Mr Pontius Pilate Apaabey, Upper East Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has called on Ghanaians to commit themselves to working towards peaceful and successful elections. Mr Apaabey said Ghanaians owned the success of the coming …

Nana Owusu-Afari – AGI President The President of the Association of Ghana industries (AGI), Nana Owusu-Afari, has appealed to the government to complete the National Identification exercise to enable the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to fully capture and track businesses …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) would, from 2015, allow taxpayers in the country to engage in self-assessment as part of a policy to rid its tax collection of corruption and boost trust among stakeholders. Self-assessment in tax administration is a …

The value of export trade between Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) reached £767 million in 2011, the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) indicated in a report it released mid-November 2012. The report, ‘Doing Business in Ghana’, which was produced …

The Swiss Government has provided a $3.5 million grant to the Ethical Fashion Initiative Ghana Project to support job creation in the country. The project is aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs in the fashion and fabric industry to create employment …

Dr Sylvester Achio, Reactor of Accra Polytechnic, on Tuesday inaugurated a GH¢200,000 Language Laboratory for the institution funded by GETFund and internally generated funds. Dr Achio said he was elated to see Accra Polytechnic have its own language laboratory to …

Chief Justice Georgina Wood The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, on Monday paid a courtesy call on the new Anglican Bishop of Accra, Right Reverend  Dr Daniel Sylvanus Mensah Torto, at the Anglican Bishops Court in Accra. This …

The Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called on government to initiate pragmatic and solution-oriented strategies in reducing the spread of HIV and AIDS in Ghana. The NGO reiterated the call on government to pass …

Real Tamale United (RTU) will continue serving their six-match home ban after the Premier League Board (PLB) moved their week-nine fixture to the Accra Sports Stadium. RTU are billed to play Ebusua Dwarfs in Accra, instead of Tamale to mark …

Nana Akufo-Addo The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is apprehensive about defeat in the December 7 polls, following the widespread acceptance of the New Patriotic Party free Senior High School (SHS) promise by Ghanaians. Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, New Patriotic Party (NPP) …

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a very important stimulant for economic development and growth anywhere. FDI has been a factor in development in many African countries. A paper has sought to show why larger African countries attract more FDI and …

Dr Abu Sakara – CPP Presidential candidate The Convention People’s Party (CPP) is complaining about the destruction of posters of its presidential candidate, Dr Abu Sakara, and its parliamentary candidates. A statement by the CPP issued in Accra on Monday …

The College of Agriculture Education, University of Education, Winneba, Asante-Mampong campus, is to introduce Bachelor of Science (BSc) programme in Natural Resource Management, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Akwasi Asabere Ameyaw, has announced. The goal, he said, was to assist to …

A platform created by the local council of churches at Juaso for candidates contesting for the Asante-Akim South parliamentary seat on Friday to talk peace became a no-show. With the exception of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Mr …

Radiation, which is used for medical imaging at health facilities, is said to be hazardous to any human being over exposed to it, yet Ghana has no law to regulate the practice of radiology leading to influx of many private …

Five students of Accra Polytechnic, have apologised for misconducting themselves during the school’s graduation ceremony in Accra, at the weekend. The students said it was not appropriate for them not to have sat throughout the ceremony until their diplomas were …

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in collaboration with African Virtual University (AVU) on Monday launched its multinational project II, aimed at increasing access to high quality open, distance and e-learning resources relevant to Africa. Dr Bakary Diallo, …

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa’s (AGRA) Farmer Organisation Support Centre in Africa (FOSCA) programme in collaboration with the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU), is hosting a three-day forum from 26 to 28  November, 2012 in …

Public toilets The first ever  three-day community led total sanitation (CLTS) stocktaking forum has been held in the Northern regional capital, Tamale, against the backdrop of Ghana’s deplorably low national sanitation coverage, which currently stands at 14%. Theme for the …

President John Mahama President John Dramani Mahama on Monday said government would terminate the contracts of all road contractors who failed to execute their projects at the stipulated time. He said government was committed to constructing feeder roads to facilitate …