Something happened in September 2011 so unexpected that no politician or pundit saw it coming. Inspired by the Arab Spring and uprisings in Europe, sparked by a challenge from Adbusters magazine to show up at Wall Street on September 17 and “bring a tent,” and encouraged by veteran New York activists, a few thousand people gathered in the financial district of New York City. At the end of the day,... 

AUTHOR: HOWARD DAVIES   Ever since the United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community in 1973, after the French withdrew Charles de Gaulle’s veto of its membership, Britain’s relationship with the European integration process has been strained. The British are reluctant Europeans, for historical and cultural reasons. Cameron vetoed the latest EU treaty for political and financial... 

ARTICLE BY: DANIEL OWUSU-KORANTENG I have loved Christmas celebration since my childhood days but must admit that Christmas celebration has changed tremendously over the years. Some years ago, the changes in weather provided the early signs of an approaching Christmas and that reminded parents of their responsibilities to their families especially children. When we were children, Christmas brought... 

ARTICLE BY: KWAME OKOAMPA-AHOOFE, JR., Ph.D. Prof. Mike Ocquaye In the wake of the submission of the findings of the unconstitutionally constituted National Constitution Review Commission, Prof. Mike Ocquaye, the Second-Deputy Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, was widely reported to be vehemently railing against those who have called for the immediate expunging of the Indemnity Clause from the 1992... 

With Kwamena Ananse Fighting ethnocentrism with an ethnic bullet YAW OWUSU-BREFO Next year Ghana will go to the polls to elect a president for another four-year term. The country has been very stable amid all the “all-die-be-die “ statement and the Fourth Republic has travelled for close to twenty years. God is good and we thank him for His mercies. My concern in this article has not been so much... 

…And Egya Atta was welcomed with soda-cocaine  The HAGAN EMPEROR came from one of his trips beyond the seas. It was not particularly known what he went to do, thus giving room for all manner of speculations. While many Haganites thought Egya Atta was out to seek medication, others opined that he went on his annual leave. And we are forced to believe it because that was what his propaganda mouth-piece... 

A bankroller of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alfred Woyome, has sued opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) firebrand Kennedy Agyepong for defamation and is demanding Gh¢1 million ($610,314) as damages.  Mr. Woyome is in court to muzzle the NPP MP for Assin North from using uncharitable words against him. Mr. Agyepong is being dragged to the Accra High Court to cough out Gh¢1 million as... 

For electricity supply equipment Parliament has approved a suppliers credit agreement between the government of Ghana and the China International Water and Electricity Corporation for an amount of $162 million. The amount is for the supply and installation of materials and equipment under the national electrification scheme for the Volta and other regions as an extension of the Upper West Electrification... 

Parliament has approved a budget of GH¢1,573,195 for the National Labour Commission (NLC) for the year ending December 31, 2012. The motion was moved for approval by the Minister for Employment and Social Welfare, Mr. Enoch Teye Mensah, and was seconded by Dr. Anthony Osei Akoto, ranking member of the Finance Committee. According to the minister, the amount was meant to pay the compensations for government... 

Members of Parliament last Tuesday hailed the distinctive artistic qualities of the late Nii Amon Kotei, the man who designed Ghana’s coat of arms. A statement read by the Member of Parliament for Dade Kotopon and Deputy Minister of Agric in charge of Fisheries, Nii Amasah Namoale, described the death of the late Kotei as a great loss not only to the family and to the Ga state, but also to the nation...