Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, joined millions of registered voters across the 47 constituencies in the Ashanti Region to vote in the presidential and parliamentary polls

Mr Andrew Barnes, the Australian High Commissioner, said extra-curricular activities are important in helping children to pursue interest outside the standardised academic environment. He said these activities gave children the opportunity to explore new interests, connect with new people, new skills and ideas, thus exposing them to fresh possibilities that would ultimately shape their lives ...

Ghanaians would on Wednesday, December 7 go to the polls to elect a new president and 275 parliamentarians

Mrs Charlotte Osei, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission says special provision has been made for tactile jackets for ballot papers for voters with visual impairment to enable them exercise their franchise on the Wednesday polls. Speaking in Accra at a press briefing, Mrs Osei explained that this was to enable them vote as independent ...

The Ghana Air Force (GHF) has inaugurated a 16-Unit chamber and hall self contain apartment in Accra christened “EK Asante Lodge” to house young Air Force officers. The edifice, which started in January 2015 as a Public Private Partnership with Paragon Homes is part of GHF’s complementary effort to help the government and the Military ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has outlined measures to reduce the incidence of rejected ballots in this year’s general election. Mrs Charlotte Osei, the EC Chairperson said the colour of the indelible ink used to mark a voter’s finger would be different from the ink on the thumbprint pad. She explained that this was to help ...

Voters in and around Tema thronged the various polling centres to exercise their franchise in the Presidential and Parliamentary elections on December 7

Three Parliamentary Candidates (PCs) are battling the incumbent, Della Sowah, candidate on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Kpando Constituency's available 35,191 registered votes

Three hundred and seventeen more eligible voters were added to the original list of 554 for the Ablekuma North Constituency during the second phase of the special voting which ended on Monday

The United States -Africa Chamber of Commerce (US-ACC) has launched its first office on African soil in Accra, to propagate the use of the Golden Rule of Business in the Ghanaian business community to promote peace and stability

The Commonwealth has called on political leaders in Ghana to commit not just to the letter but to the spirit of the peace pact which they signed under the “Accra Declaration”

African Union (UN) and ECOWAS Observer Mission for Ghana's December 7 General Election on Tuesday expressed satisfaction at the preparations of the state organs towards the polls

The leadership of political parties in the Northern Region has signed a peace accord pledging to respect and abide by the laws governing the conduct of free, fair, transparent and peaceful elections on Wednesday

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has created a situation room at its head office in Accra to provide vital link between the district/regional offices and the head office ahead of the elections on Wednesday. In a statement by the NCCE and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday, the situation room would ...

Ethiopian Airlines, by far the fastest growing airline in Africa, will commence scheduled five weekly flights to Oslo, Norway via Stockholm with its ultra - modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner effective March 26, 2017

Mr Nuhu Mahama, the Deputy Volta Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) says the Commission is bent on ensuring that Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are not left out of the 2016 general election. He therefore encouraged the PWDs to go to the polling stations to cast their votes because it was their right as ...

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Friday, December 2, 2016 Folks, the glitches that characterized today’s “Special Voting” by personnel of the security services, journalists, and officers of the Electoral Commission to be on duty on the day of general elections (Dec. 7) don’t surprise me at all. They are symptomatic of the technical problems that ...

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Tues, Nov. 29, 2016 Folks, there is a lot happening to suggest that the high hopes inflating the NPP camp of an electoral victory in the next few days are mere sand castles—mere gigantic castles in the air. Those building them refuse to see things beyond their noses even as ...

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Sunday, November 27, 2016 In reference to the warning given by the US Embassy in Ghana to US citizens living in Ghana “to be cautious of their movements around the country as the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections draw nearer” (See http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/US-warns-citizens-over-possible-poll-violence-in-Ghana-490183), I want to say that no democracy ...

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Sunday, November 27, 2016 Folks, a friend of mine sent me a private message, expressing serious concerns at the reaction of “Americans” to the death of Cuba’s Fidel Castro. He was unhappy that the “Americans” were jubilating instead of feeling sad at the loss of such an illustrious figure. Donald ...