[GoG]The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana wishes to inform Ghanaians travelling to Turkey with passport having no blank pages left for immigration stamps, that, they will be refused entry into turkey after December 31, 2012. The Ministry therefore wishes to advise all Ghanaians to ensure that there are blank pages in their passports before they embark on their journey to Turkey.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Vice President and Chairman of the Transition Team, KwesiBekoeAmissah-Arthur, has directed all Ministers of State to begin preparing their handing over notes in compliance with provisions of the Presidential (Transitions) Act of 2013, Act 845.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]About half past eight on Tuesday night, news broke that a combined team of police and soldiers in about 10 vehicles had raided the NPP headquarters at Asylum Down in Accra.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The capital city, Accra, has sprung back to life after a lull that followed the December 7 election and declaration of results that gave a first round victory to President John Dramani Mahama with 50.70 per cent of the votes.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a seven-year multi-currency line of credit for an amount equivalent to $300 million to FirstRand Bank Limited (FRB) of South Africa to finance a wide range of projects in local currencies and across Africa.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Western Regional Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nana Toku, says the Region would be the "World Bank" of the party in the 2016 general election.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]I tried several times yesterday to reach the Acting Director of the Public Affairs Department of the Ghana Police. I called D.S.P. Cephas Arthur's Tigo cellular phone for umpteen times, while composing this piece. The answer was the same. "The number you are calling has not responded..." Apparently, the Acting Director was engaged in other matters.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]As part of its continued growth in Africa, Intertek, a leading global quality solutions provider, has invested in the expansion of its services to the petroleum industry in Ghana.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]After over a decade of efforts to making education accessible and affordable for all, the challenge of providing equitable access to and quality education for girls remains a critical challenge in many sub-Saharan African Countries including Ghana.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) condemns unequivocally attacks on media practitioners in some parts of the country, while they were covering the December 2012 elections and related events after the polls. These developments are causing a serious dent on Ghana's democratic credentials.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Ave-Afiadenyigba -The Volta Regional Coordinator of Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF), Mr. Victor Adevuh-Quarshie has cautioned Ghanaians not to allow their political affiliations to bring disaffection into marital homes.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Convention People's Party (CPP) has congratulated President John Mahama on for winning last Friday election. It has also congratulated the Electoral Commission for the successful conduct of the election and all the political parties for participating in it.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) and the Civic Forum Initiative (CFI) are calling on the various investigative bodies in the country to undertake full scale investigations into all alleged cases of electoral offences, including fraud and other criminal acts, during and after the 2012 elections.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Kumasi -The leadership and entire membership of the "John Dramani Mahama Ladies" has sent a message of congratulations to H. E. John Dramani Mahama, on the occasion of his declaration as the President-elect by the Electoral Commission (EC), following last Friday's polls.

[Daily Trust]Presidential and parliamentary elections held in Ghana on Friday December 7, 2012. Incumbent John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was declared winner of the presidential poll, after scoring 50.7 per cent of the votes cast to beat his nearest challenger, Nana Akufo-Addo of the National Patriotic Party (NPP), who got 47.74 per cent.

[ThinkAfricaPress]Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) was declared to have won in both the presidential and parliamentary elections last weekend. But, following allegations of electoral fraud by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), the NDC may now have to wait on a High Court decision to find out whether the poll results will be annulled and a recount ordered.

[AEP]Ghana's former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has issued a public message of congratulations to President-Elect, John Dramani Mahama.

[ICG]The executive summary and recommendations of a new report from the ICG:

[This Day]Ghanaian President John Dramane Mahama has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to expedite action on the resuscitation of the West Africa gas pipeline so that his country can continue to tap into it to power its industries.

[AEP]The National Democratic Congress (NDC) wishes to call on members of the party not to indulge in any form of violence, even in the face of extreme provocation from members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).