son of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president, Sekou Nkrumah has criticized the Convention People’s Party (CPP), a party founded by his father. He said leaders and supporters of the party were leaning too much on his father’s achievements stressing the need for them to reduce their dependency on Nkrumah’s record. He said after the [...]
Read the rest of this story »H.E. John Evans Atta Mills has cautioned the Economic Management Team drawing up the nation’s 2009 budget to factor in the aspirations and concerns of the other political parties in the country. The President however is of the opinion that such concerns must be in tandem with the vision and direction of the National Democratic [...]
Read the rest of this story »The European Commission Delegation to Ghana on Thursday donated equipment used by the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) in December presidential and parliamentary election worth GH¢11,487 to eight civil society organisations. A total of eight civil society organisations (CSO) received the donations, which included IT equipment, office furniture and medical supplies. Mr. Filiberto [...]
Read the rest of this story »Dr. Yasmin Ali Haque, representative of the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) in Ghana, on Thursday urged government to formulate a comprehensive national sanitation policy. She said this would ensure effective sanitation delivery for the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals on sanitation. Dr. Haque made the call in Sunyani at the opening of the [...]
Read the rest of this story »A 16-member National Bio-ethics Committee which play an advisory role regarding national issues pertaining to bio-ethics, facilitate the simplification and dissemination of information for the benefit of stakeholders and the general public and provide a platform for reflection and discussion on the subject was on Thursday launched in Accra. Its members were also inducted into [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Ghana Export Promotion Council (GEPC) is projecting a marginal growth rate of 19 per cent in non-traditional exports (NTE) this year because of the downturn in the global economy. NTE exports have seen steady improvements in recent years with annual growth averaging 30 per cent, Mr Maxwell Kusi, Deputy Director Research, said on Thursday. [...]
Read the rest of this story »Professor Stephen Adei, former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) on Thursday noted that although the hotel industry contributed 10 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, little attention had been paid to its development. “State-owned hotels like the Ambassador, Atlantic and Continental have all collapsed and Ghana is [...]
Read the rest of this story »A traditional ruler vying to represent the Brong Ahafo Region on the Council of State, on Thursday appealed to the Regional Electoral College to give him the mandate. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Sunyani, Nana Kwaku Dwuma Ankoana II, Paramount Chief of Seikwa Traditional Area in the Tain District of Brong Ahafo said [...]
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