Inhabitants of Anlo beach in the Shama District of the Western Region want urgent intervention that would ensure their relocation to a safer place. The community of over 3,000 fisher folk has been heavily exposed to sea level rise, which had swallowed more than half of their asserts and continue to wreak havoc on them. … Read more
The Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has said there is the need for external donor support to assist government permanently to address the persistent problems of tidal waves sweeping through coastal communities. According to him, the existing sea defence project aimed at checking the problem is capital extensive, hence government cannot undertake it … Read more
Emirates announced it will introduce a third daily service to Brisbane, Australia from 1 December 2017, complementing Emirates’ existing two daily services. The direct service, to be operated on a B777-200LR aircraft with eight seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class and 216 in Economy Class, will increase capacity on the route by 3,724 seats a week, inbound and outbound … Read more
A 36-year-old unemployed woman has been arrested by prison wardens at Ankaful Maximum Security prison at Cape Coast in her bid to smuggle dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp into the male section for an inmate. The suspect one Felicia Asamoah a resident of Kumasi, is reported to have concealed the contraband product in … Read more
Sports tourists, who want to attend the Commonwealth Games scheduled for Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to 15, 2018, will have to liaise with their countries’ National Olympic Committees (NOC) for easy access to entry visas and other documents they require to be part of the event, the organisers have advised. Speaking in Lagos … Read more
Ghana has not yet gained independence. Our independence is only on paper, head and founder of New Jerusalem Church, Kumasi-Bishop JY Adu has said. In an interview with Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, the renowned man of God said Ghana is not economically independent hence, our independence is meaningless. Ghana today [Monday], March 6, 2017, turns 60 … Read more
Ghana today [Monday], March 6, 2017, turns 60 years since it attained independence on March 6, 1957 from British after 113 years a colonial rule. Previously known as the Gold Coast, Ghana on March 6, 1957 was the first Sub-Saharan African country to become independent on the back of Ghana’s first President and his Pan-African … Read more
Ghana today [Monday], March 6, 2017, turns 60 years since it attained independence on March 6, 1957 from British after 113 years a colonial rule. Previously known as the Gold Coast, Ghana on March 6, 1957 was the first Sub-Saharan African country to become independent on the back of Ghana’s first President and his Pan-African … Read more
President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo, will receive the Queens Baton Relay (QBR) at the Flagstaff House on Monday, 20th March. The QBR will touch down in Ghana from March 18-22, 2017, ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Upon arrival in Ghana it will spend quality time in each community it … Read more
It is somewhat dreary and unfortunate to keep visiting the sudden and bizarre death of former President Mills. But then again, it benefits no one when we all keep quiet while the holier-than-thou NDC politicians are villainously claiming perquisite to righteousness. To begin with, let us solemnly invoke our instinct for tact and diplomacy and … Read more
Destooling chiefs: Do Ghanaian president have the power? By Africanus Owusu-Ansah “The Convention People’s Party (CPP) government sought to build a Ghana not of tribes…sought to mobilise the youth…and ‘verandah boys’ to assist the party achieve its purpose…Some chiefs were threatened with being forced to run away and leave their sandals—a form of self-destoolment”. K. … Read more
“The Convention People’s Party (CPP) government sought to build a Ghana not of tribes…sought to mobilise the youth…and ‘verandah boys’ to assist the party achieve its purpose…Some chiefs were threatened with being forced to run away and leave their sandals—a form of self-destoolment”. K. B. Asante: Voice From Afar Daily Graphic- Monday, November 4, 2016. … Read more
I will begin by empathising with the late Mills family for their agony over the unfortunate resurrection of the arguments surrounding his unexplained death. As a matter of fact, they don’t deserve all the political gimmickry over their departed loved one, former President Mills. Having said so, despite the unfortunate revisiting of the events surrounding … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has defended a decision by the Oguaa Traditional Council to lift a ban on noise making ahead of the party’s campaign launch in the Central Region. Over 40,000 members of the NDC are expected in Cape Coast for the launch of the party’s 2016 election campaign on Sunday. However, a … Read more
Simpa Panyin, you see what I told you? Bawumia has done his thing again. This time round, he brought the Electoral Commission to his house. The other time I told you that I was unhappy when he used Kaakaamotobi to describe Ghana’s economy, and the annoying thing is that his opponents keep making him so … Read more
Simpa Panyin, you see what I told you? Bawumia has done his thing again. This time round he brought the Electoral Commission to his house. The other time I told you that I was unhappy when he used Kaakaamotobi to describe Ghana’s economy, and the annoying thing is that his opponents keep making him so … Read more
Abandze Beach Hotel & Resort is a small friendly family run beach resort located halfway between Accra and Cape Coast Road, 10 minutes past Mankessim, Saltpond. Abandze Beach Hotel & Resort Ghana opened in 2007 with 7 double rooms, 1 family room, and 2 executive suites. Abandze is a small fishing village on the main … Read more
It is not coincidental that the Survey Department in Accra is located within a military zone, a Cantonment if you like, where it has always been since its establishment by the colonial authorities. The surveying of the Gold Coast colony was a military function undertaken by British military officers one of them being Brigadier General … Read more
Ivorians are voting in Sunday’s presidential elections with incumbent Alassane Ouattara fending off challenges from six other presidential contenders. Preliminary results are expected early in the week. The Ivory Coast is holding its first presidential ballot since a disputed vote five years ago, with international observers hoping to avoid a repeat of post-election violence that … Read more
Black Stars midfielder Andre Ayew has assured Ghana are ready to take on Ivory Coast in the final of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Bata, Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. It will be a repeat of Senegal ‘92, where the Elephants won 11-10 on penalties. And with Ivory Coast’s star-studded side, they are favourites … Read more