The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Accra yesterday to attend the maiden Russia-Africa Summit, being held in Sochi, Russia. The summit is being held to deepen the ties of friendship between the two sides, as well as explore other areas of co-operation to their mutual benefit. A statement
Mr Joseph Kofi Adda, Minister of Aviation has inaugurated a 15-member committee to provide a framework to guide the improvement and optimisation of aircraft, crew and other issues relating to air transport in the country. The committee has representations from the
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for regional co-operation to combat cyber crime in Africa. He said considering the borderless nature of cyber crime, there was the need for countries in the sub-region to come together
A study conducted by the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (FORIG-CSIR), has indicated that about 50,000 Chinese miners had left China for Ghana to engage in illegal mining, popularly called “galamsey.” The Chinese miners are from
The Chief Justice, Ms Sophia Akuffo, yesterday asked Notaries Public to serve with integrity, fidelity and dedication. She said this when she administered oath to 85 Notaries Public in Accra. “As sworn public officials you play an important role in
The 60th anniversary celebration of the Navrongo Senior High School (NAVASCO) in the Kassena-Nankana municipality of the Upper East Region has been launched with an appeal to government to expand the school’s infrastructure to enhance academic performance. The headmistress of NAVASCO, Madam Mercy Babachuweh,
The Accra Girls’ Old Students Association (AGOSA) 1979 Year Group (The Pacesetters)hascommissioned a refurbished staff common room for teachers. The AGOSA 1979 year group which was formed in August 2014 with about 40 members said it has always been their desire to give back to their alma mater
THE MP for Ho Central, Mr Benjamin Kpodo, on Monday, disbursed GH¢61,000 among 105 middle level tertiary institution students in the constituency to support them in the payment of their fees. The beneficiaries included students
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) is upbeat that the nation will achieve more than the mandatory 40 per cent voter turn-out in the upcoming December 17, 2019, district level elections and referendum. A constitutional requirement of 40 per cent votes from qualified voters out of
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scrapped an initial plan to hold primaries for sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) in January 2020 and will now be held on April 25, 2020. The presidential primaries will also be held on the same date following sitting MPs kick against
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo in the Upper East Region has conceded that amidst the fallout from the cancellation of the power concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS) resulted in the lack of scrutiny of the deal on the part of Parliament. He recalled that legislators
Former President John Mahama has assured that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will adopt a “bottom-up” manifesto for the electioneering campaign next year. “We don’t think that it is good to make the manifesto top-to-bottom,
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced Red and Dark Brown as the colours for the upcoming referendum to decide whether political parties should sponsor candidates for district level elections in the country. The citizenry will be required to answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the question: “Are you in favour of the bill to amend Clause 3 of Article 55 … The post ?EC
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Loyal Ladies, a female group that believes in the ideals of the party has held its regional conference at Sefwi-Wiawso to officially launch the Western North chapter. The conference brought together all the members from the nine constituencies and the members of the
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has retained power in a narrow Canadian election win but he will now be prime minister of a minority government. The Liberals are projected to win 157 seats, 13 short of a majority, and will find it harder to pass legislation in Mr Trudeau’s
Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday proclaimed his enthronement in a highly ritualised, ancient-style ceremony held in the Seiden State Hall at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in front of 2,000 guests from around the world. In the official coronation ceremony known as
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