I stand to be corrected about my understanding of Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards of the 3G UMTS/HSPA family of Technologies evolution path to the 4G. During the launch in Accra recently, it was said that Airtel had evolved from 3.5g to 3.75g, which according to 3GPP Technical Specification standards has peak data rate [...]
We the residents of Tuba, Falani and Kokrobite are really suffering from bad roads, and it is affecting our daily activities. The road leading from Tuba junction, which is along the Malam Kosoa road, to Tuba, Falani and Kokrobite is so bad that if it rains, normal activities come to a standstill. Taxis that run [...]
Makyinmabre is a farming village in the Nkoranza South District of the Brong Ahafo Region. This village lies within the stool land of the Atekoanohene, Nana Kofi Adu III, who is a sub-chief of Katakyie Agyeman Kodom IV, Omanhene of the Nkoranza Traditional Area. Makyinmabre is a cosmopolitan village which has enjoyed a pleasant community [...]
On May 17, this year, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, delivered the 2013 Annual Democracy Lecture organised by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). The theme for the lecture was ‘Advancing Together’. The Asantehene expressed concern over the polarisation of the Ghanaian society through the politicisation of every issue. He condemned the attitude [...]
Dear Editor, In recent times, there have been several complaints from my ward at the Kumasi Wesley Girls’ High School in the Ashanti Region. There were some I rubbished, but the recent action by the Headmistress of the school must be condemned by the Methodist Church, together with the Ghana Education Service (GES). Last week, [...]
The let me vote count alliance, has observed with uttermost shock and total disappointment, the statements made by the President John Mahama, whose legitimacy is been challenged in the supreme court of Ghana. On Thursday the 21st day of February 2013, President John Mahama in his delivery of the state of the Nation address indicated [...]
Mary Morgan, Senior Producer, BBC Africa Debate Hundreds of film professionals and fans have gathered in Burkina Faso for Fespaco – the Pan-African Film Festival. Started in 1969, the biannual event is one of the biggest cultural events in Africa and attracts directors, writers and critics from across the continent and beyond. Meanwhile, the winners of [...]
Even before the dust has settled on what is fast turning out to be a scandal, the main character in the drama believes that the dole-out of monies first to the Volunteers for Mahama, and later the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Ishmael Yamson, has the potential of damaging the fortunes of Chief [...]
The desperation of some politicians or political parties is making them do things out of place. Politicians should know that politics is about coming out with innovative and brilliant ideas or ideologies that will be in the interest of the people, and not gargantuan billboards and adverts, as well as using celebrities or renowned people [...]
The Sekondi Sports Stadium, where most tournaments like football are held, is now in a devastating state. The stadium is now surrounded with weeds and potholes. The parking lot is so small, such that when there is any league match being held, people find it difficult to park their cars and other vehicles, due to [...]