November 2009
NPP Holds Elections In Brong Ahafo Region
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has so far conducted elections in 16 out of the 24 constituencies in the Brong-Ahafo Region to elect new executives to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.
Northern Farmers To Grow Vegetables For Export
The Northern Rural Growth Programme (NRGP) is assisting farmers in Northern Ghana to produce high-yielding quality vegetables that could be exported to Europe and other markets.
Dr Ibn Chambas Gets New Appointment
Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the 79-member AP Countries group for a 5-year term.
Majority Leader Sets A Bad Example With Comments
Deputy Local Government Minister Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has challenged the Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr. Alban Sumana Bagbin to make public, names of people whose actions he claims were drawing the government backwards.
Mass Registration Exercise Tomorow
The National Identification Authority (NIA) wishes to inform the general public that its Registration Officers in the Phase One Greater Accra Region Mass Registration Exercise will work on Friday, November 27, 2009 although it is a public holiday.
Northern NDC Holds Peaceful Congress
The high anxiety among the leadership and thousands of supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to witness a tension packed and violence related elections in Tamale did not materialize.
Airport Will Boost Tourism In Volta Region
The Minister of Tourism, Mrs Juliana Azumah-Mensah, has said the proposed construction of a new airport in the Volta Region will help boost tourism in the area.
Hannah Tetteh Enters The ‘B Team’ Debate
Minister of Trade, Hannah Tetteh has uncharacteristically attacked former President Rawlings for describing President Mills’ appointees as second rate. She called her party’s founder
HIV Prevalance Declining In Ghana
The national HIV prevalence rate declined from 1.9 per cent in 2007 to 1.7 in 2008, indicating a stabilizing condition, Mrs Vera Quaye, an HIV and AIDS consultant has said.
Majority Leader Supports Rawlings’ Assertions
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The Black Stars of Ghana returned home to a tumultuous welcome Monday evening from Angola where they won silver at the 27th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Ghana may revise up the size of its economy by 50 percent, after underestimating growth for years, Standard Bank Plc said yesterday.