Some of the ‘refugees’ perching under a tree RESIDENTS OF Promised Land, near Adjei-Kojo, a suburb of Accra, whose homes were demolished by the Tema Development Corporation (TDC), sought refuge under trees during last Monday’s heavy downpour in the area. The displaced residents, who were putting up in tents mounted by the National Disaster Management […]

Solomon Simanovsky, founder of Global finance  Ghanaian students will soon enjoy assistance from Global Finance School, a pioneer in financial and managerial e-learning based in the USA. The organization has announced its preparedness to offer students in Ghana a new and free way to invest in their future by giving them access to its online […]

Dr. Joe Asamoah, a renowned energy development specialist, has debunked the assertion that the country has not benefitted from the export of oil since it started full production of the commodity. He noted that the country has made a lot of gains, stating that part of the proceeds from oil had been used to support […]

Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade and Industry Ayensu Cassava Farmers Association (ACFA) says the government is reneging on its promise to cede shares in the Ayensu Cassava Starch Factory formed under the Presidential Special Initiative to the association. They said the document on the establishment of the factory under the PSI made it clear that […]

MEST Tourbly team accepting their $20,000 prize from Estelle Akofio-Sowah and Emeka. Afigbo (Google SSA Programs Manager) Google Ghana has organized its second g/Days event to help local businesses and tech developers understand how to creatively use internet tools to create innovative products that will help develop the country. The two-day event, held at the […]

An Accra High Court will on March 10, decide the fate of four persons facing trial for stealing computers belonging to the Electoral Commission (EC) at Superlock Technologies, Dzorwulu, in Accra. The accused persons, who were security guards at Superlock, are Emmanuel Asina, Lawrence Osei Bonsu, Abraham Nartey and Musah Zakaria. They are said to […]

Asem Darkey Sheriff Christian Asem Darkey, the fisherman standing trial at an Accra Fast Track High Court for allegedly importing the 77 cocaine parcels using the MV Benjamin vessel, has been ordered to file his address. The trial judge, Justice Mustapha Habib Logoh, gave the order for the accused person to file his address after […]

Kofi Atta and Kojo Eric A 45-year-old farmer at Asebu in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) District of the Central Region, Kofi Atta has been arrested by the Abura Dunkwa District Police for preventing two officers from arresting a 29-year-old recalcitrant driver, Kojo Eric in the area. The two, who were arrested by police re-enforcement from Abura […]

Anita De Sooso “Do we know where they get the money from?  Do we know what they do with it?  These dwarfs, the black magic, is what has made the Cedi lose value” – Anita De Sooso, NDC National Women’s Organizer. I must first admit that Madam Anita De Sooso, the NDC National Women’s Organizer is […]

Ms. Caroline Tettey receiving a lap top from Dr. Alex Boafo of Kwakwaduam, USA. With them are the Assistant registrar, Rev. Kumi Yeboah and some lecturers and students The Presbyterian University College has taken delivery of 10 brand new Dell laptops and other accessories from the Kwakwaduam Association Incorporated. The Kwakwaduam Association Incorporated is a […]

Pastor Mrs Jennis in pick with other medics attending to patients at the screening on Sunday The Royalhouse Chapel International celebrated the 54th birthday of Reverend Sam Korankye Ankrah by holding a health screening exercise in Koforidua to honour its founder. Pastor Jennis Okyere Boateng, who heads the Koforidua branch of the church at Betom […]

President John Mahama President John Mahama never used his party’s political mantra – Better Ghana Agenda – in his 2014 State of the Nation address. The popular phrase was nowhere to be found in the 2014 speech. The word ‘better’ was used only three times. President John Mahama discharged a constitutional duty when he delivered […]

Angry Nima youth on demonstration yesterday, inset.Abdulai Osumanu The death of 21-year-old Sadam Abdulai, at Asylum Down in Accra, last Saturday, has been mired in controversy. The father of the deceased, Abdulai Osumanu, a livestock seller around the New Times Corporation is disputing the police narration that the young man was lynched and that they […]

A Nigerian father has been arrested after he allegedly padlocked his son’s mouth shut to stop him screaming while he battered him to death. Chris Elvis, 30, allegedly accused four-year-old Godrich of being an ‘Ogbanje’ or ‘child of evil’ and blamed him for his bad luck in recent days. The security guard beat his son, […]

Rt Rev Prof Emmanuel Martey (left) and Osagyefo Oseadieyo Agyeman Badu II (right) The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt Rev Prof Emmanuel Martey, has been petitioned over the purported banishment of the General Manager of the Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital by the Dormaahene Osagyefo Oseadieyo Agyeman Badu II. The […]

Mr. Charles Osei Bonsu MR. CHARLES Osei-Bonsu has been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), a correspondence from the Presidency has indicated. A seasoned tourism technocrat, his appointment takes retrospective effect from February 3, 2014. Mr. Charles Osei-Bonsu is a seasoned administrator who has worked in the tourism industry over […]

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Three Royal Houses of the Asona Stool in Nerebehi, Ashanti Region, want Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and his elders to intervene to abate a simmering tension in the area. The Kyerewaa, Mansa and Fordwor families, led by Opanin Kwaku Gyasi, claim that Nana Yaa Agyarko Agyemang, queen mother of […]

Madam Abena Osei-Asare (second left) presenting the street lights to the beneficiary communities  The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Atiwa East in the Eastern Region, Abena Osei-Asare, has presented 50 street lights and 100 solar lights to her constituents at a short ceremony at Anyinam. The lights were procured at the cost […]

Daniel Opare GHANA DEFENDER Daniel Opare has urged soccer fans in the country not to worry about the threat posed by Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo. The Black Stars are in the same group with Portugal, captained by World Player of the Year, Ronaldo of Real Madrid. Most soccer fans in the country are apprehensive about […]

Ghana FA spokesperson Ibrahim Saani Daara has explained why Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah dropped Fatau Dauda and Mohammed Rabiu from his squad ahead of the March friendly with Montenegro. Goalkeeper Dauda who has been the first-choice for over a year now has been inactive at Orlando Pirates. “Dauda has been seen so many times […]