Former President Mahama dismisses calls to appear befor Emile Short Commission
Former President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed calls from a section of the public for him to appear before the Justice Emile Short Commission saying he is not an eyewitness to the incident. Speaking at Bole in the Savannah Region after casting his vote, Mr. Mahama also welcomed the call from President Nana Addo Dankwa […]
Former President Mahama wins primaries to lead NDC in 2020 polls
Former President John Dramani Mahama has polled 213,443 representing 95.24% of votes cast across all the 275 constituencies of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries. Mr. Mahama beat his other six contenders in the NDC presidential primaries held on Saturday to emerge winner. Mr. Mahama in a victory message to party faithfuls at the party’s […]
Former President Mahama obtains 99% in Bole constituency
Former President John Dramani Mahama obtained 750 votes out of the 757 votes cast in the Bole Bamboi constituency of the Savannah region. The results represents 99 percent of votes cast. His closest contender was Alban Sumani Bagbin who polled four votes representing 0.005 percent of total votes cast. Ekow Spio Garbra, Sylvester Mensah and […]
14th edition of regional tourism awards held in Bolgatanga
Stakeholders have been called upon to invest more in the hospitality industry to help improve tourism attractions to the Upper East Region and the country as a whole, taking cognizance of ecotourism. The tourism sector contributes significantly to gross domestic product GDP and its ability to create jobs. This came to light at the 2019, […]
Accra battle decides Ghana Rugby Championship Semi-Finalists
A fierce battle between two-years champions Conquerors SC and Accra Rugby Club ended in a win for Conquerors by 43 points to 17 on Sunday, February 17, 2019 in Accra. This result removed the uncertainty about who will compete in the 2019 Ghana Rugby Club Championship (GRCC) Semi-Finals. Conquerors, at the top of the Accra […]
Govt and IMF mission agree on policies to protect economy
IMF Staff Concludes Discussions on the Combined Seventh and Eighth Reviews of Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility Program End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views […]
President Akufo-Addo presents 140 vehicles to Ghana Armed Forces
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented 140 vehicles, comprising 50 Ankai buses, 40 Toyota Landcruiser Hardbody Vehicles and 50 Toyota Hilux Pickups, to the Ghana Armed Forces, in fulfillment of an October 2018 pledge he made to the military. President Akufo-Addo also indicated that an additional 48 vehicles, representing the second tranche of […]
U/E region is second with 52% in NHIS coverage
The Upper East Region has taken the second position, in terms of registering members onto the National Health Insurance Scheme NHIS membership registration drive, far exceeding the National target of thirty-five percent. This was disclosed during a progress report meeting organized by the Regional Office of the NHIS at the Regional Coordinating council RCC. The […]
Former President Mahama admits division in NDC leadership
Former President John Dramani Mahama has for the first time, admitted that there has division in the leadership of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC). Explaining reasons why the NDC lost the 2016 general election, Mr. Mahama cited among other reasons disunity in the national executives of the party. Speaking on an Accra based Radio Gold […]
Former Education Minister, Lee Ocran dies
A former Minister of Education, Lee Ocran has died. Mr. Lee Ocran who was also a former High Commissioner to South Africa died on Thursday night at his residence in Accra. That’s according to reports. Confirming his death in an interview with an Accra based Radio Gold, former President John Dramani Mahama has consoled his […]
News Editors pledge to refocus their lens on PWD issues in Ghana
A significant section of the population in Ghana who are mostly Persons with Disabilities are excluded from accessing government interventions and benefiting from public goods and services. This is a cross cutting issue in all sectors for such persons. The media has not adequately provided the platform for the voices of vulnerable and excluded group […]
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‘Laws on sanitation to be enforced, offenders to be punished’ -Prez Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said in 2019, apart from continuing with educating and sensitising the people, the country intends to use its bye-laws to enforce cleanliness. “The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Sanitation are working together to try sanitation offences. Persons who litter would be tried and punished, and so would those […]
Gov't will secure energy supply-President Akufo-Addo
The Government is committed to achieving an electricity generation mix that ensures diversity and security of energy supply in the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said on Thursday. For this reason, we will continue to promote the deployment of renewable energy in line with our policy target of 10 percent renewables in the energy […]
