CPP calls on Gov’t to stop blame game

The nationwide strike embarked upon by the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is unfortunate and highly avoidable. The situation can be squarely laid at the door steps of Government and its agents for their unguided utterances and the use of vitriolic languages in response to the strike; a phenomenon which is still on-going. The government must [...]

IMF reviews Ghana’s economy

From: Ghana | Daily Graphic A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Ms Christina Daseking, is in the country to carry out the fifth economic review under the Extended Credit Facility arrangement since June this year. The team will review Ghana’s economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility and the outlook for [...]

Presby Church locked out Members demand accountability

Members of the Ejisu District Branch of the Presbyterian Church in the Ashanti Region who cheerfully thronged the church premises for Sunday morning worship service became disappointed when they realised all the doors to the church auditorium was under lock and key. A group within the church calling themselves Concerned Members of Ejisu Presby claimed [...]

NDUOM WARNS NPP

…‘Don’t start war you can’t win’

The 2008 presidential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be mindful of starting what he says a “battle it cannot win.”

‘NEPAD was a remarkable vision by African leaders.’

Ten years after the New Partnership for Africa’s Development was launched, how do you see its first decade? NEPAD was a remarkable vision by African leaders. The past 10 years have provided increased confidence and hope about what is actually achievable in Africa. There has been a demonstration of resilience, with Africa leapfrogging onto a [...]

Gaddafi’s death: African Union lifts Libya’s suspension

The African Union (AU) has lifted Libya’s suspension and allowed the National Transitional Council (NTC) to occupy the country’s seat at the continental body, following Thursday’s death of ousted leader Mouammar Kadhafi by NTC fighters. The Peace and Security Council (PSC), of which Libya is a member, lifted the suspension ‘under exceptional circumstances’ and ‘without [...]

Minority Leader’s seat in danger

STORY: FROM JAMES APPIAKORANG JR., KUMASI, A/R The Minority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, faces a herculean task in retaining his seat as he gears up to contest an independent candidate out of his own quarters. Mr. Hayford Osei-Bempah who has declared his interest in contesting the sitting MP, has stated that no one [...]

‘Surface mining is harmful’

Assembly members and Unit Committee members in some mining communities have condemned the practice of surface mining, which is wreaking havoc in and around the country. The practice, according to the assembly and Unit Committee members, tends to pollute water bodies and also destroy livelihoods of people living in the mining communities.“As Assembly members in [...]