A 35-year old man, Oscar Agbetepe, was arrested last Saturday by the officials of the Electoral Officers (EC), for attempting to vote at Nyamekye Pentecost Church Number Two Electoral Area at Darkuman, though he had earlier made double registration. He was arrested during the verification process for the voting exercise on December 7. A Police source told the Ghanaian Times that persons who did double registration were tagged by the EC. The source said, Mr. Agbetepe was arrested when he ... Read More

The Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has assured Coastal communities in Ada that the sea defence wall extension project would take off soon. He gave the assurance during a visit to Sege to assess the extent of sea erosion in the area. Vice President announced that Parliament has approved an additional loan for an extension of the Ada defence wall, which is currently under construction. Addressing residents and fishermen at Akplabanya, a fishing town near Sege where tidal waves ... Read More

GHANA's Black Starlets have been 'plunged' into a group of death for next year's CAF Under-17 African Championship to be staged in Morocco. A draw conducted by CAF at the weekend in Egypt, saw the Starlets plugged into Group B that consists of Congo, Cote d?Ivoire and Nigeria, while host nation Morocco was handed a relatively easier assignment in Group A that is made up of Gabon, Tunisia and Botswana. After an imposing output at the Sekondi Sports Stadium last Saturday, the Starlets ... Read More

IN commemoration of the 20th anniversary celebration of his ascension to the throne, the Tema Mantse Nii Adjei Kraku II, will host a one-day beach volleyball competition at the Tema Newtown Beach, close to the Fishing Harbour. The competition, under the supervision of the Greater Accra Volleyball Association (GAVA), is code-named Nii Adjei Kraku II-Beach Volleyball Championship and will come off on Saturday December 15 from 8am to 5pm. According to the president of the Ghana Volleyball ... Read More

The National Peace Council (NPC) has condemned the New Patriotic Party for declaring that it had won the general elections. The Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante Chairman of the NPC described the NPP?s statement as premature and inconsistent with the law, which only mandates the Electoral Commission (EC) to declare election results. Rev. Prof. Asante who made the statement at a press conference in Accra called on all political parties to exercise restraint in handling issues concerning ... Read More