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Quotes: "The sudden assertion of human criteria within a dehumanising framework of political manipulation can be like a flash of lightning illuminating a dark landscape
— Vaclav Havel"
The Builsa District Directorate of Education has taken delivery of 8,000 school uniforms and 49,000 exercise books, for distribution to schools in the District whiles another 175,000 books were expected to be received from Accra, Mr Francis Avonsighe, Builsa District Director of Education had said... ..Full Story
The Electoral Commission has declared Dr. Kofi Asare of the New Patriotic Party winner of the Akwatia Constituency Parliamentary seat after he bagged 17,900 votes in collated results from the December 7, 2008 election and those of Tuesday, August 18 rerun in six polling centres.. ..Full Story
The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has made sweeping constitutional amendments that limit flagbearer aspirants to five, expand its electoral college but opposes the appointment, instead of election, of parliamentary aspirants on the ticket of the party.. ..Full Story
The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday took dramatic steps aimed at setting the Party on course to recapture power in Election 2012 with the amendment of large portions of its Constitution.. ..Full Story
Ghana Election: Parties want new register
Issues concerning security and the need for a new voters register dominated a three-day Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting which opened at Akosombo in the Eastern Region yesterday.. ..Full Story
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) on Wednesday described the election of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate in December 2007 as inconclusive and scolds. ..Full Story
A Former Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has sued Radio Gold for what he says are false information they spread about him a day before last year’s presidential election run-off.. ..Full Story
Electoral officers upgrade skills
Electoral Commission members and senior officials from election management bodies in West and Central Africa on Monday engaged in a specialised training programme designed to improve the skills, knowledge and confidence of election administrators.. ..Full Story
