African political leaders have been urged to move quickly on the continental free trade area (CFTA) negotiations. Mr. Anthony Nyame-Baafi, Director of Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Trade at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, said this was vital because the benefits would be tremendous. He indicated that it was going to stimulate private sector growth … Read more
The ruling NDC has created a taskforce in the Eastern region in order to ensure that its ambition of splitting the votes, equally, with the NPP in the upcoming elections is realised. The 15-member taskforce headed by the regional minister Mavis Ama Frimpong is solely to ensure that the party’s campaign in the region is … Read more
A Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Lawson has contradicted claim by the Deputy Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing that the ruling government has the creation of the Western North region on its timetable. The Member of Parliament for the Bodi Constituency in the Western Region, Sampson Ahi, … Read more
According to NPP’s Nana Akufo-Addo, creating the “Western-North” region is necessary because: (a) it holds a significant proportion of Ghana’s natural resources (b) the new region will ensure more equitable development of the region and (c) it will address the unwieldy size of the Western region. Two out of the three arguments raised by the … Read more
“No Nation has the right to make decisions for another nation; No people for another people” Julius Kambarage Nyerere, from his ‘A Peaceful New Year’ speech given in Tanzania on 1 January 1968. When patriot South Sudanese look at the world, we see a swarm of threats and hatred. Threat that start from our region … Read more
Ace Gospel songstress Gifty Osei has been elected the new treasurer of the Greater Accra regional branch of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA). She joins five other musicians who were elected at the regional polls on Wednesday at the Union’s head office in Accra. The other newly elected executives are Ras Caleb Appiah Levi, … Read more
As a young professional and aspiring academic, I have been following Prof. Stephen Adei for years now, often taking inspiration from his exploits at GIMPA. Indeed, I was unhappy when people questioned his credentials as a professor some time ago. However, the good Professor has been disappointing me in recent times. I was deeply disappointed … Read more
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor’s description of Ghana as a crisis state continue to attract criticism from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). Joining the fray is the Greater Accra Regional Organizer of the NDC Anthony Nukpenu who questioned if the statesman has any locus to label present Ghana under John Dramani Mahama as crisis-ridden … Read more
The acting National Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Mr. Freddie Blay has accused President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of what he described as ‘political fraud’. Speaking with the media in Bolgatanga after meeting with parliamentary candidates of the NPP in the region, Mr. Blay said President Mahama, in spite … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS on Friday said notable progress has been made in its plan to establish a single currency by 2020 and the adoption of a single biometric identity card for member states. The Liberian Ambassador to Nigeria, Professor Al-Hassan Conteh, stated this in Abuja, while speaking on behalf of … Read more
The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). She was elected at the 49th ECOWAS heads of state meeting which opened in Dakar, Senagal on Saturday. She replaces Senegalese President, Macky Sall whose tenure ends after he took over from … Read more
Reverend J.K.C.K. Tengey, Greater Accra Regional Pastor of the Great Commission Church International (GCCI) has encouraged Christians to strive to know God better. He said knowing God would them the peace and joy that would enable them to have fulfilling lives and ultimately grow more and more into the image of His Son, Jesus Christ. … Read more
This year’s annual Ga Homowo Festival Boxing tournament comes off at the Gbese Mantse Palace, opposite Ussher Fort in the heart of Accra on Saturday and Sunday. Amateur boxers registered with the Greater Accra Amateur Boxing Association (GAABA) will engage each other in battling encounters from bantamweight right up to heavyweight as 14 exciting fight … Read more
Philip Kwadwo Mensah, a 38-year-old man was arrested Monday morning trying to enter the premises of the Ashanti Regional Police Headquarters in Kumasi with a foreign-made pistol fully loaded with live ammunitions. The suspect, who works as a lotto agent, had concealed the Point 38 Special Revolver containing six live ammunitions in his bag, when … Read more