Christian Atsu has urged his countrymen to have a peaceful election on Wednesday.  Ghana will be voting for a president and presidential candidates in the general elections. Atsu, monitoring from his base in England, wants the process to be incident free and no violence after results are declared. He wrote: It’s all about Ghana today. […] The post Atsu prays for peaceful elections in Ghana appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News. Christian Atsu has urged his countrymen to

Everton manager Ronlad Koeman is looking at the possibility of bringing back Chelsea defender Baba Rahman to the English Premier League as early as this January. Rahman who is on a season long loan deal with German side Schalke 04 has played in ten Bundesliga games but has impressed mostly in the UEFA Europa League […] The post Everton express interest in Baba Rahman appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News. Everton manager Ronlad Koeman is looking at the possibility of bringing back

He is almost always there when it matters most. From Munich to Lisbon, Marrakesh, Milan, Trondheim and now Barcelona, Sergio Ramos has shown time and again that he – perhaps more than anyone else at Real Madrid – is the man for the big occasion. The Spain defender headed home with 11 seconds of normal […] The post Sergio Ramos, Real man for big occasions appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News. He is almost always there when it matters most. From Munich to Lisbon, Marrakesh,

  The Koforidua branch of the Moment of Glory Prayer Army (MOGPA) has donated items worth thousands of Ghana cedis to the Koforidua Regional Hospital children’s’ ward. The items donated include three bags of rice, 10 plastic chairs, toiletries, fruit juice, baby diapers, six boxes of biscuits, one gallon of cooking oil, three buckets of […] The post MOGPA supports Koforidua Reg Hospital Children’s’ Ward appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.   The Koforidua

Stories from Isaac Akwetey-Okunor  ([email protected]).. The Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF-Ghana), a pan-African network of organisations and individuals working in the interest of women, has advised the government to create and implement policies that oppose violence against women and children in the country. The Communication and Advocacy Officer of WiLDAF-Ghana, Abigail Edem […] The post WiLDAF charges gov’t to address violence against women, children appeared

  Mr. Seth Terkper, Minister of Finance, has noted that the country needs stronger indigenous oil marketing companies (OMCs) to propel the economy. “With a growing Oil and Gas economy, vibrant indigenous OMCs are what we require to make our local content policy succeed.  Ultimately, a stronger and financially solvent indigenous OMC is good for […] The post Ghana needs stronger indigenous OMCs appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.   Mr. Seth Terkper, Minister of Finance, has

  From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi.. Madam Juliana Osei Bonsu of Osborn Ventures, a waste Management company in Kumasi has punched holes in the claim by Mr. John Alexander Ackon, the Ashanti Regional Minister acting as the Metro Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) that, the assembly paid GH¢258,897 to her company for […] The post OSBON ENTERPRISE DEFLATES MINISTER’S CLAIM …No payments made to company since 2007 appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.   From

  The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan, has stated that the government will continue to create the enabling environment for the private sector, including Farmer Based Organizations (FBOs), to operate profitably as agribusiness entities, in order to improve the growth and development of the agricultural sector. According to him, agriculture plays a […] The post Association of Farmers, Fishermen holds National Delegates Congress in Kumasi appeared first on The Chronicle

    The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kwadaso Constituency in Kumasi, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has donated Ghana Education Service (GES) approved standard reading books and mathematical sets valued at GH¢50,000 to the Kumasi Metropolitan Education Directorate last week Friday. The items are meant to be distributed to 21 schools from three circuits […] The post Kwadaso MP moves to improve reading ability in basic schools appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.     The

Stories from Issah Alhassan.. A six-unit classroom block for has been commissioned for the Maakro Junior High School by Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Minority Leader, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame Constituency The project, which was funded from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) and the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF), is to […] The post Six-unit classroom block for Maakro Junior High School appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News. Stories from Issah Alhassan.. A

  Today, as you pick yourself up and head to the polling station to cast your vote, just pause and invite God into your heart, and pray that He sends down the gift of knowledge and foresight, so that you pick His choice in the casting of vote for the President and Member of Parliament. […] The post Let us all give peace a chance appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.   Today, as you pick yourself up and head to the polling station to cast your vote, just pause and invite God into

  From Richard Owusu-Akyaw, Kumasi.. Female head porters, commonly known in the local parlance as ‘Kayayei’, in the Asokore Mampong Municipality are rooting for President John Dramani Mahama ahead of Wednesday’s general elections. Constituting themselves as the United Kayayei for Ashanti Region (UKAR), they have declared their support for President John Mahama. At a press conference […] The post ‘Kayayeis’ root for JM appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.   From Richard

  From Alfred Adams, Takoradi As Ghanaians go to the polls today, the Western Region would be one of the regions the two dominating political parties, the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), would battle to win. The region, regarded as a swing one, holds the key in deciding […] The post Western Region, the kingmaker appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.   From Alfred Adams, Takoradi As Ghanaians go to the polls today, the Western

Ghana elects on national level a head of state, the president, and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The Parliament of Ghana has 275 members, elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituencies.] The presidential election is won by having more than 50% of valid votes cast, whilst […] The post Elections In Ghana; From 1960 to 2012 Who Goes To Jubilee House? appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News. Ghana elects on national level a head

    Finally, after several months of serious political campaigning, Ghanaians across the length and breadth of the country are going to the polls today to elect a president who would manage the economy for the next four years. The Ghanaian voting population would also be casting their votes to decide on who goes to […] The post Let there be peaceful election, the world is watching appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.     Finally, after several months of serious political

  By Pascal Kafu Abotsi ([email protected]).. The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) says it has deployed 8,000 of its members, including 1,500 Parallel Vote Tabulation Observers, in the country’s 275 constituencies, and as well as the National Results Collation Centre, to observe and report on today’s election results, collation, tabulation, and declaration. 7,000 observers […] The post CODEO deploys 8,000 observers appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.   By

By Maxwell Ofori [email protected].. The Electoral Commission (EC) says all is set for the country to go to the polls today to elect a new executive body and legislators. At a news conference yesterday, the Chairperson of the Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei, gave an assurance that her outfit had put the necessary measures in place […] The post EC Anticipates 80% voter turnout appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News. By Maxwell Ofori [email protected].. The Electoral Commission

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called for a high sense of professionalism on the part of media practitioners in the coverage of today’s general elections. A statement signed by the president of the Association, Mr Affail Monney and released in Accra last night urged the media to continue to uphold decorum and circumspection in […] The post GJA calls for professionalism in election coverage appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News. The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA)

JM: Don’t mar Ghana’s reputation with violence President John Dramani Mahama has told supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) not to do anything to mar the reputation of the country during this week’s elections. President Mahama, who addressed a rally in Tamale on Saturday night, as part of the last leg of his campaign […] The post appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News. JM: Don’t mar Ghana’s reputation with violence President John Dramani Mahama has told

  From Samuel Agbewode, Ho.     The President of the National House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of the Asogli Traditional Area, Togbe Afede XIV, has charged all the political parties contesting today’s general elections to be law-abiding and avoid any intimidating tactics to ensure peace during and after the voting. According to him, the […] The post LET POLLS BE PEACEFUL … Togbe Afede tells political parties appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.   From Samuel