The International Monetary Fund (IMF) three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme for Ghana is crucial to restore its economy, Dr. Williams Abayaawien Atuilik, a consultant and former lecturer at the Methodist University has said. Speaking at the induction ceremony organised by the Association of Certified Chartered Economists Ghana to officially induct chartered economists into the association, he said government’s fiscal discipline [...] The post IMF facility crucial to restore Ghana’s

Covenant Voices has won their 3rd international music award at the Gathering of Africa’s best in United Kingdom. The 18th edition of the Gathering of Africa’s Best Awards which was held at the Hilton London Canary Wharf in on Sunday 27 November, 2016 is the most prestigious and highly-coveted Awards event within the Diaspora African […]

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women's rights activists on Wednesday urged Nigeria to accelerate efforts to end child marriage after it joined an African Union (AU) campaign to eliminate the practice.

The new President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs addressing the House THE PARAMOUNT chief of the Osu Traditional Area, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, has been elected Read More... The post Osu Mantse Leads Accra House Of Chiefs appeared first on Daily Guide Africa. The new President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs addressing the House THE PARAMOUNT chief of the Osu Traditional Area, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, has been elected President of the Greater Accra

The Ghana Police Service has expressed confidence in tackling the phenomenon of spreading fake news on social media before, during, and after the 7 December polls.

The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has tasked two of its regional members to spearhead the revival of professional boxing in the Western region. Mr. Twintoh Walker, Chief Executive Officer of Walker-King Promotions and Management Consult and Isaac Kweku Grantson, an Executive Member of the GBA are to liaise with the newly-formed Western Region Boxing Promotions Committee (WRBPC) chaired by Mr. [...] The post 2 commissioned to revive boxing in Western Region appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A truck driver who crashed into the back of a limousine van carrying US actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, injuring him and killing another man, has pleaded guilty...

In an effort to leverage on the already existing economic opportunities in the urban areas of Ghana, Global Communities has issued the Youth in Construction Enterprise Fund (YCF) to 21 youth in Greater Accra and Western regions. The beneficiaries will share a total amount of GHc108, 108.00 to set up viable and sustainable businesses in the construction sector. The programme [...] The post Youth in Construction Enterprise Fund supports 21 to set up appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Colombian authorities say evidence is growing that a plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed because it ran out of fuel as it tried to land...

Some military and police personnel in the Ashanti Region are complaining that they are being prevented from casting their vote in Thursday’s Special Voting exercise because they cannot trace their names on the list of early voters. The Special or Early Voting is organised by the Electoral Commission for journalists, security personnel and officers of […]

The Special Voting exercise for security personnel and other officials to be engaged in official duties during Voting Day, December 7, 2016, takes place in all 275 constituencies across the country today, December 1. Consequently, the Electoral ...

The Special Voting exercise for security personnel and other officials to be engaged in official duties during Voting Day, December 7, 2016, takes place in all 275 constituencies across the country today, December 1. Consequently, the Electoral ...

Voting has been halted at the Nima Police Station in the Ayawaso East Constituency in Accra following confusion at the polling Centre due to some missing names in the voters’ register. Some of the people who are to cast their votes in the special voting exercise were turned away by officials of the Electoral Commission […] The post Voting halted at Nima Police Station over missing names appeared first on Ultimate FM. Voting has been halted at the Nima Police Station in the Ayawaso East

Akan Fekuw, a Ghanaian-based Akan descent group based in Copenhagen, Denmark has donated a cheque of $500 to support the work of the Special Mothers Project. The Special Mothers Project is an advocacy and awareness creation programme on cerebral palsy...

Some military and police personnel in the Ashanti Region are complaining that they are being prevented from casting their vote in Thursday’s Special Voting exercise because they cannot trace their names on the list of early voters.

The Mangled accident vehicle At least 20 people were reportedly killed while several others got injured when a commercial Sprinter bus collided with a fully loaded tanker on the Kumasi-Obuasi Read More... The post 20 Feared Dead In Kumasi appeared first on Daily Guide Africa. The Mangled accident vehicle At least 20 people were reportedly killed while several others got injured when a commercial Sprinter bus collided with a fully loaded tanker on the Kumasi-Obuasi highway yesterday. The

A three-day training seminar for Ghanaian judges and lawyers on the practice, procedure and jurisprudence of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice is underway in Accra. It is to create the awareness for the citizens of the 15-member states to know the existence of the community court of justice and the purpose for its establishment among others. Participants are deliberating [...] The post Judges study ECOWAS legal system appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Penplusbytes will be deploying a 72-hour nonstop social media monitoring centre dubbed the Social Media Tracking Centre (SMTC) for the coverage of the next week's polls...

Child Rights International, a non-governmental organisation has urged the on security agencies to arrest people who attempt to use children to foment violence during the December 7 elections. It said the security agencies should ensure that children rights are not violated during the election period, especially, in communities described as flash points. Speaking at a press conference in Accra, the [...] The post ‘Arrest people using minors to forment trouble’ appeared first on The Ghanaian

Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos should refuse to sign a new media law until parliament revises provisions restricting the right to freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. The law grants the government and ruling party expansive power to interfere with the work of journalists, and potentially to prevent reporting on corruption or […]