Ghana News Archives

Civil society activists and organizations that have reservations about Ghana government's dealings with the Bretton Woods institutions will have to nurture the feeling for some time to come as the end to the relationship is not anytime soon.

Parliament The ruling NRM and opposition parties had a spat recently at a secret meeting in Ghana over a proposal to reinstate presidential term limits.

The Ghana Trade and Livelihoods Coalition recently launched a report in Accra titled, "Unleashing the Shea potential - A baseline data analysis", which paints a promising but neglected picture of the Shea industry.

By Milton Olupot and Moses Mulondo THE ruling National Resistance Movement met opposition parties in Accra, Ghana.

THE FORMER Chief of Staff and Minister for Presidential Affairs, Kwadwo Okyere Mpiani, came under intense scrutiny for more than three hours at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing the activities of Ghana@ 50 Secretariat, answering question on what and how funds were used for Ghanaa s jubilee anniversary celebrations two years ago.

A mission from the International Monetary Fund , led by Peter Allum, visited Accra during October 12-23, 2009.

The Bodies of six Ghanaians killed in the Gambia were brought to Accra last night.

Mills calms nerves at TOR From Richard Kofi Attenkah, Tema Friday, October 23, 2009 President John Evans Atta Mills, despite the shock that gripped him over the fire incident that gutted down the Foreign Affairs Ministry on Wednesday night, yesterday mustered courage to visit the troubled and 'crude oil starved' Tema Oil Refinery , to interact with ...

A committee constituted by Ghanaian President John Atta-Mills is scheduled to begin an investigation Friday into the fire that gutted the foreign ministry building.

Firefighters and officials in Ghana are sifting through the charred remains of the country's foreign affairs ministry, after a fire gutted the building late Wednesday.

Ghana's Foreign Ministry building has been largely destroyed in a fire police suspect was started deliberately.

The government of Ghana is to spearhead a strong African voice at the Copenhagen talks on climate change, which is seven weeks away.

The heroic statue looms with its right arm aloft, in celebration of a nation's independence.

The former Chief Executive Officer of the defunct Ghana@50 Secretariat, Dr. Charles Yves Wereko-Brobby on Wednesday told the presidential commission inquiring into the programmes and activities that marked Ghanaa s golden jubilee celebrations that 300 vehicles were acquired for the occasion and other events after which 167 were sold.

A nine-year-old boy died in a stampede on Friday night in Kumasi, Ghanaa's second largest city, when he fell from a truck fully loaded with jubilant youth who were celebrating Ghana's victo ry in the FlFA Under-20 World Cup, the state-owned Ghanaian Times reported on Monday.

A group calling itself the Concerned Tamale South NDC Youth is calling for the immediate termination of the appointment of Iddrisu Abdul-Hamid as Tamale South sub-metro Coordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme.

Nkrumah and Ghana's independendence struggle By Abayomi Azikiwe Editor, Pan-African News Wire Over 100 years ago on Sept.

President John Atta Mills said on Monday that the Government was building on the macro-economic gains achieved in the past nine months and other progressive reforms to make the country an investment destination in the Sub-region. He debunked allegations that the Government was anti-growth, explaining that they would not interfere in genuine private ...

The Media Commissions of Ghana and Sierra Leone have agreed to support each other in institutional capacity building and development of joint programmes for the training of journalists and other independent democratic institutions on media, conflict and peace building.

SOME tenants in Takoradi, whose rented apartments are located along the principal streets of the oil city, are going through enduring and harrowing moments of ejections.

The sale of Ghana's state-owned telecoms firm to UK's Vodafone was "unconstitutional and illegal", a leaked Ghanaian government report says.

Saturday October 10th 2009, 7:30 am Filed under: Current events , Travel , Video Posted by: Georgia Filmed this down and dirty little video yesterday at the National Museum in Accra, Ghana.

President John Evans Atta-Mills has accepted the resignation of two Ministers of State, Dr.

ACCRA: Two Ghanaian ministers have resigned over their alleged involvement in a multi-million-pound bribery scandal dating back to the 1990s, a government source said yesterday.

The alleged bribery of some Ghanaian government officials in the 1980s and 1990s by a British construction company, Mabey and Johnson agai n took the centre stage during the week with the media giving all the attention t h ey could.

Germany is to open a Trade and Industry Office in Ghana, to improve economic partnerships between the two countries.

What you see above is Solomon's live streaming server using JMF on the NetBeans Platform, as described here in his blog , where he integrates with QuickTime on the client! What's the state of Java in Ghana? Solomon writes: "Java is seriously gaining ground in Ghana.

WSOP Main Event poker table. He used to deal poker, now he is facing 25 felonies counts in New Jersey for various crimes.

Two Bismarck State College officials returned recently from Ghana, where they met with education , government, and industry leaders to explore how BSC can provide energy education in this stable, fast-developing African nation.

His luck has run out. A former Atlantic City casino dealer who's been on the lam for 10 years after being charged with armed robberies of five casinos and a bank has been arrested in Ghana.

His luck has run out. A former Atlantic City casino dealer who's been on the lam for 10 years after being charged with armed robberies of five casinos and a bank has been arrested in Ghana.

Financial outfit group, Stanbic Bank, has rolled out activities for the Africa Cup of Nations trophy which is expected to arrive in the country from Egypt tonight, via Egypt Air at 10.30pm. According to Stanbic, the host of the tour, soccer maestro Abedi Ayew Pele, the trophy ambassador, will present the trophy to the vice President at the Castle ...

A COUPLE of 4x4 enthusiasts are preparing to leave behind the trails of Driffield for the wild tracks of Africa to give the continent a helping hand.

Dr. Grace Bediako, Government Statistician, announced at Ho in the Volta Region on Saturday during a training programme for 25 journalists on the 2010 PHC that t he trial census would be organised in five selected districts within the three e c ological zones of the West African country.

Nigerian-based Globacom says it has landed a high speed fibre-optic cable at Osu Beach in Accra, Ghana.

Like many places, radio hosts in Ghana invite listeners to call in and comment on-air during live talk shows.

GHANA: Fight over 'Sodom and Gomorrah' Comments 0 BATTLE GROUND: The Accra slum A SLUM in Ghana's capital, Accra, nicknamed 'Sodom and Gomorrah' after the biblical cities, is at the centre of battle between central government officials, local city officials and aid agencies.

The Ministry of Health, in conjunction with Ghana's waste management experts, ZoomLion Waste Management Company Ghana Limited, has intensified the National Mosquito Control Programme , which is a malaria control campaign geared towards addressing the health challenges confronting the people of the region.