[Translate] Accra, March 27, GNA – Former President John Agyekum Kufuor arrived back home on Thursday night from Geneva, Switzerland, after attending the maiden 3C conference, at the invitation of the Swiss government, where he delivered the keynote address. The 3C is a forum that seeks a “coherent, coordinated and complementary” approach in security, diplomacy, aid... 

[Translate] Kumasi, March 27, GNA – The German Government has pledged more support towards the development of education and manpower to boost the country’s economy. Mr Hans Christian Winkler, Deputy Head of Mission at German Embassy in Accra who announced this, said they were collaborating with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD on how to increase... 

[Translate] Tema, March 27, GNA — The Tema Metropolitan Office of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), between January and March deported seven foreigners from the country for illegally working in the metropolis. The seven whose names and nationality were not given were residing and working in the metropolis without the necessary documents including resident and working permits. Mr.... 

[Translate] Michael Essien has said that he feels more pressure playing for Ghana than he does representing his club, Chelsea. The midfielder revealed his thoughts in a Chelsea TV interview ahead of a FIFA World Cup™ qualifier against Benin on Sunday in the central city of Kumasi. “There is more pressure playing for Ghana than Chelsea. There is no doubt about that,” admitted the star... 

[Translate] Ghana international midfielder Michael Essien has launched his official website to communicate with his fans. The Chelsea player unveiled www.michaelessiengh.com in his home country on Wednesday to enable his fans across the world to know more about him. Essien says he received encouraging several messages from the fans during his six month injury-induced absence and way to open more... 

[Translate] Kumasi, March 26, GNA – Shock, grief and resignation gripped chiefs, linguists, servants and other workers of the Manhyia Palace when news of the sudden death of Opanin Kwabena Akosa, one of the leading spiritualists of the Asantehene, broke out on Wednesday evening. Opanin Akosa, 60, was shot dead by an unidentified person at Atafoa, where he resided, on the Kumasi – Barekese... 

[Translate] Supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region have called on former President John Agyekum Kufuor to leave behind all the controversy surrounding his use of the state property at Ridge as his personal office and return “home” to the Ashanti Region. An opinion poll sampled by CitiFM, in the Ashanti Region revealed that most of the NPP party loyalists in the region... 

[Translate] Koforidua, March 26, GNA – Nana Owusu Gyamadu, a member of the Council of State, has decried the high level of corruption that has permeated all institutions, saying those who should be the conscience of society had rather become active players in institutionalising the vice. He expressed disappointment in people in leadership positions such as pastors and chiefs who were supposed... 

[Translate] Accra, March 26, GNA- The Speaker of Parliament, Mrs Justice Joyce Bamford-Addo, on Thursday referred a case involving the NPP Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Mr Kobina Tahir Hammond and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation boss, Mr. Ampem Darko to the Privileges Committee of Parliament. The issue came up on the floor, when Mr Isaac Asiamah, NPP MP for Atwima Mponua, drew the... 

[Translate] Accra, March 26, GNA – Professor Christine Kissiedu, Former Head of Library and Information Services Department of the University of Ghana on Thursday asked the country’s universities and tertiary institutions to strengthen their capacity to enhance public access to online information in their libraries. “The use of computer technology in libraries through networking,...