NDC, NPP supporters clash in court

Clashes erupted between supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Monday at the Cocoa Affairs court after the hearing of the case involving Nana Darkwa Baafi, the man who accused former President…

Mills urges MiDA to be transparent, accountable

President John Evans Atta Mills, on Monday assured the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) Board of Directors of Government's assistance, and asked them to be transparent and accountable for the renewal of the compact to Ghana. The…

TOR promises enough LPG for the whole country

Dr Kwame Ampofo, Acting Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), on Monday assured Ghanaians that everything possible was being done to get adequate supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) into the country. Dr Ampofo, who gave…

Is Ghana becoming a lawless state?

I first wrote this article in 2007 and published it elsewhere. As it appears the circumstances that made me write on the matter are not getting better, I have decided to republish here. The American Jurist, Roscoe Pound, defines law as…

Ghana's HIV prevalence rate increases 0.2%

The national HIV prevalence suffered an increase from 1.7 per cent in 2008 to 1.9 in 2009 but experts say despite the increase, Ghana's epidemic was still on the decline. The highest prevalence rate was recorded among the 40 to 45 years…

Asian stocks rise Tuesday

Asian shares rose modestly on Tuesday, with technology stocks nosing ahead, while the dollar held its ground ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting expected to reiterate a pledge to keep rates low for a long time. The MSCI index of…