Africa has been urged to give priorities to four key areas in the year 2014 as the continent grows. The areas are security, peace, stability and job creation, said African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka at the Bank’s annual …

Mr. Alfred Ekow Gyan, Deputy Western Regional Minister, on Friday called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), to be supportive of local and international Civil Society Organizations that come to their areas to pursue development agendas. He made the …

The 30-member Dormaa East District Assembly in the Brong-Ahafo Region on Friday failed to confirm Mr Frank Kumih, President Nominee as the District Chief Executive. In an election conducted and supervised by the Electoral Commission (EC) at Wamfie, amidst intense …

The Ministries of Trade and Industry and  Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, on Friday launched the First  International Beer and Wine Festival in Accra. The three-day event scheduled to take place on 12, 13 and 14 of February, to showcase …

Captain Paul Forjoe, an aviation expert, says Ghana is missing a national carrier which will enable it to take advantage of the gains in the aviation sector; a potential growth area of the country’s national economy. Captain Forjoe, now a …

The Ministry of Communications on Friday  signed a Memorundom Of Understanding (MOU) with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), to set up a business incubator facility. The business incubator …

Mr Daniel Nii Okai, Government Appointee of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, is the new Ashiedu Keteke sub-metro chairman. Mr Okai, who was the Odododiodoo Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), defeated the incumbent, Mr Adjebu Lamptey, by 18 …

A 21-year-old security man working with Guinness Ghana Limited at Kaase-Kumasi is in trouble with the law over the theft of some products of the company. Yahaya Mohammed had been arrested with 20 stolen bottles of the Guinness alcoholic beverage …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has elected new National Executive Officers for another 4-year term. The Executives included: Mr Paul Agyei Boakye, National President, Mr Alexander Buadi Mawusi, National Vice-President and Mr Kwame Ofori Atta, National Treasurer. The …

OXFAM-America, an international civil society organisation, has underscored the need for greater transparency and judicious use of the country’s extractive resources. The President of OXFAM-America, Mr Raymond Offenheiser, made the call when he led a delegation to visit the Friends …