The Asutifi North National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Brong Ahafo Region has inaugurated an Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) in Kenyasi in a move to deepen trust among political parties and stakeholders as well as to encourage issue-based campaign in this year’s election. The new committee, seeking to quell any election related violence ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ledzokuku, Dr Oko Boye says he has stepped up his campaign efforts following a last-minute exit of an parliamentary aspirant from his campaign team. “It only serves as a signal to work hard. Now I know I have to fight opponents from within and outside,” he noted ...

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed worry over what he calls a control of Ghana’s media by a cabal who are blocking his message of transformation. According to him, a certain group of people have taken control of the Ghanaian media and are blocking his government’s message, a situation which in his view, makes it ...

The Rector of Cape Coast Polytechnic, Professor Lawrence Kojo Atepor has called on the government to lift the moratorium on employment of new lecturers to tertiary institutions. According to him, this will help increase the lecturer-student ratio on the various campuses especially polytechnics that are being upgraded to technical universities. Addressing the academic community during a ...

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has promised to construct new ports at James Town and Keta if elected into office. The party said it will also construct an inland port at Buipe in the Northern Region. Addressing journalists in Accra on Tuesday, the NPP Sector Committee Chairman on Infrastructure and second Deputy Speaker of ...

Former Black Stars coach James Kwesi Appiah has been awarded coach of the year in Sudan. Appiah, who manages Sudanese Premier League side Al Khartoum, pipped other contenders including Fawzy Al Mardy who is head coach at title winners Al Hilal Omdurman. The former Ghana international defender demonstrated top level coaching skills during the season guiding ...

I have monitored proceedings with respect to the upcoming 2016 general elections in Ghana. I have spoken with different groups of people especially the youth who feel disgruntled with issues of interest in this country. There are a majority of people who are not involved in political issues but who take delight in discussing political ...

Ghana’s Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has described the manifesto of the leading opposition party, New Patriotic Party (NPP) as insincere and opportunistic. He argued that the manifesto was also indecisive, incoherent and lacked credibility. “…To look forward into the future you must have a manifesto that is a very coherent and realistic document that signals ...

The IMANI Center for Policy and Education has stressed the need for government to create opportunities to enhance the productive sectors of the economy. According to IMANI, the persistent high cost of credit, rising inflation and the budget deficit still make it difficult for the private sector to expand and engage labour. A comprehensive business ...

Zambians at home and abroad are in prayer today as they mark the National Day of Prayer and Fasting which is calling for promoting reconciliation, healing and celebrating unity in diversity this year. “Today is a very important day in our great Nation. It is the day when we need to humble ourselves as a ...

Netflix has shaken off growth worries with new subscriber numbers that beat estimates and sent its shares soaring. The video streaming company added 3.2 million international customers in the last three months, far more than the 2 million analysts had predicted. In the US, numbers rose 21% to 370,000 as hit shows such as Stranger ...

A new research released by the World Bank at a forum called “End Poverty” has bemoaned the growing level of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the report, the inequality gap between the poor and the rich has widened due to excess focus on urban development to the neglect of agriculture. Attributing the phenomenon to ...

A new research released by the World Bank at a forum called “End Poverty” has bemoaned the growing level of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the report, the inequality gap between the poor and the rich has widened due to excess focus on urban development to the neglect of agriculture. Attributing the phenomenon to ...

Access Bank Ghana has officially launched an Initial Public Offer (IPO) for prospective investors to buy shares in the Bank and be a part of its growing fortunes. The launch follows approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the  Ghana  Stock  Exchange (GSE)  to  undertake   an   Initial   Public   Offering ...

Employees of Airtel – the Smartphone network – are championing a series of activities to raise funds in support of breast cancer awareness as the company observes the month long breast cancer awareness month. On Friday 14th October, scores of Airtel employees stormed a ‘flea market’ set up at the Head Office of the multiple ...

While having lunch with a friend last week, he asked, “What’s the time?” “Oh it’s 3 o’clock already!” He yelled seconds after picking my phone from the dining table. “No, it’s 2.50pm. My time is 10 minutes faster” I quickly corrected. “Why?” “I don’t want to be late.” He stifled a laugh and placed the ...

At least 20 people have died after a fire broke out in a hospital in eastern India, local police say. They say the fire started in an intensive care unit (ICU) of the SUM hospital, a private facility in the city of Bhubaneswar in Orissa state. Dozens of patients were taken to other medical facilities ...

Telecommunication companies are impressing on the Bank of Ghana to review the maximum amount for mobile financial service transactions in the country. The telcos argue that they are sometimes constrained over the current 5000 cedis maximum and therefore would appreciate an upward push. The suggestion also follows a new regulation on mobile financial services that ...

The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, has designated 17 specialised courts to deal with electoral disputes that may arise before the December 7, 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections. Seventeen High Court judges have been assigned to handle anticipated electoral disputes throughout the country. The appointed justices, according to the Judicial Secretary, Mr Justice ...

Over 300 validated creditors of DKM Diamond Microfinance in the Upper East Region, have threatened to disrupt the payment process at the Bolgatanga branch of the GCB Bank on Tuesday, if they are not paid their investments today. The agitations follow the inability of the representative of the Official Liquidator at the bank, to complete ...