Editorials
FIGHTING CORRUPTION: INSTITUTIONS SHOULD BE PRO-ACTIVE
Tuesday July 21, 2009
GHANAIANS woke up yesterday morning, to be hit in the face, by the revelation that through various acts of alleged malfeasance perpetrated at the Ministry of Information and National Orientation, the state has lost millions of Ghana cedis. The revelation was contained in an audit report on the management of funds at the ministry for the...read more
SHARING NATIONAL RESOURCES
Friday July 17, 2009
EVER since the announcement was made, about the oil discovery in the country, a lot of suggestions have been put across, as to how the country should maximize the expected revenue. Both international and local experts in the industry, are constantly reminding Ghanaians, and particularly, the government about what they should expect, the...read more
RESOLVING THE BAWKU CONFLICT
Thursday July 16, 2009
WILL the Bawku conflict ever end? And, if it will end at all, when and how? These are legitimate questions people ask anytime there is an announcement on the review of curfew hours in the Bawku municipality. Interestingly, it is not only citizens of Bawku who are bothered by the situation in the area, but the majority of Ghanaians, day in...read more
INVESTORS SHOULD RESPECT OUR LAWS
Wednesday July 15, 2009
Gradually, it appears the laws of this country are being made to work, especially in certain areas which have, over a long period, enjoyed the “untouchable status” when it comes to the enforcement of the law. On Monday, The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology directed telecommunication operator MTN to immediately stop,...read more
CUTTING DOWN COST
Tuesday July 14, 2009
IN his early days as President, Professor John Atta-Mills, made it clear that the days of frivolous spending were past and gone and that his administration was going in for the cost-cutting policy, if the economy was to be put on a sound track. Seven months into his rule, one does not need to have the eye of an economist to state that indeed...read more
OBAMA HAS SPOKEN
Monday July 13, 2009
IF there is any name that will for a long time remain on the lips of most Ghanaians, it is that of the President of the United States, Barack Obama. A nd why not? For close to 24 hours, Ghana was the cynosure of all eyes. The international media descended on her and the world’s attention was instantly on Ghana, all because the...read more
GHANA’S FINEST HOUR
Friday July 10, 2009
To a man (and woman), Ghanaians are all keyed-up, waiting with bated breath till the TV stations interrupt late night transmission tonight to announce that the most anticipated visitor of all time has landed. Arguably the most popular American President, from the point of view of Africans, many elderly Ghanaians say that the euphoria that...read more
MOB RULE MUST NOT BE ALLOWED
Wednesday July 08, 2009
A mob of mostly young men and women, claiming that the Dzodze court registrar was “morally bankrupt and corrupt”, took the law in their own hands last week and invaded the court premises and beat him up. In reaction, the Judicial Service issued a statement on Monday condemning the act and appealed to the good sense of the people...read more
OBAMA AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE?
Tuesday July 07, 2009
The itinerary of the American President during his visit to Ghana, as published on our front page yesterday, attracted angry phone calls from the public. If the 20 or so people who called to the offices of the Times are representative of the voice of the 25 million Ghanaian population, then we can conclude that Ghanaians are not happy with...read more
LOOK WHAT DEMOCRACY HAS EARNED US!
Monday July 06, 2009
The White House has never been equivocal about the reason why Ghana was chosen above all others as the take-off country to kick-start the visit by America’s first African-American President to Africa. Aside of the official statement that announced the choice of Ghana, two other highly placed White House insiders, of no lower than the...read more
