Candidates who promise to organise regular community meetings to address the concerns of constituents are mostly preferred, according to a research conducted by Dr George K. Ofosu, an Associate of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana). The study revealed that candidates who promise to sometimes or always help constituents in dealing with the government … The post Survey

Vice President of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Robert Sabbah has conceded that the union failed in ensuring that every commercial vehicle has dustbin. The GPRTU in March 2015 launched a program in Koforidua to provide members with dustbins to help improve sanitation in the country. The National Chairman of the union at … The post GPRTU admits failure in ensuring

Commuters and drivers who travel from Dunkwa in the Central Region to Accra spend hours on the road, a situation which could have been avoided if a bridge under construction over the Pra River has been completed. The bridge when completed would link River Pra to River Offin and Dunkwa. The bridge would also link … The post Bridge on Pra River abandoned; contractor packs out appeared first on

Governance expert, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae has said the office of the Inspector General of Police should have a system that allows the IGP to have a defined tenure of office. According to him, the lack of a guaranteed tenure hinders the effective implementation of reforms and policies, and this affects the work of the … The post Governance expert calls for guaranteed tenure for IGP appeared

The US Supreme Court has said that President Donald Trump can use $2.5bn (£2bn) of Pentagon funds for a section of wall on the southern border. The court ruled by five votes to four to block a ruling by a federal judge in California that barred the president from spending the money on the wall. … The post US Supreme Court gives go-ahead for Trump wall funding appeared first on

Director for Creative Arts at the National Commission on Culture (NCC), Socrates Sarfo, says Ghana’s first ever Film Village will be put up in Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi. According to Socrates Sarfo, there are deliberations for a second Film Village to be established at Kyebi, the hometown of President Akufo-Addo, in the Eastern Region. “There … The post First Film Village

The police in Navrongo have intercepted an articulated truck loaded with 1,000 bags of fertilizer being smuggled to neighboring Burkina Faso following a tip off by the Bureau of National Investigations. The bags, each weighing 50kg meant for government’s flagship programme, Planting for Food and Jobs, were being offloaded onto another truck for diversion on … The post Photos:

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has commended government for imposing a two-month ban on fishing by industrial trawlers in Ghana’s coastal boundaries. The former President who was reacting to a statement by the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture on Tuesday, said aside enforcing the ban to protect the country’s marine resources, government should investigate the … The post Rawlings

Students of St Thomas Aquinas Senior High School (SHS) will now enjoy fibre optic internet connectivity with support from the 1983 year group of the School. The connectivity covers the headmaster’s office, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) department, the science and maths department and other parts of the school’s administration. The fast track internet … The post Aquinas