2008

It is now an established fact that the production of biofuel is a major contributor to the current worsening global food crisis. The use of productive agriculture land for the production of crops for ethanol has been identified as a factor…

Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, Presidential candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), says he will not accept ministerial appointment in any government. The man who was expected to cause an upset in Ghana’s 2008 elections, but failed to…

Ghana's two main presidential candidates are running neck-and-neck as votes continue to be counted a day after the country's peaceful elections. It is a public holiday and people are glued to their radios and television sets as the results…

Introduction There is highly elating news of great value to both scientists and shea nut enthusiasts in Ghana. The Ghana News Agency published a story in which it quoted Dr Emmanuel Kofi Odoi, Director of the Cocoa Research Institute…

Ghana's Nana Akufo-Addo, the candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party, took the lead in results from yesterday's election, which will determine who manages wealth from recent oil discoveries. Akufo-Addo, 62, won 752,114 of the votes so…

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama failed to give a straight answer when asked on a U.S. talkshow on Sunday whether he had managed to quit smoking. In a country where cigarettes are responsible for one in five deaths and smoking costs tens…

The 2008 general election has so far panned out as a straight contest between the ruling New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress, true to pre-polls predictions. What is emerging, is a strong indication the opposition NDC could…

Election 2008 is producing mixed fortunes for the two major political parties. Heavy weights are tumbling. Uncertified results as at press time Sunday night, indicated that some stalwarts of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) including Boniface…

All the successful businesses around began as bad ideas. Google.com, Multimedia Group Limited, UT Financial Ltd., General Law Consult, Papaye and so on. They are often said to be bad ideas of the originators because others do not share in…

On Sunday, December 7, 2008, Ghanaians voted in an election that would enhance the country’s image as the beacon of hope, peace and democracy in Africa. Reports coming from all over the country generally show that the polls have been…