ABOUT 300 commercial motorbikes riders (Okada) have received training in road safety management as part of efforts by Gold Coast Mobility Innovations to professionalise the motorbike transport sector and improve public safety. The Founding Partner of Gold Coast Mobility Innovations, Mr Ras Mubarak, told The Ghanaian Times in Accra on Wednesday that the company has … The post 300 okada riders trained

Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie has shared words of wisdom to up and coming musicians. In a tweet on May 1, 2025, Sarkodie candidly opened up to bourgeoning artistes about some ills of the music industry. The award-winning rapper urged young artistes to as much as possible not to feed on feedbacks to assess their career, although […] The post Make good art for

 The mediation talks to re­solve the Bawku conflict by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been put on hold. This was after the two factions, Mamprusis and Kusasis, formal­ly introduced themselves to the Asantehene at separate meetings on Tuesday. The development is in contrast to the earlier announcement that the mediation efforts would flow … The post Bawku mediation put on hold appeared first on

 An estimated 500,000 Ghanaian youth are to be trained in various crafts in the next five years, Pres­ident John Dramani Mahama has declared. Under the National Apprentice­ship Programme (NAP) the first cohort of trainees would be made up of 10,000 beneficiaries across all metropolitan, municipal and districts nationwide and scaled up to 100,000 beneficiaries annually. … The post 500,000

Dr. Arthur Kennedy accuses Dr. Bawumia of being "unprincipled and ungrateful" for criticizing Akufo-Addo's policies on the NPP's "Thank You" tour. The post Dr. Arthur Kennedy accuses Bawumia of being ‘unprincipled and ungrateful’ first appeared on 3News.

From Ahiyoo, a small farming community in the Upper West Region of Ghana, 28-year-old Buala Summanbo, a mother of two, defies all odds to become a mechanical engineer. Born into a family of 10 and the only female among her siblings, Summanbo nurtured a dream of becoming an engineer. As days passed, her dreams of … The post Breaking Barriers: A woman’s path from countryside to career

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 The Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djiet­ror, has admonished staff of the Parliamentary Service to continue to exhibit diligence and seriousness in the execution of their responsibilities to help drive excellence in parliamentary work. He further encouraged work­ers to take personal interest in acquiring additional knowledge to make them more well-rounded, competent, and better positioned … The post Exhibit

 This year’s May Day celebration also known as International Workers’ Day was marked in the regions with parades to highlight the achievements of workers as well as their challenges. Daniel Dzirasah reports that Bono East and Ahafo regions celebration was held at the Jubilee Park in Sunyani. • Workers of New Times Corporation at the … The post  Regional May Day celebrations appeared first on Ghanaian

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has inaugurated the newly constituted Governing Board of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), tasking the members with the critical responsibility of strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation amid the country’s current fiscal challenges. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Accra, Dr. Forson expressed his gratitude to His Excellency, President […] The post Ensure

Dr. Patrick Nomo has resumed his role as Chief Director of the Ministry of Finance, two years after his transfer to the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation. At a staff gathering to bid farewell to outgoing Chief Director Ms. Eva Mends and welcome Dr. Nomo, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson commended Ms. […] The post Dr. Patrick Nomo returns as Chief

The Western Central Regional Police Command on 30th April, 2025 arrested three (3) suspects for unlawful possession of arms and ammunition at Bowodie-Wassa Akropong in the Western Region. The suspects, Hakeem Imoro, Imoro Tahiru, and Nurideen Wahab, were arrested on board a Grand Bird Bus with registration number AS 4431-22 which was en route to […] The post W/R: Three suspects

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has said it is investigating a shooting incident which occurred on 29th April, 2025 and resulted in the death of five people at Asiyaw, near Akwane-Dobro, Nsawam. A statement issued on Thursday, May 1 said that the Police crime scene team which responded to the incident,t found the lifeless […] The post E/R: Police investigate shooting incident

The Ghana Police Service has announced that they have rescued the two female victims of kidnapping captured on video, which went viral. The Ghana Police said the victims were rescued in collaboration with the National Signals Bureau (NSB) and the Nigeria Police Force. A statement issued on Thursday, May 1, said that eight suspects have […] The post Victims in viral kidnapping

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