THE Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu, has asked authorities in-charge of document processing to fast-track their activities especially at the Paga border to avoid delaying vehicles beyond two hours. He said that the undue delay in processing documents of traders at the borders was an obstacle to free flow of goods and services among West African states. According to him, vehicles carting goods from Ghana to other member ECOWAS states or vehicles entering Ghana with goods ... Read More

THE Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Employers Association, Dr. Kwaku Adu Aninkora, has asked Ghanaians, espeicially people in the region to stop paying too much attention to funerals to the neglect of work. He said the practice was affecting the growth of businesses and productivity in the region. ?Ashantis pay too much attention to funeral,? he stressed, noting that ?an employee could ask for permission as many as 10 times to attend funerals of relatives and could take as much as ... Read More

THE General Secretary of the People?s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has denied rumors that he has resigned his position as General Secretary of the party. According to him, he would rather not contest as General Secretary of the party, during any further congress of the PNC stressing that, he would continue to be a member of the party. In an interview with the Ghanaian Times yesterday, Mr. Mornah said he still remains as General Secretary of the party until the party goes to ... Read More

President John Mahama has lauded the country?s Electoral Commission (EC) for the proper conduct of last December?s general election, saying it has received applause from the international community. The first gentleman made the recommendation during his maiden State-of-the-Nation address in Parliament on Thursday. His comments came unmindful of the fact that the main opposition group, New Patriotic Party, lead by its 2012 presidential candidate, Nana Akuffo-Addo has petitioned the Supreme ... Read More

A policy analyst of the People?s National Convention (PNC), Atik Mohammed, has described the President?s state of the nation?s address as uninspiring and not encouraging. He was of the opinion that, the nation was already in a mess; explaining that the President should have come out to admit that the nation has been facing some crisis with our erratic water and electricity supply which formed the basic amenities of every country. Addressing his position on the State-of-the-Nation?s ... Read More

Thieves, on Wednesday night, broke into the office of the Kwabre West Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and made away with a number of items. The stolen items included 106 pieces of cell phones, photocopies of polling centre pink sheets used in the 2012 elections, two Samsung digital cameras, files containing copies of constituency collated results of the 2012 election and other confidential files. Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, NPP Constituency Chairman, told the Ghana News Agency, ... Read More

THE Minister of Trade and Industry, Haruna Iddrisu, has appealed to Minority Members of Parliament to ?rethink their suicidal political decision? to boycott activities relating to the presidency of John Mahama.  The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of ?stealing? over 1.34 million votes for President Mahama to enable him to win the December general election in the first round by drawing over 50% of the popular vote. According to the NPP, attending ... Read More

IT is amazing how leaders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have refused to realise they have turned the great party, which has contributed so much to constitutional democracy in Ghana, into a concert party. The NPP, the party of Dr. Joseph Boakye Danquah and Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, NPP the formidable electoral machine, is gradually becoming a laughing stock. The wish being the father of the thought, the NPP believes what it wants to believe. Otherwise, how can a seasoned political party ... Read More

THE Minority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has asked the Deputy Majority Chief Whip of Parliament to be mindful of his language as he has gathered enough experience to speak like an ?adult?. A vituperative attack on representatives of NPP Legislators in Parliament by the Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Sampson Ahi, over the party?s decision to absent themselves during President Mahama?s address to the nation, sparked the verbal war as the Minority Leader in Parliament, Hon. ... Read More

Lufthansa German Airlines, an international airline with operations in Ghana is running an online promotion intended to increase ease of sale for its customers in Ghana and elsewhere. The promotion, which began on February 15, is expected to reduce significantly, the prices of tickets. Customers, during the promo period can buy their tickets online at the airline?s website www.lufthansa.com at cheaper prices, exclusive of taxes. Destinations covered include London, Madrid, Milan, New York, ... Read More

Ghana Gold Corporation, a gold exploration and development company, says it is supporting efforts to reduce liquid mercury pollution in Ghana.  The effort to reduce the deadly mercury emissions is being spearheaded by several groups in Ghana, including Ghana?s Minerals Commission and Earth Advocates, a Ghanaian non-profit group. As Africa?s second largest gold producer with an estimated two bullion ounces still un-mined, mining concessions in Ghana are among the most sought after in the ... Read More

Tigo Cash has been awarded ?Best Mobile Money Product in West Africa? at the 2013 Kalahari Awards in Lagos, Nigeria. The award is given to organisations that have made significant contribution to the mobile financial sector and are poised to change the market landscape in the near future. A statement released in Accra yesterday said at this year?s Kalahari Awards, only eight categories existed of which Mobile Money, with a focus on innovation, was listed. Tigo Cash, which was voted ... Read More

The government has decided to construct a new Parliamentary Chamber Block for the Legislature. President John Dramani Mahama, who disclosed this yesterday in his State-of-the-Nation Address to Parliament yesterday, said a feasibility study would be conducted for the construction of the Chamber Block at the premises of the State House. In addition, he said the government would explore appropriate housing for Members of Parliament (MPs) in order to guarantee their safety and security. ?A ... Read More

President John Dramani Mahama yesterday announced that drastic measures were being taken by the government to purge the small-scale mining sector of all irregularities. He said the decisive measures followed the outcome of investigations into the sector which revealed that there was a high level of collusion between Ghanaians and foreigners in the illegal small-scale mining business, popularly called galamsey. President Mahama, delivering his State-of-the-Nation Address to Parliament, ... Read More

President John Mahama says government will roll out a number of policies to unearth and develop sporting talents to feed the various national teams. The President told Parliament in his maiden State of the Nation address on Thursday, that there will be provision of incentives for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDA) to establish at least one well-resourced sports and athletic infrastructure in each district. He said government was committed to re-invigorating the ... Read More