Electoral Commission cites Supreme Court decision as legal basis for new voters’ register
The Electoral Commission (EC) Monday, June 8 filed its Supplementary Statement of Case to meet the timelines given by the Supreme Court last week. It among other things says the underlying legal reasons for its decision not to include the existing voters Identification Card (ID) in the upcoming registration exercise is because the Supreme Court […]
US Democrats wear kente to honour George Floyd
The US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a group of Democratic lawmakers wore stoles made from Ghanaian kente cloth on Monday at the Capitol Hill, in honour of George Floyd who was killed by police last month in Minneapolis. They knelt for eight minutes and 46 seconds – the length of time a white policeman […]
Parts of Accra to go off national grid for 7 hours each day
Some parts of the Greater Accra Region are likely to go off the national grid for about seven hours each day beginning Monday, June 8 to Thursday, June 11. This is to make way for the Electricity Company of Ghana to carry out planned maintenance works to improve service delivery. The power will go off […]
Vodafone Cash introduces flexible payment options for customers
Vodafone Cash has introduced a new feature that offers customers interest-free flexible payment options for various products and services including smart phones, laptops, home appliances and travel packages. The new service, known as Pay Small Small (PaySS), allows customers to conveniently make payment in instalment over a period of three to twelve months when they […]
COVID-19: Ningo-Prampram DCE donates items to orphanages
The District Chief Executive Officer (DCE) for Ningo-Prampram, Jonathan Doku paa Nii, has donated some essential items to two orphanages and a disabled society in the district. The donation exercise, on Sunday June 7, started at Hearts of the Father Orphanage Home designed to house refugees and neglected orphans in Old Ningo. The first set […]
George Floyd murder suspect Derek Chauvin has bail set at $1.25m
The Minneapolis ex-policeman accused of killing unarmed black man George Floyd has made his first court appearance, where his bail was set at $1.25m (£1m). Prosecutors cited the “severity of the charges” and public outrage as the reason for upping his bail from $1m. Derek Chauvin faces charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter. Three other […]
KKK ‘leader’ charged for attack on Black Lives Matter protesters
A self-described Ku Klux Klan leader has been arrested for allegedly driving his car into a group of Black Lives Matters protesters gathered on Sunday in the US state of Virginia. Prosecutors say that Harry Rogers, 36, drove “recklessly” towards a protest in Henrico County, and “revved the engine” before driving into protesters. Mr Rogers […]
John Magufuli declares Tanzania free of Covid-19
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has declared the country “coronavirus-free” thanks to prayers by citizens. “The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God,” Mr Magufuli told worshippers in a church in the capital, Dodoma. Mr Magufuli has repeatedly said the health crisis has been exaggerated and urged people to attend services in churches and mosques, […]
North Korea halts all communications with South
North Korea has said it will cut off all inter-Korean communication lines with the South, including a hotline between the two nations’ leaders. The North said this was the first in a series of actions, describing South Korea as “the enemy”. Daily calls, which have been made to a liaison office located in the North […]
9th June, 2020
The Ghanaian Times is concerned about timber racketeers who are on the rampage, rapidly depleting the rich vegetative cover on the Tindubu Hill Forest Reserve in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region. Tindubu Hill Forest Reserve is one of the few forest reserves left in the region and the racketeers are daringly carrying […]
