2011

Project will bolster West African regional integration The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on December 16, 2011 approved funding of $107.4 million for the construction of the Trans-Gambia Bridge and Cross…

The Management of the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) has profusely denied the assertion by the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Kwaku Afrifa Yamoah Ponko, that the bank has no tenancy agreement with the assembly. It said it…

The Eastern Region recorded 130 maternal deaths in 2011 as against 115 recorded last year 2010. Mrs Margaret Odame Adufu, Deputy Regional Director of Nursing Services in charge of Public Health, made this known at a press soiree in…

The leadership of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been urged to "heal its wounds and restore the party’s unity" or risk losing the 2012 polls. The Party would need the active support and contribution of all the members…

Alhaji Umar Farouk Saeed, Head of the Zongo Community in the Ashanti Region, has reiterated the need for religious tolerance to sustain national peace. He said it behooves followers of the various religions to be more accommodating and…

Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been urged to consider establishing industrial sites in urban and sub-urban communities to provide the needed impetus to the growth of businesses. Ms Patience Asamoah Aidoo,…

Officers and men of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have been asked to resolve to work selflessly to ensure excellence in migration management that would propel the nation’s developmental  agenda. Dr Peter Alex Wiredu, Director of GIS…

The revenue target set out for 2011 by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has been exceeded by about 20 per cent, Dr Peter Alex Wiredu, Director of the Service said in Accra on Friday. He said by the end of November this year, the service…

The Leadership of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) is asking Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, the 2008 Presidential  Candidate of the party, who announced his resignation from the party last Wednesday, to do so officially. “The party has written…

The ITES Secretariat of the Ghana Ministry of Communication has received an $882,000 grant for the implementation of the ITES/BPO Work Readiness Programme. It is to train 150 poor and vulnerable youth on work readiness and Business Process…