Justice Mabel Yamoa Agyemang Gambia’s top judge has been sacked by president Yahya Jammeh after just six months in the job, a judicial official said on Wednesday. Ghanaian-born chief justice Mabel Yamoa Agyemang “has been relieved of her appointment effective Monday [3 February ]“, the senior judicial officer told AFP, without giving a reason. Agyemang […]

Progressive PeoPle’s Party (PPP) has called on religious leaders to offer practical advice to the government to stabilize the cedi. Alistair Tairo Nelson, a member of the National Youth Committee (NYC) of the party, said prayers were necessary in every human endeavour but that alone could not to attain economic stability. He said the government […]

Alhaji Oti Boateng (left) in a handshake with Mr Ofori. With them are Kojo Sahara and Ofosu Akoto, chairman of the school THE CHIEF executive of Chocho Industries, Alhaji Mustapha oti Boateng, has advised heads of corporate institutions in the eastern Region to support ICT education in the region. He pointed out that each company […]

Apostle Dr Opoku Onyinah “But while men slept – they ought to have watched: the lord of the field sleepeth not. his enemy came and sowed darnel – this is very like wheat, and commonly grows among wheat rather than among other grain: but tares or vetches are of the pulse kind, and bear no […]

Déjà Vu is a fantastic French derivative very much loved by politicians: we have been there before is what it means. What an appropriate reference to the panicky measures, especially the planned descent on black market operatives at Tudu and elsewhere by national security personnel, among others, to save the sinking Cedi at the behest […]

A NUMBER of people vying for various positions in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday filed their nominations. As at yesterday, 14 people had filed their papers for various positions, with some aspirants also engaging in horse trading. The filing of nominations closes on Monday. An aspiring National Organiser, Mahama Mahmoud, threw his weight behind […]

THE JOHN Mahama administration has been smarting under a potent exchange rate challenge as the local currency – the Ghana Cedi – tumbles out of hand against all the major international currencies the country trades in. In January alone, the cedi’s strength against major currencies dropped by 3 percent and 17 percent against the US […]

Currencies are like women: once they lose their reputation, they can never get it back. That is wh y Cen tral Banks do every thing possible to protect their currencie s. Above all , they do not talk loosely about their currency, nor do they act rashly when it is in trouble. For rash action […]

Over 500 structures belonging to mechanics and artisans operating at Tanokrom Kokompe, near the Takoradi Jubilee Park were demolished yesterday. This was during an exercise by a joint police and military team to clear the land which had allegedly been acquired by a private foreign investor for the construction of a shopping mall. DAILY GUIDE […]

THE NEW Patriotic Party (NPP) has been hit by tragedy, DAILY GUIDE has gathered. This followed the sudden death of the party’s youth organizer for Asante Akyem South in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, who was only identified as Perkins, died on Friday morning through a deadly car crash. A taxi in which Perkins was […]

THE KOMFO Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi is in trouble, as three dead babies cannot be accounted for, heightening suspicion and finger-pointing at the hospital. The incident resulted in the arrest of one Baba Abeley, a cleaner at KATH, who was suspected of having a hand in the disappearance of the dead babies which […]

Prof Ernest Aryeetey THE PARLIAMENTARY Select Committee on Roads and Transport has okayed the collection of tolls by authorities of the University of Ghana on the university’s roads because the University of Ghana Act, 2010 (Act 806) gives them the power to do so. The committee however asked the authorities to review the charges downwards […]