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August 2013

Ghana, Equatorial Guinea sign pact on hydrocarbons

The Ghana government has signed a co-operation agreement with Equatorial Guinea on the exploration of hydrocarbon and the maintenance of petroleum equipment. The agreement, an amended version of what has existed between the two countries…

Ayew brothers return for Black Stars

Andre Ayew has come out of his temporary international retirement by writing to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to confirm his availability for the Black Stars. The France-based midfielder wrote the letter to the GFA on Friday to…

PAC not satisfied with COCOBOD responses

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Friday decided to reschedule a meeting with officials of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) and Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) to enable it (PAC) get adequate answers to queries raised in the Auditor…

A look at youth development in Ghana

Mince no words, a world where more than half of its population is under 35 years, should think seriously about how to give a platform for the youth to be part of the decision making process. This vital decision, which eluded the world for…

Rectify RTI Bill anomalies – NGO

Mrs Mena Mensah, Regional Coordinator, Africa office of the Commonwealth Human Right Initiative (CHRI), a Non-Governmental Organisation that advocates the passage of the Right to Information Bill (RTI), said the bill had many challenges…

Lion scare at Adaklu-Wumenu

The chiefs and people of Adaklu-Wumenu are living in constant fear following claims by some Fulani herdsmen that they spotted a lion in the outskirt of the community. Togbe Adzimah II, Chief of the farming community, who spoke on US FM, a…