Archive for August, 2010
Posted by Contributor on August 31, 2010 at 5:13 pm in Other Top Stories
Mr. Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, former Chief of Campaign Staff for Alan Kyerematen, has rubbished media reports that the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful is considering plans of leading a new political party, ostensibly to rival the opposition NPP. An Investigative Desk Report of the “Daily Dispatch” newspaper on Tuesday, August 31st, pointed out [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 5:11 pm in Business, Other Business Stories
Normal supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is expected to resume by the end of this week. Acute shortage of the product has hit parts of the country in the past few weeks resulting in long queues of vehicles and cylinders at most fuel stations across the country. The Public Relations Officer of the Tema [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 5:10 pm in News From Other Newspapers, Politics
There are credible indications that a new political party, the United Front Party (UFP) is being formed. That a new political party is being formed is not news but its initial target makes news. The new party should also be worrying for the main opposition party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), for two main reasons. [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 5:09 pm in Football, Sports
Asamoah Gyan has arrived at Sunderland ahead of his proposed move from Rennes to the Premier League club.Gyan caught the eye at the 2010 World Cup after scoring three goals for his country Ghana in South Africa. Black Cats boss Steve Bruce is keen to bolster his frontline before the transfer window closes at 6pm [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 5:08 pm in Football, Sports
Ghana World Cup goalkeeper Stephen Ahorlu suffered severe humiliation in the Israeli top flight after he conceded five goals in the country over the weekend. His performance in the game has severely dented his chances of returning to the Black Stars as he has been snubbed since the World Cup. The 22-year-old, who plays for [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 5:07 pm in Football, Sports
English Premier League giants Arsenal have thrown away Inter Milan’s €35 million bid plus Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari for Spain international Cesc Fabregas. The Nerazzurri attempted a surprise swoop for the midfield talisman plus transfer-listed Sulley Muntari but had their offer turned down. Inter’s sporting director Marco Branca reportedly made the move which incensed rumours [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 5:04 pm in Business, Other Top Stories
By TOM MALITI For a decade, West Africa’s main connection to the Internet has been a single fiber-optic cable in the Atlantic, a tenuous and expensive link for one of the poorest areas of the planet. But this summer, a second cable snaked along the West African coastline, ending at Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos. It [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 5:03 pm in Other Top Stories
Tragedy struck the just-ended 44th Annual National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) Delegates Congress when a polling station assistant, who is also a NUGS member, lost his life in a fatal motor accident. One other student, who survived the accident, is however said to be in a critical condition. The incident is said to have [...]
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