A group photograph of parliamentary reporters with some of the resource persons The Executive Director of Africa Centre for Energy Policy, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has called on journalists to hold the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government accountable in the disbursement and utilization of the nation’s oil revenue. He stressed the need for the NDC […]

Mr Allan Lassey of GIZ A senior officer of the Extractive Resource Governance Unit at the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Allan Lassey, has bemoaned the suggestion by some members of the ruling party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the Heritage Fund, which was set up under Act 815 that provides that a percentage of Ghana’s […]

Reverend Enoch Immanuel Agbozo speaking to the congregation Reverend Enoch Immanuel Agbozo, leader of the Ghana Evangelical Society (GES) says the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and International Monitory Fund (IMF) offers are not the answers to the economic crisis that has bedevilled the country. According to him, “The country is going through the current economic […]

Yale Club members at the SOS village The Alumni of Yale University in Ghana have underscored the essence of effective waste disposal by all citizens in the country to help advance the course of environmental protection to mark their annual community outreach initiative. Members of the association, on Saturday, in Accra, undertook a clean-up exercise […]

The planning officer of the Lower Manya-Krobo Municipal Assembly, Andrews Yanky, has been arrested by officers from the Akuse District Police Headquarters for allegedly assaulting a National Service person, Victoria Sena Bensah. Sources close to the police told DAILY GUIDE that the victim worked with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), while suspect Yanky […]

A portion of the deteriorating ceiling The multipurpose administration block of Mawuli Senior High School in Ho, the Volta Regional capital, DAILY GUIDE has discovered, has very serious defects. The block is flawed by shoddy works inside. The two-storey facility initially started under the Public Investment Project (PIP) over a decade ago before GETFund took over. The […]

 Akwasi Addai, aka ‘Odike’ PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE of the United Front Party (UFP) for the 2012 polls, Akwasi Addai, aka Odike, has noted that the free fall of the Ghana Cedi is a blessing in disguise for the country. He stated that the seemingly weak Ghanaian currency presents a golden opportunity for the country to bounce […]

A mother holding her newborn baby Ghana has fallen to a ranking of 150 out of 178 in terms of safest countries for maternal and infant survival, making Ghana one of the 30 most dangerous countries for childbirth in the world. The findings, released by Save the Children, an international NGO aimed at providing “a […]

Volunteers donating blood The MamaYe Campaign in partnership with the National Blood Transfusion Service (Blood Bank) and the Red Cross Society of Ghana has organised two separate blood donation exercises to stock the Blood Bank, which is in dire need of replenishment. The first event, which took place at the St John’s Grammar Senior High […]

Why should Kumasi residents, or for that matter anyone, be grateful to the President, or any public official when he inspects ongoing projects in that city? The people of Ghana, including Kumasi residents, hire and compensate the President to engage in these activities and owe no gratitude whatsoever merely because the President performs his functions. […]

Isaac Vorsah The absence of some key performers in Coach Kwasi Appiah’s 26-man squad announced last Monday at the GFA secretariat has raised eyebrows among some football personalities. Names like John Mensah, Richard Kingson, John Paintsil, goalkeeper Daniel Adjei, Yahaya Mohammed, Abeiku Ainooson, Awal Mohammed and Isaac Vorsah were absent from the squad that would […]

Kennedy Agyapong interacting with Sam Jonah (L) Chief Executive Officer of Kenpong Travel and Tours (KT&T) Mr Kennedy Agyapong will be embarking on an official trip to Brazil this week for the final inspection of hotel accommodation and internal travel arrangements. The trip, according to Mr Agyapong, is to firm up plans already carried out […]

Coach Oti Akenteng The Ghana Football Association (GFA) training ‘train’ has pitched camp in the Western Region for a Licence ‘C’ coaching course for trainers in the area and surrounding towns. Technical Director of GFA Francis Oti Akenteng told DAILY GUIDE SPORTS in a telephone interview that the initiative falls in line with the FA’s […]

Donald Sterling Donald Sterling, owner of Los Angeles Clippers, has offered his first public apology for racist remarks that saw him banned for life from the NBA. Two weeks after the NBA banned him from all league activities, fined him $2.5 million and began proceedings to strip him of his team, the 80-year-old real estate […]

Christine Lagarde, IMF Boss The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Ghana’s high fiscal and current account deficits poses significant risk to the growth of the economy. The IMF announced this after concluding their Article IV consultation with Ghana. The Executive Directors commended Ghana’s strong growth and declining poverty over […]

Judge: “An application of this nature is never taken lightly… It is an integral part of a fair trial” The judge in the trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has ordered that he should undergo a mental evaluation. She ruled that psychiatric evidence before the court could not replace “a proper enquiry” into his […]

Kofi Asamoah and President John Mahama The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned the country against pursuing economic policies prescribed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “IMF policies and guidance have never worked. They will give advice and come back and accuse the same government,” Kofi Asamoah said in an interview […]

Ghana attacker David Accam crowned his Black Stars call-up with a marvelous match-winning curler for Helsingborg IF in their 1-0 win over newly-promoted Brommapojkarna in the Swedish Allsvenskan on Monday night.  The 23-year-old went into the game at Grimsta IP in strong mood after he was named in Ghana’s provisional 26-man squad for the 2014 World […]

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says the managers of Ghana’s economy need to take bold and selfless decisions to turn around the fortunes of the economy. He said, “If we cannot see or recognize what I will call the ultimate objective, then to be quite honest I don’t know what we are about in this […]

Kwadwo Mpiani  A former Chief of Staff under the Kufuor administration, Kwadwo Mpiani has denied given orders for the payment if $ 500,000 into a Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) account for the financing of the CAN 2008 tournament in Ghana. This follows a revelation made by embattled businessman, Alfred Woyome in court on Monday […]