Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie Tough-talking former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, has ended his virtual break from active politics. He seems to have been provoked by ongoing developments in his party, which according to him, must be stemmed before they get out of hand. This follows speculations […]

Islam’s holy month of Ramadan enters its tenth day today. Religious obligations of the status of the Ramadan fasting are periods of trials for the faithful: they test the endurance and faith levels of the faithful as it is being done now. Fasting indeed is not limited to the abstinence from food and bodily pleasures […]

Ever watched the Ghanaian film headed ‘Grave Warriors’? It was a movie released in the mid-1990s when looting of graves had become the order of the day. I remember the movie very well because I was involved in the production. Surprised eh!  I had then completed my sixth-form national service waiting to enter the university. […]

Nana Kodwo Condua VI Drama unfolded at Elmina in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) District of the Central Region over the weekend when President John Dramani Mahama and other ministers of state including the Central Regional Minister, Mr. Aquinas Tawiah Quansah, who were invited to grace the annual Bakatue Festival, refused to attend the event. Although none […]

Nyelinbogu-Lana Dasana Abdulai Yakubu The Family of murdered chief of the Bimbilla Traditional Area, over the weekend, installed an administrator of the SOS villages under the stool name Nyelinbogu-Lana Dasana Abdulai Yakubu, as the regent of the area. The installation, which took place under heavy  security with over 100 armed police and military  guards at the Palace […]

Ghana’s Cedi is at risk of weakening as much as another 19 percent this year, as the world’s second-biggest cocoa producer struggles to rein in a budget deficit, according to HFC Bank Ghana Limited. The cedi may fall to 3.50 and 4 per dollar, Benjamin Dzoboku, Head of Treasury at the Accra-based lender, said in […]

Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Energy Minister The fuel shortage that hit the nation recently has compelled the Government to call on the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to take its leading role in the supply of petroleum products. The Minister of Energy & Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, who was speaking at the inauguration of a new board for TOR, […]

Felix Ofosu-Kontoh, National Parts Sales Manager- Mantrac Ghana Mantrac Ghana, the sole authorized dealer for caterpillar products in Ghana, has introduced another innovation in the construction industry. According to Daniel A. Pabby, Head of Marketing and Strategic Planning, “My Mantrac,” an online Parts and Equipment Management Portal, is aimed at using e–Commerce to enhance quality […]

Emirates, a global connector of people and places, has announced that it will serve Mauritius with a double daily A380 service from December 1, this year. This second A380, which will operate as flight EK 703/704, replaces the existing Boeing 777 operation and increases Emirates’ capacity on the route by 19 percent. It allows an […]

David Mureithi  Vivo Energy, the company that distributes and markets Shell products in 16 African markets and Bosch, the German leading engineering and automotive aftermarket supplier, announced a pan-African agreement to expand the companies’ footprint in providing services to their growing customer base. Through the partnership, Vivo Energy and Bosch will bring together their respective […]

The angry student nurses at a press conference in Koforidua recently REPORTS reaching DAILY GUIDE indicate that over 35,000 students of the Ghana Nurse and Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA) across the country will today storm the Obra Spot at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra to demonstrate against the government over its failure to pay […]

Esi Denyoh, President of the Diabetes Association, Ghana. The National Diabetes Association, Ghana has raised concerns over the increment of tax which is affecting drugs for the treatment of the ailment. According to the association, the plight of people living with diabetes have been worsened with the introduction of valued added tax (VAT) of 17.5 […]

Ms Sun Baohong poses with Mr. Emanuel Armah-Kofi Buah The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Ms Sun Baohong, on Friday pledged China’s support for Ghana in the latter’s quest to generate adequate electricity to accelerate economic growth. According to her, the Ghana government’s target of achieving 10 percent renewable component of its electricity generation mix by […]

Rev Anokye joined by senior members of the church to commission the project. Inset: The market stores THE EBENEZER Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in Sunyani, Brong-Ahafo Region, has built market stores for its members as part of efforts to economically empower them to contribute meaningfully to the growth of the church and […]

The new classroom block, INSET: the old structure A six-unit classroom block, which was built in 1898 and inaugurated  by Sir Gorden Guggisbeg, the then Governor of the Gold Coast, has been replaced with a modern classroom block with computer laboratory, offices, library, toilet and urinal. The project, which cost the Techiman Municipal Assembly GH$290,000, […]

Some US volunteers in a classroom in Ashanti teaching pupils how to avoid sexual abuse International students from Hong Kong and the United States arrived in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi in June 2014 to facilitate child preventative sexual assault workshops in area schools and churches. The workshops, organized by Light for Children, a Kumasi-based […]

Irately, the lady caller to a television programme was emphatic that ‘he must resign.’ She did not say ‘he should resign;’ assuming that would have watered down or raised the gravity of her statement. She was in no mood, though, to compromise because she spoke those words in a very frustrated tone. Combatively blunt was […]

Hannah Tetteh, Minister for Foreign Affairs After disturbing reports of the shortage of passport booklets at the Passport Office in Accra last week, the Passport Office has indicated it will take delivery of approximately 5,000 passport booklets today to clear the huge backlog of applications. According to Eric Odoi-Anim, the Director of Passports at the […]

Joseph Yammin Athletes who would be representing Ghana at the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are peaking in form ahead of the sports festival, Joseph Yammin, former Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, has said. The contingent, who would be joined by the shooting team later, is currently pitching camp in Ayrshire, south-west of Scotland, and […]

Martin Poku (left) presenting a trophy to Isaac Simpson ISAAC SIMPSON is the champion of the Male Group ‘A’ version of the June Ashfoam Monthly Medal Golf tournament, with a score of 73 net, pushing F. Oti Boateng to second place with a score of 74 net. Played at the Royal Golf Club in Kumasi […]