Police Probe Bloody Demo

President John Mahama has directed the police administration to investigate the  brutalization of some members of the Let My Vote Count Alliance and others during a demonstration a week ago. According to Interior Minister, Mark Woyongo, the president, who condemned the “unfortunate” actions of the police, wanted a thorough investigation into the matter. On September...

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Ga Dangmes Seek Better Representation

Nii Akai Nettey The Ga Dangme Youth Association (GDYA) has expressed worry over the low political representation of Gas in Parliament and government positions, saying that the situation does not work in their favour. According to Herbert Nii Akai Nettey, IMC Chairman for GDYA, the voices of the Ga Dangmes need to be well represented in places that matter in order to...

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Palestinians Seek Ghana’s Support

Abdulfatah Alsattari Abdulfatah A. K. Alsattari, Ambassador of the State of Palestine has appealed to the Ghanaian government and the rest of the world to petition the Israeli government to cancel the administrative detention law and release the over 5,000 Palestinian prisoners in her jails. Speaking to the media in Accra on Monday, the Palestinian Ambassador stated...

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‘Involve Private Sector To Achieve SDGs’

Nana Osei-Bonso Nana Osei-Bonso, Chief Executive of the Private Enterprise Federation, has advised government to partner the private sector in order to successfully achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to him, government can tap into the resources of the private sector to achieve the SDGs. SDGs are successor frameworks to Millennium Development...

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Vodafone Launches New Appstore

Julius Owusu-Kyerematen Vodafone Ghana has launched the Vodafone Appstore to help developers and users to showcase their relevant apps. The Vodafone Appstore is expected to promote Ghanaian innovators and local developers who publish their apps on the portal. The Appstore was launched by Vodafone Ghana in collaboration Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of...

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Ghana Seeks New Goals

Hanna Tetteh and Christine Evans-Klock Hanna Serwaah Tetteh, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, says Ghana has taken the necessary steps to incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the country’s 40-year development plan. Speaking to journalists in Accra recently on Ghana’s participation in the 70th Session of the United Nations (UN)...

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NDC Sacks Officers Over Mahama Challenger

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) yesterday fired the accountant who released presidential nomination forms to George Boateng, the man who has vowed to unseat President John Dramani Mahama at the party’s presidential primary. Another party officer, popularly called WO, an administrator thought to have had a role in the nomination forms brouhaha, has also...

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Moderator Seeks Tolerance

(from left) Prof Martey and Dr Omane Boamah Rt Rev Prof Emmanuel Martey, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has called on devotees of the various faiths in Ghana to coexist peacefully in order to foster religious tolerance and unity among one another. According to Prof Martey, who is also the Chairman of the Christian Council Ghana (CCG), devotees for...

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Low Turn-Out In Assembly Election

The district level elections held yesterday recorded a depressingly low turnout in some major polling stations in Accra and beyond. A visit by DAILY GUIDE to several polling centres in the metropolis revealed that just a handful of people were turning up to vote, with some centres managing an average of one person per hour. While the low turnout was a major...

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Vodafone Icons High School Edition Launched

The fifth edition of Vodafone Icons music reality show has been officially launched with a focus on talents from senior high schools. Speaking at the launch in Accra recently, Chief Marketing Officer at Vodafone Ghana, Agnes Effah, said the idea is to offer contestants a solid foundation in what could be a potentially commercially viable career. According...

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