Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey – NPP Chairman The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Jake Okanta Obetsebi-Lamptey, said the party was confident of overturning the December 7 presidential poll results, announced by the Electoral Commission, at the Supreme Court.…

Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, former captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, will lead a group of old Super Eagles’ players to the GLO-CAF Awards on Thursday, December 20, at the Banquet Hall, State House, Accra. A statement issued by Glo …

The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) on Tuesday said it would soon set up border posts at five communities in the Brong-Ahafo Region along the Ghana–Cote d’Ivoire border. Mr Matthew Nkum, Brong-Ahafo Regional Manager of FDB told the Ghana News …

ActionAid Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has so far supported 1,721 children in the Upper West Region, with educational sponsorship package to enable them to complete school. Mr. George Dery, Upper West Regional Development Programme Manager of the NGO, who …

Research conducted on Advocacy Action for Minimum National Physical Accessibility Standards has shown that the accessibility rate for People with Disabilities (PWDs) at both public and private facilities is only 15 percent. According to the research, there are no national …

Members of Parliament on Monday commenced amendments of the Health Professions Regulatory Bodies Bill, 2011, made up of 121 clauses. The House has made amendment proposals to 24 clauses in addition to other new clauses that are also to be …

Justice Yaw Appau, Commissioner of the Judgement Debt Commission, says companies need to pay off support grants  they receive from government for their contracts, after completing those contracts. “Some companies are granted support by government to carry out their contracts. …

Some 249 youth in the  Gomoa West District have graduated from entrepreneurial training offered by the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA). They received sewing machines, hair-dryers, washing basins, trolleys and rollers as set-up equipment. The graduates had …

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday stated that Ghana’s relations with Germany since 1961 has been instrumental in the socio-Economic Development of the country. He said: ”In the fields of governance and trade balance, Ghana and Germany have enjoyed a …

President John Mahama President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday expressed the government’s willingness to partner other countries to develop the private sector that has the potential of accelerating economic growth. Apart from creating jobs for the numerous Ghanaian youth, he …

More than 328 youth in the Kwahu West Municipality have received sewing machines and hair dryers under the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) program after their six months apprenticeship. The equipment is to assist the beneficiaries to …

The staff of the Information Services Department (ISD) have been advised to place professionalism above politics in discharging their mandate of information gathering and dissemination. Mr. Fritz Baffour, Minister of Information, who was interacting with the Ashanti Region ISD staff …

The global forest products industry is slowly recovering from the economic crisis, with the Asia-Pacific region and particularly China taking the lead. A new data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicates that an average global production of …

A four-day workshop to help expose young people to the dangers of narcotic drugs use on Tuesday opened in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality. It was put together by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) with support from the German Embassy …

Business activities for several hours stopped in the nation’s second largest city, Kumasi, as thousands of supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) massed on the streets to protest what they claim was massive electoral cheating in the December 7 …

…as country loses $218m on average in black money in past decade An average amount of $218 million was illegally taken out of Ghana during the past decade, from 2001-2010, says a global illicit financial report released December 17, 2012.…

The Court of Appeal Monday ordered that the record of appeal in the matter relating to the seized Argentine naval ship should be remitted to the Registrar of the Commercial Division of the Accra Fast Track High Court for the …

The Goaso Circuit Court in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region has remanded in prison custody the Presiding Officer of the Bediako CMB Shed polling station, for allegedly stealing a Biometric Verification Device used for the just …

The Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health has underscored the need for government to legislate a policy on free universal health care in Ghana. Speaking at a campaign forum held in Bolgatanga at the weekend, the Regional Vice Chairman of …

The failure of Parliament to pass the Domestic Violence Bill is seriously affecting the prosecution of domestic violence cases by the courts and that is worsening the plight of victims, a Principal Investigator of the Commission on Human Rights Administrative …