The sports team of GCB Bank emerged victo­rious at this year’s Citi Business Olympics, sweeping a whopping nine awards. Held at the Eden Heights Sports Complex in Weija on September 28, the success was the seventh overall best feat chalked by the bank at the event which brought together over 60 institutions to compete in … The post GCB Bank wins 7th overall best title at

 MR Charles Gyamfi Boateng, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Krachi East, has announced plans to construct an astroturf in the municipality, with a sod-cut­ting ceremony scheduled for the first week of November. This exciting development was announced during a ceremony held at Dambai, where Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA) in collaboration with the Mastercard  Foundation … The post Krachi East to get

Medeama SC and Nsoatreman FC dropped points in their respective outstanding Ghana Premier League (GPL) matches on Wednesday. Medeama failed to make home advantage count after drawing 0-0 against FC Samartex 1996 at the T&A Stadium. The two teams sold out an entertain­ing western derby in front of a decent crowd. Medeama have now amassed … The post Medeama, Nsoatreman drop points in outstanding

Prudential Bank Ltd (PBL) in collaboration with UnionPay Interna­tional (UPI) have held a day’s seminar focused on international trade payment solutions for the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associ­ation (GUTA). The seminar sought to highlight the advantages of the Bank’s UnionPay cards and other value-added products to address the challenges traders faced when paying for good … The post Prudential

 The Manufacturers of Supacem ce­ment, CBI Ghana Limited, has hand­ed over a borehole to the Koforidua Okorase community in the Eastern Region as part of their societal cor­porate social responsibility. The Head of Marketing and Corporate Communication at CBI Ghana Ltd, Adeline Esi Suther­land, explained that the borehole project was undertaken in partner­ship with local … The post Supacem,

 Tyson Fury has announced that he’s preparing to go into ‘de­struction mode’ against Ukrainian fighter, Usyk, when they meet December 21 in Riyadh. Fury lost his first fight to Usyk by split decision. Usyk went on to unify all the heavyweight titles. “The last time I went to fight him, I was careful. I gave … The post Tyson Fury wants knockout in rematch with Usyk appeared

More than 18 chanfans and an excavator were destroyed when the mil­itary swooped on some illegal mining sites within the Atiwa East and West districts of the Eastern Region. The swoop formed part of the escalation of “Operation Halt” announced by the Pres­ident, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as part of the raft of measures deployed … The post Fight

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The Minister of Informa­tion, Ms Fatimatu Abuba­kar, has reaffirmed the gov­ernment’s commitment to improve major infrastructure projects in the Northern Region. At the Regional Town Hall Meeting in Tamale on Tuesday, she said, it was a deliberate effort by the government to facilitate the socio-economic development of the region. The meeting was organised by the … The post We’re

The Deputy Minister of Education, Professor Kingsley Nyarko, has direct­ed the technical universities to table a proposal to the Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC) to reconsider criteria for promoting their lecturers. This follows an appeal by the Vice Chancellor of the Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU), Prof. Kwaku Adutwum Ayim Boakye, for government to reconsider … The post Govt

 The Head of the African Union’s Economic, Social, and Cultural Council (AU ECOSOCC) Peace and Security Cluster, Dr Jonathan Sandy, has called for stronger collaboration between Ghana’s Electoral Com­mission, the media, and security agencies as the country prepares for the 2024 elections. He emphasised that effective cooperation between Ghana’s electoral management body, the media, and … The post ‘Stronger

About 200 geo­scientists from five African countries have converged in Sunyani of the Bono Region to deliberate on is­sues, including workable solutions to illegal mining (galamsey) and its impact on the environment. Drawn from Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Mali and Sierra Le­one, they would share experiences and research outcomes on various geoscience disciplines, with specif­ic … The post Africa

The senior national team, the Black Stars, will face off with the Sudan national team, Falcons of Je­diane, today in the first of a 2025 African Cup of Nations double-head­er, at the Accra Sports Stadium at 4pm. It is a must-win situation for the Ghanaians; any other results may be devastat­ing to the quest to … The post Black Stars ready for Sudan in race to 2025 AFCON appeared first

 The Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced two persons to a total of 17 years in prison for their involvement in stealing electronic gadgets worth GH¢298,900 at Okponglo, Accra. James Ugochukwu Mwobi, a 33-year-old businessman, received a 12-year sentence for charges, in­cluding unlawful damage, stealing, and unlawful entry. His accomplice, 36-year-old Solomon Otis, was sentenced to … The post 2

The Ghana Prisons Service has confirmed the alleged lynching of Lance Corpo­ral Gideon Adu Boakye, a Prison officer who was stationed at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison in the Eastern Region. The incident, it said, happened at Kasoa Iron City in the Awutu Senya municipality of the Central region on September 29, this year after … The post  Prisons Officer lynched at Kasoa appeared first on Ghanaian

 An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to an additional 31 anti-galamsey protestors from Democracy Hub. They were granted bail in the sum of GH¢20,000 with one surety each. Meanwhile, the convenor of Democracy Hub, Oliver Bark­er-Vormawor, has been ordered to remain in lawful custody. Earlier on October 7, 2024, two separate High Courts approved … The post 31

Ptesident Nana Addo Dank­wa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and the Envi­ronmental Protection Agency, to suspend the enforcement of the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2023 (L.I.2462), with immedi­ate effect. Additionally, he has ordered the Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, to deploy additional military forces to intensify … The post Govt

 The Responsible Small-scale Miners Association of Ghana (RSSMAG) says it would protest in Accra on Friday, against Organised Labour’s intended strike and calls for the ban on mining in the country. According to the RSSMAG, the Organised Labour’s advocacy for a ban on mining to help curb illegal mining (galamsey) was not the solution to … The post Small-scale miners plot demo against

 The most topical issue in the country today has to do with the calls on the government to end galamsey or illegal mining. The calls so far have come in the forms of demonstra­tions and expression of views, including newspaper editorials, of which The Ghanaian Times has written countless, the latest being that of October … The post Collaborative effort crucial to ending galamsey appeared

In an election that was criticised by rights groups, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won a second term with more than 90 per cent of the vote, the electoral commission has said. Only two candidates out of more than a dozen other hope­fuls were allowed to stand against President Saied in Sunday’s ballot, where only … The post Tunisian president wins second term with landslide