GENERAL NEWS

On 10 November 2022, a journalist called Erastus Asare Donkor, will be exactly 46 years old. He is extremely lucky to have reached that age. For his life has been seriously threatened more than once. As a television journalist for one of the most powerful electronic news platforms in Ghana, …

The son of the late Corporal Carlos Halidu Giwa, one of the soldiers who were killed for their attempt to overthrow Jerry John Rawlings in 1983, has spoken about how close he was to harming the former Head of State in 2008. Issah Mahama, speaking for the first time publicly about his …

About 27 years ago, the biggest demonstration to have occurred in Ghana’s history took place. Those at the forefront of this protest were Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Dr Charles Wreko Brobbey, Kwasi Pratt Jnr, Dr Nyaho Tamakloe, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako, Akoto Ampaw, Victor Newman, Kwaku Opoku, Napoleon Abdulai and was …

Hundreds of Ghanaians hit the streets of Accra Saturday morning to demand better living conditions. The protestors, wielding placards and clad in red and black attires, want the resignation of the current leadership of the country. They also bemoaned the rate at which the prices of goods and services keep …

Dr. Charles Wereko Brobby, Chief Policy Analyst at the Ghana Institute for Public Policy Options (GIPPO), is questioning whether the Minister of Food and Agriculture is now a market queen. His comments follow an earlier statement by the sector minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto when he told farmers in Sefwi …

A senior lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Dr. Adwoa Yirenkyi Fianko is proposing the use of local materials in the treatment of polluted water due to illegal mining (galamsey) activities. She says moringa seeds, coconut and corn husks have proven to be effective materials …

A Senior Lecturer at the Kumasi Technical University (KuTU) Dr Collins Kankam Kwarteng has suggested for the establishment of a special court to deal with offenders of illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ in the country.   According to the lecturer who is also Marketing Expert, government must be aggressive …

The Ashanti and Ewe royalties in one place for a historical event! That’s what’s happening in a few hours. On Saturday, November 5, 2024, the Ashanti King, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will meet the Ewe Paramount Chief, Awoemefia Togbi Sri III to mark the 2022 Hogbetsotso Festival in the Volta Region. It …

Dr Kofi Amoah, a celebrated businessman and economist, says he finds it unconscionable that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta remains at post when all indications point to the fact that he has poorly managed Ghana’s finances. He wonders if there are any principled leaders in the country who will hold officeholders accountable for …

The Municipal Chief Executive of Obuasi, Elijah Adansi-Bonah, has been leading a week-long decongestion exercise in Obuasi which started on Sunday, October 30, 2022, to remove unauthorized structures to help keep his municipality clean. Unfortunately, the MCE was nearly beaten up in one of the towns by a man reported …