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JHS graduate drowns in hotel pool

May 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

An inter-schools leavers’ pool party for Junior High School students in Nungua, a suburb of Accra-Ghana, organized by Red Lyon Entertainment on Saturday April 25 at the His Royal Majesty Hotel, formerly known as the Royal Ravico Hotel, went sour when a 16-year-old Junior High School leaver got drowned in the hotel’s pool.

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Ruling party in Ghana’s presidential election run-off says only the Electoral Commissioner can declare results

December 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Monday, an Accra based radio station, Joy FM turned itself into the arbiter of Ghanaian elections: the station, at approximately 1:48pm, declared John Evans Atta Mills the next president of Ghana. Despite just 14 of the 39 polling station results from the NPP’s traditional stronghold of Ashanti Region being certified by the EC, Joy FM, [...]

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US impressed about Ghana’s presidential run-off

December 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Sunday evening described the just ended presidential run-off election in Ghana as very impressive.

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Political difference should not lead to violence

November 18th, 2008 · No Comments

This year’s Presidential and Parliamentary election is tagged to go down in history as the most competitive, fierce and expensive elections ever held in Ghana. Many has touted it as the mother of all elections whiles others called it the finals in reference to the two terms of office of both the ruling government, the [...]

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Tags: Election reporting · Media Ethics · Political reporting

Contempt of court charges against four staff of the University of Ghana

November 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Four senior staff members of the University of Ghana, Legon, are to face contempt of court charges after their refusal to obey the orders of a human rights high court in Accra to open the rooms of two students to enable them prepare for their exams.

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Workshop on Media Ethics ends in Accra

November 10th, 2008 · No Comments

A one week workshop on the topic Freedom and Responsibility in the Media, organized by the International Institute for Journalism of InWent for journalists in West African countries, ended last Thursday in Accra. The workshop attracted 15 participants from Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Togo, Benin and Liberia.  

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Tags: Media Ethics