Engineers working on Ghana’s first gas plant have almost completed their work and a first class gas plant will be constructed, the CEO of the Ghana Gas Company, Dr. Sipa Yankey has said. Dr. George Sipa Yankey Dr. Yankey, speaking to ghanabusinessnews.com indicated that a lot of work has been done by the engineers to prepare the stage for the commencement of the project, adding that “engineers... 

The New Juaben Municipal Assembly would soon evict all traders who have taken over walkways and public space in the Municipality. The Municipal Chief Executive, Mr. Alex Asamoah, disclosed this to the GNA in Koforidua on Thursday. He said the traders had been warned on countless occasions not to sell on the streets but had ignored the advice. Mr. Asamoah indicated that the Assembly was not against... 

Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, NPP National Chairman The on-going brouhaha in the Ashanti regional branch of opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) seem to be far from over as its regional Youth Organiser, Gideon Buako, has once again failed to purge himself of allegations of betrayal leveled against him. Buako who is accused of being part of the founding members of a new political party, the United Front... 

Residents of  Prampram in the Greater Accra Region were shocked to the marrow following the arrest of two men, Emmanuel Botchway, 29, and one Kwettey, 30, for allegedly burying a coffin with dead animal contents. Emmanuel Botchway (left), with the juju coffin sitting on his lap, next to him is Kwettey, his accomplice The coffin, which was covered with blood stains and containing a lifeless red fowl,... 

Asante Kotoko edged Liberty Professionals in a thrilling late kick off fixture on match-day-14 to go back to the top of the standings after winning 2-1. Prior to kick off, Kotoko had slipped to second after rivals; Hearts of Oak drew at Bechem. But goals from Kofi Nti Boakye, a minute before the break and another by Richard Yeboah handed them a 2-0 lead before Liberty pulled one back. Attacker, James... 

Jordan Ayew would be wearing the number 13 jersey for Ghana as he makes his African Nations Cup debut. This followed the submission of the registered 23 man list to the Confederation of African Football on Wednesday. The shirt, previously used by senior brother, Andre has been handed over to the Olympique Marseille youngster. Andre opts for the number 10 shirt while Kwadwo Asamoah goes for the number... 

The women’s wing of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) last Wednesday embarked on an outreach to the Odawna Market in the Korley Clottey Constituency of the Greater Accra Region during which the market women pledged their support for the party. The market outreach was aimed at creating awareness on the PPP and also to encourage the women to vote massively for the party in December this year. The... 

Following a year of unrest and change, the final touches are being put on London’s $14.3bn Olympic Park. London also hosted the Olympics in1908 and 1948 The year 2011 provided us with a mix of hope and despair. One young Tunisian man, Mohamed Bouazizi, set in motion the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring” t “_blank”Arab Spring when he set himself on... 

President of the Ghana Muslim Students’ Association (GMSA) has appealed to the youth to stay away from acts that could mar the coming December general elections. Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, Chairman of Electoral Commission Mr. Rabiu Mohammed noted that the support of young and energetic people were more likely to be sought by politicians, who would be out there to cause trouble in pursuit of self-serving... 

A Criminologist, Professor Ken Attafuah, has advised the Ghana Police Service and the Inspector General of Police for that matter to conduct an introspection exercise to help cleanse the service and its image.    Paul Tawiah Quaye, Inspector General of Police Prof. Attafuah also dismissed calls for the Police Service to conduct its own investigations into the cocaine-turned-baking soda saga. The...