Kokutse Joins GJA Race
Mr. Francis Kokutse, the West Africa’s correspondent for the India-based Indo Asian News Service (IANS), has joined the race for the Vice-President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in the...
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This Thing Called Democracy, Freedom
I love to boast of my shareholder status and proud membership of Ghana incorporated. I tout Ghana’s credentials when it comes to democracy and the freedoms that go with it as enshrined in the...
Kokutse Joins GJA Race
West Africa correspondent for the Indian-based, Indo Asian News Service (IANS), Francis Kokutse, has decided to join the race for the Vice President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in the...
NIA Will Provide First Class Biometric ID Cards – Prof. Attafuah Assures
Professor Ken Agyemang Attafuah, the newly appointed National Identification Authority (NIA) Chief Executive yesterday gave the assurance that he will provide first class biometric identification...
Couple Nabbed For Murder of Baby Girl
A couple who allegedly murdered and buried their three months old baby girl at Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Accra, have been arrested by the police at Glefe, near Dansoman, in Accra. Prince Kennedy, 32,...
DVLA, MTTD Kick Against ‘Okada’
The Driver, Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, have kicked against the proposed legalisation of the commercial...
EC Sets Feb. 16 For Council of State Elections
The election to select members onto the Council of State, which was originally scheduled for today, has been postponed to February 16 this year. The Head of Communication of the Electoral Commission...
The Agbogbloshie Bloodshed Must Stop
IT has now become a rampant feature associated with Agbogbloshie or Old Fadama, in Accra, where youth groups engage in clashes over issues that are unclear to the public. Every now and then these...
Let’s Stop the Indiscipline At the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange
Few meters away from the premises of the New Times Corporation is the magnificent Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, built last year to ensure free-flow of vehicular and human traffic. The three tier...
Woman, Baby Found Dead; Floating On River
The bodies of an unknown woman and her one-year-old baby girl, have been found floating on a river at Klagoon, near Lashibi, in Accra, and have been retrieved by the police. The bodies which were in...
Traffic Offences Fetch GHc1.4m Fine For Govt
A total of 3,347 drivers were convicted for various road offences across the country last year, as against 3,721 the previous year. The offences were driving under the influence of alcohol, over...
Traders Take Over Kasoa Interchange
Traders at the Kasoa old market have extended their businesses close to the streets, especially around the newly constructed interchange, competing for space with pedestrians. Some of the items...
The Majority NPP Caucus has described as dangerous attempts by the Minority NDC to discredit the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s claim of a missing GHC7million from the government’s...
Why I Failed My First Job Interview
The pain was indigestible. I felt rejected, valueless, demeaned and misjudged. My pride and honor had been piqued in no small measure. When I completed the requirements for my first degree at the...
Attorney General Designate On Auditing All Judgment Debt Cases In Court
I read with great relief the “promises to audit all judgement debt cases” by Ms. Gloria Akuffo, the Attorney-General designate that appeared on Ghanaweb General News of Wednesday, 11 January...
Attorney General Designate On Auditing All Judgment Debt Cases In Court
I read with great relief the “promises to audit all judgement debt cases” by Ms. Gloria Akuffo, the Attorney-General designate that appeared on Ghanaweb General News of Wednesday, 11 January...
Trainee Teachers Livid Over Restoration of Allowance
The Trainee Teachers Association of Ghana(TTAG) has expressed skepticism over the announcement by the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) that their suspended allowances of trainee teachers and that...
‘Soli’- Oxygen Of A Frail Media
The term ‘soli’ has become so synonymous with the media landscape in Ghana that, it is impossible to talk about the work of journalists without mentioning it. ‘Soli,’ as has been explained by...
Pray and Seek God’s Mind On Upcoming Elections
The President and General Overseer of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach the Reverend Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, has urged Ghanaians to pray and seek God’s mind concerning the upcoming elections. He said ,...
Ghana Needs More Women In Political Positions
Ghanaian’s Ambassador to Italy, Molly Anim-Addo, has called for more participation of women in politics to enable them to forcefully project their concerns. She said the country’s governance...