Archive for December, 2010

Ten Electoral areas in Tema Metropolis to vote on Friday

Posted by on December 31, 2010 at 10:50 am in Politics

Eleven out of the 50 electoral areas, in the Tema Metropolis, would have their Elections on Friday, December 31, because the ballot papers are not ready. Despite the postponement of the elections twice by the Electoral Commission, the ballot papers for those electoral areas had still not been delivered as at Thursday afternoon. Mr Gabriel [...]

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Low turn-out at Assembly Elections in Tema

Posted by on at 10:49 am in Other Top Stories, Politics

The 2010 Unit Committee and Assembly Elections took off smoothly in the Tema Metropolis with some polling stations recording low turn-outs. When The Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited seven polling stations at Communities Nine and Eight, in the Tema East Constituency, the atmosphere was very calm. At about 09:05 hours, the Redemption Valley Primary Number [...]

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Low patronage in Bolga Municipality and Talensi-Nabdam District elections

Posted by on at 10:48 am in Local, Politics

The District Assembly elections in the Bolgatanga Municipality and the Talensi-Nabdam district, recorded a low turn-out, as voters trickled in to cast their ballot at almost all polling stations. A visit by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to the various polling stations, revealed that the low turn was as a result of the postponement of [...]

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Osino Presbyterian Church embarks on development projects

Posted by on at 10:47 am in Local News, Other News

The Akim Osino Presbyterian Church, has initiated a number of projects to help support its development activities in the area. The projects include the construction of a three-room mission house for the catechist of the church, which is at the foundation level. The project officer of the Church, Mr Ankomah Agyekum told the GNA that [...]

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Daphne Guinness, Fashion’s Wild Child

Posted by on at 10:44 am in Arts

The Year in Style By GUY TREBAY NO organ is more promiscuous than the eye, and no appetite more insatiable than the hunger to look. These truths go a long way toward explaining the preoccupations of a culture whose interest in imagery is defining. They also help one understand the ever-creeping appeal of fashion, a [...]

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Woman Spends 3 Weeks With Dwarfs

Posted by on at 10:40 am in Health & Lifestyle, Local News, Other Top Stories

……And Banned From Sex Thirty-three-year old Maame Abena Kwakyewaa, a native of Akim Pameng near Kwabeng in the Eastern Region, who was said to have been missing, was spotted at a cemetery after having reportedly spent 21 days with her captors – dwarfs. The woman was said to have been found speechless and could not [...]

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Mills Beauty Queen Sacked!

Posted by on at 10:38 am in News From Other Newspapers, Other Top Stories

Aba Edusah President John Evans Atta Mills has revoked the appointment of Aba Edusah as District Chief Executive (DCE) of Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese with immediate effect. A statement signed by Joseph Yieleh Chireh, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, said the sacked DCE, who had been having a running battle with chiefs and the people of [...]

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Mergers & Acquisition Investment Hits $670bn

Posted by on at 10:34 am in Business, Other Business Stories

International Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) investment is expected to reach around $670 billion by the end of the year, an increase of six percent over 2009. This would be the first increase in international M&A activity since 2007, following declines of 21 percent in 2008 and 53 percent in 2009. This was disclosed in a [...]

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