President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed all Metropolitan and Municipal District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to monitor the on-going Voter’s Registration exercise in their respective districts to ensure a smooth running of the exercise. The directive was contained in a statement issued and signed by the Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare. The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana began the compilation of a new ...

Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned from office as Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, the Presidency has announced. His resignation comes barely hours after he admitted in an interview that he visited some voters registration centres in his constituency despite knowing he has tested positive for Coronavirus. “The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 3rd July, ...

As African countries begin to reopen borders and air spaces, it is crucial that governments take effective measures to mitigate the risk of a surge in infections due to the resumption of commercial flights and airport operations. Many African governments acted swiftly, implementing confinement and travel restrictions in the early days of the pandemic. In the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

A plebiscite was held to decide on the matter and after the referendum, the majority of the Ewes decided to join independent Ghana. Well, this history had remained with us for ages and it is about time we assess the progress of development in that part of the country after independence. The Volta Region can boast of the Volta River ...

The Electoral Commission has today, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, commenced registration of eligible voters for the compilation of a new voters register across various centres in the country for the upcoming December 7 general elections. However, many seem not to be satisfied with the new ID with most people describing the card as “substandard”. A picture of the new card ...

The Minority in Parliament is suggesting the voter registration exercise started with gross non-compliance with the COVID-19 safety protocols. The Minority in a statement slammed the Electoral Commissioner Mrs. Jean Mensa and the Electoral Commission (EC) saying they did not ensure proper compliance. ”The exercise as noted started with gross non-compliance to the Covid-19 protocols to ensure public safety. The ...

General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Atik Mohammed has ridiculed the party’s National Chairman and a leading member of IPRAN, Bernard Mornah for participating in the ongoing new voters’ registration exercise. It could be recalled that Bernard Mornah, prior to the registration exercise, vehemently opposed the Electoral Commission (EC) decision to compile a new voters’ register. He threatened ...

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has described as unfortunate the inspection visit by Member ofParliament (MP) for Tema West Constituency to some voter registration centres when he knew he had tested positive for coronavirus. JB, as NPP’s scribe is affectionately called, said that was “wrong” and Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, who is also a Deputy Minister ...

The deputy minister for Trade and Member of Parliament for Tema East Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has been given an ultimatum by the President to resign or be fired. The ultimatum was given to him after the MP granted interviews to several radio stations in Accra confirming he visited registration centres despite his COVID-19 postive status. According to Mr Ahenkorah, he ...

Mr Ron Strikker, Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana has lauded the Government of Ghana for professionally managing the Coronavirus pandemic also known as COVID-19. He was commending the Ghana Police Service (GPS) for strictly following the preventive measures of COVID-19 when it jointly launched a framework on media-police with the media, among other stakeholders. Mr Strikker described the event planning as ...