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Ofosu Ampofo, Others Receive Peristrofi World Honorary International Award

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

For contributing to the socio-economic development in his field of the former Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has received the Peristrofi World Honorary International Award together with 10 others. It was conferred on him at a ceremony organized by the Peristrofi World Honorary International Awards Conference 2013 at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, here on Monday, under the theme, ??Yes We Can Era in Africa??. Instituted ... Read More

Govt Given Go-Ahead To Expend GHÂ¢31.8 Billion For 2013 Financial Year

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Government has been given the permission to expend an amount not exceeding GH¢31.8 billion from the Consolidated Fund to finance its activities for the 2013 financial year. This followed the passage of the Appropriation Bill for the 2013 financial year by Parliament in accordance with Article 179 (2) of the Constitution and Order 119 of the Standing Orders of the House. The Appropriation Bill, which was presented to the House by the Finance Minister, Seth Tekper, sought to seek ... Read More

Put A Cap On Number Of Constituencies - CODEO

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Local Election observer group, Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has suggested that Ghana puts a cap on the number of Constituencies created in the country. The group, made the suggestion, amongst a raft of others, through a communique it issued after a three-day workshop on ?Ghana?s December 2012 Elections in Perspective? at Sogakope in the Volta region from Sunday March 24 to Tuesday March 26, 2013. CODEO noted that: ?The nation must seriously discuss the creation of new ... Read More

CAGD Holds Farewell Gathering For Out-Going Boss

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Mr Raphael Kwesi Tufuor, the immediate past Controller and Auditor General, has called on public and private institutions to be serious with records keeping to prevent valuable documentation from getting lost. He said this would help in the efficient management of records for planning, reference and administrative purposes. In a farewell speech to the headquarters staff of the Controller and Accountant General?s Department in Accra, Mr Tufuor regretted that many offices had become ... Read More

President Mahama Launches National Urban Policy Framework In Accra

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday launched the National Urban Policy Framework and Action Plan with a call on the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development to implement the street naming within 18 months. The naming programme, he said, would not only make the cities accessible but would also enable government to increase the generation of revenue, through property rates among other programmes. The National Urban Policy is to comprehensively intervene in the urban sector ... Read More

Stakeholders In Alavanyo/Nkonya Conflict Dialogue For Peace

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The chiefs and people of Alavanyo and Nkonya at the weekend denounced in a joint statement further arms skirmishes in the area and pledged re-engagement towards peace to end their nine-decade old land dispute. The statement came after a consultative forum facilitated by West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP) under the auspices of the Volta Regional Coordinating Council and the security agencies. It urged both sides to exercise restraint and avoid the phenomenon of revenge or ... Read More

Tighten Security In Kumasi And Deal With Criminals - President Mahama

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday tasked the security agencies to beef up security in Kumasi to deal with criminal elements and ensure the safety of residents. Speaking at the backdrop of shooting incidents by some suspected criminal elements in the Garden City recently, he asked the security agencies to increase their strength and presence in Kumasi, tighten their monitoring and surveillance in the Metropolis and beyond. President Mahama made this call in a closed door meeting ... Read More

TEWU Joins GNAT, NAGRAT In A Nationwide Strike

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Angered by the National Labour Commission?s late invitation to a crunch meeting involving the government and the two striking teacher bodies, the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) say they are also laying down their tools. Joy News can confirm that the union met today and has formally decided to join the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) on a nationwide strike. The National Labour Commission Wednesday ... Read More

27 Chinese With Fake Entry Visas Deported

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Twenty-seven Chinese nationals have been repatriated to their home country for possessing fake emergency entry visas on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport. A statement signed by Mr Francis Palmdesi, Head of Public Affairs of Ghana Immigration Service said the Chinese aged between 20 and 57 they had arrived in the country on Tuesday March 12, 2013 on two different airlines. It said three of them arrived on Emirates Airlines with the remaining 24 arriving by Ethiopian ... Read More

Show Personal Responsibility Towards Tackling Poverty - President Kufuor

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Discussants at a high level forum organized at the weekend called on governments, particularly Heads of States, to demonstrate good leadership in tackling poverty and food insecurity. They stressed that the Presidency needed to take personal responsibility in demonstrating political determination to confront the issues. The forum, which was organized by the Regional Office for Food and Agriculture Organisation for Africa, was to relate the successful case studies in the fight against ... Read More

TEACHERS ABANDON CLASSROOMS... As Govt Fails To Avert Strike

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

A crunch meeting held yesterday between the government and the two teachers? unions in an attempt to avert a pending strike action by teachers, ended without a solution. The negotiations ended in a stalemate because the leadership of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) said they needed to consult the leadership over the proposal presented by the government for a firm decision to be taken, while the of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) did not attend the ... Read More

STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS, 2013

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Full Text of the President's State of the Nation Address STATE OF THE NATION ADDRES ADVANCING THE BETTER GHANA - OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH DELIVERED BY H. E. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA TO THE 6th PARLIAMENT OF THE 4TH REPUBLIC THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2013 Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur Her Ladyship the Chief Justice Honourable Members of Parliament My presence here this morning is in fulfillment ... Read More

Lebanese President General Michel Sleiman Arrives In Ghana

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

President General Michel Sleiman of Lebanon on Saturday arrived in Ghana with is his wife, Wafaa, and an 86-member delegation for a two-day official visit. Apart from holding bilateral discussions, which could consequently lead to the signing of a number of agreements, President Sleiman and his host would also hold a joint press conference while the first ladies would also visit the Osu Children?s Home among other activities. On his second day, President Sleiman would visit and lay wreaths ... Read More

Fetish Priestess Arrested

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

A 40-year-old Chinese national, Men Long Jun, working with a mining firm in Gyemang Bepontem at Jacobu, in the Amansie Central District, of Ashanti was shot dead when three armed robbers at-tacked the mining site on Thursday morning. A female Ghanaian worker, identified only as Mariama was also allegedly abducted by the robbers and abandoned in a nearby bush after robbing her of a laptop computer and a mobile telephone. The body of Zong Jun has been deposited at the Saint Peter?s Hospital ... Read More

B.A. Mensah Is Dead

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Mr. B.A Mensah, renowned businessman is dead, according to Myjoyonline.com sources close to the family. The former industrialist died Friday morning after a short illness. The late Mr B. A. Mensah, was owner of many companies including cigarette manufacturing company ? International Tobacco Ghana Limited, formerly Pioneer Tobacco Company Limited, which was confiscated under the erstwhile Provisional National Defence Council, (PNDC) era. He was father to Mr. Herbert Mensah, former Chief ... Read More

Flagstaff House Renamed Jubilee Flagstaff House

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Minister of Information and Media relations has divulged that the NDC led government has changed the name of presidential palace from Flagstaff House to the Jubilee Flagstaff House. One can recall that the edifice was christened Jubilee House by the erstwhile Kufuor administration to mark Ghana's 50th anniversary of Independence; however in 2009, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by the late President John Evans Atta Mills changed it to the Flagstaff House, claiming that the previous ... Read More

Argentina's Jorge Begoglio, 76, Elected The 266th Pope.

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

White smoke poured from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday and the bells of St. Peter's Basilica pealed, signaling that cardinals had chosen a new pope to lead the troubled Roman Catholic Church after only five ballots. The decision by 115 cardinal electors came sooner than many faithful expected because of the large number of possible frontrunners identified before the vote to replace Pope Benedict, who resigned in February. The name of the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion ... Read More

President Mahama Receives Credentials Of 4 High Commissioners And Ambassadors

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday received credentials of two Ambassadors and two High Commissioners with a promise to strengthen Ghana?s bilateral relations with other countries to attract investment. He said although most of the missions had been in the country since independence, his administration would step up those relations that would enhance rapid socio-economic development of countries involved. President Mahama stated this when he received Joana Marie Adamson, High ... Read More

Japanese Embassy Improves Pagzaa Community Centre At A Cost Of GHÂ¢ 234,509.75

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The Japanese Embassy in Ghana has approved a grant of GH¢ 234,509.75 for improvement and for equipment acquisition for the Pagzaa community centre in the Northern Region. The Embassy had signed a grant contract with Africa 2000 Network Ghana, the beneficiary non-governmental organization, towards the implementation of the Project on Tuesday in Accra. Mr. Shigeru Hamano, Deputy Chief of Missions who signed for the Japanese Government, said the project which formed part of the Japan?s Grant ... Read More

Chief Welcomes President's Ministerial Reshuffle

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

President John Dramani Mahama?s reshuffle of regional ministers has attracted mixed reactions in the Volta Regional capital, Ho. The President in what is being referred to as his first ministerial reshuffle moved Madam Helen Ntoso from the Volta Region to the Eastern Region and Nii Afotey Agbo from Greater Accra to the Volta Region. Togbe Dadzawa III, Paramount Chief of Shia Traditional Area, commended President Mahama for the reshuffle and welcomed Nii Afotey Agbo to the Volta ... Read More

Govt Working Towards Achieving MDG 3's Success

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The government has expressed its commitment to work towards achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3, which focuses on the promotion of gender equity and women empowerment. To this end, it is addressing socio-economic issues in a more gender sensitive manner and putting in place programmes and policies that would address the needs of women. Nana Oye Lithur, the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, disclosed this in a speech read on her behalf at a Luncheon in Accra ... Read More

Mahama Moves To Curb Budget Excesses

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

President John Mahama has ordered a slowdown in the awarding of new project contracts by government ministries and agencies as he tries to rein-in spending to cut the deficit. Speaking at a post-budget briefing in Accra last week, officials of the finance ministry said efforts to control spending and the budget deficit have the full backing of the President, whose approval must now be sought before any new project is initiated by any government ministry. ?Ministries cannot initiate ... Read More

4 Headteachers Demoted For Non-Performance

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Four head teachers of basic public school have been demoted by the Bole District Directorate of Education for various acts of impropriety. The school heads were sanctioned for absenteeism, lateness and failing to sanction their subordinates who engaged in similar practices. The Bole District Director of Education, Madam Leocadia Zakpala who failed to disclose the names of the affected heads added that her outfit had also caused the suspension of salaries some teachers who abandoned classes ... Read More

Don't Emulate Chris Brown's Action - Police Warns Ghanaians

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The Director of Public Affairs at the Police Headquarters, DSP Cephas Arthur has told host of Okay FM?s "Ade Akye Abia" programme, Kwame Nkrumah ?Tikese? that since the laws of Ghana forbid people to smoke marijuana if not prescribed by a medical doctor, the police force would deal ruthlessly with any person caught smoking the item. Grammy Award winning artiste, Chris Brown, came under a salvo of criticisms after he dented his impressive performance at the Hope City Concert last Tuesday night ... Read More

Government Determined To Find Quick Solution To Power Crisis- Vice Prez

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe, Amissah-Arthur has given the assurance that some major steps have been put in place to deal with the current energy situation when the Bui Dam commences operation next month. This, the Vice President said will ease the current power shortage to industries as a result of the power crisis. Vice President Amissah-Arthur gave the assurance when he met the Governing Council of the Private Enterprise Foundation at the Flagstaff House in Accra. He said ... Read More