Archive for November, 2009

Ghana Worried As Pirate Raids On the Rise On Its Coast

Posted by on November 30, 2009 at 2:44 pm in Other Top Stories

The Nation by: Francis Kokutse There is a growing indication that the West Africa region is becoming a piracy zone as rebels from Nigeria’s troubled Delta Region seem to be extending their activities outside their country’s borders. Not only that, there is also worry that drug cartels and the proliferation of arms have gradually contributed [...]

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GCCL demands Board of Directors to spearhead its objectives

Posted by on at 1:58 pm in Business, Other Business Stories

GNA – The management and staff of the Ghana Cotton Company Limited (GCCL) has called on the government to appoint a Board of Directors and a substantive Managing Director to restructure the company to overcome the current challenges facing it. They contend that government, with the largest shares of 74.28 per cent in the company, [...]

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ISODEC calls for Increase government Spending

Posted by on at 1:57 pm in Business, Other Business Stories

The Centre for Budget Advocacy of the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has urged government to come out from its restrictive macroeconomic framework of reducing inflation and balance of payments, saying such a fiscal stance sacrifices growth and makes it almost impossible for the country to meet international human rights obligations. In its initial reaction [...]

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Ghana elected member of Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group

Posted by on at 1:52 pm in Other Top Stories

Ghana and eight other countries have been chosen to reconstitute the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group for the next two years. The eight other countries are Australia, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Maldives, Namibia, New Zealand, Vanautu, Trinidad and Tobago that would act as Chair. The countries were named at the end of the three-day Commonwealth Heads of States [...]

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Raymond Archer Drags Daily Guide To Court

Posted by on at 12:08 pm in Other Top Stories

The Editor-In-Chief of The Enquirer newspaper, Mr. Raymond Archer, has dragged the Editor and publishers of the Daily Guide newspaper to the Fast Track High court, over a publication that he says was malicious and sought to undermine his reputation, professional work, and standing. Mr. Archer, an internationally acclaimed journalist and the first African and [...]

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Tribal Politics At Police Hospital?

Posted by on at 12:07 pm in News From Other Newspapers

Painstaking investigations by the New Crusading Guide has revealed that there is an ongoing power struggle between the Medical Director (MD) DCOP Dr. Godfred Asiamah and his Deputy, DCOP Dr. S.M. Zakaria as to who controls the hospital. This power struggle, has come about as result of the desire of the Deputy Medical Director (DMD), [...]

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Nadia Unearths Hollywood Dream

Posted by on at 12:06 pm in Entertainment, Other Entertainment News

source: beatwaves.com Bubbly film goddess Nadia Buari has said she has not regretted her decision to go into movies. Speaking in an exclusive interview with ‘Beatwaves’, the light-skinned actress described her experience in the Ghanaian and Nigerian movie industries as one replete with a lot of fun. “I am very much enjoying it because it [...]

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Nigerian Oil Ship Detained At Tema Port

Posted by on at 12:05 pm in News From Other Newspapers

A Nigerian oil ship believed to have been hijacked and pirated from Lagos, which managed to find its way into Ghanaian territorial waters, has been intercepted by a combine team of the Ghana Navy and the National Security at the Tema port on Thursday. A source at the Tema Port, who spoke to Daily Guide [...]

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