The national executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has set Friday March 31, 2017 as the date for elections for both new national and regional branch executives. A statement signed and issued by the General Secretary of the GJA, Mr Dave Agbenu said in line with the GJA constitution, a three-member Elections Committee has … Read more
The People’s National Congress (PNC) 2016 flagbearer has dismissed the party’s Deputy General Secretary for engaging in acts considered to be a misdemeanour. A letter signed by Dr Edward Mahama accused Mohammed Haruna of dragging the name of the party into disrepute by inciting the public against PNC officials. The dismissed official was accused of … Read more
Australia’s Health Minister Sussan Ley has resigned after using a taxpayer-funded trip to purchase an apartment on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he accepted Ms Ley’s resignation on Friday. Entitlements scandals have engulfed Australian politics in recent years. Mr Turnbull pledged to set up an independent body to oversee parliamentary expenses, similar … Read more
My attention has been drawn to a publication (article) dated 20-12-2016 on myjoyonline.com by the regional correspondent of JOY NEWS in the Upper West Region in the person of Mr. Rafiq Salam on the caption, “The rise and fall of the NDC in the Upper West- a worm in a rose” This article is subsequently … Read more
The presidential aspirant of the Convention Peoples Party, Ivor Kobina Greenstreet may have lost out on the race for Ghana’s Presidency but lady luck was on his side at the Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Shooting Sport Federation (GSSF) on Saturday where he was elected the General Secretary. Mr Greenstreet, a national athlete for … Read more
The past Elections in Ghana are a clear demonstration that Democracy in Africa as a whole is a matter of unfortunate corruption. Running a Party is costly. Paying Rent for Office Space in various cities and places, paying Party Staff Members, Administration Cost, Election campaign expenditures and other related expenses in African countries is immense. … Read more
The Volta Association of Washington DC Inc. an association made up of Ewe speaking people from Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Southwest Nigeria held its end of year get together at the spacious Sligo Adventist school gym on Saturday December 10 2016. This event also doubled as the investiture of the new administration to run the … Read more
Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw, Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano South has debunked allegations that she went for beds she donated to a polyclinic after she lost her seat. According to her, what she did was to allay the fears of some health facilities she had promised to donate beds to as an MP. “But … Read more
Australia has given approval for the sale of the country’s largest private landholding, the Kidman estate. It will go to Australia’s richest woman, Gina Rinehart, and her business partner, Chinese developer Shanghai CRED. The largest Kidman station, Anna Creek, will be sold to a local farming family. The sale of the estate, encompassing about 1.3% … Read more
Gospel songstress, Gifty Osei has revealed her intention to contest the Awutu- Senya West Constituency seat in 2024. She had ealier declared her intention to contest the seat in this year’s (2016) election but she later gave up her dreams of representing her people in the House of Parliament. Giftty Osei who’s also known in … Read more
A change in government come December 7 will spell doom for Ghana because the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has nothing to offer, according to the Minister of Transport Fifi Kwetey. Speaking at the ‘Setting the Records Straight’ Forum in Accra on Wednesday, Mr. Kwetey said change is already happening under President John Mahama hence Ghanaians … Read more
Children carrying framed images of Castro and Che Guevara in 2015. Havana, Cuba – Fidel Castro, a titan of the Cold War who defied 10 American presidents and thrust Cuba onto the world stage, is dead at age 90. The US government spent more than $1bn trying to kill, undermine or otherwise force Castro from … Read more
The Majority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Nadowli-Kaleo, Mr Alban Bagbin, has appealed to Ghanaians to renew the mandate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in appreciation of its numerous socio-economic development over the past years. He stated that Ghanaians could not entrust their destiny into the hands of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo … Read more
“In a few years, the people of this country will be amazed at the number of its influential citizens who owe allegiance to this School… This School rarely forgets that its foundations are built on the Rock of Ages and its inspiration is the Son of God. Religious instruction is given here with all the … Read more
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of St Augustine’s College, have called for the immediate re-instatement of Mr Joseph Connel, the interdicted Headmaster, saying the decision was hurriedly done and in bad faith. Mr Connel was interdicted for allegedly collecting unapproved fees At a general meeting at the College Assembly Hall in Cape Coast, the PTA … Read more
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of St Augustine’s College, have called for the immediate re-instatement of Joseph Connel, the interdicted Headmaster, saying the decision was hurriedly done and in bad faith. At a general meeting at the College Assembly Hall in Cape Coast, the PTA in a statement said: “We associate ourselves with the call … Read more
The Treasurer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Akane Adams has revealed that the party does not have any evidence implicating Zoomlion Ghana Limited in any shady deal with government. “We have no available documents in our possession as a party implicating either the Jospong Group of Companies or the government in any fraudulent activities … Read more
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has urged the Electoral Commission to desist from acts aimed at abusing its powers enshrined in the Constitution. PNC’s National Treasurer, Akane Adams said it is important for the Commission to give a fair hearing to the 13 disqualified presidential candidates as directed by the Supreme Court (SC) and not … Read more
Newly elected executive members of the University of Ghana Pensioners Association (UGPA) have been sworn at short ceremony at the premises of UGPA office at Legon. Mr Gumah Zakaria Naba, a member of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), who administered the oath, urged the new executives to comport themselves and work assiduously to … Read more
The National Treasurer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Akane Adams has dispelled rumours that he has been arrested for embezzling party funds. Some media houses reported on Wednesday that Mr. Adams was arrested for embezzling funds belonging to his party. But a statement from Mr. Adams rejected the claims saying the amount was instead … Read more