Tuesday 16 July 2013

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The Volta River Authority (VRA) was established on April 26, 1961 under the Volta River Development Act, Act 46 of the Republic of Ghana, as a corporate body with the mandate to operate mainly as a power generation, transmission and distribution utility. In 2005, following the promulgation of a major amendment to the VRA Act in the context of the Ghana Government Power Sector Reforms, the VRA's mandate was revised and has now been largely restricted to generation of electricity. 
The transmission function has been hived off into a separate entity, designated National Grid Company [GRIDCo] to perform the transmission activities. In the transition process VRA has operationalized its distribution agency the Northern Electricity Department [NEDCo] as a subsidiary company.

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Welcome to the Volta River Authority website. Here at VRA, we produce power for industrial, commercial and domestic use in Ghana, and some of our neighbors in the West African sub region.
In the past fifty-two (52) years we have developed the potentials of the Volta River for power generation, tourism, water transportation and fishing. More

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July, 2013 News

Burial of VRA Time Capsule (VRA Buries the Past for the Future)
VRA's TIME CAPSULE (TC) is a repository of corporate objects, preserved to tell the story of life over
 the last 50 years of existence.The TC was interred on Friday, 14th December 2012 at the forecourt of the
Akosombo Hydro Generating Station at 9.00 am GMT.The Time Capsule is a square stainless steel container to 
preserve VRA’s artifacts, memorabilia, technical reports, drawings, pictures and documents relevant to its past,
 50th Anniversary, the present and guide to the future.The Capsule, provided by the International 
Time Capsule Incorporated, Atlanta, USA, is guaranteed to last 500 years, even against fire and flood 
damages should they occur where the Capsule is stored.The Society which maintains the registry of all known
 Time Capsules also educates the general public and the academic community on its value and encourages the
 study of the history establishing such capsules.




                      KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL
The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital is the premier health care facility in Ghana. It is the only tertiary hospital
 in the southern part of Ghana and it is also a teaching hospital affiliated with the medical school of the University of Ghana. 
Three centres of excellence, the National Cardiothoracic Centre, the National Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and
 the Radiotherapy Centre are all located within it.












July 16, 2013Latest News:
Vodafone Ghana Unveils World-Class Cancer Ward At Korle-Bu**Today is World Haemophilia Day-2013**korle Bu's PCR machine not broken down**Korle Bu Receives Oxygen Machines from Rikair**Presentation of GeneXpert Machine to Haematology Department**GLNSL supports Korle Bu projects**Board Chairman cautions Staff**Korle Bu Clears false allegations about its Management**Korle Bu Orients New Recruited Senior Medical Residents**Korle Bu Board appoints new CEO**

After a record-breaking six weeks of intensive work, Vodafone Ghana has transformed the cancer ward at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra,...
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April 17th is celebrated as World Haemophilia Day across the world by Haemophilia organizations. Celebration of this day is a broad step to...
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Authorities of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital wish to assure the general public that its Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), deoxyribonucleic acid...
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                     UNIVERSITY OF GHANA LEGON
The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast, and was originally an affiliate college of the University of London, which supervised its academic programmes and awarded degrees. It gained full university status in 1961, and now has nearly 40,000 students.
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News


2013 Seminar on University Management Held at UG

The 2013 Seminar on University Management has been held at the Great Hall of the University of Ghana. The theme for this year's seminar ...read more

Dr. Mrs. Date-Bah Donates Books to the University of Ghana

Dr. Mrs. Eugenia Date-Bah has donated a quantity of books to the University of Ghana. The books cover a...read more

UG Names Three Buildings

Three facilities were yesterday named in honour of four individuals for their exemplary leadership, vision and commitment to the growth of their respective ...read more

Professor Adiku wins Humboldt Award

Samuel G.K. Adiku, Professor of Soil Science and Director, Academic Quality Assurance Unit of the University of Ghana ...read more

UG Business School Hosts Town Hall Meeting

His Excellency Dr. Horst Kohler, former President of the Federal Republic of Germany has noted that change...read more

Professor Nketia clocks 92

The legendary Emeritus Professor J.H. Kwabena Nketia has celebrated his 92nd birthday which fell on June 21, 2013 at a Special Thanksgiving Service ...read more

Cell Biology Workshop Opens At University Of Ghana

Twenty-six students from Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cote-D’Ivoire, Nigeria and DR Congo holding advanced degrees in the medical sciences are ...read more

GeoGraphix Software for Departme

nt of Earth Sciences

Three workstations in geographic software have been donated to the Department of Earth Science of the University of Ghana. ...read more

Events

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Jul. 14

Ghana Science Association - 28th Biennial Conference

Date: 14th-19th July, 2013
Venue: University of Ghana
Wed.
Aug. 21

CACS COLLOQUIUM

Date     : 21st and 22nd August, 2013
Venue  : CACS
Thu.
Oct. 24

African Studies Conference: Revisiting the First International Congress of Africanists in a Globalised World

Date: 24th - 26th                              October, 2013
Venue: Kwame Nkrumah Complex, IAS









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Ghana’s economy was better under my gov’t


Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, is claiming that Ghana's economy grew by five folds in the eight years that he presided over the nation's affairs.
He said the unparalleled economic achievements under his tutelage reflected positively in the health of the nation and its people just as the policies of his forebear, former Prime Minister in the Second Republic, Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, whom he also described as his mentor, did.
He said: “Prof. Busia was my referee during my Oxford days and I also learnt a lot while serving in his government which had a positive impact on my leadership”.
The former Ghanaian leader made the comments on Adom TV's Badwam programme Monday.
He defended a statement he made last Friday at the centenary celebration of the late Dr K.A Busia in which he described him (Busia) as Elijah and himself as Elisha. He was criticized for the comment by some political opponents.
Mr. Kufuor, however, insisted that despite the wrong perception that a government could not achieve much in just four years; his administration took Ghana to another level in that time - from 2001 - 2004, just as Dr. Busia did in the less than three years that he stayed in office - 1969 to 1972.


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Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kodwo Afari-Gyan
The register used for the 2012 General Elections Monday morning became a major subject of controversy at the Election Petition Hearing at the Supreme Court. Lead Counsel for Petitioners, Philip Addison, confronted the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kodwo Afari-Gyan with the register given to the NPP. Mr. Addison sought to tender the register, but Dr. Afari Gyan doubted its authenticity. Mr. Addison suggested to him that the register was in PDF format which cannot be tempered with. The Judges had to rise earlier than usual to resolve the controversy.http://new.livestream.com/accounts/3700223/events/2055798/player?width=300&height=225&autoPlay=true&mute=false#














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Leading parties

Ghana has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties (the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

National Democratic Congress (Ghana)

National Democratic Congress - Official Website

The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and in 1996 returned Rawlings to power. Rawlings' second term ended in 2001. The NDC lost the presidency in the 2000 election, and it was not until the 2008 election that they regained it with candidate John Atta Mills.
The NDC's party symbol is an umbrella with an eagle's head on top. Party colors are red, white, green, and black.
Internationally, the NDC is a member of the Socialist International.
On 9 December 2012, the Electoral Commission of Ghana announced NDC's candidate John Dramani Mahama president-elect after a hotly contested race in which he won 50.7% of votes cast


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One Year Celebration Line Up For the Late President John Evans Atta Mills
Monday, July 08 2013 @ 11:49 PM UTC

NDC USA 2013 CONGRESS - Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Clark University, Worcester, MA
Wednesday, July 03 2013 @ 12:57 AM UTC
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The NDC USA will hold its Congress to elect Chapter Executive on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Clark University, Worcester, MA. NDC Sympathizers and members of NDC USA are cordially invited.


Happy Mother's Day Greetings From First Lady - Lordina Dramani Mahama
Sunday, May 12 2013 @ 05:37 AM UTC
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John Dramani Mahama
My wife, the First Lady, has sent out a message to all Ghanaian Mothers. The full message is below.

As we celebrate yet another Mothers’ Day, there will be various gatherings both at home and elsewhere to honour and celebrate mothers for their hard work, love and dedication to their children.
Some other Ghanaians will be honouring persons who are not their biological mothers, but who have filled the all-important role of a mother in their lives.
Mothers are the homemakers. Mothers inspire us. They work hard and make lots of sacrifices to protect us their children and give us the opportunity to dream big about the future while helping us realize our ambitions.
However old we are, our mothers deserve our gratitude and appreciation for their selfless and unconditional love. Mothers are the sweetest gift from God to us. There is no way we can ever really thank our mothers for all they continue to do for us.
We must continue to remind ourselves of the various sacrifices they make, and keep them in our prayers while also celebrating them. We must reciprocate by respecting and show love to our mothers. It is their day today. Let us celebrate them.
As a mother, I know the challenges and rewards of being both a mentor and a friend to my children. I am especially mindful of the exceptional commitment of single mothers, and mothers with special needs.
I salute all mothers today and I pray that you are able to celebrate with the mothers in your life.
Happy Mothers’ Day!
H.E. Lordina Dramani Mahama
First Lady of the Republic of Ghana


New Patriotic Party

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a liberal democratic and liberal conservative party in Ghana and one of two dominant parties in Ghanaian politics. The party is center-right, its leading rival being the National Democratic Congress (NDC). It supplied former president John Agyekum Kufuor. At the elections, held on 7 December 2004, the party won 129 out of 230 seats. The NPP candidate was John Kufuor, who was re-elected president with 52.75% of the vote. The party symbol is the elephant and the party colors are red, white, and blue.
In Ghanaian general election, 2008,the NPP candidate Nana Akuffo-Addo lost the presidential election in a closely contested runoff, with Akuffo-Addo receiving 49.77% of the votes, versus 50.23% for John Atta Mills, the NDC flag bearer.
In the Ghanaian general election, 2012, the party faced a similar situation. Akuffo-Addo lost the election with 47.74% of the vote, while incumbent President of Ghana John Mahama won 50.7%. The party is currently contesting the Ghanaian general election, 2012













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