YESTERDAY our editorial asked the question: How prepared are we for the rains? Our reason for asking that question is based on the fact that the rainy season comes and goes yet we are where we are. We have not found a lasting solution to the floods that normally accompany the rainy season and the havoc it wreaks on Ghanaians particularly in the capital city. WE still have in Accra buildings sitting... 

A 20 year old man at Nkawie-Kubin, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti region has cut off his penis in a bizarre suicide attempt. Ernest Obeng is alleged to have earlier attempted committing suicide by hanging but relatives intervened. He later slashed off his own penis with a knife just when his brother went inside to get help from an uncle. Ernest was rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital where... 

Begins phase II of national tour today  The leadership of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has announced the launching of its much awaited national campaign on June 2 this year. The campaign, which will be community based, will be launched at the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA) Constituency in the Central Region, on Saturday, June 2nd, 2012. According to the party, Cape Coast will follow... 

Fate of bosses on line #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Kwame Peprah, Board Chairman, SSNIT Snippets of information... 

The Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) has outdoored its rejuvenated brand identity at a ceremony held at the company’s new GOIL filling station on the La beach road in Accra last Friday. The new logo, which is represented by a dynamic action denoting “G”, is made from blades of a wind vane in various shades of orange with the inscription “GOIL” and “GOOD ENERGY” written below it in charcoal grey. Management... 

Industry has been advised to be change ready as that is the only way of surviving the fast pace globalisation currently taking place.   Dr Pikay Richardson, a senior visiting fellow at the Manchester Business School, made this known at a business seminar in Accra last Friday.   The seminar, organised by the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), was on the theme: “Leading and... 

Investors responsible for the Oil and Gas industry across the world have been called upon to consider Ghana as the best place for good business opportunities.   The call was made by Ms Heather Byrnes, the Coordinator of Ghana’s official delegation to the 2012 edition of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) held in Houston, Texas in the United States of America (USA). According to Ms Byrnes,... 

Alfred Agbesi Woyome Pressure group, the Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), has called on the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dr Benjamin Kunbuor to put in place measures that would expedite an immediate action on the Alfred Woyome Court Case.   According to the group, Ghanaians upon a recent press conference held have indicated their dissatisfaction on the slow pace at which... 

Scores of residents at Sodom and Gomorrah, (Old Fadama) in Accra have been displaced following a fire outbreak Monday morning. A kiosk caught fire and spread to other wooden structures nearby, sources gathered. The incident which happened close to the Odaw River left many homeless as they wailed over their loss while others tried to salvage what they could of their belongings to safety. Deputy Regional... 

montesoori proprietress presenting cert to one of the graduants A colourful ceremony was held over the weekend by Montessori Preparatory School in Cape Coast to mark the 17th graduation ceremony of the school. The graduation ceremony which coincided with the school’s 28th founding anniversary attracted parents and guardians from all walks of life as well as chiefs and the clergy. The 17th batch...