The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary nominee for the Awutu Senya West Constituency, George Andah, has intensified his campaign to unseat incumbent Member of Parliament for the area, Hanna Tetteh, ahead of the December polls. Mr. Andah over the weekend organized a float in the principal streets of the constituency, to drum home the need ...
Ali Bongo has been sworn in as Gabon’s president for a second seven-year term, three days after his election victory was controversially validated by the Constitutional Court following allegations of fraud. “I pledge to devote all my efforts for the good of the Gabonese people and to ensure their well-being … and respect and defend ...
International Credit Ratings Agency, Moody’s has revised the outlook on Ghana’s Long Term Bond Ratings from Negative to Stable. The rating agency has also affirmed the rating at B31. Moody’s cited significant fiscal deficit reduction and success in implementing structural reforms over the past year  as well as reduced government liquidity risk on the external ...
The sustainable business breakthroughs of the 21st century will occur not by chance or trial and error as it has been in the last decades, but through implementing well tested innovative business models. The real entrepreneurs who are the drivers of change in the economy plan strategically to stay above competition amidst turbulent changes in ...
Ghana is said to have made significant gains in combating HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis yet records an increase in suicide and other diseases related to alcohol intake. This is according to a new study. Malaria rates fell by 26 percentage while the new rate of HIV infections dropped from 2.2 new cases per 1,000 people ...
The Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) vice Presidential nominee, Brigitte Dzogbenuku is on a campaign tour of the Northern Region and has condemned tribal politics in the country. She says the electorate in the Northern Region should elect competent and time-tested leaders capable of fixing the nation’s economy rather than voting based on tribal preference. The ...
Last week was a terribly hectic week. With three days to my design studio jury and my laptop crashing on me two days into the week, I could see madness creeping up on me just a junction ahead. Saturday definitely brought me joy as it promised to be a totally new adventure: I was attending ...
The New Patriotic Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a swipe at the governing National Democratic Congress over what he says is the surge in hardships Ghanaians face in the country. According to him Ghana’s unending problems can be blamed on mismanagement and corruption in the Mahama-led government. Dr. Bawumia made ...
The United Nations Children’s’ Fund (UNICEF) with support from the Ghana Education Service, has organised a workshop on “tippy tap†campaign in Ho in the Volta Region to promote regular hand washing for the general well-being of citizens. The “tippy tap†is a simple economical hand washing station that can be made from commonly available ...
Managers of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service have suspended operations a day after the buses were put on the streets for piloting. This follows concerns over the non-registration and lack of insurance of the buses and challenges with communication between passengers and the bus drivers. The BRT transport service commenced test operations on Monday with 9 ...
My first cell phone was a Sanyo. But only because I couldn’t afford a Motorola. I wanted a StarTAC. All the cool kids had a StarTAC. My Sanyo said loud and clear I was not a cool kid. Sometime later, I spent around $650 to be one of the first people to get the RAZR. ...
Some residents in Accra on  Monday, September 26, began enjoying free rides aboard the newly introduced  buses as part of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service. The service, which is currently on pilot plies the Amasaman – Achimota – Circle – Accra route, but will be extended to ply other major roads in Accra within the next 12 months. ...
A New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary aspirant for the Kwesimintim constituency in the Western Region, Joseph Mensah, has accused the incumbent Member of Parliament for the constituency, Joe Baidoo Ansah of deliberately delaying the party’s primary. According to Joseph Mensah, Mr. Baidoo Ansah attempted to use the courts to disqualify him, until an Accra High ...
Democrat Hillary Clinton accused Republican Donald Trump of racism, sexism and tax avoidance on Monday during a heated presidential debate that could reshape the 2016 campaign for the White House. Trump, a real estate tycoon making his first run for public office, said Clinton’s long years of service represented “bad experience” with few results and ...
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