KAIPTC empowers women and youth as Election Observers for peaceful 2024 elections in Tamale
By: Joyce Kantam Kolamong The Women Situation Room Project Consortium and the Women, Youth Peace and Security Department of the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre, KAIPTC, have organized a 3-day training programme for 30 women and youth from the Northern Region in Tamale. The initiative, funded by the Swedish Government, aims to […]
English referee David Coote faces removal from UEFA and FIFA lists amidst controversial outbursts to Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool
By: Nana Kwame Bediako David Coote, a well-known referee in the world of football, has been removed from the prestigious lists of UEFA and FIFA referees. This decision comes in the wake of a controversial video outburst directed at Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool, which has sparked significant backlash. The incident has not only affected Coote’s […]
CPP seeks revival of Nkrumah’s ideology amidst election challenges
By: Savannah Pokuaah Duah The Convention People’s Party (CPP) candidate for the Bosomtwe Constituency, Eric Osei Boateng has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of deliberately undermining the CPP’s core values and legacy. In an interview with an Accra based media station on Wednesday, November 13,2024, Mr Eric Osei […]
Election 2024: Women Aspirants seek sustainable funding for political activity in Ghana
By Rebecca Ekpe Currently in Ghana, there are 40 females out of the 275 Members of Parliament in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic. Clearly, this number is likely to decrease as some women in Parliament lost their seats during the primaries ahead of the December 7 elections. Among them are Sarah Adwoa Safo, […]
Four years on: The Rawlings family remembers Ghana’s first president of the fourth Republic
By Regina Kwapong Four years on, the death of the longest-serving leader of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, seems to linger in the memories of his family and well-wishers as though it were just yesterday. The family and foundation of the late Jerry John Rawlings held a wreath-laying ceremony on November 12 at the party’s Headquarters […]
Bank of Ghana suspends CBG’s foreign exchange trading licence
The Bank of Ghana (BoG), has suspended the Foreign Exchange Trading Licence of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) with effect from November 26, 2024. In a statement on Tuesday, November 12, the Central Bank said the suspension, which would last for a month, was in accordance with Section 11(2) of the Foreign Exchange Act, 2006 (Act […]