PURC Sets Records Straight
The Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) says its attention has been drawn to the circulation of an anonymous document concerning monies that have been allegedly spent unlawfully by the...
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PURC Responds To Claims of ‘illegal’ Payments
The Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) says its attention has been drawn to the circulation of an anonymous document concerning monies that have been allegedly spent unlawfully by the...
Emma Watson Private Photos Stolen In ‘hack’
Emma Watson is taking legal action after dozens of private images of her appeared online. A spokesman for the Beauty and the Beast star confirmed the pictures - which show her trying on various...
Let’s Use Dialogue In Solving Our Problems After 60yrs
AFTER 60 years of independence from our colonial rulers, it is important as a country that we use dialogue instead of violence to resolve our national issues. Today believes that through dialogue,...
Actress Cautions Colleagues On Social Media Posts
A Nollywood actress, Bukky Wright, on Thursday advised other celebrities to be careful about the personal information they posted on social media. She said that such information could be so sensitive...
Government Moves To Make Corruption A Felony
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said as part of the government’s commitment to fighting corruption, the criminal code will be amended to move corruption offenses from a misdemeanor to a...
Government To Transform National Sports College Into A Centre of Excellence
The government of Ghana has revealed plans to revamp the redundant Winneba Sports college and transform it into a Centre of Excellence This move by the government was made public by the Minister of...
Ghana Needs Independent Body To Monitor Campaign Funds – EU
The EU Observer Mission for Ghana’s 2016 Election has suggested that an independent institution be set up to monitor political party campaign financing for elections. The international observer...
Ghana Needs Independent Body To Monitor Campaign Funds – EU
The EU Observer Mission for Ghana’s 2016 Election has suggested that an independent institution be set up to monitor political party campaign financing for elections. The international observer...
Central America Hosts Its Own Burning Man
As the sun shimmered yellow then sank past the horizon, nearly 1,000 people packing the hot Costa Rican beach paused their drum beating and hoop dancing to cheer like pagans. The moment, captured on...
How Transparent Is the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards?
It is an indisputable theory that after 17 years, the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards remain the ‘biggest’ and most-respected awards scheme in the Ghanaian entertainment industry – and without a...
GOIL Increases Market Share To 23%
The decision by the Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) Limited to establish GO Energy about two years ago to procure and distribute petroleum products to its retail outlets has increased the company’s market...
Fire Guts NORRIP Warehouse
A warehouse belonging to the Northern Regional Rural Integrated Programme (NORRIP) in Tamale was yesterday destroyed by fire. The cause of the fire, which was said to have begun at about 1:45 p.m....
SONA 2017: Ghana Won’t Collapse Under Me – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday painted a gloomy picture of the state of the Ghanaian economy, pledging that he will not allow it to further plummet. “I will not allow this country to collapse...
Playboy Turns Back To Nudity
Playboy is bringing nudity back, a year after it told its models to put clothes back on. The magazine publisher, which broke taboos in the 1950s with its racy centerfolds and then decided to stop the...
We’ll Make Local Firms Competitive – Ibrahim Awal
Small scale indigenous businesses in Ghana will benefit immensely from government sponsored capacity-building initiatives that will make them both locally and internationally competitive, the Nominee...
Fighting Waste and Corruption Starts At Presidency
The many campaign promises by all the major parties notwithstanding, the 2016 elections were fought principally over only a few critical issues, and of these issues austerity (cost of living) and...
‘Nuisance Taxes’ Will Be Removed In 2017 Budget
The Finance Minister has hinted that some levies which have been described as “nuisance taxes” will be removed when he presents the 2017 budget. Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the NPP...
Fighting Waste and Corruption Starts At the Presidency
The many campaign promises by all the major parties notwithstanding, the 2016 elections were fought principally over only a few critical issues, and of these issues austerity (cost of living) and...
5 Ways To Improve On Your Public Speaking Skills
For a number of people, the thought of public speaking is enough to upset and unsettle their insides. Nevertheless, public speaking is one of those skills that need to be developed because of its...