The DCE in a discussion with the Chinese Abassador in Ghana Aggrieved staff of the Aburi Botanical Garden in the Akuapem South District of the Eastern region have announced that they will use all legal means to stop the recent encroachment of the Garden by the District Chief Executive (DCE), Kwadwo Afari-Gyan. The aggrieved staff, […]

Multiple award-winning and celebrated Ghanaian actress, Jackie Appiah, was officially unveiled as a Brazil 2014 World Cup ambassador at a ceremony at the Labadi Beach Hotel last Thursday night. Although the actress was announced as one of the 15 ambassadors chosen by the Ministry of Youth and Sports last week, Jackie was out of the […]

John Tia Akologo, Akua Sena Dansoa, Zita Okaikoi and Sam Pee Yalley SEVERAL OF the individuals who were appointed as Ghana’s Ambassadors and High Commissioners to various countries still do not know their fate several months after their names were made public. Most of the envoys-designate continue to wonder when they would be issued with their letters of […]

President John Mahama The NATIONAL Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has expressed shock at the “apparent neglect” by the John Dramani Mahama-led government as far as students’ issues are concerned. The group, in a catalogue of instances informing their claim of neglect, stated that there had been youth related policies developed in the country and […]

Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, Minister Of Education The education sector is on fire. Teachers are rolling up their sleeves for a clash with government. Outstanding allowances et al constitute the beef of the aggrieved teachers who would rather the rewards due them are dished out to them on time. This is engendering mistrust between […]

Walter Koblah Agortimevo DAILY GUIDE has gathered that the Ghanaian, who got missing when the oil-related venture helicopter crashed into the sea at Cape Three Points in the Western Region during a routine flight to an oil rig, has been found. The body of 30-year-old Walter Koblah Agortimevor, a drilling mud engineer, was washed ashore […]

Peter Aminga aka ‘Naa Nega’ PETER AMINGA aka ‘naa nega,’ a suspected armed robber who was said to be in possession of several items, including dried leaves believed to be Indian hemp, has been arraigned before court. The accused person is believed to be part of a group of hoodlums that robbed the people of […]

It Is a well-known precept in geopolitics that a country does not have “permanent friends”, only “permanent interests.” Nigeria may be neither a permanent friend nor a permanent enemy of the United States. But America does have important economic interests in Nigeria, and therefore maintains a sort of watching brief over that country. Western oil […]

FOURTEEN-YEAR-old primary five pupil of Maame Dede Community School, Samuel Kweku Suka, walks through the farm as he applies manure to the young pawpaw trees with his friends, in exchange for money. Looking exhausted, he tries to finish the work for the day as he slowly bends, with his bare hands and no protective shoes, […]

Police officers at the assembly TENSION IS gradually mounting at Abura Dunkwa, a farming community in the Aburaasebu- Kwamankese (AAK) District of the Central Region, as the whole community has virtually turned into a ghost town due to the presence of heavily- armed security personnel in the area. DAILY GUIDE learnt that the security personnel […]

AWORKSHOP to ensure quality standards and control in fertilizer value has been held in Accra. The two-day workshop, put together by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) drew 50 participants from 13 African countries who shared experiences and set targets on fertilizer quality control regulations. It offered opportunities for cross projects and […]

Dr William Ahadzie SOME TEMPORARY workers of the national Identification authority (NIA) have accused the Authority of failing to pay their allowances after they registered many Ghanaians in the Upper East region about 10 months ago. The temporary workers, who served mainly as registration officers and assistant registration officers over a minimum period of 10 […]

Pastor Ransford Obeng A SUNYANI high Court presided over by Justice Bosco Naberese, has rejected a motion filed by the head pastor of the Calvary Charismatic Centre (CCC), Pastor Ransford obeng, who was praying the court not to be joined to an action brought against the church. Passing his judgment on the application yesterday, the […]

Esther Ejeani (right), Principal of Galaxy International School admiring some of the exhibits GALAXY International School has held its 10th educational fair at the forecourt of the school at East Legon, Accra, over the weekend. The initiative, which was started in 2003, had won the admiration of highly placed educationists, who described it as a […]

The demonstrating youth with their placards RESIDENTS OF Kade and surrounding communities in the Kwaebibirem District of the Eastern Region on Friday organized a gargantuan demonstration against their District Chief Executive, Emmanuel Aboagye Osae. The angry demonstrators expressed their displeasure with the DCE for failing to construct their lorry station and market. They were also […]

King Ayisoba The Nigerian Afro Fusion music group, Villy and the Xtreme Volumes alongside King Ayisoba and Ofie Kodjoe will on Saturday May 24 perform at the Alliance Française in Accra. Progressive, energetic and thought-provoking, music from Villy and the Xtreme Volumes is a stomping fusion of traditional Afrobeat, highlife, afro-folk, soul and rock that […]

Bukom Banku and Ayitey Powers The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), in conjunction with the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA), will honour Braimah Kamoko (Bukom Banku) and Michael Ayittey Okine (Ayitey Powers), at the 39th MTN/SWAG Awards Night scheduled for the Banquet Hall of State House tonight. A joint statement from SWAG and GBA said […]

Michael Essien Besiktas are ready to offer Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien a three-year deal worth 12 million Euros this summer. Essien moved to Milan in January but has failed to find his feet and is likely to be among several players leaving the San Siro, according to Tuttomercatoweb. The former Chelsea and Real Madrid star […]

Anthony Ackah (L) and Falconer in a handshake displaying the dummy cheque. With them is Frank Ampadu, SWAG Ex. Member MTN Ghana Limited, headline sponsors of the 39thMTN/SWAG Awards, yesterday presented a cheque for ¢38, 000 to the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG). The amount represents the sponsorship package from the communications outfit to SWAG […]