In the past few weeks we have had talks about the economy dominating radio, television and online social media discussions. And why not? Finance is so pervasive in our lives to the extent that people will do anything under the sun in order to have a good financial position. We wake up at dawn- literally every day- to rush to our offices to do some work to either get paid or pay others. Indeed, everything is about finance: How would the church function if money were not available? How would you pay

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has beefed up its legal and consular bureau to forestall instances of inadequate legal representation in court cases that had led to needless judgement debts in the past. To this end, more lawyers have been employed to provide adequate expertise and strengthen the legal bureau of the ministry to deal with legal matters. The Deputy Director at the Legal and Consular Bureau of the ministry, Mr Makarius Akanbong, said this when he appeared before the Judgement Debt Commission

Two suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the police in separate robbery attempts in the Ashanti Region. One of the two, Jeff Appiah, 18, together with his accomplice, who is at large, is alleged to have robbed a pastor and raped the daughter at gunpoint at Dompoase -Kuwait. The other robber, Peter Aminga, is in the grips of the law for being part of a gang of armed robbers who terrorised and robbed residents of Hill Top area of Ohwimasi Kwadan. The two who appeared before a Kumasi High

The acute water problem that confronted the Pokukrom Health Centre in the Ahafo Ano South District for more than a year has been resolved. This follows the release of part of the share of the Health Fund for the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Mr Francis Manu Adabo to fix the faulty motor and pump of the centre’s mechanised borehole which brought about the water problem. Last year, the only borehole that served the Pokukrom Health Centre broke down and following this, the staff at the

Construction works to extend the existing 1.075km of breakwater at the Takoradi Port, a crucial part of an ongoing expansion project, is near completion, the Acting Director of the Takoradi Port, Capt. James Owusu-Koranteng, says. On completion, the project will pave the way for the commencement of work on dredging the access channel to a water depth of more than 16 metres as well as the construction of a bulk terminal and the reclamation of more than 53,000 hectares of land. There will also be

A three-day capacity building workshop for members of community health coalition on maternal health care and sexual reproductive health rights has ended in Ho. The workshop, organised by the Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF), with funds from the European Union (EU), was attended by 40 participants drawn from communities in the Ga West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region  and the Akuapem-North District in the Eastern Region The communities are Obeyeyie, Afuaman, Katapor, Otsirikonkonfo,

Five hundred acres have been reclaimed along the Atlantic Ocean at Ada in the Greater Accra Region under the first phase of the Ada Coast Protection Project. The first phase of the project, executed at a 50 million euros, was initially scheduled to be completed in December 2013 but was completed in August 2013, five months ahead of schedule.  Three hundred metres, covering various infrastructure, including houses, roads, schools, and cemeteries, have reportedly been swallowed by the sea through

The 31st December Women’s Movement   has urged women not to be daunted by the deeply confusing and extremely complex conditions in the country.    According to the movement, the condition that women are presented with is  a unique opportunity to take the bull by the horn and provide solutions to the problems facing  the country and  the African continent. This was contained in a  statement issued by the 31st December Movement to mark the 32nd anniversary of the movement, which falls on

A community-based radio station in Accra, Marhaba FM, has raised GH¢12,230 for the surgery of a two-year-old girl at the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The patient, Ilham Amadu, has been diagnosed with a hole-in-heart  and cannot speak, due to her condition.  Ilham’s father, Amadu Garba, is a student at the Islamic University College in Accra, while her mother, Binta Umar, is a petty trader.  The radio station raised the money from individuals and corporate

The three-day National Economic Forum ended at Senchi yesterday, with a call on the state to, as a matter of urgency, continue to execute projects and programmes commenced by previous governments. The 22-point communiqué, dubbed the “Senchi Consensus”, said a long-term national interest superseded all other interests. The participants underscored the need to foster a state whose day-to-day management was supported by a professionally competent Civil Service working in an environment devoid

Three officials of two district assemblies in the Volta Region have been grabbed by officials of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for their alleged involvement in financial malfeasance and illegal recruitment of workers into the Local Government Service (LGS). Two of them are officials of the Ketu South Municipal Assembly, while one is an official of the North Dayi District Assembly. They have been identified as Mr Godwin K. Dzansi, the Municipal Co-ordinating Director, and  Mr Simon

The Founder of Bull Haus Entertainment, Lawrence Nana Esiama Hanson, alias Bull Dog, has been arrested in connection with the murder of Mr Emmanuel Fennec Okyere, the Manager of Kwaw Kesse, alias Abodam. The Homicide Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service arrested Bull Dog Thursday, after two months of hunting for the perpetrators of the alleged murder. Threats  The Director General of the CID, Commissioner of Police (COP ) Mr Prosper Agblor, told the Daily

Power has been restored to Accra and Tema following the completion of maintenance works on transmission lines by engineers of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo). The two cities were plunged into total darkness last Wednesday night. The Head of Public Relations at GRIDCo, Mr Albert Quainoo, told the Daily Graphic that the power crisis was triggered by multiple challenges experienced on its transmission lines at Achimota and Adjiriganor and also on the Accra-Aboadze corridor, which made it impossible

The Nungua Police Divisional Command has mounted a search for two men alleged to have stolen an escalator valued at 250,000 Euros and using it for illegal mining. The Police gave the names of the men as Michael Addo, aka Red, and a galamsey operator based in Obuasi, Osofo.   The excavator, which was stolen from Kezy-Bans Logistics, a company on the Spintex road, Accra, was retrieved from a pit at a mining site at Ampunyase near Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. How excavator  disappeared  The Nungua