The Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana would be dissolved at midnight on Sunday January 6, 2013, to pave way for the commencement of the Sixth Parliament on the morning of Monday, January 7, 2013. The Fifth Parliament …

The Police in the Asante-Akim South District have vowed to act decisively to bring down the growing addiction of the youth to marijuana. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Samuel Sandow Latebu, the District Commander, said he found it disturbing the …

Vodafone Ghana is encountering some technical problems with its fixed broadband service. Some customers of Vodafone during the week have had their internet connectivity not functioning. A typical example is online media outlet Ghanabusinessnews.com whose internet was not working for …

A total of 359 people lost their lives through road crashes in the Eastern Region between January and December 2012, as against 270 people killed during the same period in 2011. Police Chief Superintendent James Sarfo-Peprah, Eastern Regional Commanding Officer …

Members of Parliament in the Fifth Parliament on Friday held a closed door meeting to discuss issues concerning their end of service benefits. This was after President John Dramani Mahama had delivered the State of the Nation address. The meeting …

A total of 90 persons died and 416 were injured in motor accidents in the Western Region, last year 2012. This involved 962 vehicles out of 897 motor crashes recorded by the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the …

The West African Office of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has developed a legal guide for timber exporters and importers from Ghana and Liberia. The guide was developed after the WWF completed a 17-month project on what it calls “Facilitating …

President John Mahama Right Honourable Speaker of Parliament, His Excellency, the Vice President, Her Ladyship, the Chief Justice, Honourable Members of our August Parliament, In accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 constitution of the Republic of Ghana, I appear …

Assistant referee Alidu Salif Malik has been selected to officiate at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Malik, who turns 40 later this year, made the cut after impressing at the CAF Elite Referees Course held in …

People from Bolgatanga, Nangodi, Bongo and Tongo (BONABOTO) have called on the government to provide the Upper East and Upper West regions with separate fully fledge public universities. In a communiqué issued in Bolgatanga on Thursday by BONABOTO at the …

Mr Agyeman Weittey, Production Organizer for Abibigromma Residence Theatre Company of the School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana (Legon), has reiterated that the school is poised to raise the standard of Literature in second-cycle schools in the country. To …

Andre Dede Ayew The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has rejected Olympique Marseille’s request to keep midfielder Andre Ayew under their watch following a purported injury scare at training on Wednesday. Marseille’s request contained in a letter to the GFA late …

President John Mahama President John Dramani Mahama on Friday said  the country witnessed a massive health care improvement in the last four years than any other regime in the fourth Republic. “Across the country, an unprecedented number of modern health …

The Supreme Court will, on Thursday, January 10, 2013, hear an application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to join a petition challenging the declaration of President John Dramani Mahama as winner of the December 7, 2012 presidential election. A …

President John Mahama In his first State of the Nation address today January 4, 2013, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has said he expects the country to record more positive economic gains this year 2013. The President told parliamentarians that …

President John Mahama In his first State of the Nation address today January 4, 2013, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has said he expects the country to record more positive economic gains this year 2013. The President told parliamentarians that …

The Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has announced the opening of an affiliate in Equatorial Guinea. The Bank says the affiliate is its 33rd on the African continent. “Ecobank Equatorial Guinea was issued a license to operate as a credit institution in …

Ghana is supporting the upkeep of  over 1,000 refugees from neighbouring Burkina Faso  who are currently being camped at Sapelliga and Zebilla  in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region. Most  of the refugees are women and children …

The University of Education, Winneba, is to open its fifth campus at Techiman in the Brong-Ahafo Region as part of efforts to its duties to train more highly-qualified teachers for the nation. The Campus will be known as College of …

President John Mahama Zongo for Mahama (ZFM), a pro-National Democratic Congress (NDC) group, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to address some of the developmental challenges confronting Zongo communities. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Thursday, Alhaji Amin Mohammed …