Danger At Anyaa As Petrol Stations Take Over Residential Areas

Residents of Anyaa School Junction in the Ga Central Municipality near Awoshie, a suburb of Accra, have raised red flags over the influx of filling stations in the area. This, according to residents, could lead to another disaster if authorities do not take steps to stop the operations of these filling stations. They have therefore issued an SOS to the Environmental Protection...

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‘Don’t Wipe Out JB Danquah’s Achievements’

Nana Addo launching the book Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has observed that there had been several attempts in the past to deliberately wipe out the achievements of JB Danquah from the political history of Ghana. He said the intolerant stance in the politics of Ghana that characterized the early years led to a deliberate...

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Kufuor Inaugurates Scholars Program

Kufuor presenting a certificate to one of the scholars Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has officially inaugurated the Kufuor Scholars Program (KSP) to provide specialized orientation through program mentorship, skills and experiential activities as well as annual stipends to young people in the tertiary level. According to Mr Kufuor who is also the...

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Drivers Bare Teeth Over Insurance Premium Increase

Commercial drivers across the country have expressed frustration over the recent increase in insurance premiums, with some threatening to embark on a strike if nothing is done about the situation. Charles Danso, Chairman of the Ghana Committed Drivers Association (GCDA), told Nii Ogbamey Tetteh that by the increment, commercial drivers were expected to pay...

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Reduce Corruption – Akua Kuenyehia

Prof. Akua Kuenyehia Prof. Akua Kuenyehia, a retired judge of the International Criminal Court at The Hague in the Netherlands, says the peace in Ghana will be transient if the people do not work hard to reduce the level of corruption in the country. According to the retired judge, Ghana needs to have low levels of corruption in order to attain sustainable peace. Speaking...

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Vodafone Icons Winners Receive Prizes

Agnes Emefa Essah (middle) presenting the prize to the winners Vodafone Ghana has presented prizes to the winners of senior high schools of the Vodafone Icons High School Edition. The winning school, Accra Academy Senior High School, was presented with music studio with a complete band set, laptops with audio editing software for music production. Speaking...

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Minister Wants Chieftaincy Disputes Resolved In Court

(from left) Constant Gladzah and Dr Daanaa Minister for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, Dr Henry Seidu Daanaa has called on   aggrieved royals and chiefs to settle chieftaincy disputes in courts to avoid violence. According to him, the best way to resolve disputes in chieftaincy issues was to refer them to the Regional House and Chiefs, the National House...

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Preserve Ephraim Amu’s Legacy

Prof Kofi Anyidoho Prof Kofi Anyidoho, professor of Literature at the Department of English, University of Ghana, Legon, says government, should, as a matter of urgency, declare Dr Ephraim Amu’s house and everything in it as national monument. According to the renowned poet, though the timeless works of Dr Ephraim Amu live on, his house and everything in it need to...

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No Alliance – CPP

Prof Edmund Dele The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has made some three key amendments to its constitution at its delegates’ congress held at the weekend, where it ruled out any political alliance with the larger opposition parties. The amendments, which were instigated by the National Executive Committee (NEC) before the National Delegates’ Congress at the International...

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