As I write this post, I’m seething with anger. For weeks I have had to endure horrible voice and data services from my mobile provider. What’s more frustrating is that porting to another network isn’t a useful option. All I’m …
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo is optimistic that Ghana will hold a successful election coming December 7, 2012. Obasanjo who is head of ECOWAS’250-member Observation Mission for Ghana’s upcoming December 7 election, expressed his optimism based on satisfactory preparations and …
Prof. S. Nabila Wulugu Naba, Pugansoa Naa Professor John S. Nabila, has been re-elected by the National House of Chiefs (NHC) as its President. This was by acclamation as he was the sole candidate. Awulae Atibrukusu II, Paramount Chief of …
Elections in Ghana tend to arouse less uncertainty than those in most of sub-Saharan Africa, due to its relatively stable political environment and mature democracy. This was affirmed by the smooth constitutional transfer of power following President John Atta Mills’s …
The opening ceremony of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT‑12), running from December 3 to 14, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), was addressed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon via video; Mohamed Nasser Al-Ghanim, Director-General of the …
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has cut the sod for the reconstruction of the Tema Sports Stadium to enable it attain international status. Mr Kempes Ofosuware, Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive at the ceremony noted that the stadium which currently has …
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is funding a project with researchers to improve agricultural productivity in Africa. The $63.24 million project is a five-year, multi-CGIAR center initiative known as “Support to Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops in Africa†…
The staff of the judiciary service in Cape coast on Tuesday embarked on a sit-down strike in protest for the non-payment of government subvention for administration as well as allowances for individual workers. Red bands have been hanged at the …
Mr. Totobi Quakyi National Communication Authority Board Chairman, Mr. Kofi Totobi Quakyi, said on Tuesday that no person or groups of persons would be allowed to cause panic or spread fear in the country during and after Friday’s presidential and …
Mr Justice Ofosu Quartey, presiding over a Sunyani High Court on Tuesday asked Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Robert Ayalingo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Commander to remain at post. Giving the order, Mr Justice Quartey said “It is in the interest …
Ban ki-Moon – UN Boss Mr Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nations Secretary-General, said on Tuesday International Volunteer Day (IVD) offered an opportunity for volunteer organizations and individual volunteers to make visible their contributions – at local, national and international levels …
Special voting by security personnel and staff of the Electoral Commission (EC), who would be on duty on December 7, has been smooth in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality. The verification equipment deployed at the two designated polling centres – Juaben Circuit …
Dr Pakalitha Mosisili, Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG), on Tuesday pledged the support of the group towards the successful conduct of the elections and urged Ghanaians to once more show the world that the democratic level of the …
Some security officials who reported at their designated polling stations for the special voting exercise in the Tema Metropolis on Tuesday morning became frustrated when their names could not be found in the voters’ register being used for the exercise.…
A UK firm, Blue Energy, today December 4, 2012 announced plans to build a photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Ghana, according to British media reports. Both the BBC and the Guardian report that the company says the project which …
Nine eligible voters including Assistant Chief Fire Officer (ACFO) Apraku Larbi, Brong-Ahafo Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) were disenfranchised in the special voting which started earnestly in the Sunyani East Constituency on Tuesday morning. Election officials …
Ghana made some strong performances in the 2012 global rule of law index released November 29, 2012 by Washington-based body, World Justice Project (WJ). The WJP Rule of Law Index 2012 looks at 48 rule of law indicators organized around …
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied reports that research findings have concluded “Vegetables in Accra are contaminatedâ€. This was contained in a rejoinder to a Ghana News Agency (GNA) story carried on Friday November 23 headlined: “Vegetables in Accra …
President John Mahama President John Dramani Mahama has given the assurance that government would revamp all the defunct state industries to revive business and make Tema the famous industrial city in Africa more vibrant than before. He said apart from …
Mr. Alexander Poku-Akubia, Greater Accra Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, has assured the public that the country’s electoral system has more than enough integrity to prevent and deal with fraud. “The entire system has been made to enhance and …
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