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THE DIRECTIVE issued by the President, His Excellency Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, to all Ministers of State to grant unrestricted access to sympathisers of the ruling party anytime they come to them, appears not to have gone down well with the Majority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Nadowli West, Mr. Alban Sumani Bagbin.
As the days roll by, so is Indian-based Ghanaian forward Abel Hammond peaking in performance, attracting media attention in foreign land, and sending strong signals for his readiness to answer the Black Stars' goal scoring problem.
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The Government of Ghana is making frantic efforts to alleviate unemployment, especially among the youth in the country. To this end, the government, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports has rolled-out the 2010 National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) for a massive recruitment drive to further rope in more unemployed youth into the programe.
Vodafone Ghana has officially opened its first Internet Café at Cantonment in Accra. The Internet Cafe, together with a Wifi area has Wifi hotspot and a seating capacity for 100 customers. The facility provides a world class high speed internet services at a cost of GH¢2.5 per an hour, guaranteeing customers value for their money.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has copiously commended beverage producers, Nestle Ghana Limited, for rallying behind the country's sports, especially athletics.
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Rashid Pelpuo has beseeched the sporting populace to exercise restraint regarding the three key Black Stars players who took 'french leave', hours to the team's departure for the Ghana-Angola international friendly in Angola.
In a sharp contrast to fears expressed by some Ghanaians about the Group 'B' placement of the Black Stars' for the Nations Cup tournament, Hon Rashid Pelpuo, the Minister of Youth and Sports has said it's an opportunity for the Stars to soar high and win the ultimate.
The Chairman of the Ghana Beach Sports Association (GBSA), Mr. Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah, has revealed that all is set for the maiden Media Beach Soccer Cup, scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday, at the La Beach Resort in Accra.
THE RULING National Democratic Congress (NDC) has barred sitting Members of Parliament, Ministers of State, members of the Council of Elders, Ambassadors and District Chief Executives from contesting for positions in the national executive elections within the party in the upcoming national delegates' congress, scheduled to take place in Tamale in the Northern Region, on the 15th to 17th of ...
Professor Florence Abena Dolphyne, Former Chairman of the Methodist University College and a Conference Member of the Methodist Church, has appealed to the government to review the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) benefits for private universities.
The Minority group in Parliament yesterday reacted in an unorthodox manner against the First Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Edward Doe Adjaho, when they perceived his ruling to be biased. Hon. Adjaho was sitting in for Mrs. Justice Joyce Bamford Addo, the Speaker of Parliament. The day marked the opening of debate on the government's budget, which was presented last week by the Finance ...
The Disaster Volunteer Group, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has appealed to the government and other NGOs for support to cover the correspondence, transportation and mobilisation of its members and supporters after sensitisation works and clean ups.
IN ITS bid to have a successful crusade on human rights violations, the Head Office of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has directed its directors at the Regional, Metropolitan, Municipal and District assemblies to open up their doors to the media, whenever their investigations into human rights abuses take them to their offices.
In a related development, information reaching The Chronicle indicates that a section of supporters of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ellembele constituency in the Western Region, are fuming with rage over a decision by the constituency chairman, Mr. John Essien, and some constituency executives, to handpick polling station executives in the constituency, instead of electing them, ...
THE MAJORITY Leader in Parliament and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Nadowli West, Hon. Kingsford Alban Sumana Bagbin, has accused some of the appointees in President John Evans Atta Mills' government of abandoning the party during its difficulty days in opposition. He has, therefore, vowed to ensure that the personalities involved would be flushed out to ...
THE Obuasi Divisional Police commander, Superintendent Emmanuel Amissah has expressed concern over the lack of accommodation for police personnel within the Division.
A forum meant to educate the public in the Cape Coast Metropolis on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), has lashed out at lawyers for wrongfully advising their clients, in their quest to satisfy their personal gains.
The trial judge in the 61 slabs of narcotic drug, weighing 71.7 kilogrammes found among sachets of chewing gums in a ship that docked at the Tema Port in the middle of this year, yesterday vent his spleen on the state prosecutors, when they failed to appear in court to proceed with the case.
The Ahanta West Constituency branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has, for the third time, elected Messrs. Kwesi Tawiah, Athanatius Ada Yankey alias 'Pozo,' and Madam Sarah Armoo, as Organiser, Secretary and Women's Organiser respectively, at an election conducted at Agona Nkwanta.
The high anxiety among the leadership and thousands of supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to witness a tension packed and violence related elections in Tamale did not materialize, as the party surprisingly set an "unprecedented record" by holding one of the most peaceful Delegates' Congress to elect new executives for the Northern Region.
Key players in Ghana's private sector yesterday took the bull by the horn to express their misgivings over the inability of present and successive governments to manage the country's economy. According to them, for the past ten years all governments that ruled the country have adopted "a try and error method" to manage Ghana's fiscal and monetary policies.
A police officer at the Tema Newtown Police Station in the Greater Accra Region, has sued two private radio stations and a television network, for damaging his reputation.
The Chief Executive of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), Mr. Robert Kempes Ofosuware has appealed to journalists in Tema to help educate residents of Tema on programmes of the Assembly.
The Gushegu District Director of Health Services, Mr. Mark Bugri Ayaba has called on the Ministry of Health to post at least 103 additional health personnel to facilitate quality healthcare delivery at the Ultra-modern Gushegu Government Hospital and to ensure maximum utilization of the facility.
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