POLITICS

The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana has promised to make the Central Region a popular name in China to attract the needed investors and tourists. According to him, the lifestyle and the cultural, historical and tourism treasures the region has should excite every Chinese investor and tourist. Shi Ting Wang who paid a courtesy call on the Central Regional Minister, Kwamena ...

Ghana’s history cannot be written without Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and JB Danquah, Professor Wilson Yayoh said. Professor Yayoh is one of the experts who designed the new school curriculum. “There is no way anyone can write the history of Ghana and take out Kwame Nkrumah, it can never happen. In the same way, you cannot take out JB Danquah, because ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is considering filing a suit to stop the electoral commission from creating a new voters register for the 2020 elections, a member of the NDC’s legal team Abraham Amaliba has revealed. The Electoral Commission has served notice a new voters’ register will be compiled ahead of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. The Electoral Management ...

Former president John Mahama is visiting three main markets and lorry parks today to interact with drivers and traders ahead of the Easter festivities. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer according to a statement, is to “wish them well for the Easter festivities” which fall Friday, April 19, 2019. Areas the former president is expected to visit are Accra Tudu ...

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has revealed why his involvement in brokering peace before, during and after general elections in Ghana cannot be underestimated explaining that he does so in the interest of the country and not for any political party. According to him at a recent event, it took his intervention to resolve a feud between former President John Dramani ...

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment says it wants to see Ghanaian students move from the habit of learning for exams and has announced changes in the curriculum to reflect this goal. Executive Secretary of the Council, Dr. Prince Armah, told Joy FM’s Super Morning Show Monday, the new curriculum aims to have students learn for life. “If the ...

What many political pundits in the country are currently waiting for is who becomes running mate to Former President John Dramani Mahama who was overwhelmingly endorsed by the party’s flagbearer for the 2020 polls. Many names have come up as possible candidates for the position with various reasons assigned as to who is the most favourite to ensure that the ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the government of Ghana to ensure that the country’s expected economic growth translates into an improvement in the livelihoods of the citizenry. The Fund maintains that this could be achieved if the government ties its policies and programs with the aim of solving issues such as unemployment. The Director of the African Department ...

The clarity of President Akufo-Addo’s campaign message might have endeared him to many voters, leading to his ‘sweat’ victory. His message was shipshape and Bristol fashion. We still remember ‘Free SHS’, and ‘One District, One Factory’. The fight against corruption was also one of the centerpiece of the president’s message. President Akufo-Addo was candid and emphatic: “my government will fight ...

The presidential commission of inquiry into the Ayawaso by-election violence has recommended the prosecution of a national security operative Mr. Ernest Akomea alias ‘Double’. During his testimony before the commission, ‘Double’ confessed using an unauthorized weapon during the SWAT team’s operation at the residence of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate. In its recommendation to President Akufo-Addo, the three-member ...