Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the Western Region have stressed the need for government to publish the draft regulation on the Petroleum Revenue Management Act to ensure efficient and effective utilization of the petroleum revenue. They have also called on government to properly equip the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) to help it to play its […]

Akoto Osei Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Akoto Osei has hinted that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) intervention could compel the government of Ghana to abandon some loans it is currently pursuing. This, he said, could occur when the Bretton Woods institution begins auditing the government’s accounts in the coming months in its meeting with government […]

Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca Cola Coca-Cola Plc, one of the biggest non-alcoholic beverage companies in the world, has pledged to invest $5 billion in Africa over the next six years. This amount would cover manufacturing capacity, sustainability initiatives and creation of jobs in Africa. The new fund has raised the total investment commitment of […]

Roland Affail Monney President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Roland Affail Monney has indicated that Ghana’s economy was gradually collapsing. The GJA president was speaking at the Youth Day of Ceder Mountain Chapel (CMC) on Sunday in Accra under the theme, ‘Renewing youthful exuberance for kingdom service.’ According to Mr Monney, the country was […]

The boys in the government pick-up The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Sefwi Wiawso Constituency of the Western Region has been accused of using state vehicles to bus people from their respective locations to some registration centres in Sefwi Wiawso to register during the just-ended limited registration by the Electoral Commission (EC). DAILY GUIDE […]

One of the elders speaking to the press Tension is brewing at Gomoa Fete in the Central Region following the death of the stool head, Abusuapanyin Nana Kwame Okyere Pantu, who was shot by some assailants last month. The family and elders of the deceased have threatened to seek revenge if the authorities fail to […]

The fuel shortage that has hit the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis for the past few days has adversely affected the operations of the Metro Mass Transport in the Western Region. Due to the current fuel shortage in the region, Metro Mass Transport is at present operating only 10 percent of its 87 fleet of buses operating in the […]

The MCE in a handshake with Emmanuel Tetteh Ayanor Emmanuel Tetteh Ayanor, a 90-year-old resident of Otanor Electoral Area in the Adentan Municipal Assembly, has called on the youth to uphold good morals in order to live long to achieve their dreams. He gave the advice at a reception hosted last week by the Adentan […]

Boakye Agyarko, a key figure of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has emphasized that the Flagstaff House, seat of government, is not a quarry where a lot of strength is required. According to him, experience, knowledge and brains are what are needed in the person that would be elected as Ghana’s president to steer the […]

The orphans flanked by the executives of the women’s Ministry The Accra District Women’s Ministry of the Evangelical Church of Ghana (ECG) hosted a large number of orphans, who were members of the church, to a party at the forecourt of the national headquarters of the church at Mamobi last week. The children also received […]

The elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essaim (AEE) constituency were on Friday hit with confusion when some of the aggrieved aspirants nearly prevented officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) from conducting the electoral exercise. The confusion was ignited when 12 out of the 14 aspirants observed that their positions on the […]

E-Squad The award-winning afro pop duo, E-Squad, has arrived in Ghana to release its hit single titled ‘Ojuju Calabar’. The single would be released live on some selected radio stations in the country, however, the stations would only play portions of the song on their network, after which music fans who want to listen to […]

After a cool dinner, over 100 students of a high school in Aarhus, the second Danish city, walked excitedly to the school theatre for a performance by African Footprint International, a Cape Coast-based music and dance group. They had every good reason to feel enthusiastic after having participated in a highly charged and fun packed […]

From left: Emmanuel Kwaku Agyeman, Julius Debrah and Nii Lantey Vandepuye   The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Julius Debrah, has called on players within the private sector to join hands in tackling the recent cholera outbreak in the country that has affected over 3,100 people. Over 40 people in Accra have been reported […]

Men’s Health Foundation Ghana and Gold Crown Ghana Limited, distributors of food supplements, have launched the Bronson ProstaHealth for Ghanaian men concerned about their prostate health and those diagnosed with prostate diseases. The product which has been registered by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) helps support a healthy prostate. According to Dr Raphael Nyarkotey […]

I am musing behind a bottle of Guinness downtown Palladium, where this year’s Homowo festival is “cholera-ing” enthusiasm.  The giddy euphoria of previous years is all but drained by the prospects of an “ebola” gathering; many have made excuses of other commitments, but those of us who have braved the fuel hikes and high cost […]

Sunset vs East Legon After a long break necessitated by the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals in Brazil, Ghana’s Premier and Division One Beach Soccer leagues have resumed at the La Beach Soccer Arena in Accra. The eight-week lull was expected to turn things around for a number of teams and defending champions Sunset made […]

Kwasi Appiah Ghana Coach Kwasi Appiah has settled on former Ghana FA chairman Ben Koufie as his technical advisor, reports in the local media have claimed. The 54-year-old had up to Monday to nominate three persons for consideration. The Ghana FA set-up a three-man committee to hunt for a technical director for the team following […]

Jose Mourinho issues instructions to Ba when he was a Chelsea player Demba Ba has hit out at Jose Mourinho, claiming that the Chelsea boss is more concerned with reputation than statistics. The Senegal striker joined Besiktas in the summer after struggling to get regular playing time at Stamford Bridge, with the signing of Diego Costa […]

The Commission at work. INSET: Alhaji Yakubu and MOYS Chief Accountant Prosper… responding to questions at yesterday’s sitting.  It emerged at last Friday’s Commission of Inquiry sitting that each member of the Black Stars Management received a mouthwatering fee of $82,500 as appearance fee for the Brazil 2014 World Cup. However, further probe by DAILY GUIDE […]