The General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lawyer Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John, has once again vented his spleen on the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Okaikoi South, Nana Akomea; asking him to be careful when dealing with him as the general secretary of the party. Speaking on Hello FM on Friday, Sir John described Nana Akomea, the Communications Director of the NPP as a mere appointee of the party; whereas he was elected as the General ... Read More
Pastor Samuel Kaku-Mensah, Overseer of the Choice Victory Church, on Sunday urged Christians to trust in Jesus to enable him turn around the country and their personal affairs. He made the call during a service to mark this year?s Palm Sunday at Takoradi. Pastor Kaku-Mensah said Jesus is the ?Unchangeable changer? who will be able to take the country to a higher level and bring remarkable changes in the lives of those burdened by problems. He said Jesus does not take anybody into a life ... Read More
Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader, has announced in his Palm Sunday homily he will visit Brazil in July. He will attend a Catholic youth gathering in Rio de Janeiro, saying Mass on Copacabana beach and praying at the Christ the Redeemer statue. The Pope spoke in St Peter's Square as Holy Week, the most important period in the Christian calendar, began. Thousands of people waved olive branches and palm fronds in the crowd. I will see you in that great city ... Read More
A 31- year old- man who allegedly tried to snatch a taxi from a driver at knife point at Labadi in Accra has been arrested by the night Police patrol team. The suspect, Patrick Kwame Adom, hired the taxi from VIP station at Kwame Nkrumah Circle to La Girls School together with an accomplice named Bismark who is on the run. Adom and Bismark attacked Nana Kofi Ahyin, the taxi driver, at about 2130 hours on Monday, March 18. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Wilson Kudze told the Ghana ... Read More
Google Ghana is committed to assisting the Ghanaian media to make their online presence more relevant and generate additional revenue, Estelle Akofio-Sowah, Country Manager of Google has said. ?The media and journalists in particular are the main producers of content online and that is where our (Google) engagement is with the media, Mrs Akofio-Sowah said in a chat with executive members of the Network of Communication Reporters, Ghana, (NCR Ghana) in Accra. She said the online department ... Read More
Irate youth believed to be supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have since Friday locked up offices of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Savelugu district of the Northern region. The youth, according to reports, are protesting the recruitment of people outside the area to work for the scheme. Multi TV?s Northern regional correspondent, Hashmin Mohamed, who confirmed the news to Joy News, said when three scheme management personnel, who were not natives of ... Read More
The Director of Police Operations, COP John Kudalor says a special operations mounted to rid Kumasi of criminals terrorizing residents has been successful. The exercise is in response to a recent incident involving unidentified gunmen who rained terror on pedestrians around Abrepo Junction, Bantama and Kejetia by firing sporadic gunshots. The gunmen also stole mobile phones, monies and other gadgets from nearby shops. In a quick response to the incident, a police reinforcement led by ... Read More
Kevin-Prince Boateng has joined FIFA's anti-discrimination task force after meeting FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday to discuss racism in the sport. The AC Milan player in January walked off the pitch in a friendly match with Pro Patria in protest at racist abuse, has joined FIFA's anti-discrimination task force. "When I left the pitch against Pro Patria, I know it wasn't the right decision but at that moment I was very angry and very emotional," he told Blatter, according to a FIFA ... Read More
The chiefs and people of Alavanyo and Nkonya at the weekend denounced in a joint statement further arms skirmishes in the area and pledged re-engagement towards peace to end their nine-decade old land dispute. The statement came after a consultative forum facilitated by West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP) under the auspices of the Volta Regional Coordinating Council and the security agencies. It urged both sides to exercise restraint and avoid the phenomenon of revenge or ... Read More
Mr Christian Owusu-Perry, Director of Public Affairs at the Electoral Commission (EC), on Friday played down media reports of a fire outbreak at the IT section of the Commission. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Accra, he denied that the section was razed by the fire. "Let me say that it was just a spark that started in an air conditioner, but the security personnel rose to the occasion to bring the situation under control. ?In fact it is not our main IT office, ... Read More
A 30-year-old Nkonya man has been shot and injured in the ongoing Nkonya-Alavanyo conflict in the Hohoe District of the Volta Region. Kofi Donkor is currently receiving treatment at the Margaret Marquart Hospital Kpando. The shooting was a reprisal attack by the Alavanyo?s to avenge the killing of their warlord on Thursday March 21, 2013. The Warlord, Koku Teyi, was reportedly shot in the chest at his home but died on reaching the Margaret Marquart Hospital at Kpando.  The ... Read More
A 23-year-old man believed to be the main suspect in the murder of a 13-year-old Kwasi Opoku Yeboah, at Abuakwa in Kumasi on March 11, has been arrested by the police. Abraham Akwasi Agyei, the suspect is said to be a nephew of the deceased pastor, Johnson Opoku, who was head of the King Jesus Anointing Ministry at Asuoyeboah. The arrest of Agyei brings to five, the number of suspects arrested in connection with the murder. Those arrested earlier and are in prison custody are Kwadwo ... Read More
A third suspect allegedly involved in the exportation of the 1,500kg of gold to Turkey on Friday has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Joseph Kwame Donkor, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Agona West has been charged with two counts of abetment. Donkor is accused of assisting Peter Kofi Bedzra to export gold to Turkey. He has denied the charges and the court, presided over by Mrs Patience Tetteh Mills granted him to bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two ... Read More
Ghana?s Black Stars squeezed four unanswered goals past Sudan in a crucial 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday. The win puts the Stars in a good position to making a third successive World Cup appearance at the event billed for Brazil next year. Ghana took advantage of a sloppy marking at the right flank, broke the deadlock the 19th minute through Asamoah Gyan. Gyan, had the easiest of tasks to tap in John Boye?s header after the defender intercepted a ... Read More
Emmanuel Frimpong made his first appearance for Ghana in their 4-0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying win over Sudan in Kumasi and he was excited to finally pull on the national shirt. Frimpong represented England at Under 16 and Under 17 levels before switching rationality to make his Ghana bow on Sunday. He put in an assured performance in his first display for the Black Stars. ?It?s a fantastic opportunity for me. I made my feeling clear I wanted to play for Ghana and the coach gave me ... Read More
Ghana has targeted the private sector for a bigger role in its drive to overhaul the country?s infrastructure and improve its services, according to the country?s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Hannah Tetteh. Ms.Tetteh told the global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) that public, private partnerships (PPP) with both Ghanaian and foreign partners could pave the way for the country to expand its energy infrastructure, which was crucial for facilitating ... Read More
The Chairman of Antrak Ghana, Alhaji Asoma Banda has called for the expansion of the Tema Port to accommodate the growing number of cargoes being handled at the port. Speaking to the Ghanaian Times  after a cocktail in Accra  in honour of Mr Jason Reynard,  the outgoing country Managing Director of Bollore Africa Logistics Ghana Limited(BALGL), Alhaji Banda said one of the biggest challenges facing the shipping industry is the inadequate space to accommodate the increasing cargoes at the ... Read More
GLICO GENERAL, a leading company in the general insurance sector, has reviewed its operations for the 2012 financial year, showing remarkable performance, especially in the payment of claims to its numerous clients. According to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Kwame Achampong-Kyei, Glico General paid claims to GH¢ 4,142,340, covering motor, fire, marine, engineering and general accident. This marks a 62 per cent increase over the 2011 claims figure of GH¢ 2,609, 592.53. Some ... Read More
The Netherland Initiative for Capacity Building in Higher Education (NICHE) has presented two buses to the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) of the University for Development Studies (UDS). Madam Helen Bernot Ullero, Senior Programme Administrator of the NICHE, made the presentation and stated that the vehicles are to ensure the success of the capacity building project the NICHE is implementing in the school. The UDS, in collaboration with the NICHE and the Dutch government, ... Read More
THE 1992 Constitution empowers the President, in consultation with the Council of State, to appoint Directors and others to serve on the Boards of State-Owned Enterprises (SOES). The principal role of these board members is to control the excesses of Chief Executives and Managing Directors of the SOEs, to ensure that they conform to the administrative practices of their respective institution. Besides that, the Boards of Directors are expected to assess issues in their totality and offer ... Read More
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