Kufuor’s ex-gratia awards – some concerns

The most typical character of Ghana’s political elite – greed, would yet be displayed when former President Kufuor’s ex-gratia awards are made known to the Ghanaian public today, Monday January 19, 2009. What some consider  vulgar…

Delta State official inspects refinery in Ghana

Determined to actualise his industrialization dream of its degraded environment, the Executive Chairman of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Chief Wellington Okirika has led a powerful delegation to inspect…

Vice-Admiral Owusu-Ansah is dead

The death has been reported of Vice-Admiral E. O. Owusu-Ansah. The man who was appointed by President Mills as caretaker Defence Minister was reported dead in Accra Sunday morning January 18, 2009, the cause of death has not yet been made…

I always wanted to kill Hitler – Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise, who fails to assassinate Adolf Hitler in his new movie "Valkyrie," said he grew up really wanting to kill the Nazi leader. In the World War Two thriller based on a true story of the unsuccessful attempt by German soldiers to…

World Bank report not chastisement of NPP– Nduom

The recent World Bank report on Ghana’s economy is not a chastisement of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom has said. According to Dr. Nduom the report was meant to alert the new administration of the…

Mrs Mugabe assaults Times photographer

A Sunday Times photographer has been beaten up and punched repeatedly in the face by the wife of President Robert Mugabe. Grace Mugabe, 43, known as the First Shopper of Zimbabwe, flew into a rage when she was spotted last week leaving…

Bawumia resigns from Bank of Ghana

The Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has written to disengage from his remaining 18-month contract with the bank. Joy News sources at the BoG say Bawumia has also applied for his accumulated leave for nine…