The Western Regional Police Command together with the Joint Operation Centre had deployed about 4,200 security personnel to various parts of the region ahead of the December 7 polls. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kofi Asare, Western Regional Deputy Police …

A total of 5,349,696 eligible Ghanaian voters in Greater Accra and Ashanti regions are expected to exercise their franchise on Friday to choose a President, and their Parliamentarians, information obtained from the Electoral Commission’s (EC) official website has indicated. It …

The Lands Commission has released about 50 acres of land to Effutu Municipal Assembly for the construction of light industrial park to relocate artisans/mechanics at Winneba Junction to a central location. The gesture would help construct a new slaughter house/abattoir.…

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) James Azumah Abass-Abaah, said 3,865 security personnel would be deployed to polling stations in the Eastern Region. The police officer in an interaction with journalists in Koforidua on Wednesday disclosed that the region has 2, …

The electorate at Sankubase-Nkurakan in the Atiwa constituency, have decided to boycott Friday’s polls due to the failure of successive governments to provide them with electricity. The residents arrived at this decision for the reason that two high tension poles …

When we talk about strengthening health care systems in developing countries, we often mean building hospitals, hiring more staff or stocking up on medications. But one topic has been noticeably missing: the quality of doctors and nurses. That may seem …

Black Stars The Ghana Black Stars will play their Egyptian, counterparts, The Pharaohs in an international friendly match January 10, 2013 in Abu Dhabi, the Football Association said today December 5, 2012. According to the FA, the match is to …

The Ghana office of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), a UN agency, on December 4, 2012 launched a new website which to engage Ghanaians in the diaspora in a more effective manner. The website, www.ghanaiandiaspora.com, was launched in …

Intravenous Infusion Company Limited, a pharmaceutical company in Koforidua, Eastern Region, has donated two de-commissioned industrial autoclaves valued at about GH¢200,000.00 to the Chemical Engineering Department of the Kumasi Polytechnic,  to facilitate  the practical training of students at the department.…

Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere – NMC Chairman The National Media Commission (NMC) and the National Communications Authority (NCA) on Tuesday met and discussed ways to improve broadcasting regulation in order to ensure free and responsible coverage of  the December 7 elections …

With a score of 45 out of 100, Ghana’s position has improved on the 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today December 5, 2012. The country placed 64th, up from the 69th it ranked in the 2011 edition. The Index …

Electrometer Company (GEM) has deployed over 350,000 credit meters and about 440,000 prepayment meters in several places including Koforidua, Ho, Takoradi, Sekondi, Cape Coast, Kasoa, Accra and Tema. Mr Obed Solomon, Director of Operations and external relations at GEM, said …

The Electoral Commission says all security personnel and election officials, who for various reasons could not cast their ballots during the special voting on Tuesday, will vote on Friday 7th December. This was contained in a press release signed by …

Election officials in charge of Tuesday’s Special Voting at Anloga, Keta, Dzodze and Denu have described the performance of the voters’ verification machines as satisfactory. They were optimistic that the machines would not pose any major challenge during Friday’s presidential …

Journalists have been urged to acquaint themselves with the rules and regulations governing the 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections in order to give out the right information to the public. “You serve as watch-dogs over everybody. When you do not …

Cabinet has approved the Build, Operate and Transfer arrangement for the dualisation of the Accra-Kumasi trunk road and submitted to Parliament for consideration. Mr Joe Gidisu, Minister of Roads and Highways, told the Meet-The-Press session in Accra that the Ministry …

Mr Kwasi Oppong-Ababio, Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive, on Tuesday cut the sod for work to begin on a GH¢14 million multi-purpose ultra modern seven-storey office complex building in Sunyani. The project being financed by Noble Dream Investments Group of Companies, …

Confusion among some security personnel halted the Special Voting at the Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Headquarters in the evening of the voting for some time. This forced the Brong-Ahafo Regional Directorate of the Electoral Commission (EC) to create an additional polling …

An appeal has been made to all qualified voters to turn out in their numbers to vote on December 7. Mr Maxwell Appiagyei, an Administrative Officer at the Kumasi Office of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), …

Chief Justice Georgina Wood The 3,000 people in the Kasena Nakana District who the Human Right Court ordered to be registered to take part in the upcoming elections can still not vote on Friday. This because the Regulation 9 (5) …