The Chief Executive of the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly, Albert BoakyeOkyere,has advised the youth in the area to embrace the government’s flagship programme, dubbed “Entrepreneurship Training and Start-up Grants for Junior High School Graduates.” He stated that this programme would go a long way to curb the unemployment situation in the country and further improve the … The post Embrace

Recently, I wrote about kokonte and why it has the potential to reduce colon cancer. The article further highlights the numerous significance of eating kokonte and its impacts on our health such as reducing blood sugar, high blood pressure, and many others. In this article, I will explain to you why kokonte is a super … The post Why Kokonte is Ghana’s superfood (1) appeared first on

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has put before the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) recommendations in its quest to integrate effective resilience in peace operations. According to Ms Botchwey, integrating effective resilience in peace operation requires the reconfiguration of the UN Peace Operations and dealing with … The post Reconfigure

The Ghana Journalists Association has launched the Journalist Support Fund with call for a concerted effort to address, mitigate and eventually end crimes against its members.  The occasion was also used to commemorate the International Day to end Impunity for Crime against Journalist, a day set aside by the United Nations (UN) to draw attention … The post At

The Kaneshie District Court has imposed a GH¢6,000 fine on Francis Awusi, an evangelist, for making false and offensive statements about Prophet Gabriel Akwesi Sarpong, General Overseer of Cross of Miracles International, Accra. Awusi, who is also a YouTube host, would in default serve one year imprisonment. The said publications indicated that Prophet Sarpong (the … The post Evangelist

The Accra Circuit Court has granted GHc250,000 bail to a married couple for allegedly engaging in prohibited business related to suspected narcotic drugs and giving bribe to influence a public officer. The pleas of Mr Richard Mensah, a 40-year-old carpenter, and Ms Augustina Yawa Benuyewa, a 35-year-old trader, were not taken as the substance was … The post Husband,

The District Magistrate Court at Wamfie, in the Dormaa East District of Bono Region, has sentenced Joseph Mpeh, to 12 months imprisonment in hard labour, for stealing GH¢20,600. Mpeh, a former mobile banker, at the Dormaa-Ahenkro branch of the Wamfie Rural Bank, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea by the court. Police … The post Mobile banker gets 3 years

The Adentan Circuit Court has imposed GH¢ 3,000 bail on a businessman, for stabbing his co-tenant over a woman. The man, Duro, would in default serve six months imprisonment. The Court presided over by Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah also ordered Duro to pay compensation of GH¢5,000 to the complainant, a “financial engineer”, by November 30, … The post Court

The Ghanaian Times congratulates the Ghana Journalists Association on launching the Journalists Support Fund under the presidency of Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfour. The objectives of the GH¢2 million support fund, including supporting journalists who have been attacked in the line of duty to cover medical bills; and others to pay legal expenses, are tremendous. The … The post Journalists

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, on Thursday announced that Parliament would investigate allegation of bribery levelled against a popular businessman.“The alleged bribery has come to my notice and we will investigate to see if it is true and the motive behind it,” he said. Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu gave the indication when he met the Parliamentary Press … The post Alleged

The Kaneshie District Court, in Accra, on Tuesday ordered that Richard Appiah, who allegedly murdered two minors and kept their body parts in a refrigerator, at Abesim, be taken to a psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The magistrate, Ama Adomako Kwakye, gave the directive after the prosecutor, Chief Inspector Lawrence Anane, told the court that … The post Abesim ‘killer’