March 05
Ghana: Gbese Traditional Council Honours U.S. Ambassador
Ghanaian Times
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Evelyn Palmer, was yesterday honoured by the Gbese Traditional Council at a colourful ceremony at the palace of the Gbese Mantse,… Read more »
Ghana: Etranzact Named 2024 Fintech Company of the Year
Ghanaian Times
eTranzact Ghana, a leading digital payments service provider, has been named Fintech Company of the Year at the 4th Ghana Fintech Awards. Read more »
March 04
Ghana: Finance Minister Targets Domestic Revenue Mobilisation for Economic Revival
Ghanaian Times
The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has identified enhanced domestic revenue mobilisation as one of the seven priority measures to revive the economy and accelerate… Read more »
Ghana: Collective Support Needed to Build Resilient Economy
Ghanaian Times
It appears anytime there is a change in government in the country, the administration taking over accuses the predecessors of causing economic woes, and suggest ways by which the… Read more »
Ghana: Man Allegedly Kills Girlfriend, Buries Body in Septic Tank
Ghanaian Times
A 26-year- old man, Kwabena Adjei, who allegedly killed his girlfriend and buried the body in a septic tank at Sunyani Magazine, near the Bono Regional Fire Command, has been… Read more »
Ghana: GWL Accra East Launches Operation Recover All Arrears
Ghanaian Times
The Accra East Region of the Ghana Water Limited has launched Operation Recover All Arrears owed, to retrieve a total of GH¢250 million owed by its customers. Read more »
Ghana: Gand Cautions Against Nutritional Deficiencies in Processed Food Products
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND) has raised concerns over the widespread nutritional deficiencies in many processed food products on the Ghanaian market. Read more »
Ghana: President of Gbese Traditional Council Swears in Three New Chiefs, Elders
Ghanaian Times
The President of the Gbese Traditional Council, Dr Nii Ayi Bonte II, has sworn into office three new chiefs and elders of the Gbese Stool at a colourful ceremony in Accra. Read more »
Ghana: 'Give Positions to Losers of Council of State Elections'
Ghanaian Times
An 89-year-old retired Business Executive, Mr Koshie Anagbo, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to give losers, especially prominent chiefs in the recent Council of… Read more »
Ghana: Farmer Granted Gh¢50,000 Bail for Threat of Harm
Ghanaian Times
The Amasaman Circuit Court has granted GH¢50,000.00 bail with two sureties to a farmer, who allegedly threatened to harm a businessman and his employees. Read more »
Ghana: Absa Opens Innovative SME Banking Suite in Kumasi
Ghanaian Times
Absa Bank Ghana has opened an SME Banking Suite at its Adum branch in Kumasi to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the region. Read more »
March 03
Ghana: Group of Lawmakers ReIntroduce Controversial Anti-Gay Legislation
allAfrica
A group of Ghanaian MPs reintroduced the controversial anti-gay rights bill which stalled in 2024 after a decision by former president Nana Akufo-Addo not to sign it into law, the… Read more »
March 02
Ghana: What Are the Origins of the Asante's Famous Kente Cloth? I Traced Its History to Find Out [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community… Read more »
February 28
West Africa: Military Officers Brutalise Journalists in Walewale [press release]
MFWA
Military personnel have beaten two journalists, Alhassan Dokurugu and Tahiru Ibrahim in Walewale, in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region of Ghana, in a second… Read more »
February 27
Ghana: Ghana - Journalists Attacked By Thugs While Covering Elections [press release]
IFJ
According to local media reports, five journalists reporting on the electoral process were seriously assaulted by unidentified individuals at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating… Read more »
Ghana: Dvla CEO Commits to Stronger Partnership With Port Operators
Ghanaian Times
The Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Mr Julius Neequaye Kotey, has said the Authority will continue to work in unison with the various… Read more »
Ghana: Let's Dialogue On Recruitment Into Public Sector - Minister
Ghanaian Times
Ms Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, the Minister of State-designate, Public-Sector Reforms, has called for a dialogue on the recruitment of individuals into the public sector. Read more »
Ghana: Do Well to Win Galamsey Fight! [editorial]
Ghanaian Times
DURING his campaign last year for the country's presidency, Mr John Dramani Mahama promised to fight illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey, in the country. Read more »
Ghana: At Confab On Proper Small Scale Mining - Mining Must Not Be Destructive! ...Veep Asserts
Ghanaian Times
The Vice President, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, says there is pressing need for collective action to curb illegal mining in the country. Read more »
February 26
Ghana: Don't Mistreat Visa Applicants - Govt Urges Foreign Embassies
Ghanaian Times
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana has expressed concern about the inappropriate treatment meted out to visa applicants at the various embassies, high… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda, Ghana Launch New Cross-Border Payment Infrastructure
New Times
The National Bank of Rwanda and the Bank of Ghana, in partnership with Global Finance and Technology Network (GFTN), have launched Africa's Next-Gen Digital Payment Infrastructure… Read more »
Ghana: Does Ghana Need Experimental Schools?
Ghanaian Times
The school or education system should be dynamic to meet the demands of the ever-changing world, with the changes leaving in their trail new things, positive or negative, that must… Read more »
Ghana: Reintroduction of Ptas Positive Step to Revamp Education - Dr Apaak
Ghanaian Times
The Deputy Minister-designate for Education, Dr Clement Abass Apaak, says the reintroduction of Parent Teacher Association (PTA), by government is a positive step that would help… Read more »
Ghana: Gis, National Security Must Collaborate to Strengthen Border Security - Interior Minister
Ghanaian Times
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has pledged to retool the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to strengthen border security and enhance national safety. Read more »
February 25
Ghana: Desperate Journeys - Ghanian Youth Risk Death for a Future in Europe
RFI
Despite the risks, many Africans, including Ghanaians, continue to embark on perilous journeys across the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea in search of better opportunities… Read more »
