The introduction of electronic voting and the authorities’ exclusion of a number of candidates from the ballot have united opposition parties ahead of the long-delayed vote on December 23 that will choose a successor to Kabila. Despite the suspension of all state public transport in the capital and the presence of heavily armed police, the rally site was thronged with [...] The post Congo’s

At least 832 people were killed in the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the national disaster agency says. Many people were reported trapped in the rubble of buildings that collapsed in Friday’s 7.5-magnitude earthquake, agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a news conference. The quake triggered tsunami waves as high as 6m (20ft), he [...] The post Huge

Mr George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, a flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said the candidate with the best message and policies would emerge the flagbearer at the party’s next presidential primaries.

Asamoah Gyan has played only 34 minutes for Kayserispor in the Turkish Super Lig this season.

The Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana and Global Ambassador for the Global Alliance for Clean cookstoves, Hajia Mrs Samira Bawumia, has been honoured as the African Women of Excellence for her contribution to the cause of humanity.

For how long should a twenty-first century Ghana continue to watch on for widows to suffer inhumanely simply because their husbands have died? 

Public Interest Research and Advocacy Network-Gh has said recent comments by Mr Martin Amidu are a signal that he may not be efficient at his post as Special Prosecutor.

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Parliament by a resolution approved three loan agreements totaling US$115 million to fund some development projects in the country, before bringing to an end its five-day emergency meeting on Friday.   They include the drawdown agreement for US$30 million which formed part of a US$95 million facility to finance the establishment and strengthening of Agricultural Mechanisation Service Centres (AMECs).   [...] The post Parliament

Government is to establish a presidential advisory council on science and technology to support innovation in the country, Minister of Environment Science Technology and Innovation has said.

LAST Saturday, the Ghanaian Times carried a back page story with the headline “Keta residents send SOS to government over tidal waves” in which the residents of Puveme, in the Keta Municipality, are appealing to government to construct a sea defence wall on the eastern side of the Ada estuary. The appeal followed the destruction of property and the displacement [...] The post AN SOS FROM KETA! appeared first

The Upper Denkyira Divisional Police Command in the Central Region on Thursday gunned down two highway robbers in separate operations.   The robbers engaged the armed policemen in a Rambo-style gun fire-exchange at Anhwiahwia and Abura, farming communities in the Upper Denkyira West District.   The police retrieved four pump action guns, one locally manufactured pistol, 32 live cartridges, tramadol, [...] The post Police

A Ho circuit court has remanded Harrison Ganyo, a driver, and Gaffaru Ezetu, a mechanic, into prison custody for allegedly robbing a cabbie of his vehicle.   The accused, who robbed Emmanuel Nyanuvor of his taxi at gunpoint, pleaded guilty, and will appear again before court on October 11. Police Inspector Agnes Ahiable told the court presided by Madam Pricilla [...] The post 2 remanded for

Stories making headlines on the front pages in the major newspapers include: Daily Graphic: * Death traps on Ofankor-Nsawan highway - Drivers create 74 illegal U-turns * Nana Akufo-Addo returns home * Bill on election of MMDCEs submitted to Parliament * McDan CEO adjudged Marketing Manager of 2017 The Independent: * John Mahama takes flagbearership campaign to the Northern Region * Menzgold has become a public policy issue - Imani

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IMANI’s mandate is the education of the public on policy issues in order to influence improved policymaking. Consequently, IMANI tends to focus on Government agencies and other public bodies; institutions; and individuals with the capacity to make, determine or execute policy. On those occasions where IMANI has examined the work of private entities and individuals, […] The post IMANI

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Education Ekow Vincent has lashed out at former President John Mahama for describing the Double Track System being implemented to address the challenges of Free SHS as “senseless.” According to Mr Mahama, the system makes no sense and must be reviewed. “I believe that if Ghanaians come together we […] The post Mahama’s claim on

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that, over the last 21 months Ghana’s economy has been revived, with the various macroeconomic indices all pointing in the right direction. Addressing the Ghanaian community in Washington DC, on Friday, 28th September, 2018, President Akufo-Addo noted that, prior to his assumption of office on 7th January, 2018, […] The post Ghana’s

An Accra High Court on Friday granted an injunction by the Multimedia Group, operators of Joy 99.