The New Juaben Municipal Assembly says it will soon start arresting parents who refuse to enrol their children in school. This has become necessary because of the rising number of children seen loitering in the neighbourhoods whilst schools are in session. This was disclosed during a stake holders’ meeting organized by the Municipal Assembly in […]
President John Mahama has inaugurated the Mauritius campus of the African Leadership Academy, a private tertiary institution, founded by a Ghanaian entrepreneur, Fred Swaniker. He was joined at the short inaugural ceremony at the Beau Plan Business Park by the Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius, Hon. Charles Xavier-Luc Duval. “I willingly accepted to include this
For someone, who has worked closely with the late Ghanaian Times reporter, Samuel Nuamah, it is with a mix of anger and immense frustration that I write this piece. Unlike many, I wasn’t surprised when the event that led to Sammy’s death was told, because I have witnessed even more dangerous speed rage on presidential
Sierra Leone caretaker coach Sellas Tetteh faces a double-headed must-win situations in his new spell in charge of the Leone Stars.
The UN has said it is ready to “act immediately” unless South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir signs a peace deal with rebels. Mr Kiir is scheduled to sign a deal to end months of brutal civil war later on Wednesday, although his spokesman said he still had “reservations”. Rebel leader Riek Machar signed it last
The Ghanaian movie industry is steadily expanding with another interesting addition from the Western Regional capital, Sekondi-Takoradi. The Oil City’s own version of Kumawood, Junka Town, has been widely accepted by the youth of the metropolis, leading to a reported shortage of its VCDs at some vending outlets in the Central Business District, Takoradi. Speaking
An attempted attack by a heavily armed man on a train in France last week was premeditated and well prepared, according to a French prosecutor.
A 25-year- old graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Nazir Nortei Alema, has thrown his family into a health-threatening stress, as he is feared to have joined the swelling ranks of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a terrorist organisation. With a degree in Geography and Rural Development,
Ghana and Mauritius have agreed to waive visa requirements for holders of either country’s national passports. It follows the signing of an agreement on mutual visa waiver exemption in Port Louis on Monday during the 3-day state visit of President John Mahama to that country. The agreement allows all Ghanaians, including holders of ordinary Ghanaian passports to
The National Peace Council has asked the Electoral Commission to involve civil society organizations in discussions pertaining to the calls for a new voters’ register. A statement issued by the Council expressed concern at what it described as “disturbing,” the partisan nature of ongoing discussions regarding the proposals for a new voters register. The Chairman
