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By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Justice Yaw Appau delivering the keynote address Upholding the law on causing financial loss to the state is one sure way of stemming financial loss to the state, Mr Justice Yaw Appau, Sole Commissioner of the Judgement Debt Commission, has said.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Prof Dr Daniel Buor The Vice Chancellor of the Valley View University, Professor Daniel Buor, has urged the government to give more attention to research, as it holds the key to most of society’s problems.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA CARE Denmark Chairman, Mr Christian Nissen (l) and Mrs Christine Achieng launched the anniversary with a handshake The Chairman of CARE Denmark Board, Mr Christian Nissen, has hinted that the non-governmental organisation may scale down its contribution to the developmental needs of the poor in Ghana in 20 years.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at CUC Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, a Visiting Professor of Economic Governance, Central University College (CUC), at Miotso, near Tema, has called for the government to put in measures that will prop up the economic fortunes of the country other than seeking external help.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings speaking at the summit   Former first lady and President of the 31st December Women’s Movement, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has called for a break in the cycle of male dominance in Ghana’s governance system.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA President Pohamba Outgoing 79-year-old Namibian President, Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba’s decade-long (2005 – 2015) sound and wise leadership and humility, has won him the 2014   Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Minister of Education, Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang Ghana's education sector is currently experiencing reform fatigue as a result of the many interventions introduced by various governments and the Ghana Education Service (GES), a professor in econometrics, Prof Kodwo Ewusi, has said.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Prof Ewusi delivering the lecture The Dean of Graduate Studies at the Methodist University College, Professor Kodwo Ewusi, has stated that the future of Ghana’s economy looks bleak, due to its bad performance over the past few years.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Dr J. B. Danquah’s role in getting Ghana its first university must be recognised by naming the University of Ghana after him, the Dean of Graduate Studies of the Methodist University College, Professor Kodwo Ewusi, has suggested.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Petroleum Minister The Government Assurances Committee of Parliament has summoned the Minister of Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, to answer questions on the extent of work done on the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, PARLIAMENT HOUSE An animated debate erupted in Parliament yesterday during discussions on some proposed amendments to the Youth Employment Agency Bill, 2014.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Spaces like this are hard to come by Members of three professional groups have attributed the absence of open spaces in the cities to the lack of understanding of their purpose by political appointees and district assemblies.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Plastic Surgeons Dr Ampomah and Dr Rodriguez answering questions from the audience Ghana currently has only 10 trained plastic surgeons that are qualified to perform surgery, the Director of the Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burn Centre, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah, has stated.

By Edmund Smith-Asante & Abdul Aziz   The demonstrators marching through the streets of Accra The New Patriotic Party (NPP)-led “won gbo” demonstration which took place in Accra yesterday attracted a mammoth participation from across the country.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA   A Senior Research Fellow at the Ghana Institute of Governance and Security (GIGS), Mr Solomon Kwawukume, has strongly advocated that Ghana must adopt the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) system to stem the massive loss of oil revenue to the state.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Mr K. B. Asante speaking at the lecture A former diplomat and Minister of Education, Mr K. B. Asante, has called for immediate sanctions against corrupt state officials. “The public service is not an institution for private money making.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Mr Shashidhara Kolavalli (left) addressing the media Soil fertility, particularly in the northern parts of the country, is steadily declining, thus raising concern for national food security. 

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Ghanaians have  called  on  the two main political parties, especially Members of Parliament (MPs), to cease the blame game  over the Nayele Ametefeh cocaine affairs and find a lasting solution to the cocaine threat.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Alhaji Adam Mahama making his presentation Participants in a roundtable discussion on youth, employment and agriculture have asked that a more strenuous effort be made to change the perception of the youth about agriculture.

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA Contrary to concerns that the billboards and posters advertising Nigeria’s upcoming elections compromise Ghana’s security, the Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG) says they do not.