[VOA] Accra, Ghana -- Lawmakers in Ghana exchanged blows late Monday evening over a proposed electronic payment tax.The government says the new tax would boost revenue for development, but parliament has been split over the idea and fights broke out ...

[Ghanaian Times] Hwediem -- The United State President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Ghana on Tuesday took its Anti -Stigma and Discrimination Campaign on HIV to Hwediem in the Ahafo Region.

[Ghanaian Times] Takoradi -- The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) in collaboration with the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) task force has arrested 99 drivers for parking and loading at unauthorised locations within the metrop...

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana Grid Company Ltd (GRIDCo) on Monday, honoured 34 employees, who restored the 330 KV Aboadze-Anwomaso 260-kilometre line serves Kumasi and its environs, Bono East, Northern and Upper East Regions and Burkina Faso.

[Ghanaian Times] Just like previous years, the traffic situation in the country's capital, Accra, ahead of the yuletide continues to heighten making both drivers and commuters distressed.

[Ghanaian Times] Media reports have it that there are gridlocks on the roads from elsewhere into the national capital, Accra ahead of the yuletide.

[Ghanaian Times] President Nana Akufo-Addo has approved the allocation of funds to cater for the activities of Regional Security Councils (REGSECs), including the payment of allowances to members.

[Ghanaian Times] Takoradi -- Vice Chancellor of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU), Reverend Professor John Eshun, has said that one of the ways the university will become visible is through the promoting of research and community service.

[Ghanaian Times] Prang -- About 1,352 farmers comprising 992 males and 360 females have been registered under the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) policy, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Pru West, David Manu, has disclosed.

[Ghanaian Times] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Ms Sherifa Sekyere-Tijani, as Deputy Managing Director (MD) of the State Housing Company (SHC).

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana yesterday placed travel ban on travellers coming into the country from Israel, Malta and South Korea due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the world.

[Ghanaian Times] The people of Kpando in the Volta region will participate in the first-ever marathon in the constituency on Friday.

[Ghanaian Times] Devoted Skies, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Friday donated assorted drugs and medical items to the Gomoa Buduatta Health Centre, in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.

[Ghanaian Times] Nsawam -- Twenty prison officers including eight females have undergone a five-day training in beekeeping at Nsawam Medium Prisons in the Eastern Region.

[Ghanaian Times] The kingmakers, chiefs and elders of the BuemTraditional Area in the Jasikan District of Oti Region, have terminated tenure of the chieftaincy ofNana AburamAkpanja V.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana has recorded 71 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said.

[Ghanaian Times] Autochek Africa, the leading auto tech platform, has launched a dedicated brand new cars section on the Au-tochek website and mobile app.

[Ghanaian Times] Members of the general public have been cautioned to be on high alert for COVID-19 should they experience flu-like symptoms as the harmattan season sets in.

[Ghanaian Times] Galilea -- The Chief Executive of the Ga South Municipality, Joseph Stephen Nyarni, has called on assembly members to work hard to ensure the realisation of annual revenue target.

[Ghanaian Times] Takoradi -- The Acting Director, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Soil Research Institute, Kumasi, Dr Edward Yeboah, has called on scientists to take steps and stop soil salinisation to boost soil fertility in G...

[Ghanaian Times] The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo at the weekend cut sod for the construction of a modern High Court Complex in the constituency.

[Ghanaian Times] The Institute of Leadership and Development (INSLA), a non-governmental organisation, has advocated the enactment of legislation and policies to curb the consumption of Trans Fatty Acids (TFAs) foods in the country.

[Ghanaian Times] Mr Lipton Baffour Nsoah, Head of Operations, Ghana Link Network Services says the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) being used at the country's ports has made significant increase in the level of revenue mobilisation since...

[Ghanaian Times] Sekondi -- Ghana is expected to rake in total petroleum revenue of $1.006 billion next year, the Project Evaluation Department, Petroleum Commission (PC), has projected.

[Ghanaian Times] The Rotary Club of Accra-Osu RE (Regiment Engineering), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in collaboration with the Wheelchair Foundation, on Friday presented five wheel chairs valued at GH₵9,000 to the Accident, Emergency and ...

[Ghanaian Times] The Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru has urged government to hasten the construction of sports facilities to make Ghana ready to host a successful Africa Games in 2023.

[Ghanaian Times] The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, was presented with the Best Construction Industry CEO of State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) for the year 2020-2021, by the Ghana Cham...

[Ghanaian Times] Parliament has approved a ?111.4 million performance sales and purchase agreement for the supply of six L-39 Next Generation (L-39NG) aircrafts for the Ghana Air Force (GAF).

[Ghanaian Times] Takoradi -- The Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC),Dr Ahmed JinaporAbdulaihas said technical universities need not deviate from theircoremandate and behave liketraditional universities.

[Ghanaian Times] The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Secretariat has approved a proposal for $442,968 to sharpen the skills of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Ghana to support the country's efforts in addressing global heating.