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Hawkers are back on the streets of Accra after the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Task Force evicted them on Monday. A visit by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to Accra on Wednesday revealed that majority of the traders, especially women, had returned to the streets. In an interview with some traders to find out their reason for coming back onto the streets, Madam Ama Adorko, said she was back because of her children?s education, saying she was the sole bread winner of her family and could ... Read More

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Robert Ayalingo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Commander has observed that possession of locally manufactured arms among civilians is a major threat to security in the Region. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Sunyani, he noted that most people kept arms in their homes to protect themselves from armed robbers and others for hunting. ?The situation has made it difficult to identify those abusing the use of arms because it is difficult to identify a ... Read More

Four World Bank assisted projects that started in Ghana between 2004 and 2011 have been revised in terms of their dates of completion for various reasons. The projects are the Ghana Urban Water Project, Nutrition and Malaria Control for Child Survival Project, Ghana Social Opportunities Project and Ghana Statistics Development Programme. A statement released to the GNA on Wednesday says the World Bank launched a new access to information policy in 2010 that represented a fundamental shift ... Read More

Two Parliamentary Candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper West Region have filed petitions at the Wa High Court praying the court to grant them permission to file writs to contest results of the December, 2012 Parliamentary elections in their constituencies. The two candidates, Mr. Bayon Godfred Tangu and Mr. Issahaku Amidu Chinnia, Wa East and Sissala East NPP Parliamentary candidates respectively, filed the petitions on January 14, 2013 through their Lawyer, Mr. Lwanger S. ... Read More

The Supreme Court has fixed January 22, to rule on whether to join the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the petition brought before it by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to challenge the presidential results of the December 2012 presidential election. The nine-member panel of judges, chaired by Justice William Atuguba, fixed the date yesterday after three hours of gruelling back-and-forth legal arguments by lawyers for the NDC, President John Dramani Mahama and the NPP. The NPP is in ... Read More

The New Patriotic Party has described as ?intimidating,? President John Dramani Mahama?s intention to call 4,800 witnesses to state his case in the petition challenging the legitimacy of his declaration as winner of the December 2012 presidential election. President Mahama in his response filed at the Supreme Court Registry last Saturday in opposition to the petition, indicated his intention to call 4,800 witnesses to build his case; a development that has sparked public debate, with some ... Read More

The public inquiry into circumstances surrounding the payment of judgement debts is proceeding at a slow pace, due to the failure of witnesses to tender in evidence of payments at the sittings of the Commission of Inquiry. The Sole Commissioner, Justice Yaw Appau, was left with no option than to adjourn yesterday?s hearing to next week due to the lack of evidence from the public officials who appeared before him. Witnesses who appeared yesterday pleaded with the Sole Commissioner to give ... Read More

A total of 2,067 illegal arms, mainly short guns, were seized in the Upper West, Upper East, Northern, Brong-Ahafo and Ashanti Region last year. About 4,925 illegal arms have been destroyed in the country since 2001. It is estimated that there are between 40,000 and 100,000 weapons in the country, and there are over 600 million small arms in circulation around the world, one for every 10 people. The Acting Executive Secretary of Ghana National Commission on Small Arms (GNACSA), Mr Jones ... Read More

Members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who contested the 2012 parliamentary election as independent candidates need to re-apply to rejoin the party to qualify to contest bye-elections on the Party?s ticket.       Mr Simon Amegashie-Viglo, Volta Regional Secretary of the Party, stated this in response to questions by reporters on the eligibility of those candidates to contest the vacant Akatsi-South and Buem constituency seats on the NDC?s ticket.       He said such candidates ... Read More

Accra Hearts of Oak have terminated the appointment of team manager Patrick Madjitey, the club has officially announced. A statement released on the club?s website reads: ?the appointment of Team Manager Patrick Madjitey has been terminated. His functions have been transferred to Logistics Officer, Nat Ofosu with the position renamed Welfare Officer.? The former Asante Kotoko team manager?s commitment at the capital club came under scrutiny after he was accused by a club official last ... Read More

Coach Kwesi Appiah has played down talk that the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations will be a straight battle between the continent's established sides. Sixteen nations will challenge for the Cup won last year by Zambia when hosts South Africa open the campaign this weekend. Certain teams are entering the competition without the prestige, experience or star names that other sides will be parading but they remain committed to going the full mile and upsetting the odds. For the Black Stars coach, ... Read More

Nana Oduro Kwarteng, Chief Director, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, has attributed the problem of poor sanitation in the country to mainly wrong attitudes in people.       "Solving the problem of poor sanitary conditions begins with us. It is highly an attitudinal issue," he said on Tuesday in Accra, when he addressed the 64th Annual New Year School and Conference.       Speaking on the topic: Strengthening Public/Private Partnership in Innovation and Commercialization ... Read More

Ghana AIDS Commission has celebrated the 2012 World AIDS day, in Accra yesterday on the theme ?Zero new HIV infection, Zero AIDS related death and Zero Discrimination?. The celebration was slated for December, last year, but was re-scheduled to the general elections. In an address the Acting Greater Accra Regional Minister, Laryea Afotey Agbo, said Ghana?s prevalence rate is 2.1 per cent, and expressed worry that the region was ranked third, on the regional prevalence table. ?The HIV ... Read More

The Ghana DJ Awards will finally come off on February 15, at the National Theatre, the organizers Merqury Republic has said. Originally scheduled to take place in October 2012, the ceremony was cancelled at the very last minute due to what the organizers say ? was due to unforeseeable circumstances?. The February 15 event will be held ?under the theme ?Rhythm Nation? and promises to become one of the biggest awards events in Ghana?. ?We thank all the DJs, industry personnel, our fans ... Read More

Aside from football, Music is undoubtedly one of Ghana?s biggest passions and no one event stirs up our passion be it joy, anger, frustration, excitement?you name it, other than the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. Though it takes place at one particular time of the year, its impact is felt throughout the year as it serves as the barometer against which the Ghanaian music industry is measured. This year the event enters its 14th year and one cannot help but wonder what it has in store for us. ... Read More

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has initiated moves to complete all abandoned projects being funded by the Getfund and help give the institution a facelift. The Chancellor, Dr Sam Jonah, said this when he, together with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Domwini Kuupole, Director of the Development Office of UCC, Mr Edward Dadzie and Major Kofi Baah Bentum inspected some of the projects on Monday. The Projects visited included the GetFund funded science annex block, the central ... Read More

Black Stars left-back Richard Kissi Boateng has joined DR Congo outfit TP Mazembe on a five-year deal. A statement of the official website of the four-time African champions confirmed that Kissi Boateng inked the deal last week after fruitful negotiations with his parent club, Berekum Chelsea. ?The former midfielder Berekum Chelsea has signed a five-year contract with TP Mazembe and will play in the CAF Champions League, ? the Congolese club stated. The 24-year old, currently with the ... Read More

Ghana striker Samuel Afum scored on his debut for Swiss Super League side Young Boys in their 1-0 friendly win over Thun last Tuesday. The 22-year-old clinched the only goal of the game for his new side in the 36th at the Stade de Genève. Afum employed his extraordinary pace to outwit the Thun defenders and beautifully place a Christian Schneuwly through pass to the far post. Young Boys boss Martin Rueda replaced the former Ghana Premier League golden shoe winner in the 70th minute. Boss ... Read More

President Dramani Mahama has given the assurance that government would make a substantial budgetary allocation towards the creative Arts in order to create more jobs and make the country more attractive to visitors. He said under the re-aligning of departments and ministries, the creative arts that was under the Ministry of Culture and Chieftaincy Affairs would now be moved to another Ministry to make it more vibrant and dynamic. President Mahama gave this assurance when members of the ... Read More