Owabi dam needs immediate dredging
The Owabi dam, one of two dams that serve as the main source of water for millions of residents of the Kumasi Metropolis and its environs, has still not been desilted, two months after the minister of sanitation and water resources toured the area. Over the years, the dam, which serves the north-western part of […]
Soldiers, police allegedly assault protesting Kumasi Girls’ SHS students
Some students of Kumasi Girls’ Senior High School in the Ashanti Region have alleged they have been assaulted by a team of police and military officers deployed to the school to ensure calm on Monday evening. The Security personnel were to restore calm and order on the school’s premises after the students staged a protest […]
July 21, 2021
The Ghanaian Times appeals to stakeholders both state and private sector players and even capable families to support President Akufo Addo to realize his vision of addressing youth unemployment. It says the initiative by the President to provide one million jobs for the youth in the country in the next three years must be treated […]
GTV Sports+ grabs exclusive Free-to-Air Television, Radio Rights to broadcast Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
GTV Sports+ has acquired exclusive Free-to-Air Television and Radio Rights of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The upcoming international multi-sport event is scheduled to commence from Friday to August 8, in Tokyo, Japan. More than 200 countries are expected to participate in the Olympics which will involve 33 competitions and 339 events to be […]
Ghana to host Pan African Heritage world conference in August
Dr Yaw O. Adutwum, the Minister of Education will deliver the keynote address at the first Pan African Heritage World Conference in Accra on August 6, 2021. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said the three-day event from August 5 to 7, 2021 would be a hybrid and virtual at the Association of […]
Media personalities lead Volta tourism promotion initiative
Celebrated media practitioners hailing from the Volta Region have embarked on a weekend tour of attractions in the Region to whip up promotion. The Volta Regional Coordinating Council, the Ghana Tourism Authority, and the private sector, led by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) put together a “Visit Volta” campaign to herald the fifth Volta […]
Nigeria secures release of 100 kidnapped mothers and children
The authorities in north-west Nigeria have freed 100 women and children – mainly mothers nursing infants who were seized by bandits. The group was abducted on June 8, in Zamfara State. Four people were also killed during the incident. The Zamfara state government said they were released without any ransom being paid, but gave no […]
National dialogue needed to operationalise reproductive health issues-NPC
Dr Leticia Appiah, the Executive Director of, National Population Council (NPC) has called for a national dialogue on how to operationalise the prioritization of reproductive health to create an enabling environment for national development. “There is the need to consider reproductive health in the wider context of the national development strategy and to embark on […]
Commercial Road Transport Operators caution gov’t against plans to increase road tolls
Commercial Road Transport Operators have kicked against government’s decision to increase road tolls. A joint statement signed by Ghana Committed Drivers Association, Truth Drivers and Concern Drivers Association said they have picked up intelligence that there are plans to add the tolls to the prices of fuel at the pumps to do away with the […]
Haiti swears-in new PM following assassination of President Moise two weeks ago
Ariel Henry has been sworn in as Haiti’s new prime minister, nearly two weeks after the assassination of the country’s President Jovenel Moïse. The late president asked Mr Henry to take the job, days before he was gunned down in the capital, Port-au-Prince. But Mr Henry was in a political tussle with Claude Joseph, Haiti’s […]
