The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) is advocating the inclusion of coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in the International Certificate of Vaccination otherwise known as ‘Yellow Card’ to strengthen health security. Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr Kwame Asuah Takyi made the call last Tuesday during a web-based seminar on the impact of the disease on the Economic Community … The post Include

Black Stars and Al-Fayha winger, Samuel Owusu, has advised young footballers to aim to reach greater heights in their footballing careers. According to the Saudi-based player who interacted with fans and officials of former club, Vision FC via Zoom, talent was not enough to succeed as a footballer. Owusu noted

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah has promised his Ministry’s commitment to offset its debt to former Black Stars Head Coach, Kwesi Appiah. Making his first public pronouncement on the issue yesterday when he took his turn at the COVID-19 briefing, Mr Asiamah said his ministry had an excellent working

Government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) and the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) will provide a stimulus package for athletes as part of its support to individuals and groups affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Asiamah has disclosed. Addressing the media to provide details on President Nana … The post MoYS announces stimulus

Despite government easing of coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on social gatherings, some churches have decided not to congregate for church services until further notice. On Sunday, May 31, President Nana Addo Dankwa- Akufo-Addo announced that religious activities would commence

The Volta Regional Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Loh, has stated that his decision to participate in the nationwide pilot voters’ registration exercise organised by the Electoral Commission (EC) is not a betrayal of the party.  According to him, party officials

Ghana had recorded 478 more cases of coronavirus (COVID -19) thereby shooting up the country’s case count to 8,548 from the previous update of 8,070. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) website monitored by the Ghanaian Times yesterday, 146 more people have recovered from the disease increasing the rate from 2,947 to 3,132. Also … The post Ghana’s

The Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mubarak Muntaka, has alleged that the president, has “monumentally failed” to honour his promise of providing every constituency one million dollars per year as promised during his campaign towards the 2016 general election.   According to him, “despite getting  the  most   resources  as a  government, the  New Patriotic Party … The post Minority

The Paramount Chief of Abeadze Traditional Area in the Central Region, Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII, has expressed worry about the posture of the Electoral Commission (EC) over the compilation of a new voters’ register and for failing to honour the invitation of the National House of Chiefs. “The National House of Chiefs is unhappy over … The post Posture of EC worrying –

“The Convention People’s Party (CPP) needs a complete overhaul from the ward through the constituency, regional and the national executive level for greater impact in Election 2020 and future elections,” Nana Akosua Frimponmaa Sarpong-Kumankumah, the CPP Election 2012 Vice Presidential Candidate, has stated. “We need a new breed of leadership to vigilantly diagnose our electoral … The post ‘New

Fourteen alleged activists of the separatist Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF) were arraigned before the Ho Circuit Court on Tuesday, charged with prohibited organisation. They are David Karl, 41; Francis Dente Donkor, 41; Edem Akubea, 36; Edem Nukornu 35; and Faustina Britsie, 60. Others are Carsmeil

That the present standard of the Ghanaian theatre in terms of quality vibrancy viability and financial profits is somehow trailing behind that of its Nigerian counterpart, cannot be disputed or denied by any honest and sincere theatre critic. This state of affairs is so, owing to a number of factors which must be identified and … The post The

Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated, mainly peacefully, across the United States (US) for an eighth night following the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody. One of the biggest protests, joined by Floyd’s relatives, took place

Thousands of people have taken part in protests in France over the 2016 death of a black man in police custody, defying police orders not to assemble due to coronavirus restrictions. The death of Adama Traoré, 24, has been likened to the killing of George Floyd in the US, whose death has sparked protests across … The post French anti-racism protests defy police ban appeared

Govenment has found a strategic investor for the Komenda Sugar Factory, Trade and Industry Minister, John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has announced.  Mr Kyerematen in April 2019, reported to parliament that government was in search of a strategic investor with the requisite technical and financial capacity

It is the inherent nature of success to be both puzzling and elusive, and to withhold its rewards from all but a handful of those who pursue it. It is by an intricate design of nature that success is a condition that must be attracted and not pursued. We achieve rewards and we make progress … The post THE FIVE MAJOR PIECES OF THE LIFE PUZZLE appeared first on Ghanaian

“Lest we forget” is a phrase commonly used in war remembrance services and it is consistent with the main theme of the “Recessional” poem written by Rudyard Kipling. The main theme of the poem is that, if a nation forgets the true source of its success, its military or material possessions will be insufficient in times of war. … The post June 3 twin disaster: Lest

The Nigerian woman who used photographs of Ministers of Information, Foreign Affairs and a Deputy Minister of the Interior to create different Facebook accounts to defraud unsuspecting victims of GH¢10, 277.00 is still in police custody. On May 22, 2020, an Accra Circuit Court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Essandoh granted Vivian Sajida Imran GH¢12,000 … The post Nigerian fraudster

A Kumasi circuit court has convicted the 26-year-old father who subjected his three-year-old son to severe beatings for bedwetting.  However, the court, presided over by Mrs Patricia Amponsah has deferred sentencing for the crime to June 9, 2020. The convict, Ebenezer Osei Bonsu, had early pleaded not guilty for the charge of assault and causing … The post ‘Flogging father’ convicted appeared

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) in collaboration with the Navy and Marine Police have started all night security patrols at the Takoradi Anchorage and the western coastline to halt illegal fuel bunkering in the area.  Deputy Director and Manager in charge of  the  GMA  in  the Western Region, Captain William Eson Thompson who told the … The post GMA,