How Tain became a metropolis for a while

Nsawkaw, Tain District capital, enjoyed the “fruits” of a metropolis for a short while, after the area became the decider for the 2008 presidential election run-off. The capital became a field day for traders, who engaged in brisk…

Ghana’s fishermen want equipment to fish

Nii Botchway, Secretary of the Sekondi Branch of the Ghana Inshore Fisheries Association, on Monday said the unavailability of equipment for detecting the location of fishes is encouraging the use of aggravated light for fishing in the…

US Digital TV transition program runs out of cash

The Feb. 17 transition from analog to digital television broadcasts looms and as many as 8 million households are still unprepared, but the government program that subsidizes crucial TV converter boxes is about to run out of money. People…

Food security for future thought

At the Tallberg Forum, Sweden, I heard two women farmers from Ghana lament, “The food we produce we do not eat, the food we eat we do not produce.” Would India’s farmers sing a different sorrow? According to the latest FAO report, the…

Awuley Quaye returns to Egypt

Ghanaian midfielder Awuley Quaye Jnr has staged a return to the Egyptian top-flight after agreeing a three-year deal with Ittihad. The Alexandria-based side Ittihad will be counting on Awuley Quaye's rich international experience, the…