Shake-up at Ghana Immigration Service
There has been a reshuffle of top Personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service, GIS. The shake-up according to the Service is to reinforce its capacity to secure the borders against illegal entry and prevent the importation of coronavirus into the country. The reshuffle, which takes immediate effect has seen the rotation of six top Immigration […]
President Akufo-Addo launches GALOP initiative for 10,000 low-performing basic schools
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched the Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP), which will help drive standards and quality in some ten thousand low-performing basic schools across the country. Launching the Project on Thursday, June 18, at Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo indicated that, in spite of the numerous steps government has […]
COVID-19 treatment centres expanded from 33 to 71
The government has expanded the number of COVID-19 treatment centres from 33 to 71, to ensure that all infected persons receive quality care. It has also increased the number of treatment beds from 450 to 700. The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, announced this at a media briefing to give an […]
Coronavirus: American Airlines passenger removed for not wearing mask
American Airlines has removed a passenger from a flight after he refused to wear a face covering in compliance with its Covid-19 safety policy. Brandon Straka was asked to wear a face mask on Flight 1263 from New York to Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday. When Mr Straka refused, he was asked to leave the flight, […]
China to cancel interest-free loans to African nations
China will cancel interest-free loans to African countries that are due to mature by the end of 2020, President Xi Jinping has announced. He told a China-Africa summit on Covid-19 on Wednesday that African nations hardest hit by the pandemic will also be granted an extension of the period of debt suspension. The Chinese leader […]
Supreme court adjourns suit against NDC’s celebration of 31st December coup
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice Jones Dotse has adjourned indefinitely, the petition challenging the National Democratic Congress’ celebration of the 31st December coup d’état. One, Prof Stephen Kwaku Asare, filed the application last year claiming that as an institution with public character, the continuous celebration of the 31st December […]
Kazakhstan’s former president and health minister test positive for coronavirus
Kazakhstan’s former president has tested positive for coronavirus and is now in isolation. The 79-year-old former and first president Nursultan Nazarbayev will continue to work from a distance at the moment. He ruled the country for three decades before his ally Kassym-Jomart Tokayev became president but he continues to have great influence. “Unfortunately, the virus […]
NIA detects 32,752 double registrations in ongoing Ghana Card registration
At least 32,752 double registrations have been detected by the National Identification Authority (NIA) in the ongoing nationwide Ghana Card registration exercise. Professor Kenneth Attafuah, Executive Secretary of NIA, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Accra, said, the Authority was currently investigating the intents for which the applicants re-registered after which a decision […]
18th June, 2020
The Ghanaian Times writes on COVID-19 and stranded Ghanaians abroad. Whilst the Paper commends the government for facilitating the safe arrival of Ghanaians from abroad into the country, it bemoans the high cost of hotels to accommodate those who have been evacuated to undergo mandatory quarantine which has become a great burden on the government to carry […]
Bantama Constituency: Asenso-Boakye debunks vote-buying allegations
An aspiring Member of Parliament for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bantama constituency, Francis Asenso-Boakye has debunked allegations of vote-buying levelled against him by his opponent, Hon. Daniel Okyem Aboagye, Member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency. Mr Asenso-Boakye who is also a deputy Chief of Staff to President Akufo-Addo in a Facebook post […]
