at The Ewe […]
Lending rates decline by 2.4 percent
Average bank lending rates as at the end of February 2021, stood at 21 percent. The current average lending rate shows a decline of 2.4 percent from the previous average of 23.4 percent at the end of February 2020. The fall in lending rate according to the Bank of Ghana, BOG, is consistent with developments […]
24th March 2021
The Ghanaian Times reminds the Minister of Works and Housing, Asenso Boakye that previous sector Ministers upon assumption of office, expressed their desire to discharge the best of services to the state and its people, yet if the records are assessed now, most of them would be found wanting. While the paper congratulates Asenso Boakye […]
Promoting peace between Muslims in Ho
NEWS COMMENTARY CALLS FOR PEACE AMONG MUSLIMS IN HO FOLLOWING THE RECENT CONFLICT. Ho the Volta regional capital has been noted as a peaceful Metropolis. However, due to recent conflicts between two factions over who to lead Muslims in prayers following the death of the Imam of the main mosque, Ho seems to be gaining […]
Porous borders hinder tax collection in Upper East- GRA
One of the major challenges that hinder revenue collection in the Upper East Region in terms of tax is the porous nature of the borders. This is exacerbated by the lack of understanding of the people why they should even pay tax. These were disclosed by the Regional Manager of the Customs Excise and Preventive […]
The 2021 budget: Austerity or hope for economic transformation?
The 2021 budget and fiscal policy statement of government was passed by Parliament after a heated debate. In news commentary, Raymond Tuvi, a Media and Development Consultant analyses the economic policies outlined. The Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government for the 2021 Financial Year that was hotly debated in Parliament last week has […]
Kotoku Royals, Accra Lions share points in epic encounter
The much anticipated week 13 fixture between Akyem Oda based division one side Oda Kotoku Royals FC and Accra Lions FC in the Division One Zone three league ended one all at the Akyem Oda Sports Stadium. It was the away team that scored first in the 37th minute through their player Kelvin Kyei in […]
22nd March, 2021
The Ghanaian Times wades into the raging debate over whether the wearing of dreadlocks popularly referred to as Rasta is sufficient grounds to deny people access to education. This follows news that two schools, Achimota School in Accra and Osei Kyeretwie Senior High, OKESS in Kumasi had declined to offer admission to some first-year students […]
Ghanaian Scholarship student in Poland receives Erasmus award
A Ghanaian student in Poland, Emmanuel Adjei, a beneficiary of the Ghana Scholarship award under the Registrar of Scholarships, Kingsley Agyemang’s decentralization scheme has been selected as the Best International Student in Poland for 2020. Emmanuel Adjei who hails from Badu in the Tain District is currently studying his Masters in Finance and Accounting at […]
Need For Ghanaians To Support The 2021 Budget
NEWS COMMENTARY ON 2021 BUDGET STATEMENT AND ECONOMIC POLICY The 2021 budget focused on the need to complete all previously initiated projects, consolidate the economy and continue with new programmes for the benefit of the people. The previous practice where some of the uncompleted projects were delayed for various reasons is unacceptable and must be […]
Akatsico in need of residential, academic facilities
Akatsi College of Education aka Akatsico is in dire need of infrastructure in the areas of Lecture Halls and Hall of Residence for The Students to speed up teaching and learning. The Training College established in 1963 with just 42 all male students and teaching staff of 4 including the principal has now grown to […]
CLOGSAG petitions NPRA over new declaration form from SSNIT
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has written to the National Pensions Regulatory Authority over what they called unacceptable ‘declaration form’ designed by Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to frustrate retirees. CLOGSAG in a statement dated on Wednesday, 17th March, 2021 and signed by the Executive Secretary, Isaac Bampoe Addo, stated: […]
