Articles from the ‘Live Feed – CPP Congress’ category

NPP has Failed Teachers – Atta Mills

Posted by Audrey Micah on October 1, 2008 at 1:21 pm in Live Feed - CPP Congress, Other Top Stories

The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Evans Atta Mills has disclosed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has failed to ensure that teachers in Ghana are given the necessary support and the right motivation to deliver their duties effectively. He stated that the country’s educational system continues to fall drastically and [...]

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Lack of data on substance abuse despite the magnitude of the problem

Posted by GNA on September 22, 2008 at 6:28 pm in Live Feed - CPP Congress, More News

Lack of reliable statistical data on substance abuse in the country is undermining the needed attention to address the magnitude of substance abuse. Despite the lack of national data, various regional and districts surveys suggest that, alcoholism was very rampant among males. Dr Sammy Ohene, Head of Department of Psychiatry of the University of Ghana [...]

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Let’s Ensure Judiciary Is Free Of Executive Manipulations

Posted by Daily Graphic on September 17, 2008 at 1:41 pm in Live Feed - CPP Congress, News From Other Newspapers

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) vice presidential aspirant, Mr John Mahama, has called for a collective effort to exempt the judiciary from executive manipulation. Mr Mahama, who made the call when he signed a book to mark the 100th day of the incarceration of Mr Tsatsu Tsikata in Accra yesterday, said “we need to fight [...]

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Minister Debunks NDC’s Claim on Oil find

Posted by Audrey Micah on August 21, 2008 at 9:37 pm in Live Feed - CPP Congress, Other Top Stories

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Stephen Asamoah Boateng says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has not claimed that it was during the regime of the Busia administration that oil was discovered. He explained that what the NPP has been saying about the oil finds has to do with the fact that during the [...]

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Bought Crowds will not Determine Vote-NDC Supporters

Posted by Audrey Micah on August 18, 2008 at 5:02 pm in Live Feed - CPP Congress, More News

Support Group of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Nungua has stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) should not be overwhelmed by the crowd at their congress in Takoradi and think that they will win the December elections. They argued that the NPP has more to do than buy crowd to intimidate the NDC. [...]

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EC, IPAC Hold key To Credible Elections

Posted by Daily Graphic on August 13, 2008 at 2:33 pm in Live Feed - CPP Congress, News From Other Newspapers

A better collaboration between the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) has been identified as key to a credible election in December. The Executive Director of the West African Network for Peace Building (WANEP), Mr Emmanuel Bombande, said in Accra that the country would benefit a lot, if the EC would disabuse [...]

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Kufuor joins other African leaders for the 11th AU Summit

Posted by GNA on June 29, 2008 at 6:13 pm in Live Feed - CPP Congress, Other Top Stories

From Kwaku Osei Bonsu, GNA Special Correspondent, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt President John Agyekum Kufuor on Saturday night arrived at the Egyptian Red Sea Resort of Sharm El-Sheikh for the gathering of African leaders to discuss ways of scaling up and coordinating the Continent’s efforts at achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The 11th Summit of [...]

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Worldwide Governance Indicators Show Some Countries Making Progress in Governance and in Fighting Corruption

Posted by Contributor on June 25, 2008 at 12:38 pm in Live Feed - CPP Congress, Other Top Stories

This year’s updated version of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) compiled by World Bank researchers shows many developing country governments making important gains in control of corruption, and some of them matching rich country performance in overall governance measures. “Some countries are making rapid progress in governance, including in Africa, showing that a measure of [...]

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