As part of his contributions toward the development of his hometown, the Vice-Chancellor of the Sunyani Technical University, Professor Kwadwo Adinkra-Appiah is spearheading the establishment of a scholarship scheme for needy but brilliant SHS graduates from Atuna to pursue degree programmes. To this end, Prof Adinkra-Appiah has met with the chiefs and opinion leaders of Atuna in the Jaman South [...] The post Free

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has called on its members to take advantage of the Third Tier Pension Scheme for a better future. Government in 2008 introduced the voluntary scheme as a more flexible pension system to augment the mandatory National Social Security, and the occupational pension schemes with tax free contributions, private fund managers and regulators. Mr [...] The post Take

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has described as untrue, claims by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that confidence has been restored in the National Health Insurance Scheme. Delivering the second State of the Nation Address last week, the president noted that hospitals no longer collect extra monies from patients as was the case during the previous administration. [...] The post Bagbin:

The Agona West municipality recorded  a total of 762 cases of teenage pregnancy cases mostly school girls aged between 10 and 15 years in 2017 as against 678 cases in 2016.   This came to light at the annual performance review of the Health Management Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) at Agona Swedru. Ms Christian Intsiful, Agona West [...] The post Agona West records

More than 530 police investigators will be trained by the end of the year to boost crime investigation and prosecution in the country, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has said “CID has commenced a process to recruit more officers to work as detectives in various police regions to boost [...] The post Over

Acting Black Queens coach, Mercy Tagoe Quarcoo has named the squad for the Women’s WAFU tourney to be staged in Cote d’Ivoire from February 14-25. The team is a blend of the 2016 squad that competed at the Africa Women’s Nations Cup in Cameroun as well as players from the Under-20 side, the Black Princesses. Apart from captain Elizabeth Addo [...] The post Queens squad for WAFU appeared

The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) is to begin the establishment of  a total of 10 multipurpose youth centres with one situated in each region to serve as business and employment avenues for the youth by March this year. The centres will comprise Information Communication Technology (ICT) sections, counseling centres, restaurants and sporting facilities which will be used and [...] The post MoYS

Mr. CHOI Kojo, the Chief Executive Officer of PaySwitch Company Limited has praised Ghanaian athlete, Akwasi Frimpong for lifting the image of Ghana at Pyeongchang, South Korea. He described as historic the participation of the 31-year-old in the ongoing Winter Olympics expected to end February 25 and predicted a bright future for Frimpong. Speaking to the Ghanaian Times in a [...] The post ‘Frimpong’s

Government plans to build more airports in the Western and Central regions to create an enabling environment for tourism and business to thrive, Kobby Okyere Darko-Mensah, Deputy Minister of Aviation, has said. The Deputy Minister said this in Takoradi at the Western Regional Tourism awards for 2017, which was themed: “Promoting Responsible Tourism”. Mr Darko-Mensah, who chaired the function, said [...] The post Govt

Male farmers must support women who intend to venture into farming to enable them increase productivity to boost the country’s economy, Alhaji Ahmed Abubakari Yussif, the Yendi Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) has advised. He said Ghana’s agricultural sector was the most important economic area, which employs more than 50 per cent of the population and constituted about seventy per cent [...] The post ‘Support

A new fish farming method known as ‘Cage Culture’ has been introduced in the Upper East, Upper West and Northern regions to preserve the water bodies and improve fish production. The Cage Culture method involves the building of cages with nets in the dams and ponds to house the fish and it was introduced by the Fisheries Commission under the [...] The post New fish farming method

Energy Commercial Bank is optimistic of making significant inroad in the Ghanaian banking industry with a clear cut strategy to grow substantially in all its business lines. To this end, it has promised existing and prospective clients of enhanced products and services vis-à-vis comprehensive advisory services and vibrant relationships. The management and staff made the pledge at the end of [...] The post Energy