Washington PostState of the Union: 5 things president failed to tell AmericansWatchdog.orgThroughout the rest of the week, politicians and pundits will spend long hours dissecting and reacting to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address delivered Tuesday night to Congress and the country. They'll pontificate — or is it bloviate?Members of Congress react to president's State of the Union addressLake County NewsObama vows to flex presidential powers in speechKilleen Daily HeraldAmericans react to Obama's address to nationEast Oregonian (subscription)Blouin News Blogs -Learning and Financeall 6,019 news articles »

Prestea residents demonstrating yesterday Activities at Prestea, a mining community in the Western Region, came to a standstill yesterday, as thousands of residents poured onto the streets to stage a massive demonstration against what they termed as harassment by military and police personnel. The Regional Security Council (REGSEC) is leaving no stone unturned in flushing […]

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Press TVSeparate attacks kill 4 in PakistanPress TVThree bomb blasts targeting Pakistani security forces have killed at least four people in the commercial hub of Karachi, officials say. In the first incident on Wednesday, two bombs exploded close to a Rangers' check post in the busy North Nazimabad ...One dead, five injured in grenade attacks at security personnelPakistanToday.com.pkTwo killed in Karachi suicide blastBusiness StandardBomb attacks kill four in Pakistan's KarachiPeninsula On-lineThe News International -KFOX El Pasoall 79 news articles »

Emmanuel Attah-Obeng  Some unidentified supporters of National Democratic Congress (NDC) assaulted the wives and children of Emmanuel Attah-Obeng alias Soborae, the Kwahu South NDC Chairman at Kwahu-Bepong in the Mpraeso Constituency over the weekend. Owing to the development, the Mpreaso District Police Commander, DSP Emmanuel Amoah directed two policemen to protect the chairman and his […]

A 20-year-old house help is in the grip of the law for allegedly sodomising his boss’s 14-year-old daughter. The accused person, Kwasi Owusu, a physically challenged, allegedly discharged his semen into the victim’s mouth after having anal sex with her. According to the prosecution, the accused person after the act threatened the victim with a […]

  Ghana’s economic outlook points to “a stable and bright future,” Finance Minister Seth Terkper declared yesterday, calling on investors to take advantage of opportunities in various sectors by partnering government. Speaking at the Ghana Economic Outlook and Business Strategy Conference in Accra -- attendees of which included investors from across the globe -- the Finance Minister said the country’s corporate tax ceiling of 25 percent is one of the most competitive investors could have. The recent tax increases, the Minister said, are temporary and will be removed when the economic situation improves. Although Ghana is viewed as being largely dependent on natural resources, Mr. Terkper said the services sector is actually the largest sector of the economy, adding that government is keen on having an even stronger services sector -- including strong banking and insurance industries. He added that instead of government bearing the debt-burden of corporations like the Volta River Authority as has happened over the years, projects should be “self-financing” -- which calls for public-private partnerships. “We expect to have more diversification, and we expect to have more value-addition.”Government, he assured, is mindful of and is working to address not just the volatility of commodity prices but also energy, among others. Trade and Industry Minister Haruna Iddrisu said value-addition is the hallmark of the country’s future in terms of manufacturing, adding that the Mahama administration has earmarked the Western Region as the next industrial hub, aside from Tema, due to its many natural resource endowments. He reiterated government’s intention to play the role of an enabler, creating the necessary business climate for the private sector to grow and create jobs. To the visiting investors, the Minister said: “Ghana remains a place to do business. Do not ask the second question, ‘where to invest’. Invest in Ghana. We have established both the regulatory and legal regimes that protect your investment. The macro-economic environment has improved, infrastructure has improved. The Ghana you knew in 1993 is not the same Ghana today. Apart from that, we have a stable political and social order. Ghana remains a safe and secure business destination in the West Africa sub-region, with enormous investment opportunities.” The two Ministers’ comments echo sentiments expressed by President John Mahama when he met journalists at the Flagstaff House earlier this month to answer questions on governance and his management of the economy. At that meeting, President Mahama defended tough measures -- including the removal of energy subsidies and tax hikes -- which have been taken by government to stabilise the fiscal situation following blown-out deficits in 2012 and 2013. The President pledged more jobs through increased infrastructure investment as his government works to consolidate Ghana’s middle-income standing. By Basiru ADAM

The organisers of the Ghana DJ Awards slated for February 22 at the National Theatre of Ghana have announced that this year’s edition will bring together best disc jockeys (DJs) from Nigeria, South Africa and UK who will compete against each other on one stage. The organisers of the awards, Merqury Republic Events, are stopping […]

Kofi Portuphy expressing his disgust THE NATIONAL Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Kofi Portuphy, has expressed his disgust about the way and manner the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) displaced over thousand persons at Promised Land near Adjei-Kojo in Tema. According to him, “TDC is feeling too pompous and taking unilateral decisions without […]

Ghana coach Maxwell Konadu has made one change to his starting line-up to face Nigeria in Wednesday’s CHAN semi-final with Asiedu Attobrah replacing Richard Mpong.

The debate on whether there is the need for the government to hand over mission schools to churches for effective management resurrected again in Parliament yesterday when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Akatsi North, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe made a statement on it. The strong argument made by the Akatsi North MP who […]

swissinfo.chRepeat After Me, Class: The Senkaku Islands Belong to JapanTIMEJapan is to revise official high school teaching manuals to assert its territorial claims over disputed islands, in a move that has angered China and South Korea, AP reports. The textbook revisions concern the Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, which are ...Beijing, Seoul take issue with revised teaching manualsAsahi ShimbunJapan revises school curriculum to include ownership of disputed territoriesBusiness StandardJapanese government creates website for the country's disputed territoriesThe Japan Daily PressThe Chosun Ilbo -Financial Times -South China Morning Postall 242 news articles »

Roselyn Ashkar, Ghana’s representative at the just-ended Africa’s Next Top Model reality show in South Africa said she did not go into the modelling contest with any strategy to win. “There was no game plan. It was just to go there and do my best because I knew it is not going to be something […]

  Ghanaian officials and their Ivorian counterparts are scheduled to meet on February 17 to start negotiations on delimiting the maritime borders of the two countries. The area in dispute is the oil and gas-rich maritime region off the west coast of Ghana and to the east of the Ivorian border. Both countries are claiming ownership of the territory, which energy experts say holds an estimated two billion barrels of oil reserves and 1.2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, said the two parties will start negotiations aimed at solving the prolonged dispute next month. “On February 17, 2014, we will be in Ivory Coast to start engaging them on how to delimit our maritime borders. We have been working on documents as this matter has to be decided or negotiated based on international best practices, or conventions and practices that prevail in the West African sub-region. “We gave them documents that we are relying on and they also gave us documents they will be relying on, just like it happens in court. We are synchronising the documents. Where we have objections to the documents they are seeking to rely on, we have pointed that out to the Ivoirians.” The area in dispute had never been in contention until 2010, when Ivory Coast petitioned the United Nations to complete the demarcation of the Ivorian maritime boundary with Ghana. Ghana has since passed the Ghana Boundary Commission Bill that established a commission with the purpose of undertaking negotiations in order to determine the country’s land and maritime boundaries. “Here in Ghana, we have also been meeting as the technical committee to look at our chances; we have done the simulations and we still think that our claim to that area is well founded. Since 1977 Ivory Coast has respected the maritime boundary, the customary line between Ghana and the Ivory Coast,” Mr. Fuseini said. The impact of the ongoing dispute Energy expert Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobbey has warned that the speedy resolution of the matter is crucial in order not to deter future investments in the country’s oil sector. “As this thing draws out, it’s going to affect the development of our own oil business because potential investors fear risk, and so long as the boundary issue is not resolved nobody is going to invest more money into exploration. “The longer it draws out the more negative the effect it will have on us in terms of new investors coming into the sector.” Enlightened self-interest Dr. Wereko-Brobbey said: “enlightened self-interest” is one of the ways in which the negotiations can be undertaken for the mutual benefit of the two countries. “This means that at the end of the day we are fighting Ivory Coast for the right of a third party investor. But on the land side of the territory in dispute, there are Fantes and Nzemas. We need to think outside the box. “It is in the interest of Ghana and Ivory Coast to maximise all the returns they can get so that they can raise revenue to look after their people. “What about looking at it from the point of view of the self-enlightened interest of Ghana and Ivory Coast, and saying that we will manage this together, and we will invite investors and divide up the spoils.” By Dominick Andoh

[Vanguard]Coach Maxwell Konadu of the Ghana Black Stars on Tuesday said that the respect he had for the Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, would not distract his team from their objective.

A driver busy at work Commuters have expressed dissatisfaction with the recent increases in transport fares. Although some people indicated that the increment of the transport fares was properly communicated to them, others complained about the situation. “I had to argue with a mate and driver this morning when I boarded a trotro from Tsui […]

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