Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah Government has clearly indicated plans to offer the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to a private company in the hope of bringing efficiency into ECG’s operations. Government however maintained that all assets of the power distributor will remain government property under the arrangement. The State has agreed to a […]
Dr. Hans Adu-Dapaah The Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Tuesday in Accra declared that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) foods were not harmful for consumption. According to the Center, the DNA introduced into GMOs is not different from other DNAs introduced into plants. To this end, CSIR urged policy-makers and other key stakeholders […]
An Accra Circuit Court yesterday struck out a robbery case which had been adjourned 50 times. The trial judge, Justice Obiri, who appeared fed up with the excuses from the prosecution indicated that neither the investigator nor the complainants who claimed they had been robbed have stopped coming to court. He said under the circumstances, […]
The stolen taxi being towed away after it was tracked When a midnight call reached the owner of taxi with registration number GS6341-13 that armed men had seized his vehicle, he froze in panic and wondered why such a tragedy should befall him. The 30-year-old taxi driver, Yaw Asiedu, was working through the night when, […]
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor will speak on the theme, ‘The Role of Religion on Governance’ during the 4th Ramadan Public Lectures slated at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Airport, Accra. According to the organizers, the public lecture, which takes place on 3rd August 2014 between 4 and 6pm, will be graced by many prominent personalities […]
Patrons of this year’s edition of the concert, which comes off tomorrow at the Accra Sports Stadium, will be treated to refreshing musical performances from selected Ghanaian artistes. Without any doubt, the night would see the audience scream for more from the performing musicians like EL, Sarkodie, MzVee and a few others. The organisers of […]
Dr Kwaku Agyemang Mensah, (2nd right) holding the Newborn Action Plan, with him are USAID representative, Andrews Karas (right), Susan Ngongi and Magda Rabalo, WHO country representative at the event A NEW national newborn health strategy and action plan has been unveiled by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) to reduce the neonatal rates that still […]
A staff and club member donating blood Staff of the Southern Area Blood Centre of the National Blood Service last Friday organised an internal blood donation exercise to replenish the depleting blood bank. The management also inaugurated its first staff donor club to engage the public and demystify the myth surrounding blood donation in the […]
Many have questioned the relevance of the Marine Police Unit, especially considering the fact that the Police Service is said to have a deficit of personnel in its land enforcement roles. Until recently, the role of the Marine Police was least recognized and mostly attracted bigoted comments from the public, about its establishment. Early this […]
DEMONSTRATIONS AND strikes do have daring consequences for a sitting government and the country as a whole. Demonstrations are good opportunities to conscientise government to open doors to give an account of its stewardship. They are not necessarily meant to intimidate but to whip governments into order. Since the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) […]
Unity Hall A FEROCIOUS inferno gutted parts of Unity Hall at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi on Wednesday afternoon. The cause of the fire was not immediately known but the paper gathered that the fire started in a room on the sixth floor and rapidly spread to other rooms. The fire started around 3 pm and it destroyed beds and […]
Mas-Ud Dramani Asante Kotoko coach Mas-Ud Dramani admits the alarming rate of player exodus from the local leagues is stifling the development of football in Ghana. Clubs in Ghana are now only looking to find talents only to quickly sell them off for cash used primarily to run affairs of the said club. The trend […]
Christian Atsu Ghana winger Christian Atsu has been given permission by Chelsea to speak to Sunderland over a possible loan move, according English media reports. The 22-year-old is on a hunt for a new club after he was excluded from Chelsea’s pre-season plans by manager Jose Mourinho. Atsu signed for the English giants last summer […]
Herbert Addo. INSET: David Duncan Former Hearts of Oak coach David Duncan has given his seal of approval to the appointment of Herbert Addo. Duncan, whose contract with Hearts was terminated last November, welcomed his successor via twitter. “Welcoming my big brother Herbert to the interesting seat of coach of Hearts of Oak. Any lessons […]
Romelu Lukaku Everton have signed Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku for a club-record £28m. The 21-year-old Belgian World Cup forward, who scored 16 goals on loan at Everton last season, has signed a fiveyear contract at Goodison Park. Everton boss Roberto Martinez said: ”This signing is not just important for this season. It is a significant day in the history of this football club.” […]
Mahama Ayariga. The Frequency with which Ministers of youth and Sports are being replaced has stirred newly-appointed Mahama ayariga to seek divine intervention. A source at the ministry revealed that the minister, a few days after taking over from his predecessor Elvis Afriyie- Ankrah, took top-notch Islamic clerics to his office to fortify the place. The move, according to the source, was to seek divine help against evil […]
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