Parliament on Wednesday went on recess without the approval of the subsidiary agreement between Ghana and the China Development Bank for One billion dollars to finance the Western Corridor Gas Project, a main thrust of Government’s agenda for national economic transformation. Madam Justice Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo, Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament The approval that would enable the government to... 

The case between the Attorney-General and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier, Alfred Woyome, has been adjourned to January 16, 2012.  The Attorney-Gene Alfred Woyome ral was represented in court by Jasmeen Armah while the embattled NDC bankroller was represented by his counsel Robertson Kpatsa. The case being held is a seven-month-old suit initiated by the Attorney-General against Mr.... 

Fire yesterday gutted a fuel tanker in the Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region. The tanker, which had gone to off-load at the Banor Service Station, caught fire around 4.30 am local time. Sources indicate that but for the timely intervention of the Shama district fire service, the fire would have gutted the whole station. A visit to the scene revealed that only the front part of the tanker got... 

C.K  Tei ready to unseat Hon. Hodogbey  Some supporters and delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the North Tongu Constituency of the Volta Region have declared their unflinching support for the candidature of an aspiring parliamentary candidate, Mr. Christian Kwadjo Akaho -Tei, popularly known as C.K. Tei, for the NDC in the 2012 polls. According to them, Mr. C.K Tei’s tremendous... 

Osu Mantse, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, has called on citizens of Osu to take pragmatic measures to quicken the pace of nurturing and grooming the senior citizens of the area. According to Nii Dowuona, he has observed with grave concern the alarming spate of discrimination meted out especially against senior citizens in the area. This development, he explained, is one of the contributory factors to... 

The Aowin-Suaman District Assembly has inaugurated a climate change awareness club in two Senior High Schools and a College of education in the district. The schools are Nana Brentu Senior High Technical School in Enchi, Dadieso Senior High Secondary School and Enchi College of Education. The theme for the inauguration was “How much do you know about Climate Change?” In his address, District Chief... 

…Benefit from quality healthcare delivery A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Ministry of Health and Eni Foundation, an Italian-based non-governmental organisation to address growing health concerns of the people within the Ellembele and Jomoro Districts of the Western Region on Wednesday. The MOU which was lobbied for by the Member of Parliament for Ellembele, Mr.... 

Vice-President, John Dramani Mahama, has appealed to the youth to take advantage of development projects government was rolling out to leverage their economic potentials to become self-reliant. He mentioned some of the programmes as National Youth Employment Programme, Local Enterprises and Skills Development programme and Vocational training as some of the programmes that could empower them to become... 

The government has by Executive Instrument declared Tuesday, December 27, 2011 and Monday, January 2, 2012  public holidays and should be observes as such throughout the country. A statement issued in Accra by Minister of the Interior, Dr. Benjamin Kunbour, reminded the general public that December 25 and 26 as well as January 1 were Statutory Public Holidays and should be observed. It said in view... 

The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has begun its investigations into the circumstances surrounding the mysterious swap of cocaine to sodium bicarbonate. The investigations come shortly after a committee set up by the Chief Justice to look into the same controversy completed its public hearing. Whilst waiting for the committee to come out with its findings, witnesses who appeared at the public...