Ghanaian Times
| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | The New Times Corporation[1] |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Accra,Ghana |
| Circulation | 80,000 (as of 2009) |
| Website | www |
TheGhanaian Timesis a state-owned daily newspaper published inAccra,Ghana.The newspaper was established in 1957.[2]It has a circulation of 80,000 copies and is published six times per week.[3]
History
[edit]The newspaper was formerly known as theGuinea Press Limited.It was established by the first President of Ghana, the late President Dr.Kwame Nkrumahin 1957, as a printing press for TheConvention People's Party. After his overthrow in military coup in 1966, The Guinea Press was taken over as a state property by the National Liberation Council Decree 130 of 1968. By an instrument of Incorporation-Act 363, 1971, Guinea Press was changed to the New Times Corporation. The Act also repealed the National Newspapers (Guinea Press Limited – Interim Reconstitution Decree) which acquired it as state property. That Act was given further recognition by the provision ofProvisional National Defence CouncilLaw 42.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"About Us",The Ghanaian Times.The New Times Corporation, n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2012."About Us | the Ghanaian Times".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-09-19.Retrieved2012-08-28..
- ^Daniel Miles McFarland,Historical Dictionary of Ghana,1985, p. 90.
- ^Kuehnhenrich, Daniel (2012).Entwicklung oder Profit? Die staatliche und private Presse in Ghana.ibidem.ISBN978-3-8382-0304-1(online)
- ^"history".www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh.ghanaiantimes. Archived fromthe originalon 10 February 2015.Retrieved12 February2015.
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