Browsing all posts in September, 2010.
Remittances To Ghana Hits $4.2 Billion Mid-Year
Source: Samuel Dowuona/Adom FM Balance of Payment data from the Bank of Ghana (BOG) indicates that total private money transfers to Ghana between January and May this year is $4.2 billion. The figure represents 22.2 per cent increase over that of the same period last year. Deputy Governor of BOG, Dr. H. A. K. Wampah [...]
NDC Congratulates Iconic Founder
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has yet another feat to cheer about in the selection of its founder, former President Jerry John Rawlings as one of 3 Ghanaian leaders named among 50 iconic African leaders by British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Focus on Africa Magazine Poll. In a congratulatory statement, the party said, “The National Democratic [...]
Why Good Governance Matters More in Africa Than Aid
Franklin Cudjoe, Heritage’s Foundry. Heads of state from across the developing world arrived in New York last two weeks for the annual United Nations meetings. Heading up the agenda this year was a summit examining the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These leaders – generally clad in expensive suits and heading enormous entourages – again [...]
FIDA wants more women elected in upcoming Assembly Elections
GNA – The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Ghana, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is working to increase the participation of women in governance and decision making especially with the upcoming District Assembly election. It aims at creating space for women’s interaction with governance machinery to push women’s concerns onto [...]
New presidential jet to be commissioned today
The presidential jet which became the subject of heated debate between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and then opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2008 will be formally outdoored by government Thursday. Officials of the Ghana Armed Forces say they have taken delivery of the Falcon 900 and will commission it at a colourful ceremony [...]
FIDA wants more women elected in upcoming Assembly Elections
GNA – The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Ghana, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is working to increase the participation of women in governance and decision making especially with the upcoming District Assembly election. It aims at creating space for women’s interaction with governance machinery to push women’s concerns onto [...]
DON'T TRANSFER LPG FROM CYLINDER INTO VEHICLES
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned that any of the suburbs in the twin-city of Sekondi/Takoradi could burst into uncontrollable flames due to activities of taxi drivers, who have converted their cars from petrol based fuel to liquified petroleum gas (LPG). The taxi drivers use domestic gas cylinders to buy gas and then dangerously [...]
GREL constructs a female cell for the Kwesimintsim Police
By Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu The Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) has constructed a female cell for the Kwesimintsim District Police Command in the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis. Hitherto, female offenders after their arrest had to be transported to Takoradi or other nearby police stations. The facility is fitted with a toilet and bath and a spacious area [...]
Nigeria’s population- the ultimate resource, not an economic burden
By Thompson Ayodele and Olusegun Sotola A recent government- sponsored report warns that Nigeria is teetering on the edge of a demographic disaster as its annual population rate outpaces economic growth. The report estimates that by 2050, Nigeria’s population would hit 213 million upsetting all the indicators of economic growth that naturally follow with an [...]
Untangling Central Africa for business
By Chofor Che As the proper role of government continue to debated in much of the free world, Africans, and in particular Central Africans can only wish they lived in relatively free economic and political environments, instead of the increasingly morbid fear that characterise their daily lives. Ideally, the true role of government in a [...]
