Taking bribes and committing one’s self to vote for a particular party or person, has been cited as one of the major factors that account for the high numbers of rejected ballots during election periods. The Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in-charge of the Kassena-Nankana Municipal, Mr Paul Kwame Ganvu, … Read more
The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Hon. Mark Asibey Yeboah, failed to appear at a parliamentary debate which was organized by the Eastern Regional Branch of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), at Appenteng Hall in Koforidua. The debate, which is being organized by the NCCE all over the country, aimed at … Read more
Members of the Our Lady of Mercy (OLAM) Kaana Manga Women Association have embarked on a peace march in the Navrongo Township to create awareness on the need for peace in this election period. The peace march was also aimed at drawing the attention of all women in the country to use their influential abilities … Read more
Mr Tei Brentum, Best Farmer for this year in the Birim Central, has appealed for public-private partnership investment in agriculture to create job opportunities in the rural areas. He said government partnership with private investors would make the agriculture sector vibrant with the supply of machinery for farming on a large scale to give the … Read more
Lydia Agyiri, the New Juaben Municipal Electoral Commission (EC) Director, has pleaded with various political parties not to engage the services of drunkards as their polling agents in this year’s elections. Mrs. Agyiri made this call during a presentation at a day’s workshop organized by the Regional Peace Council for some representatives of parliamentary candidates … Read more
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has organised a debate for parliamentary aspirants in the Ga West Municipality to enable them engage and interact with the electorate. The aim if the debate was to create a platform for the aspiring parliamentary candidates to enable them solicit commitments from people. This would ensure peaceful and … Read more
The Keta Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education, (NCCE) Mr. Godwin Agbenyo, has advised Ghanaians not to engage in acts that would disturb the peace in the country during the electioneering, the Voting Day and thereafter. He said the absence of peace meant war, anarchy, famine, destruction of lives and property. He … Read more
The Ga South Municipal Hospital (Akawe) has confirmed an ambulance which has been a subject of controversy was donated by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Weija-Gbawe Obuobia Darko-Opoku and not from the government. The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the constituency has accused the NDC MP aspirant of using State property (the … Read more
The Ga South Municipal Hospital (Akawe) has confirmed the ambulance among its fleet of vehicles was donated by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Weija-Gbawe Obuobia Darko-Opoku and not from the government. The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the constituency has accused the NDC MP aspirant of using State property (the vehicle) … Read more
Inmates of the Navrongo Prison in the Upper East Region, have called on politicians to visit and educate them on their manifestos to enable them make informed electoral choices. The inmates made the call when the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) visited them to educate them on political tolerance, the rights of a voter, … Read more
Drama unfolded at a forum organized in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern region Thursday when the New Juaben Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education, NCCE, Peter Larweh stormed out of a meeting when he was requested by participants to speak the Twi language. Reports say the irate NCCE regional director … Read more
The Brong-Ahafo Region ranks third in in-school teenage pregnancy in the country, Ms Mary Gyimah, Sunyani Municipal Director of Education has disclosed in Sunyani. She said research indicates that ‘the Region has a lot of issues about adolescent sexual reproductive health’ and lamented that, it was militating against the Ghana Education Service’s (GES’s) major objective … Read more
(Ho, GNA) – Dr Atsu Seake-Kwawu, Ho Municipal Director of Health Services on Wednesday warned the public against taking Ciprofloxacin as “vaccine” against cholera. He described the practice as “terrible and very wrong” and called for a stop to it. Dr Seake-Kwawu gave the warning in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) following … Read more
Two people have died and 53 are currently on admission at various hospitals in the Ketu South Municipality in the Volta Region following an outbreak of cholera. There are fears the numbers may rise due to the insanitary conditions in most communities in the municipality. Joy News’ Volta Region Correspondent Ivy Setordjie reports the situation … Read more