Ever since the introduction of “VOX POPULI VOX DIE /SUPREMA LA” the world has witnessed varied forms of democracy ranging from single party democracy as practiced in parts of Africa to multi party democracy which again went into two modes. Presidential form of democracy where people directly elect the leader of the country and Parliamentary form of democracy where elected representatives choose their leader to lead the country – A British Style. Over a period of time the VOX Populi

Government must urgently build the capacities of local businesses if they are to profit from the Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy that has been adopted to address the infrastructural needs of the country. The PPP model was adopted in 2011 as a means to leverage private sector funds to address the country’s growing infrastructure deficit that requires sustained annual spending of about US$1.5 billion up to 2020. However, local companies and investors are said to be ill-prepared to take full

Kwame Addo-Kufuor, Vice President, Corporate Affairs of AngloGold Ghana, says the Obuasi Mine’s turnaround is a critical story to the company, and also to its immediate community. He said the mine’s operational challenges are quite significant as production has been in decline since 1995, reaching a 30-year low of 239,000 ounces in 2013 -- necessitating a major intervention to address significant operational and cash flow challenges that the mine faces in order to secure its long-term future. “We

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service has commenced a nationwide exercise to get rid of illegal tourist facilities and operators in the tourism industry. With a permanent police squad headed by Chief Superintendent Amaa Amartey and the exercise will continue on a daily basis to identify operators who have either not registered or registered but have not completed the licencing process to be allowed to operate. At a press briefing in Accra, Charles Osei Bonsu,

Chief Executive Officer of the Life Wellness Centre, Kolawole Braimah, says there is no need for panic reactions in the country in the wake of the deadly Ebola outbreak in neighbouring West African countries; rather, Ghanaians must practice good hygiene and a healthy lifestyle that will boost their immune system to fight the sickness. Mr. Braimah, who was responding to the B&FT on whether a cure for the Ebola disease could be found in natural medicine, said there is no need for the current fear

Surfline Communications Ghana is set to begin commercial operations on Tuesday to provide consumers what could be the fastest Internet and data communication services ever in the country. Surfline, a wholly-owned Ghanaian firm, is one of the three fourth-generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) providers licenced by the National Communication Authority at a combined fee of US$18million to enable them to provide high-speed mobile broadband internet services within the 4G range. 4G LTE empowers customers

The National Pension Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has hinted at a planned operation to clamp down on businesses that have failed to enroll their workers onto the second tier of the new pension scheme. The NPA is riled at the sluggish attempts by businesses to sign their workers onto the mandatory second-tier pension scheme and wants to embark on an action that will bring defaulting businesses in line with the pension’s law. The acting Chief Executive of NPRA, Laud Senanu who was in Tamale earlier