President John Evans Atta Mills has confirmed Hon. Alhaji Rashid Pelpuo, Member of Parliament for Wa Central Constituency in the Upper West region, as the Minister of Youth and Sports. Rashid Pelpuo until his confirmation as the substantive minister has been acting in that capacity for the past four months. The position became vacant in June, 2009 when Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak resigned to battle... 

Cletus Avoka, Minister of Interior and Member of Parliament for Zebila Constituency, has assured Ghanaians that the NDC government is doing all it can to find a lasting solution to the Bawku impasse in the Upper East region. Hon. Cletus Avoka, Interior Minister According to him, the security situation in the Bawku locality has been beefed up to avert further clashes by the two tribal groups. In an... 

The Kumasi Metropolitan Authorities started decongesting the city yesterday as was announced earlier. The exercise, which some traders thought could not be undertaken, started as early as 4a.m., with the police, military and fire service personnel on guard as city guards broke and burnt anything which was ‘at the wrong place.’ The exercise which started at the Kumasi Central Business District (CBD)... 

First National Savings and Loan Company (FNSL) is the People’s Bank. This is because the ordinary Ghanaian finds the company’s many innovations as friendly for people, especially within the informal sector. The company offers wide-range of innovative products in the form of deposits which includes Current Accounts, Savings Accounts, Fixed Deposit, and Microfinance Deposits. First National is also... 

The First Lady Mrs Ernestina Naadu Mills has urged Ghanaians and for that matter parents to invest more in the education of their children since they are the future leaders. Mrs. Naadu Mills, First Lady “Invest more of your money, resources and time in the education of your wards to ensure a stronger and brighter future,” charged the First Lady. The First Lady was speaking at the thanksgiving... 

ON the front page of last week Saturday September 5, 2009, edition of the Daily Graphic it was reported that a row has generated between local buyers of cocoa and the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) over payment of bonuses to farmers. ACCORDING to the story, what triggered the conflict was a threat from management of COCOBOD to withdraw the licenses of some buyers, following their alleged delay in the... 

Inhabitants in and around Obuasi will soon enjoy the benefits of a juice processing plant which will be constructed in the city. There will also be a partnership and a direct investment for two other projects soon to start in the vibrant city of Ashanti. The initiative was taken by the Obuasi Sister City Committee and ASK GHANA, after an international business forum held between the Riverside California... 

Complacency on the part of the senior national team, the Black Stars, saw the Blue Samurais of Japan coming from behind to beat Ghana 4:3 at an international friendly played in the Dutch city of Utrecht in Holland yesterday. The Black Stars took the lead with three goals; two from striker Asamoah Gyan with Matthew Amoah scoring the third, but relaxed on that occasion and were punished by the diehard... 

Chairman of the Association of Used Auto Parts Dealers (AUAPD) in Abossey Okai at Kaneshie, a suburb of Accra, Mr Ampadu Siaw, has appealed to the government to allow them to repair some of the Metro Mass Transit (MMT) buses which have broken down. “As an Association we are calling on the government to put us to test by making available to us just four (4) of the damaged buses and see whether we... 

Ghana has lived with the NPP-NDC dichotomy for the past seventeen (17) years, since the country was ushered into 4th Republican Civilian Administration. It has become almost a norm for people to ask rhetorical questions as to which of the two parties one  belongs to, when discussions that otherwise should have been devoid of partisan consideration. Such is the level of partisan nature of Ghanaian...