By Emmanuel Akli & Daniel Nonor He espoused the idea of making basic education free when he assumes office as President of Ghana, but that was not enough to save him from defeat in the 2008 presidential election. That did not however douse the fire burning in him, as he went back to the [...]
By Helena Selby Hearing of the infamous pronouncement by Kennedy Ohene Agyepong, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin-North on his own radio station began yesterday before an Accra Circuit Court with a prosecution’s witness denying that Kennedy Ohene Agyapong had declared war. The witness, Mr. Stephen Fifii Boafo, host of the Morning Show [...]
By Ivy Benson An Accra Fast Track High Court (FTC) will on November 6, this year, rule on an order of “Mandamus” filed against the Electoral Commission (EC) by a disqualified presidential aspirant for the 2012 General Election. Mr. Kofi Akpaloo, a Kumasi-based presidential candidate of the Independent People’s Party (IPP) has filed the [...]
By: Daniel Nonor As the presidential and parliamentary elections approach, pure propaganda, doctored tapes and secrete recordings seem to be gaining ground in Ghana’s body politics, and fast becoming the game plan of those losing out on ideas. On Monday morning, social media platforms, radio and news web sites were awash with the [...]
From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi Three persons have appeared before a Kumasi Circuit court on three counts of conspiracy to commit the crime of stealing, stealing, and dishonestly receiving from a dubious transaction. The three accused persons are Clement Kwakye, 27, (first accused), Mrs. Ernestina Aborah, 37, (second accused), and Nana Aso Owusu Ansah, [...]
By Phyllis D. Osabutey The youth of Ghana, under the auspices of Youth Empowerment Synergy (YES-Ghana), has launched a youth manifesto to serve as an advocacy tool on issues critical to youth and national development. The “Youth Manifesto 2012” is a comprehensive compilation of youth policy options and proposals developed by the youth themselves, [...]
Currency Buying Selling U.S Dollar 1.8675 1.8967 Pound Sterling 2.9965 3.0437 Swiss Franc 1.9971 2.0278 Australian Dollar 1.9342 1.9668 Canadian Dollar 1.8659 1.8937 Danish Kroner 0.3236 0.3286 Japanese Yen 0.0235 0.0239 New Zealand Dollar 1.5327 1.5581 Norwegian Kroner 0.3244 0.3292 Swedish Kroner 0.2798 0.2840 S/African Rand 0.2157 0.2188 Euro 2.4132 2.4506 BCEAO 267.67 271.82 Dalasi [...]
By Dora Akyaa Asare In a move to accommodate the browsing habits of their customers on their network, Vodafone Ghana has introduced a ‘pay as you go’ data tariff that allows customers to pay less, the longer they browse. According to officials of the telecom firm, customers can see a reduction of up to [...]
Email:kankiilu@yaoo.com The world’s most influence business magazine, Forbes, has described the recent signing of partnership agreement between Africa’s leading Mobile phone and computer assembler, RLG Communications and the world’s biggest software and program developer, Microsoft, as a “partnership for the future”. The magazine, in its October 22, 2012 edition highlights the prospects of the deal, [...]
