The School Health (SHEP), under the Ghana Education Service (GES), has distributed two million mosquito treated nets to children and mothers across Ghana. The SHEP, funded by USAID in collaboration with Networks Ghana, has also distributed 116 full set jerseys to schools in the Upper West Region, which took part in a drama to help eradicate malaria The jerseys were [...] The post School Children Benefit From Mosquito Net appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Nana Oye Lithur, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has directed the Northern Regional Directorate of the Social Welfare to immediately provide psychological support for the Tamale Sex tape ladies. She said: “The Ministry condemns in no uncertain terms, such exploitative acts, especially when it involves minors.  These web postings without the consent of the persons involved violate their privacy [...] The post Probe Tamale Sex Photos appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

There was mad rush for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) nomination forms last Friday as the 31 constituencies in the Northern Region opened nominations for constituency elections. Checks at the various constituency offices of the party across the region revealed that many supporters of the party are rushing for the nomination forms. As at 4: pm on the first day, [...] The post Mad Rush For NDC Forms appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The 2012 Presidential candidate of the the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has described the failure of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) as one of the biggest tragedies in the history of the country since independence. He said even though SADA was intended as an intervention to ameliorate and bridge the poverty gap between the north and south, its implementation [...] The post Failure Of SADA. A Tragedy appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

An American aid worker in-fected with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia arrived in the United States from West Africa on Saturday and walked into an Atlanta hospital, wearing a bio-hazard suit, for treatment in a special isolation unit. A chartered medical aircraft carrying Dr. Kent Brantly touched down at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia, shortly before [...] The post Ebola Infected-American Arrives In U.S. For Treatment appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

At least 10 people have been killed in a strike near a UN-run school housing Palestinians displaced by the Gaza conflict, medics say. The attack hit the entrance of the facility in Rafah, where thousands of Palestinians are said to be sheltering. The Israeli military has not commented but has been carrying out renewed strikes in Gaza. Gaza health officials [...] The post Deadly Strike At UN School In Gaza appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Two persons were on Friday sentenced to two years imprisonment for conspiracy to commit crime and possession of narcotic drugs without lawful authority. The two, Ebenezer Tagoe, a mason and Emmanuel Boi Nortey, a carpenter, were sentenced to one year each for conspiracy and two years each for possession of 23-and-a-half maxi sacks of dried leaves suspected to be narcotic [...] The post Two Jailed 2 Yrs For Dealing In Narcotics appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Juaso, the district capi-tal of Asante-Akim South, was on Thursday thrown into a state of shock, disbelief and grief , following a suicide committed by a minor.­     The lifeless body of the boy, aged 14, was found dangling on a tree in the early hours of the morning.­ He had gone missing since Tuesday and there were no clues of [...] The post Boy, 14, Commits Suicide At Juaso appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

One person was confirmed dead when a passenger bus on which they were travelling skidded off the Tema-Accra Motorway and fell into a gutter near Ashaiman at dawn on Sunday. The Yutong Bus with registration number GE 857 Z, was believed to be travelling from Aflao to Accra when the accident occurred, according to eyewitnesses’ account. Ten others in critical condition [...] The post One Dies In Motorway Accident appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ebenezer Adotey Mingle, a public toilet toll collector, was last Friday arraigned before an Accra District Magistrate Court for discharging liquid human waste into a public drain near the Osu Castle. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of discharging effluent into a drain and was granted bail in the sum of GH¢ 3,000 with a surety. He is to [...] The post Public Toilet Toll Collector In Trouble appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ghana’s Omar Abdul, managed fourth place medal in boxing at the ongoing 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Abdul was defeated by Wasee Muhammad in the semi-finals of the Flyweight division on Friday as by a unanimous decision. All three judges recorded 30-27, in favour of the Pakistani. Though, Abdul lost he was rewarded with bronze medal for his efforts. [...] The post Another Bronze For Ghana appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) said it will close down and prosecute micro-finance institutions (MFI), which are operating without licence. The central bank is also collaborating with appropriate authorities to investigate MFI, which defraud unsuspecting customers. Mr. Raymond Amanfo, Director of other Financial Institutions Supervision Department, said the BoG constantly dialogues with operators in the industry on strategic and operational [...] The post BoG TO PROSECUTE OFFENDING MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS

ALREADY-promoted BA United drew 0-0 with Wa African United last Saturday in the final Zone I Division One League promotional playoffs at the Essipong Stadium Stadium. The Sunyani-based side sealed their return to the Ghana top-flight on Wednesday after a 1-0 win over Real Tamale United in Cape Coast made it back-to-back wins. BA United stayed on top of the [...] The post B.A. United Joins Premier Again appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

WORLD title chasing Ghanaian boxer, Theophilus Tetteh gets the chance to edge closer to his childhood dreams when he faces Rhys Pagan of Scotland in a final eliminator for the Commonwealth Light Middleweight title on September 21. Tetteh, a former WBO interim Africa champion last fought when he defeated compatriot Ishmael Tetteh in Accra on December 20 last year to [...] The post Tetteh To Fight Pagan On Sept. 21 appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

SPORTS Minister Mahama Ayariga has rubbished suggestions that the Ghana Football Association (GFA) is a mafia-run organisation insisting his early interaction with the federation has painted a completely different picture. The newly-appointed minister, who replaced Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, becomes the latest top government officials to give his ringing endorsement of the GFA after his predecessor gave a similar description of [...] The post Minister Rubbishes Mafia Slur Of Gfaa appeared first on The

AIRTEL Ghana, has introduced the data geeks model, where-by data specialists are positioned in all Airtel Shops and experience areas to offer assistance to customers who come in with data and device related issues. According to the Marketing Director at Airtel Ghana, Manu Rajan, data is the future of telecoms, and Airtel Ghana is fully prepped to capture the data [...] The post Airtel Introduces Data Geeks To Serve Customers appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Quantum Power Ghana Gas (QPRGG), developer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage, regasification and delivery facilities at Tema, has signed a collaboration agreement with Golar LNG. Golar is the owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and floating storage regasification units (FSRUs). It is one of the world’s largest independent owners and operators of LNG carriers with over [...] The post Quantum, Golar, Sign Deal For LNG Terminal appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ministry of Education will, from next year, issue licences to all teachers in the country. This is to enforce discipline and eliminate non-performing teachers from the system, in accordance with the new Teachers Licencing Policy under the Education Act 778 (2008). Dr. Augustine Tawiah, Executive Secretary-designate of the National Teaching Council of the Ministry of Education, disclosed this in [...] The post Teachers To Be Licensed Next Year appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ghana’s democratic credentials as the most peaceful and democratic country in a troubled region, continue to confound most cynics. Honestly, nobody can be accused of wishing that the country would fail in its democratic forward march. Fact is, many believe that Ghana’s success is due to the nature of the people who are God fearing (Fame Nyame), generally peaceful, and [...] The post Let’s Be Committed To Fighting Corruption appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Polytechnic students who were unable to write their final year examinations due to the on-going strike by their teachers, are to be considered to undertake their national service. The decision followed the outcome of a meeting between the Ministry of Education, and the National Service Secretariat (NSS) concerning the fate of the students. Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Deputy Minister [...] The post Polytechnic Students To Undertake National Service appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.