Articles from the ‘Local’ category
Posted by Contributor on June 8, 2009 at 10:41 am in Local, Politics
Members of Ketu-North District Assembly last Friday said rejection of Mr Moses Azaglo as Ketu-North District Chief Executive was the true reflection of the conscience of the majority. They rejected reasons being rumoured on the outcome of the voting as untrue and unfortunate in a resolution adopted at a special meeting at Dzodze. Mr Azaglo, [...]
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Posted by Contributor on June 6, 2009 at 5:11 pm in Local, Other Top Stories, Politics
Nana Barima Kumessy Bonsy, Jasikan District Chief Executive has entreated people who have discounted the essence of the June 4 Revolution, to know that no one can suppress the truth about the event. He stressed: “Facts always assert their existence in the end, in spite of the resistance put up by those who are [...]
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Posted by Contributor on June 5, 2009 at 11:24 am in Local, Politics
Hundreds of enthusiastic Ghanaians on Thursday thronged to the Revolution Square in Accra to witness a solemn but colourful wreath laying ceremony to commemorate 30 years of the June 4 Uprising. By the time GNA got to the scene, a teeming crowd was spotted, clad in different apparels, designed with the portrait of [...]
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Posted by Contributor on June 4, 2009 at 9:53 pm in Local, Politics
Municipal and district chief executives in the Upper East Region were on Thursday sworn into office with a call on them to offer dedicated service to the people and live modest lives. Mr Mark Woyongo, Regional Minister, who presented the two municipal chief executives and seven district chief executives with the Instruments of Appointment, [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:50 pm in Local, Politics
The Member of Parliament for Bantama, Mrs Cecelia Abena Dapaah, on Thursday urged political parties to field more women in safe constituencies. "Political parties should also train and groom women well in advance of the next general election in 2012,†she said in remarks at a two-day media sensitization seminar on the theme: "Promoting [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:44 pm in Local, Politics
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) Election 2008 Observation team on Thursday recommended that registration of eligible voters should be held throughout the three preceding years of the election year to avoid the infractions and irregularities that surrounded the 2008 re-registration process. According to a report of the team, this would prevent bloating [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:44 pm in Local, Politics
President John Evans Atta Mills has appointed a three-member Commission of Enquiry to look into the activities of the Ghana@50 Secretariat that planned and implemented the celebration of the country’s Golden Jubilee celebration two years ago. The Commission is headed by Mr Isaac Duose of the Court of Appeal, with Mr Osei Tutu Prempeh, former [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:43 pm in Local, Politics
Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Minister of Youth and Sports has dispelled reports that he has misapplied funds at his outfit, describing the allegation as disgraceful. In a five-page response to the Presidential query sighted by the GNA Sports, Alhaji Muntaka said certain personalities within the Ministry are hell-bent on sabotaging his efforts at executing [...]
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