Archive for July, 2010

‘Bagbin is a populist eloquent’

Posted by on July 30, 2010 at 11:35 am in Top Story

Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Mr Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has described as “a populist eloquent” Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, who only take delight in making sweeping statements.

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Open letter to NPP delegates

Posted by on at 11:33 am in Other Top Stories, Politics

Dear Delegates, This letter is from a friend and a genuine admirer of the NPP and I am ready with this letter to prevent you from being brought into harm, shame and disintegration. It is not meant to destroy any of the five able aspiring flag bearers, neither does it want to humiliate nor exhibit [...]

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DI: $265m STX Insurance Is A Rip-Off,

Posted by on at 11:32 am in Feature Articles

GOVT CAN SAVE $200M WITH MIGA This week, the Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning submitted, what it termed, “Revised Memorandum to Parliament” and a revised supplier’s credit financing agreement between STX Engineering & Construction Ghana Limited (as ‘Supplier’ – not ‘Lender’) and the Government of Ghana in relation to the $1.5 billion financing of [...]

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Volta, BA gets Public University

Posted by on at 11:28 am in Education, Local News

Two more public universities to be established Cape Coast, July 29, GNA – Government is to establish two more public universities in the Volta and Brong-Ahafo Regions to bring to eight the number of such universities in the country. Mr Paul Effah, Executive Secretary of the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), announced this on [...]

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NDC move for suppliers credit financing for STX

Posted by on at 11:26 am in Business, Other Top Stories

The STX Korean housing loan deal that generated so much debate between the majority and the minority in parliament and was withdrawn was brought back to the House on Wednesday. The Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Tekper, moved the motion for the Suppliers Credit financing agreement that was referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee [...]

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Ghana loses out on international programme

Posted by on at 11:23 am in Business, Other Business Stories

Ghana is on the verge of losing an opportunity to access funding from the British Council in Accra and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), to embark on a school and community sports development. The project, which was to train coaches and other personnel for the various sporting disciplines, to be poster to schools and [...]

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Criminals and Ethics in Ghana Parliament

Posted by on at 11:22 am in Feature Articles

Can Ghana Learn a Lesson from America? By: Kwaku A. Danso There are many who were favorably motivated and charged-up when Kofi Wayo launched a canon ball a few weeks ago that some members of the Ghana parliament are criminals and should be dealt with. The irony is that the leaders of Parliament, instead of [...]

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Tolerance, vital in a democracy

Posted by on at 11:21 am in Editorial

SINCE Ghana endorsed multi-party democracy, our nation has become the envy of many African countries which are equally trying hard to shape their democracies. It is for that enviable track record in our multi-party democracy that many African countries come to us to learn from our experience. AND, one key factor that has been strengthening [...]

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