The 11th edition of the Universal Merchant Bank Ghana Tertiary Awards (UMB GTA) 2024 was launched in Accra Wednesday, to celebrate outstanding student’s achievements.  The launch was preceded with the opening of nominations for the 53 categories for the awards scheme.  Participate at the launch The nomination which was officially opened on May 1, would end on August 1 this year, and has new categories such as Best Student in Environmental Sustainability, Best Student in Tourism and Hospitality and Best Student in Mental Health Advocacy  Launching the awards ceremony, the Chief E ..read more

In an era marked by unprece­dented challenges and transfor­mative shifts, the significance of Public Relations (PR) professionals has reached new heights and has never been more crucial. The Public Relations community is expected to converge to celebrate the highly anticipated 2024 World Public Relations Day ((WPRD), a festival being organised by Global Media Alliance. Themed “The future of Public Relations in a changing world”, this year’s festival campaign begins this month to July with a line of activi­ties that promise to be engaging and insightful for professionals across the PR industry ..read more

The country’s year-on-year inflation rate fell to 25.0 per cent in April from 25.8 in March, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced. Month-on-month inflation between March and April this year stood at 1.8 per cent. Data made available to the Gha­naian Times in Accra on Wednes­day on the Ghana April 2024 Con­sumer Price Index and Inflation by the GSS attributed the marginal fall in the April inflation rate to the drop in food inflation rate. Food inflation rate, the data said, fell by 2.1 per cent to 26.8 per cent in April from 29.6 per cent in March. Vegetables, tubers, plantains, c ..read more

Telecel Mobile Financial Services Ltd, operators of Telecel Cash, in partnership with Cellulant, a leading technol­ogy company, has announced the availability of Telecel Cash as a convenient payment method for Google Play users in Ghana. This integration enables Telecel Cash customers to seamlessly purchase apps and services directly from Google Play, enhancing their digital experience. This initiative is part of a broad­er effort to expand payment op­tions and improve transaction ease for Google Play users, especially in regions where the use of tradition­al credit cards is uncommon. Mr Richa ..read more

The United Nations De­velopment Programme (UNDP) has raised alarm about the possibility of violent extremism if government fails in delivering its responsibilities towards the citizenry. Project Coordinator of UNDP, Melody Azinim, dispelling the notion that violent extremism was only an external phenomenon, said, it could also be home-grown if government does not honour the social contract with the people. Ms Azinim was speaking at the opening of a two-day training pro­gramme held in Tumu in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region. The two-day programme is under the auspices of ..read more

 A delegation from the Korle Klottey Municipal Assem­bly (KoKMA) have returned from a fruitful training programme in solid waste management and circular economy in the Russian capital Moscow. Led by the Municipal Chief Executive, Nii Adjei Tawiah, the delegation comprised six members who underwent intensive training at the Peoples’ Friendship Univer­sity of Russia (RUDN) University. The training, held between March 11 and April 7 sought to equip the staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to address the growing challenges of waste management, and promote circular economy practices w ..read more

 The Iran Clinic in Accra and the Ghana Red Cross Soci­ety (GRCS) on Wednesday organised a free health screening for the Teiman community, a sub­urb of Accra, to commemorate the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. It was also to pay tribute to the founder of the Red Cross, Henry Dunant, a Swiss who initiated the society on May 8, 1859, after he undertook a humanitarian work to help wounded soldiers in the battle of Solferino. Consequently, the two entities who share common values of service to humanity decided to conduct the health screening in the community in memory of Dunant. Officia ..read more

A New Forward Operating Base (FOB) to enhance security operations along Ghana’s north­ern border, to help deal with the threats of extremism, has been established at Sandema, within the Builsa North District of the Upper East Region. Equipped with advanced surveillance technologies and intelligence-gathering capabil­ities, the Sandema FOB serves as an observatory, monitoring movements along border regions and detecting potential security breaches in real-time. The establishment forms part of a comprehensive national secu­rity strategy, aimed at safeguard­ing Ghana’s borders, preserving interna ..read more

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Musta­pha Ussif, has appealed to football clubs to sensitise their supporters in order to eschew hooliganism. This, he stated, would go a long way to enhance the giant strides the Ministry in collab­oration with its agencies have made to ensure safety for foot­ball fans and other stakeholders. He gave the advice at the 23rd edition of the May 9 Sta­dium Disaster commemorative wreath-laying ceremony held at the forecourt of the Accra Sports Stadium, yesterday. He said it was important for Ghanaians to remember the deceased fans from the biggest African football ..read more

 The Ghanaian Times com­mends the members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) for raising se­rious concerns over some GH¢3 million missing at the assembly and urging a thorough investi­gation into the matter for those culpable to be held accountable. At the 9th General Meeting of the KMA on Wednesday, the assembly members learnt that a GH¢5 million loan the Assembly proposed to be secured in the 2021/22 financial year for the Krofrom market redevelopment was increased to GH¢8 million. However, only GH¢4.8 million out of the amount had been spent on the market project, with no record ..read more