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Members of the Takoradi Polytechnic chapter of the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana , on Tuesday embarked on a sit-down strike action, leaving all class rooms at the Polytechnic virtually empty.

Ongoing debate and pronouncement by the ruling National Democratic Congress to re-engage Vodafone Plc in its acquisition of 70% shares in Ghana Telecom has sparked the reaction of the opposition New Patriotic Party .

The small shack beside Marjorie Patterson's house encloses evidence of a hard day's work.

The head of the Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution Department at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra, Dr.

At a recent workshop in Dodowa, Tax Justice advocates and experts expressed worry over the situation where the tax burden in Africa is weighed heavily on workers while multinationals are handed tax incentives.

Having spent his early childhood and high school years in Ghana, Dalton State College's Director of Institutional Research Dr.

The issue of corruption has become so pervasive in the Ghanaian society to the extent that it is now perceived in certain quarters as a pedestrian and banal subject which does not deserve any discussion.

Public tranport in Accra is mainly made up of minibuses, known as "tror tror" The daily grind of commuting in Ghana's capital, Accra, has been livened up for a day by the unusual sight of ministers and MPs on public transport.

Civil society activists and organizations that have reservations about Ghana government's dealings with the Bretton Woods institutions will have to nurture the feeling for some time to come as the end to the relationship is not anytime soon.

Parliament The ruling NRM and opposition parties had a spat recently at a secret meeting in Ghana over a proposal to reinstate presidential term limits.

The Ghana Trade and Livelihoods Coalition recently launched a report in Accra titled, "Unleashing the Shea potential - A baseline data analysis", which paints a promising but neglected picture of the Shea industry.

By Milton Olupot and Moses Mulondo THE ruling National Resistance Movement met opposition parties in Accra, Ghana.

THE FORMER Chief of Staff and Minister for Presidential Affairs, Kwadwo Okyere Mpiani, came under intense scrutiny for more than three hours at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing the activities of Ghana@ 50 Secretariat, answering question on what and how funds were used for Ghanaa s jubilee anniversary celebrations two years ago.

A mission from the International Monetary Fund , led by Peter Allum, visited Accra during October 12-23, 2009.

The Bodies of six Ghanaians killed in the Gambia were brought to Accra last night.

Mills calms nerves at TOR From Richard Kofi Attenkah, Tema Friday, October 23, 2009 President John Evans Atta Mills, despite the shock that gripped him over the fire incident that gutted down the Foreign Affairs Ministry on Wednesday night, yesterday mustered courage to visit the troubled and 'crude oil starved' Tema Oil Refinery , to interact with ...

A committee constituted by Ghanaian President John Atta-Mills is scheduled to begin an investigation Friday into the fire that gutted the foreign ministry building.

Firefighters and officials in Ghana are sifting through the charred remains of the country's foreign affairs ministry, after a fire gutted the building late Wednesday.

Ghana's Foreign Ministry building has been largely destroyed in a fire police suspect was started deliberately.

The government of Ghana is to spearhead a strong African voice at the Copenhagen talks on climate change, which is seven weeks away.