Day: September 18, 2024

Politics

Election 2024: Eight Independent Candidates contest parliamentary seats in Bono Region

A total of eight independent candidates filed their nomination papers to contest the upcoming December 7, polls, in the Bono Region, Mr Guggisberg Asirif-Young, the Bono Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) has said.

In an interview wi…

Politics

Ejura-Sekyedumase: IPDC charged to promote peaceful environment for election 2024

Members of the newly inaugurated Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) for Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality, have been charged to promote a peaceful environment in the municipality ahead of the 2024 election.

They should set the tone for peaceful disc…

Politics

Election 2024: Local government staff reminded of neutrality

Alhaji Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper East Regional Minister, has reminded local government staff across the 15 Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the Region to remain neutral and impartial.

‘This is particularly crucial in this electioneeri…

Politics

2024 Elections: Asiedu Nketia visits Krachi East

Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is visiting two farming communities in the Krachi East Constituency on September 18, 2024, as part of his community engagement efforts towards the party’s vict…

Politics

NCCE inaugurates IPDC in Ayawaso Central Municipality

A 33-member Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) has been inaugurated by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Ayawaso Central Municipality to promote peace in the upcoming 2024 general election.

The Committee is chaired by Nii …

Politics

Switzerland supports Ghana’s decentralisation

The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has committed 4 million euros to support GIZ’s ‘Participation, Accountability and Integrity for a Resilient Democracy (PAIReD)’ programme to improve Ghana’s local governance systems.

The PAIReD…

Medical

Get your facts right, Journalists told

Dr Nii Nortey Hanson-Nortey, a public health expert, has called on journalists to fact-check health-related information they receive before rushing to break the news.

Dr Hanson-Nortey said, ‘don’t be in a hurry to break health news; getting your fac…

Medical

Epidemiologist underscores role of media on reporting health crisis

Dr. Nii Hanson-Nortey, a public health epidemiologist, has emphasized the vital role of journalists in tackling misinformation and disinformation during health crises.

In the wake of recurrent global health crises, he said the media had evolved into…

Business

Labadi Beach Hotel wins CIMG Hospitality Facility third time in a row

The Labadi Beach Hotel continues to demonstrate its excellence in creating value for the tourism sector as it wins CIMG Hospitality Facility of the Year 2023 award for the third time in a row.

As an indigenous five-star hotel, the recognition emphas…

Business

Ghana’s economy expands 6.9 per cent in second quarter 2024

Ghana’s economy grew 6.9 percent in the second quarter of 2024 as compared to 2.5 per cent recorded in the same period last year, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said Wednesday.

The second quarter provisional growth was 1.6 per cent higher compa…