2016

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has recruited a total of 6,501 youths into the various modules across the region as part of measures by the government to reduce the high rate of unemployment in the country. The recruitment comprises…

The Upper East Region has marked this year’s International Children’s Book Day with a call on policy makers to review the educational curriculum to ensure that reading competencies are enhanced at all stages in the school system. …

The Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has entered into a collaboration with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to present a peace concert ahead of the December 7 polls. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said the two…

Mr. George Kumi, an independent parliamentary candidate for the Sunyani East Constituency in the Election 2016 has affirmed his conviction to unseat the incumbent New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament (MP) Mr. Kwasi…

A fake US Embassy which has been operating in Ghana for about 10 years has finally been discovered and shut down. It is not clear exactly when that happened, but a joint task force of both Ghanaian and foreign security operatives…

The Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, has conceded defeat in a move described as 'honourable and unprecedented' by the Chairman of the Interim Electoral Commission. Jammeh was defeated by opposition leader Adama Barrow by 50,000…

The Special Voting set to be conducted Thursday December 1, 2016, didn’t go well. The voting exercise for security services personnel and other officers who would be serving on election day, December 7, was fraught with so many issues,…

A survey conducted by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) has revealed that at least 15 private militia groups are in existence in the run up to the December 7 elections The survey which covered the period of October 14 to 26,…

Mr Eric Banye, the Country Programme Co-ordinator of the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, has blamed inadequate regulatory framework for the poor dissemination of clean and sustainable energy technologies in Ghana. He named…

Mr Clarke Noyoru of the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has said the 27 electoral reforms accepted by the Electoral Commission (EC) would boost the country’s democracy. He noted that Ghana had had many elections, each coming with its own…