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The Electoral Commission (EC) has submitted to government, a budget for GH¢80 million to fund the 2012 general elections, according to the Daily Graphic. A Deputy Chairman at the EC, Mr David Kanga, said the budget will support the…

The US government published its 2010 human rights report on Ghana which indicated that there is corruption in all state agencies, but the government is not acting despite the existence of laws against corruption. The report said among…

The Ministry of Health (MOH) is to provide emergency medical care centres in the rural areas as part of its measures to improve upon health care delivery system for the rural folks. Consequently, the government has procured 161 Ambulances…

The World Bank estimates that at the end of 2011, foreign direct investments (FDI) into Sub-Sahara Africa will hit a record high of $40.8 billion. Much of the value of FDI flows to the region is expected to go to the extractive industry…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Executive Committee on Monday announced fees for candidates to contest its July election to choose a flag bearer saying male contestants would pay GH¢ 20,000 while female contestants would pay…

Protests by a number of soldiers in Burkina Faso against delays in the payment of their salaries led to a hold-up of economic activities at Ghana’s border with Burkina Faso at Paga last Sunday. Burkinabe soldiers in Po, the next major city…

The Electoral Commission (EC) has made it clear that electronic voting (e-voting) will not be applicable in the 2012 general election because the time is not yet appropriate for that system. It, however, indicated that it would most…

A former student of the African University College of Communications (AUCC) has made it to the final list of this year’s CNN/MultiChoice African Journalist Awards. Ms Portia Solomon, who is currently a news anchor at Ghana’s TV3 Network,…

Vodafone Ghana has hinted that it will soon introduce mobile money services in the country. The service allows subscribers to do money transfer through their mobile phones. MTN and Airtel are the only two out of the five telecoms companies…

Two communities, Dawa and Osuwem in the Dangme area of the Greater Accra region, are to benefit from one thousand (1000) insecticide treated bed nets, (ITNs) as part of this year’s World Malaria Day celebration on April, 25. ExxonMobil…