Ghana
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:03:05 GMTGhana Education Service Releases Outstanding Feeding Grants to Schools
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Education Service has released all outstanding feeding grants for Special Schools across the country.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:02:35 GMTFMC Commends CCG, Supports Dialogue On Muslim Students' Rights
[Ghanaian Times] The Federation of Muslim Councils (FMC) has commended the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) for advocating an out-of-court resolution in the case brought by Mr. Shafic Osman concerning the fundamental religious rights of Muslim studen...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:01:52 GMTCost Urges Stronger Citizen Participation in Infrastructure Oversight
[Ghanaian Times] Stakeholders in Ghana's infrastructure sector must remain committed to promoting citizen participation to ensure accountability, transparency, and value for money, the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEAL) Officer of CoST Sekond...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:03:36 GMTPolice Arrest 41 in Joint Operation Against Illegal Forex Trade
[Ghanaian Times] The Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 41 people in a joint operation with the Bank of Ghana to clamp down on illegal foreign exchange trading in parts of Accra.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:48 GMTGa Mantse Unveils Master Plan to Transform Agbogbloshie Market
[Ghanaian Times] The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has handed over a redevelopment master plan for the modernization of Agbogbloshie Market, which will accommodate more than 100,000 modern trading stalls, to the Greater Accra Regional Minist...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:24:54 GMTMahama Orders Withdrawal of Bill to Repeal Act for Special Prosecutor Office
[Ghanaian Times] The President, John Dramani Mahama, has requested the Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, and his Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Etsey Dafeamekpor, to withdraw their Private Member's Bill seeking to repeal the Act establishing...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:59:50 GMTAll of Africa Today - December 12, 2025
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Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:24:26 GMTHealth Financing Must Be Seen As Investment, Not Expense - Mashishi
[Ghanaian Times] African governments must view health financing as an investment rather than an expense to drive the continent's development, the Country Lead for Africa Access Markets at Organon South Africa, Mokgadi Mashishi, has said. She emphasiz...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:24:11 GMTEC Sets December 30 for Kpandai Parliamentary Rerun
[Ghanaian Times] The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has scheduled December 30, 2025, for the rerun of the Kpandai Parliamentary election.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:25:51 GMTGovt Summons Israel Envoys Over Ill-Treatment of Ghanaian Travellers
[Ghanaian Times] The Government of Ghana has expressed strong protest and outrage over what it described as the "ill-treatment" of Ghanaian nationals at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:31:40 GMTMahama Graces Jamhuru Day Celebration As Chief Guest
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama Adama is the Chief Guest at this year's Jamhuri Day celebrations, joining thousands of Kenyans at Nyayo Stadium as the nation marks 62 years since attaining republic status on December 12...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:24:36 GMTGRA Intensifies Crackdown On Tax Defaulters in Accra
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intensified enforcement operations across Accra to ensure individuals and businesses comply with tax laws and honour their tax obligations. Led by the GRA's enforcement task force, the ongoing ex...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:23:59 GMTFinal Funeral Rites for Dr. Edward Omane Boamah Set for Tomorrow
[Ghanaian Times] The final funeral rites for the late Minister of Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, will take place on Saturday at Jackson's Park in Koforidua. This will be followed by a Thanksgiving Service at St. George Catholic Cathedral on Sunday...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:55:30 GMTCedi Depreciates As Bank of Ghana Announces New Exchange Rates
[Ghanaian Times] The cedi has recorded a slight depreciation against major foreign currencies as the Bank of Ghana released its exchange rates for Thursday, 11th December 2025.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:45:51 GMTGhana Deports Three Israelis in Retaliatory Move
[Premium Times] Four of the seven Ghanaians affected were members of a parliamentary delegation attending an international cybersecurity conference in Tel Aviv, the country's capital.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:27:39 GMTNauseating! Street Beggars Back to Base - Destitute, Addicts Take Over Circle Under-Pass
[Ghanaian Times] Less than six months after the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) removed hundreds of migrant beggars from the streets of Accra in a major operation to restore order, many of have returned to base in large numbers, raising fresh concern...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:26:06 GMT'Future of Ghana's Tech Lies in Young Thinkers, Makers'
[Ghanaian Times] The Director of External Affairs at Telecel Ghana, Komla Buami, has advocated a new era of collaboration and investment in young innovators as the country positions itself for a digital future.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:26:05 GMTDecentralisation Remains Centre of National Development - Veep
[Ghanaian Times] The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has emphasized that decentralisation must remain at the centre of national development. She made the call while opening the first meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating ...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:26:04 GMTVeep Commends Girls' Brigade for 70 Years of Shaping Confident Women
[Ghanaian Times] The Girls' Brigade Ghana has celebrated its 70th anniversary with a colourful event in Accra, where the Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, commended the organisation for decades of shaping girls into confident, comm...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:26:03 GMTAtiwa East MP Calls for More Resources for RTI Commission
[Ghanaian Times] The government has been urged to commit more resources and funds to the Right to Information (RTI) Commission to enable it to perform its functions effectively and efficiently.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:26:01 GMTPrang D/a No. 1 Primary School Gets New Classroom Block
[Ghanaian Times] Yapra Rural Bank PLC, headquartered in Prang, Bono East Region, has constructed and handed over a three-unit classroom block with ancillary facilities to the Prang D/A No. 1 Primary School.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:25:59 GMTLet Cool Heads Prevail in Our Parliament
[Ghanaian Times] The events that unfolded in Ghana's Parliament on Tuesday following the declaration of the Kpandai seat vacant were troubling, unnecessary, and deeply disappointing. What should have been addressed through calm, legal, and parliament...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:25:58 GMTOkada Bill Laid Before Parliament to Regulate Commercial Motorbikes
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Transport, Mr. Joseph Bukari Nukpe, has submitted a bill to Parliament aimed at regularising the operation of commercial motorbike and tricycle riders, commonly known as 'okada'. The proposed legislation, laid before ...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:25:57 GMTFormer Bogoso-Prestea Workers Demand Payment of Unpaid Benefits
[Ghanaian Times] Former employees of the Bogoso-Prestea Mine under Future Global Resources (FGR) have petitioned the government, urging Heath Goldfields Limited (HGL), the current operator, to settle outstanding entitlements. The workers submitted th...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:25:56 GMTFlag-Raising Ceremony Held to Honour Fallen Police Officers
[Ghanaian Times] A flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony was held in Accra to honour twenty police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2025. The Police Memorial Day formed part of nationwide observances recognising the sacrifices o...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:25:55 GMTGTA Tightens Standards for December in Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has announced efforts to strengthen transparency, stakeholder coordination, and service quality as preparations intensify for this year's "December in Ghana" activities.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:25:55 GMTMinister Advocates Strategic Modern Foreign Policy Framework for Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has emphasised the need for Ghana to move away from fragmented approaches to international relations and adopt a modern, strategic, and forward-focused foreign policy fram...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:25:54 GMTEconomy Expands 5.5 Percent in Q3 2025
[Ghanaian Times] The country's economy grew provisionally by 5.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, down from the 7.0 per cent recorded in the same period of 2024, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced.
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:25:53 GMTProf. Quaynor Calls for Stronger Technical Backbone for Africa's DNS
[Ghanaian Times] Africa's Internet pioneer, Professor Nii Narku Quaynor, has underscored the urgent need for the continent's internet institutions and governments to shift focus from what he described as excessive attention to governance theories to ...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:25:51 GMTInterior Ministry Goes Paperless, Launches Online Digital Portal
[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Interior has officially gone paperless with the launch of an online digital service portal, designed to provide a wide range of critical services swiftly and efficiently. The portal will handle applications such as im...