Yesterday, hundreds of members of anti-corruption groups and civil society organisations marched within the Ministries enclave in Accra to remind the Auditor-General (A-G) of his constitutional mandate to disallow illegal expenditures and surcharge public officials found to have engaged in financial irregularities. The protesters’ reason was that every year, the Auditor General’s Report unearthed massive […]
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The Chinese woman, Aisha Huang, who was arrested in May, 2017, charged for undertaking illegal mining in the country and deported, is back in Ghana.. Aisha, who gained ‘notoriety’ and ‘tagged as Galamsey Queen,’ the Ghanaian Times has gathered has been in the country operating at an illegal mining site, until her arrest in Kumasi, […]
Africa’s largest food producer networks and their allies demand a decisive shift away from imported fossil-fuel-based fertilisers and chemicals and towards self-sufficient, ecological farming that revitalises soil and protects ecosystems. Farmers and faith leaders are calling for AGRA’s donors to stop funding an initiative that has failed to improve productivity, incomes, and food security ahead […]
Horvi — Togbe Emmanuel Anomoo, Chief Fisherman of Salakope, and spokesperson for Ghana National Fishermen Council, has cautioned Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs), to stop interfering in the sale of premix fuel, in the Southern part of the Volta Region. He said some individuals continued to take advantage of loopholes in the sale of […]
Kumasi — The Ashanti Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of Francis Kofi Okesu, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East, in the Oti Region. The MCE, who was also the Dean of Oti Regional Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs), was found dead in a hotel room, […]
Ghanaians have been called upon to take up the fight against illegal mining to stop the country’s water bodies and forest reserves from further degradation. General Overseer of the Evangelical Church of Ghana (ECG), Rev Maxwell K.K Liwangol, who made the call, said, the menace, which had led to the destruction of farmlands, cocoa farms […]
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has entreated the citizenry to prioritise the fight against corruption with discipline, high level of decency and intentional moral practices. It stressed on the need for Ghanaians to build the nation for themselves to its highest core but corruption was an act against the state and […]
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, on Monday stated that dockets on the Menzgold case is almost ready for prosecution to commence. “I am happy to state that after painstaking investigations, dockets on that financial crime are almost ready for prosecution to commence in earnest, Mr Dame said in a speech […]
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Liberia: DStv Demands Over Half a Million
Sues MCC for damages Digital satellite television services provider DSTV has sued the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) demanding over half a million United States dollars for damages. The company, owned and run by businessman-turned-politician Mr. Simeon Freeman, accused personnel of the MCC of manhandling and injuring DSTV staff and locking the company’s offices on 23 […]
Nairobi — Global leaders have continued congratulating President-Elect William Ruto after the Supreme Court unanimously upheld his August 9 victory. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said America looks forward to working with the new government and deepening the two nations’ longstanding partnership for the benefit of Kenyans and Americans alike. While commending Azimio […]
The newly appointed Vice Principal for Students Affairs at the Baptist-run Lott Carey Mission School in Brewerville outside Monrovia, Ms. Kimberline A.C. Annan, has received the ‘George Manneh Weah Honor of Nationalism’ for her outstanding contribution to society. The award was bestowed upon Ms. Annan by the Mayor of Monrovia Jefferson Koijee, on behalf of […]
Last month, the CBN monetary policy committee unanimously voted to increase the benchmark interest rate from 13 percent to 14 percent, to address the nation’s rising inflation. Members of the Central Bank of Nigeria‘s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) have expressed worry over the country’s high inflation rate. The officials expressed their concerns in their personal […]
The Speaker was detained when he reported ot the EFCC office on Monday For the second time in four days, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Speaker of the Ogun state House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, for alleged fraudulent activities. PREMIUM TIMES reports that the operatives had last Thursday […]
Nairobi — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni telephoned President-Elect William Ruto for the second time since his declaration as the winner of the August 9 presidential election to relay a congratulatory message following the Supreme Court verdict upholding Ruto’s election. Museveni’s call on Monday just hours after a unanimous verdict by the seven-judge bench of the […]
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Africa: Silencing the Guns
In its efforts to continue the “Silencing the Guns” initiatives throughout the year and beyond, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), will commemorate the 2022 Africa Amnesty Month (AAM), for the surrender and collection of illicit weapons, from 5 to 6 September 2022, in Lomé. In its efforts to continue […]
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Ghana: Why Do We Hate to Be Corrected?
At the beginning of my journalistic career, I encountered an attitude of mind that nearly brought an early end to my journey into the world of the wordsmith. I had arrived from a journalistic regime, operated at my first workplace, the monthly New NationMagazine that was very liberal, to the regimented newsroom of the Gold […]
This is the concluding part of the article published in the September 5, 2022 issue of the paper. Another recent review by Fang-yan et al.(2019) found that ginger signifi-cantly decreased HbA1c in people with type 2 diabetes. The other news is that the study found that ginger did not affect fasting blood sugar. Zhu et […]
The 4th World Teak Conference aimed at promoting responsible teak trade, marketing and tree improvements opened in Accra yesterday on the theme Global Teak Market; Challenges and Opportunities for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies. Over 300 participants from 20 countries, including researchers, marketers and agro forestry experts are attending the four-day event. Topics to be […]