In the current climate of global economic and political stress, it is more important than ever for African governments to engage with their investors in a spirit of genuine partnership, Randgold Resources chief executive Mark Bristow said here today. Speaking at a briefing for local media, Bristow said Randgold’s contribution to the treasury and people […]

Morocco’s modern electoral system last October 7 chugged past dooms day predictions to deliver smooth and peaceful elections to the country. This year, 43 per cent of eligible voters cast votes; a drop from the impressive 54 per cent turnout for the regional local elections that took place last fall. Turnout for the 2011 parliamentary […]

Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Meyer announced on Oct. 18 that they’d ended their nine-year marriage, but Life & Style has learned the couple, who are parents to daughter Ruby, 9, and son Otis, 7, are taking their time when it comes to physically saying farewell. “They have been separated since early summer,” the insider reveals […]

Inconsistency and unfamiliarity is probably one of the many reasons travelers find it hard to keep in shape while on vacation or any other kind of travel. Although most resorts and hotels provide a fitness center, most travelers find it almost impossible to storm into a strange territory and kick in some sweaty hours. The […]

The Municipal Chief Executive, Mrs. Christina Kobinah, who presented the money, said the government had been consistent with the disbursement of the two per cent of the District Assemblies Common Fund set aside to provide educational support for children, students and trainees with disabilities. She entreated the beneficiaries to put the money they had received […]

The Right Reverend Professor Osei Safo Kantanka, immediate-past Kumasi Diocesan Bishop of the Methodist Church, said lapses, seen in previous polls should not be repeated. He was delivering a paper at a public lecture held in Kumasi on the topic “”Seeking peace and pursuing it in times of elections – a theological appraisal of Psalm […]

A statement issued by the GNPC and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday said the “Hess-GNPC Scholars Programme” was established to support academically qualified but underprivileged students. While making the announcement at the Nsein Secondary School, Mr Frank McKay, General Manager, Hess Ghana Exploration Ltd, confirmed that 125 new scholars have been selected […]

He therefore asked Ghanaians “to go to the throne room of God and asked for a leader through prayers”. Dr Tetteh, an Economist and President of the UK based Worldwide Miracle Outreach, was speaking in Accra as part of a three –day Healing Crusade on the theme: “When the Holy Spirit moves,” in conjunction with […]

The National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education is organising the summit with the support of Trust Africa, Senegal. It is under, the theme: “Crafting a National Vision and Plan for the 21st Century”, a statement issued in Accra, and signed by Mrs. Hilda Asante, the Head of Public […]

These included three bags of gari, a bag each of rice and sugar, large quantity of toilet roll and boxes of soap. They were a donation from the Great Choir of the Eastern Presbytery of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ghana. Mr. Felix Adadzi, its President, said it was their contribution towards helping to make things […]

She said it was important for everybody to recognize that their vote could make a difference – and that should be the motivation. She was launching the party’s “Adopt a polling station project” in Kumasi, the nation’s second largest city, which traditionally has been voting for the NPP. The project, does not only seek to […]

Mr. Kofi Agbogah, National Activities Manager for USAID Sustainable Fisheries Management Project, has therefore tasked the women’s groups and shore-queens to form a formidable force to stop their male counterparts from adulterating and depleting marine resources. He said this at an engagement session for representatives from the six coastal districts on the need to ensure […]

The city was hit by earthquake in 1917, but despite that, the city has the best-preserved, least altered historic centre in Latin America. The monasteries of San Francisco and Santo Domingo, and the Church and Jesuit College of La Compañía, with their rich interiors, are pure examples of the ‘Baroque school of Quito’, which is […]

They were taken through topics including; Strategies in Improving Class Management, Creating and Establishing a Caring and Nurturing Classroom Community, Transform Teaching Incorporating Technology, The Effective Teacher, Self as a Vehicle of Change and Online Classroom. The maiden workshop, dubbed: “Transform Inspire Motivate Educate (TIME) Educators’ Conference” was on the theme: “Maintaining Teachers to reduce […]

“It is our hope that GHOSPA will cooperate with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), Ministry of Health, the National Labour Commission and other stakeholders to resolve all issues relating to their remuneration and conditions of service.” This was contained in a release signed by Mr Tony Goodman, Head of Public Relations, MOH. While […]

During a three-day trip to Japan, Duterte said that he wants foreign troops out of the Philippines within “maybe two years” and reiterated his position that he would withdraw from joint military exercises with the United States, The New York Times reports. “This will be the last maneuver, war games, between the United States and […]

The Gambian government announced on state-run television it plans to pull out of the court based on the same anti-Africa bias expressed by Burundi and South Africa with their announcements to leave the ICC. Officials in the country say the ICC has pursued African nations for so-called crimes against humanity but ignores the actions of […]

He indicated that a lot had been achieved in the first four years under his watch and that the people were going to see tremendous improvement in their living conditions, if returned to power in the general coming election. President Mahama was addressing a political rally in Asamankese as part of his six-day election campaign […]

He hinted that 400,000 of them were going to be recruited under a youth employment programme his government was going to run. They would be engaged in community health, police and fire service, alongside training in various trades and vocations. President Mahama, who was addressing a political rally in Kade as part of this six-day […]

Mr. Venan Sondo, a Chartered Environmentalist and Sustainability Consultant, said it should partner the government in the areas of technological design and development, manufacturing and financing of climate-related policies. He was speaking at a day’s workshop organized by the Private Enterprise Federation (PEF) to sensitize the sector on the nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMA) meant […]