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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…

Professor Catherine A. Odora Hoppers, South African Reseacher Chair in Development Education, University of South Africa, on Saturday said the information revolution that has greater significance for Africa was not a revolution in…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been declared president-elect by the Electoral Commission of Ghana. Following what has been described as a cliffhanger elections which…

The former President of the World Bank, Sir. James Wolfensohn has asked African countries to unite, because it is the only way the continent can achieve economic growth. He said the diversity of the continent of 53 countries puts Africa…

Fred Vehe says he has walked on streets of gold in the kingdom of heaven. He says he has received messages from God foretelling the current economic crises. He says he hears messages about his parishioners and is a conduit through which…

The state spent more than €150,000 deporting a convicted Ghanaian drug smuggler last year, it has emerged. The money was used to charter an aircraft to fly the man from Dublin to Ghana after he became violent during attempts to deport him…