Events have been  going on as part of activities to mark the 20th anniversary celebration of the National Theatre of Ghana and the one slated for tomorrow, August 30 is a multi- disciplinary production titled Snakes and/or Ladders.
The Bawjiase Area Rural Bank made a significant profit of GH¢986,044 in 2012 as against GH¢727,772 in 2011.
GLICO Life Insurance Company (GLICO Life), has re-launched its micro-insurance products – Edwa Nkosuo and Anidaso in selected markets in Accra.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on all working people and their families to remain calm as the nation awaits the Supreme Court verdict on the 2012 presidential election petition today. The TUC urged workers to avoid acts of provocation and any wild jubilation aimed at taunting political opponents or a resort to heated arguments to express displeasure at the ruling. A statement on the need to maintain the peace during and after the verdict which was signed by the Secretary General of the TUC, Mr Kofi Asamoah, said the TUC had, at all times, been in the vanguard of the struggle for democracy, peaceful co-existence and socio-economic justice for the good people of this country, as well as actively engaged in the peace efforts prior to the 2012 elections and their aftermath. “We, as a people, have chosen the high road of democracy and respect for the rule of law and human dignity as the path for our socio-political and economic development and, once again, our faith in this path is to be tested. “We are hopeful that Ghana will scale over this hurdle. We changed governments in 2000 and in 2008 under very threatening conditions but we managed, against all odds, to remain a peaceful and stable country. No matter the outcome of the petition, we must turn our attention to healing the soul of the country,†it advised.
Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, has asked all orphanages in the country to register with the respective metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies so that their activities can be properly monitored and documented.
Construction of two new hostels for students of the Catholic University College of Ghana (CUCG) at Fiapre in in the Brong Ahafo Region has been completed at a total cost of GHc8.1 million.
US President Barack Obama says the US has concluded that the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attacks near Damascus.
The committee charged to investigate the Bimpong Egyya deaths has recommended that 26 police personnel of the Ghana Police Service who have stayed in the Twifo Atti Mokwa District for more than six years should be transferred.
The Minister of Education, Pro.f Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman, has asked heads of public second cycle institutions to stop the practice of charging fees without reference to the Ghana Education Service (GES) guidelines and approval.
The leaderships of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region have given a firm assurance that the peace of the region will remain intact after today's Supreme Court ruling on the presidential election petition.
The wife of the Vice-President, Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur, opens the four-day Ghana Garden and Flower Show (GGFS) tomorrow at the Afua Sutherland Children’s Park in Accra.
The First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, has advised Ghanaian graduates who have been granted scholarship to study in China to diligently pursue their studies in order to apply what they learn towards the development of Ghana.
Security chiefs have met with President John Dramani Mahama at the Flagstaff House in Accra, to review the security situation in the country.
The National Security Advisor, Brigadier-General Nunoo Mensah, has called on the people of the Northern Region not to allow the forthcoming decision of the Supreme Court on the election petition to affect the prevailing peace in the area.
Nine municipal and district chief executives (MDCEs) in the Eastern Region, who were nominated by the President and confirmed by their respective assemblies have been sworn into office.
The Department of Social Sciences Education of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has organised a one-day conference on risk management decision-making in Winneba.
The Ghana Railway Company (GRC) is in dire straits and faces collapse.
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), in collaboration with its partners, will hold a National HIV and AIDS Research Conference (NHARCON) this September.
By Kweku Gyasi EsselIn the Friday, August 16, 2013, issue of the Daily Graphic the Letter to Jomo columnist, George Sydney Abugri, informed Jomo (his adoring readers) through his column that “I am stopping my column of two decades in the Graphic because I have taken up an appointment as Editor-in-Chief of the General Telegraph newspaper.â€
The Tanker Owners Union (TOU) and Tanker Drivers’ Union (TDU) of Tema, yesterday embarked on a sit-down strike to register their displeasure at the move by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to remove bulk road vehicles (BRVs) that are above 12 years from the road.
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