Mr. David Kangah, Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) in-charge of Operations on Friday observed that the minor violent incidents that characterized the primaries of some political parties have the potential to disrupt the peace of the country. “All political parties must endeavour to educate party faithful at the local levels to exercise maximum tolerance”.
Speaking at a symposium organised by the West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP) on the theme: Consolidating the Peace in Ghana Through Elections 2008, Mr. Kangah said elections still remained a determinant for peace and stability in every country and called on
The series of gory accidents some key actors and actresses in this country have gotten involved in have served as a wake-up call to them to give themselves to the Almighty God for protection. "One thing I will say is in this world if you don't have time for God, God will also not have time for you", observed the President of the Ghana Actors' Guild, Mr. Odoi Mensah, in an exclusive interview with The Saturday Statesman. According to him, the Guild had decided that actors, actresses as well as artistes would be encouraged to attend prayer meetings on monthly basis.
The last round of matches to end an exciting 2007/2008 league season comes up tomorrow as thirteen clubs revel in every good moment the season has produced while three others would be filled with the pain of dropping off the elite division.The OneTouch Premier League will wind up as the outcome of match-day-30 matches would define which other teams join Great Olympics into the lower division. When the whistle is blown to end Sunday's round of matches, 480 games would have been played and the boys would be separated from the men.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag bearer, on Friday said he has begun a journey of reconciliation and unity between the party and the Volta region. He said "We have to close the wide gap that exist between the NPP and the Volta region since 1992", at a rally at Dzodze as part of his campaign tour of the region. Nana Akufo-Addo appealed to the people in the region to open their hearts to the NPP and contribute to its retention in office in the 2008 Election. He said the sour relationship between the party and the region was a result of vile propaganda, which tended to affect the NPP adversely since 1992.
Ghana would need a nothing short of a win to pick one of the qualifying places to the first ever FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup later in the year. The Black Maidens who sit at the bottom of the three team group play Cameroon in Yaounde over the weekend for the last ticket in the ultimate fixture that would determine which nation joins Nigeria, who have already qualified. Ghana stayed in contention of a place to New Zealand after beating Nigeria 1-0 at home last week but would to win to seal qualification while Cameroon need just a draw.
