A Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has admonished that it is early days yet for the citizenry to shoot down plans by the government to formulate a law to end activities of political militias in the country. He noted that the decision by the president might have numerous benefits hence, the citizenry is agitating to … The post Don’t shoot
Cyclone Idai has had a “massive and horrifying” impact on Mozambique’s port city of Beira, the Red Cross says. It made landfall on Thursday with winds of up to 177 km/h (106 mph), but aid teams only reached Beira on Sunday. People have been rescued from trees, homes have been destroyed and roofs were ripped … The post Horrifying damage from Cyclone Idai appeared first
About 400,000 scam messages are blocked daily by telecommunication companies from reaching targeted phone users in the country, Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu Ekuful has disclosed. The disclosure follows recent report from the Cyber Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Ghana Police Service, that US$105.9 million was lost to cyber and mobile … The post Fight
Professor Emeritus Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia, who has just joined his fathers in another sphere of possible existence, was, in his life-time, what can only be described as African culture incarnate. He was trained as a musicologist in Great Britain and America. But he so well synthesised what he was taught by foreigners with what he had … The post OBITUARY: PROF. J.H. KWABENA NKETIA
CCopious improvement in corporate governance practice has occurred after the major financial scandals since the 2000s. Corporate governance failure and/or governance structure absence; that is, the power of influence localised in a few directors, can lead to management ineptitude, theft and other fraudulent practices in an organisation. Generally, corporate governance is the system through which … The post Corporate
The police have taken statements from the three Ghanaian Times journalists who were assaulted last week Thursday, by policemen and a military man. Their statements were taken at the New Times Corporation in the presence of Chief of Inspector Salifu Abubakari from the Ministries Police Station. The three, Malik Sullemana, Mrs Raisssa Sambou Abu and … The post 3 Ghanaian
The Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah yesterday failed to report at the East Legon Police Station for allegedly storming the premises of Radio XYX last Friday, and threatening radio host, Salifu Maase aka Mugabe . The Crime Officer of the East Legon District Police Command, Deputy … The post ?Rev. Owusu
Daasebre Dr Amankona Diawuo, the Paramount Chief of Berekum in the Bono Region, has challenged the committee constituted by the Electoral Commission (EC) to facilitate the implementation of the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA) to ensure due diligence towards its implementation in the supreme interest of the nation. He pointed out that though Parliament … The post Daasebre
When I met Nancy Alimlim in the Kenyan village of Kakwanyan’g in central Turkana on Saturday, she was in tears and the pain on her face was visible. She said she had just buried her brother – one of 10 people who have died of hunger in drought-hit Turkana in the last two weeks, according … The post Corpses, carcasses in drought-hit Kenya appeared first on
An Engineer and 11 staff of the Ningo-Prampram District Assembly were on Monday allegedly attacked by 16 persons suspected to be landguards while on routine inspection. They were allegedly attacked with clubs, electrical cables, and machetes, among others, by the landguards. Narrating his ordeal to the Ghanaian Times, the Engineer for the Assembly, Mr Justine Tsogbe … The post Suspected
Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Alhaji Mubarak Muntaka has raised concerns for Members of Parliament (MPs) over the practice where legislation from the Executive are brought to the House in the last week of sitting before it rises. He complained that long hours of working in the last days was risk … The post Long hours of parliamentary sittings
Dr Steve Manteaw, Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has cautioned that the nation’s commitment to Open Governance Partnership (OGP) is flawed by the delay in passing the Right to Information (RTI) Bill into law. According to him, “information is key in promoting transparency, accountability and active citizenry participation in governance which … The post RTI
The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev Prof. Paul Frimpong- Manso, has observed that political vigilantism has become rampant due to greediness among politicians. According to him, “most politicians are interested in their personal interest against serving to improve the living standards of the citizenry hence they establish vigilante groups to execute their … The post Greed
The consumption of rice in Ghana, today can be compared to traditional foods such as fufu, kenkey, akple and gari. In urban centres in particular, rice consumption has increased to the point that local production is unable to meet demand. Consequently, about 70 per cent of the rice consumed, which is estimated at about US$1 … The post Can Ghana become self-sufficient in rice
A 39-year-old staff of the Power Distribution Service (PDS) Ghana Limited, was on Saturday assaulted by a resident of KoKrobite, in the Greater Accra Region, for working to restore power supply to the area. Gershon Asiedu was reported to have had his face slashed with a cutlass by the raging resident, who is currently on … The post PDS worker attacked by Kokrobite resident appeared
The Western Region Power Distribution Services Limited (PDS) Ghana, has recovered GH?2.24 million from individuals and organisations, who consumed power they illegally connected to their premises last year. The Western Regional Revenue Protection Manager, Mr John Quayson-Dadzie, said the illegal connection resulted in a loss of 2.776 gigawatt hours (GWh) of power to the PDS. … The post W/Region
An Accra circuit court yesterday remanded the driver and his mate, who assaulted a policeman on duty last Thursday at Mallam Junction in Accra. The accused, Francis Buabeng, the driver, and Albert Ansah, driver’s mate were remanded by the presiding Judge Bernard Bentil, to appear on April 1. The Public Relations Officer of the Accra … The post 2 remanded for assaulting policeman appeared
The Tijanniyat Movement in Ghana has initiated a school complex project at Adjen Kotoku in the Ga West municipality in the Greater Accra Region, to complement the efforts of the government in making education accessible to all Ghanaians. The school project which comprises a basic and senior high school is being funded from donations from … The post Tijaniyyat to build school
A tournament dedicated to second division clubs in the Greater Accra region dubbed the “Jordan Anagblah Memorial Cup” has been launched in Accra. The tournament, put together by Friends of Jordan Anagblah is sponsored by Nii Cudjoe & Associates will involve 64 clubs. Grouped into eight groups and made up of 8 teams, each group … The post 64 clubs to vie for Anagblah Mem.
Dominic Thiem ended Roger Federer’s bid for a record sixth Indian Wells title with a battling three-set victory in the final in California. The Austrian seventh seed fought back to beat Federer 3-6 6-3 7-5. Swiss Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, converted just two of 11 break points and made 32 unforced errors to … The post Thiem beats Federer to win Indian Wells title
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