Melcom Group supports Rebecca Foundation with food items
Melcom Care Foundation has presented about three hundred (300) cartons of Banetti Instant Noodles and Tom Cakes to The Rebecca Foundation. The donation was done at the office of the Foundation in Accra, on March 17, 2021 for the purpose of extending a philanthropic hand to the needy and the poor in society. Presenting the […]
One Year Of Coronavirus In Ghana
NEWS COMMENTARY ON ONE YEAR OF CORONAVIRUS IN GHANA Exactly a year ago, Ghana announced the first two recorded Coronavirus cases in the country. This was after few months that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had declared the disease a public health emergency of international concern. It became the highest level of alarm under international […]
Covid-19: Ghana Standards Authority staff vaccinated
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has started delivering the COVID-19 vaccines to its staff as part of the government’s coronavirus vaccination programme. About 800 staff of the GSA are expected to take the shots at a vaccination centre created at its head office in Accra. More than 200 staff have so far received the coronavirus […]
Covid-19: Netherlands suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine
The Netherlands has become the latest country to suspend use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine over concerns about possible side effects. The World Health Organization and the European Medicines Agency say there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and reports of blood clots. Eight countries have so far fully suspended the AstraZeneca vaccinations. […]
Melcom supports Akatsi College of Education with washrooms
The Melcom Group of Companies through Melcom Care Foundation has supported Akatsi College of Education (Akatsico) with five (5) modern washroom facilities. The facility is designed mechanically with an overhead reservoir to ensure constant flow of water to flush the toilet. At the handing over ceremony, the Group also presented gallons of detergents, a quantity […]
Myanmar’s military accuses Suu Kyi of taking $600,000 and gold
Myanmar’s military rulers have accused the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of illegally accepting $600,000 (£430,000) and gold. The allegation is the strongest yet levelled by the military since it overthrew Ms Suu Kyi and the country’s democratic leadership on 1 February. No evidence was provided for the charge. Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun […]
Revolutionary Japanese invention allows men to breastfeed their babies
Japanese invented something very practical. They provided the men with a breastfeeding tool, which will ease mothers’ work significantly. The company Dentsu is the creator of the “Father’s Nursing Assistant.” The latest innovation allows the fathers to carry milk and feed the baby from an artificial nipple when mom cannot do it. They have to […]
Chorkor: Young women asked to broaden knowledge on sexual and reproductive issues
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), in collaboration with Coalition of Volunteering Organizations of Ghana (COVOG), has marked this year’s International Women’s Day with a call on young women to broaden their knowledge on sexual and reproductive issues. The two organisations as part of activities to mark the day organised a health screening for women […]
The perceived agenda of the LGBTQI+
NEWS COMMENTARY ON PERCEIVED AGENDA OF THE LGBTQI+ All through its print and electronic media, Ghana has been abuzz with impassioned and well-reasoned discussions touching on whether to permit the promotion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and other related practices in the country or not. The prevailing viewpoint of leading religious, political and […]
Vetting Of Ministerial Nominees
COMMENTARY ON THE VETTING OF MINISTERIAL NOMINEES SO FAR No President of any country in the world operates in a vacuum. He or she needs a set of ministers to assist in propelling the wheel of governance for an effective leadership. That is the situation in our country now, where the President, Nana Addo Dankwa […]
26th February, 2021
The Ghanaian Times has added its voice to calls on the public to avail themselves for the COVID-19 vaccination when immunization starts saying that, the COVID-19 vaccine is safe to strengthen the immune system. It expressed worry about the misconceptions being peddled by the public and asked that no vaccine will be tried on humans […]
Cocaine ‘worth billions’ seized in record Germany and Belgium haul
Customs authorities in Germany and Belgium have seized a record amount of cocaine – more than 23 tonnes – that was destined for the Netherlands. German officials discovered 16 tonnes in five shipping containers that had arrived in the port of Hamburg from Paraguay earlier this month. Police in the Netherlands were notified and a […]
Ebola outbreak in neighbouring countries
NEWS COMMENTARY DISCUSSES ALERT OF EBOLA OUTBREAK IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES. At a time the deadly Coronavirus pandemic is at its peak and causing a lot of havoc in the country, news filtering in from neighbouring countries indicate that on the sideline, the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is knocking on our doors asking permission to […]
The experiences shared by Covid-19 persons
COMMENTARY DISCUSSES THE COVID-19 EXPERIENCE SHARED BY VICTIMS OF THE DISEASE. Two harrowing experiences shared by two patients of the Covid-19 disease showed how painful it is to be a victim of the disease. There is therefore the need to pray for divine intervention to help Ghana overcome this deadly monster that has plagued this […]
