The University of Ghana (UG) has announced the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic year, following a prolonged strike by teaching staff that disrupted academic activities. In a notice dated October 29, 2024, the university’s Registrar, Emelia Agyei-Mensah, confirmed that lectures … Read more →
About ¢1.412 billion were recorded as financial irregularities in 2022, the 2022 Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of Ghana has revealed. This is ¢332 million more than the ¢1.080 billion recorded in 2021. The financial irregularities include Tax Irregularities (¢1.247 … Read more →
The 26th edition of the annual International Prophetic Gathering (IPG) by Zion Praise Chapel International dubbed ‘Empowerment’ is set to come off at the church’s auditorium in Takoradi from August 6 to August 13, 2023. The event is in two … Read more →
After a pandemic slump, quality of life is again on the rise in many of the world’s cities. In fact, overall liveability has reached a 15-year high, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Global Liveability index, which rates 173 … Read more →
The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 22 years as it fights to stabilise prices in the world’s largest economy. The decision lifted the Federal Reserve’s influential benchmark rate to a range of 5.25% … Read more →
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) recently launched an investigation into alleged corruption and corruption-related offenses involving former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah. The inquiry stems from suspicions of large sums of cash stolen from … Read more →
The Deputy Minister in charge of General Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has directed management of Adisadel College to submit the report of the investigation team set up to look into the bullying case in the school to the ministry … Read more →
The UK government has been sharply criticised by the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) for under-estimating the dangerous growth of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group. In a scathing report, the cross-party committee of MPs accused the government of what it called … Read more →
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the Minister of State at the Presidency and Member of Parliament for Tano North, Freda Prempeh, as the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources. She takes over from Cecilia Abena Dapaah who resigned … Read more →
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has demolished unauthorized structures at Lower New Takoradi. This demolition exercise was organized by the Takoradi Sub-metro to avoid any future misfortune. Speaking about the issue on SKYY Power FM’s headline news, the Takoradi Sub-Metro director … Read more →
The police have initiated investigation for possible prosecution in a case in which a student of Adisadel College is seen bullying a fellow student in a viral video. The action of the police is on the advice of the Office … Read more →
The 2023 Mid-Year Budget Review will focus on revenue enhancement through both administrative and compliance measures, the Deputy Minister of Finance, Abena Osei-Asare, has hinted. She said the budget review would also focus on fiscal consolidation and structural measures that … Read more →
Elon Musk and Twitter Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino unveiled a logo for the social media platform on Monday that featured a white “X” on a black background as a replacement for the familiar blue bird symbol. “X is here! … Read more →
A Nigerian national based in Brazil, Ernest Nnajuiba Ukechukwu, was on Thursday 13 July 2023 sentenced to ten years imprisonment by an Accra High court for possession and attempted smuggling of cocaine weighing 16568.83 grams of cocaine into the country … Read more →
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has taken immediate action following the emergence of a disturbing video showing an act of violence involving two students of Adisadel College. The video, which has been circulating on social media, has sparked outrage and … Read more →
From the beginning of the year to June 2023, the Bank of Ghana has built up US$1billion in reserves, mainly coming from its gold purchase programme, and settlement of short-term liabilities, Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison … Read more →
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has arrested Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the immediate past Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources. The arrest is in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money and other valuable … Read more →
The Human Rights Court 2 has set 3rd November 2023 for hearing the application for the enforcement of Human Rights filed by Charles Bissue against the Office of the Special Prosecutor. This results from the failure of the OSP in … Read more →
In a press release dated Sunday July 23, 2023, the Management of the National Service Scheme has announced a much-awaited increase in allowances for National Service Personnel. The government has approved the upward adjustment of the monthly allowance from GH¢559.04 … Read more →
The death is reported of former Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Dr Sherry Hanny Ayittey. Sherry Ayittey, as she is popularly known, died on Saturday, July 22. This was announced by the head of family, Nii Kofi Ayittey of … Read more →
Information reaching www.233times.net is that, the Minister for Sanitation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has resigned over the $1million and €300,000 stolen by her housemaids from her Abelemkpe residence. The Minister who has come under criticisms for keeping such huge amount of … Read more →