THE National Media Commission (NMC) and the National Communication Authority (NCA) have set up a Joint Consultative Committee to monitor the performance of broadcast and other electronic media to ensure compliance with their licence and other regulatory requirements and professional standards. Members of the general public who may have any concerns about any material disseminated by or the professional performance of any service provider may report their concerns to the Joint Consultative ... Read More

Voting in many parts of Accra went smooth, except in few polling stations where there were confusion over the arrangement of the electorate to cast their vote, reports Augustine Cobba-Biney. The late arrival of election officers at some polling stations also caused anxiety and agitation among voters, though majority of them comported themselves. At the Mercy Throne Chapel at Darkuman, 50 people had cast their vote as at 8.30am. The Presiding Officer, Ibrahim Addo, said the absence of a ... Read More

A sod was cut on Tuesday to reconstruct the Tema Sports Stadium into a stadium complex. The project is to be undertaken by Trans Atlantic Business Development Resources of the United States of America, the major financiers and investors in partnership with the Tema Metropolitan Assembly. The new sports stadium is designed to provide an open roof panel and high quality grass pitch to give it a five-star stadium status and standard athletic tracks with flood lighting systems and fitted with ... Read More

The Leadership of Parliament has been asked to pass the Professions Regulatory Bodies Bill to protect the public from unethical and unprofessional medical practices. This was contained in a communiqué issued by the Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory scientists and signed jointly by its president, Prince Sodoke Amuzu and General Secretary Victor Amesawu Degenu at the end of the 2012 Annual National Congress of the Association in Kumasi. The Association is the sole professional body ... Read More

THE maiden edition of the West African Regional Magazine?s Annual Achievers Award has been held at the Accra International conference centre on Wednesday. The event which drew dignitaries from across the sub-region, aimed at celebrating achievers who have in one way or the other, contributed to the development of their countries. It was organised under the theme; ?Bridging Intra-Regional Gaps in West Africa?. One of the personalities honoured is Mr Sylvester Mensah, Chief Executive of ... Read More

Finally it is here! The judgment day has certainly dawned as over 14 million Ghanaian registered voters head to 26,000 polling stations across the country to decide who should administer the affairs of the oil and gold rich nation. Though eight respected politicians seek to occupy the top post of the land and latest polls have placed the candidate of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) ? John Dramani Mahama and New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate ? Nana Akufo-Addo effectively ... Read More

As part of measures to ensure a peaceful election in the Northern Region, Monday Civic Campaigns Report Council (MCC Report Council), a project of Northern Ghana Aid under its flagship election programme the Northern Region 2012 Multi-Party Democratic Governance Support Project, on the eve of the elections staged a live radio appeal for peace in the Northern region. The programme which targeted the youth in the region was broadcasted live on four major radio stations by revered personalities ... Read More