African countries can do better with improved fiscal policy, says Songwe
The 38th meeting of the Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development opened in Marrakesh, Morocco, Wednesday with a clarion call for African countries to improve their fiscal policy and expand their tax base so they can ably fund their developmental processes. In opening remarks to the […]
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Assemblies of God church holds induction service at Navro Pungu KNM
The Kingdom Life Assemblies of God Church at Pungu in the Kassena Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region, has held an induction service to initiate into office, Reverend (Rev.), Abraham Wengwaame Ayiakwo to preside over the Kingdom Assemblies of God Church, (KAGC), Pungu area and its adjoining communities of Nimbasinia and Nyangua Churches. The […]
Church donates to Navronga prisons – UER
The Fruitful Life Chapel International has provided lunch for about two hundred and 50 inmates of the Navrongo Prisons. This was part of activities marking the church’s 14 years Anniversary Celebration. It has become a tradition that, every year the Fruitful Life Chapel International gives out to the needy and the prison visitation has become […]
President Akufo-Addo launches e-Justice Project
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, launched the e-Justice Project, the paperless court system which will enhance dramatically the nation’s efforts at improving its justice delivery system. Speaking at the launch, President Akufo-Addo stated that the e-Justice Project is a recognition of the fact that every aspect of life is […]
Three Police Officers in alleged assault on Ghanaian Times Journalists interdicted
The police administration has interdicted three police officers involved in an alleged assault on Ghanaian Times Journalists. They are Inspector Isaac Opare, of the Ministries Divisional Police, Sergent Ebenezer Akrofi of Accra Regional Police Headquarters and Corporal Evans Kofi Ntim of Police Visibility unit in Accra. Also the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), David Asante Apeatu, […]
Gov’t must focus on building a strong and resilient real sector – NDC MPs’ advises
The National Democratic Congress Party, (NDC) minority in parliament has called on the government to focus on building a strong and resilient real sector that will support the consolidation of the gains from the other key sectors. Speaking at a press briefing on the theme: “What Ghanaians must know -The impact of the currency depreciation in […]
Regions in Northern Ghana lose some 80% of yam yearly- CSIR-SARI
The Upper West, Upper East, Savannah, North East and Northern Regions lose between 20 to 80 percent of yams produced while recording another 10 to 40 percent loss of all vegetables produced. The regions also lose about 15 percent of the maize produced to Post Harvest Loses (PHL). That’s according to the Centre for Scientific […]
First peaceful transfer of power in DR Congo ‘an extraordinary opportunity’ for advancing rights
The election of President Felix Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marks “an extraordinary opportunity” for the country to advance civil and political rights, said a senior UN official, on Tuesday at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (OHCHR), Andrew Gilmour, welcomed Mr. Tshisekedi’s inaugural speech […]
Suzuki, Toyota, CFAO announce joint venture to produce vehicles in Ghana
Officials from Suzuki Motor Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and CFAO have announced a joint venture to manufacture and distribute vehicles in Ghana. The General Manager for the Middle East and Africa of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Koyote Suzuki, told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that with the company producing some 1.8 million vehicles in India alone, […]
Cyclone Idai: emergency getting ‘bigger by the hour’, warns UN food agency
The full scale of the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai in south-west Africa is becoming clearer, the UN said on Tuesday, warning that the emergency “is getting bigger by the hour”. Five days after the storm made landfall in Mozambique, causing widespread damage and flooding, at least 1,000 people are feared dead there alone. […]
EC engages stakeholders in ROPAA implementation dialogue in U/E region
Some stakeholders in the Upper East Region at a Consultative forum on the Representation of the People’s Amendment Act (ROPPA) have expressed concerns about the quantum of money the state is likely to invest in the Electoral Commission, (EC), to conduct elections of Ghanaians staying abroad. The Stakeholders involved Persons With Disabilities, (PWDs’), Political Parties, […]
