The decision to make Ghana an alternative member of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has been revoked. The decision was taken by ALSF’s Governing Council at the ongoing 2013 African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco because Ghana …

President John Mahama President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday stated that the only way Africa could develop and overcome its challenges is to provide a collective and common voice in pursuing development agenda. This, he suggested could be achieved through …

Entrepreneurs Africa, a movement committed to creating a thriving environment for entrepreneurship, has instituted the Next Young Entrepreneur series throughout Africa, with Ghana as its start point. Ghana’s Next Young Entrepreneur (GNYE) is a 13 week assessment process designed to …

Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan – EC Chairman Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) on Thursday stated that no voting took place outside Ghana in the December 2012 General Elections. He said Ghanaians working in Diplomatic Missions abroad, students …

EC Chairman – Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) on Thursday mounted the witness box at the Supreme Court as ‘star witness’ for the second respondent in the on-going Presidential Election Petition case. Dr …

Mr Abdulai Zakaria Olivier, an activist of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has initiated a peace crusade aimed at uniting the rank and file of the party in the Kumbungu Constituency. He said the party has lost many of its …

Operators of Diamond Investment Limited, an unlicensed non-bank financial institution, which the Bank of Ghana ordered its closure recently, cannot be traced in the Sunyani Municipality. A visit by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to its purported office within a …

Delta Airlines, the leading US carrier in West Africa, will by the close of the year introduce Boeing 767-300 aircraft with fully flat-bed seats for customers flying in Business Elite. Customers will be able to enjoy 77-inch, 180-degree full flat-beds …

Member of Parliament for Effutu, Mr Allexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on government and other well meaning Ghanaians to come to the aid of fisher-folks in the Effutu Constituency following a torrential rainstorm that swept away their canoes. He said about …

Trade Minister Haruna Iddrisu Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade and Industry, said available records showed that Destination Inspection Companies (DICs) had operated efficiently over the years to enhance government’s revenue. “Recognizable result in the area of trade facilitation enhanced …

Mr Kwadwo Nyame Datiakwa, Kintampo South District Chief Executive, has called on butchers to be wary of communicable diseases in animals they slaughter for human consumption. He said slaughtering animals in unauthorized places without the knowledge of sanitary inspectors was …

Mrs Cecelia Senyo, Executive Director of Hope For Future Generation (HFFG), a non-governmental organization (NGO), on Wednesday expressed shock at the alarming rate of sexual promiscuity among teenage girls in the Brong-Ahafo Region. She said a research by the NGO …

Despite the tremendous benefits of decentralization, Ghana’s strides towards the achievement of development at the grassroots level has remained stagnant, a Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana has said. Dr Emmanuel Debrah, Head of the Department of the …

The Eastern Regional Police Command on Wednesday arrested 14 Chinese men and a Ghanaian for engaging in illegal mining at Abasewase near Anyinam. The suspects including Alhaji Mohammed Abdulai, the Ghanaian, were rounded up at their operating site under a …