Importance of Eid-ul-Adha
NEWS COMMENTARY FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EID-UL-ADHA AND THE NEED FOR MUSLIMS TO GIVE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. Eid-al-Adha is one of the two most important festivals on the Muslim calendar. The “Festival of Sacrifice”, as it is known, centres around prayer and animal sacrifice. It is not always easy to predict when Eid-al-Adha […]
Ghana’s oil and gas sector classified as “satisfactory”-Resource Governance Index
Governance of Ghana’s oil and gas sector has been classified as “good” in a new assessment. The 2021 Resource Governance Index which was launched in Accra rates oil and gas as better governed than the mining sector, which it classifies as “satisfactory.” Researchers scored both sectors higher than in the last edition of the index […]
Need To Hold Kennedy Agyapong Accountable For His Inflammatory Utterances
NEWS COMMENTARY ON KENNEDY AGYAPONG’S INFLAMMATORY UTTERANCES AND THE HARM CAUSED AS HE FACES THE PRIVILAGES COMMITTEE OF PARLIAMENT. It is refreshing the three-member Ministerial Committee probing circumstances that led to the disturbances at Ejura, resulting in the unfortunate shooting and killing of two civilians and injury of four others, has ended its public hearings. […]
Repercussions Posed By Outbreak Of Swine Flu In Parts Of Ghana
NEWS COMMENTARY LOOKS AT THE REPRECURSIONS OF THE OUTBREAK OF SWINE FLU IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. Imagine a situation where your taste buds are denied delicacies which include chicken and pork in the midst of a pandemic which requires you to cover your nose and mouth while you social distance from family and friends. […]
Retired Justice Date-Bah’s unveils book on “Select Papers/Lectures on Ghanaian Law”
Law is one of the social institutions that binds all citizens, both young and old. This is to say that the law regulates and shapes the entirety of man’s existence, activities, properties and general conduct throughout his lifetime and beyond. This observation aligns with the lucid thought of an accomplished Jurist and Professor of law […]
GUTA warns against attempts to review GIPC Act
The Ghana Union of Traders Association, GUTA, has warned that it will resist in no uncertain terms any attempt to review the GIPC Act, (Act 865), as it seeks to protect Ghanaian traders. This is in reaction to a statement made by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin in Nigeria’s House of Representatives, to have […]
Israeli firm’s spyware used to target journalists’ cell phones – reports
An Israeli company’s spyware was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials and human rights activists around the world, according to an investigation by 17 media organizations published on Sunday. One of the organizations, The Washington Post, said the Pegasus spyware licensed by Israel-based NSO Group also was […]
Agortime Traditional Area announces death of Paramount Chief
The chiefs and people of Agortime Traditional Area in the Agortime Ziope District of the Volta Region have announced the passing of their Konor or Paramount Chief, Nene Nuer Keteku. The late Nene Nuer Keteku’s reign span a period of 58 years and he is credited for being pivotal in the area’s development and sought […]
Korea offers Ghana 10,000 pieces of disposable face shields
The government of the Republic of Korea has offered Ghana 10,000 pieces of disposable face shields worth $50,000 to the Ministry of Health to support government in its fight against the Covid-19. The donation follows a $650,000 grant from Korea’s government to Ghana to procure more vaccines. Korea’s Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, […]
Cindy Sesa, the traditional afrobeat artiste
Traditional Afrobeat as a genre of music is gradually gaining momentum and the recognition it deserves in Ghana. With the ultimate aim of promoting culture, history and tradition through music, it has attracted a lot of artistes to join the ship to put Ghana on the world map. One of such musician is Cynthia Cudjoe […]
