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"The problem with stereotyping is not that it is untrue; it is that it is often incomplete." This is the truism that underlies what Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian writer, calls the danger of relying on the single story. The African story is not a single narrative laced with depressing vignettes of hunger-stricken children with shrivelled buttocks, wars, corruption and failure; there are triumphant ...
The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for the present crop of candidates is about five months away, but school authourities are worried about whether Religious and Moral Education (RME) will be on offer for the examinations. This is because the major stakeholders in the organisation of the BECE, are already sending conflicting signals about the eligibility of RME as an examinable ...
DESPITE THE challenges of the economy, the Otuasekan Rural bank has with the prudent measures put in place by the Board and management, made a profit before tax increase of 65% of GH¢217,945.91 in 2008, against GH¢131,309.42 in 2007.
MICROFINANCE AND Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has interacted with small scale entrepreneurs and the general public to educate them on how to acquire small scale loans to set up their businesses.
THE LOCAL branch of the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) at the Kumasi Polytechnic has called for the immediate dismissal of the rector of the school, Dr. B. E. K. Prah, for financial malfeasance and gross abuse of power.
The ongoing construction of the Achimota lorry terminal in Accra has almost been completed, and the place will be opened next month.
The Acting Executive Director of Central Regional Development Commission (CEDCOM), Mr. Spencer Taylor has stated categorically that his outfit was gearing up to promote first class tourism in the region, as one of the tools to reduce poverty.
MP for Afigya Sekyere East, David Henneric Yeboah has urged government to as a matter of urgency help farmers with credit or assistance, which is affordable and flexible in terms of the repayment period. "It is a bad idea to lend money to poor farmers at commercial rate of interest, we must find a way out", he said.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has urged the Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), Coalition of NGOs in Tobacco Control (CNTC), and the Media Alliance in Tobacco Control (MATCO), to educate the youth on the hazardous effects of tobacco use and exposure, to sensitise the public and other stakeholders on the previsions of the Tobacco Control Bill, its passage, and enforcement.
BARELY FIVE years ago, the Atwima Mponua District was carved out of the Atwima Nwabiagya District, as one of the 28 newly-created district assemblies established by Legislative Instrument (L.I. 1785) of 2004.
Information gathered by The Chronicle indicate that some members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), in the New Edubiase Constituency in the Ashanti Region, are seriously nursing moves to block the confirmation of Nana Oppong Kyekyeku, as District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Adansi South District.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has entreated all Ghanaians to put their political affiliations behind them, and rather join the campaign to eradicate road accidents in the country, since accidents have no regard for one's political inclination.
Former President Rawlings has welcomed the arrest of five soldiers allegedly implicated in the murder of former Ghana Commercial Bank Deputy Managing Director, Roko Frimpong.
The Grand National Food and Agric Show to showcase and sell Agricultural products, farm produce, equipments and machinery commenced yesterday at the Efua Sutherland Children's Park.
MR. ADJEI Manu, the accounts officer who misappropriated about GH¢87,000 belonging to the Ghana Post, Kumasi, has admitted to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Circuit Court, presided by His Honour Adjei Frimpong, that he stole the said amount, and used it to construct two houses for his mother at Adugyama.
People from Twenty eight communities likely to be affected by oil production in the Western region of Ghana have called for a wider engagement and consultations on the Environmental Impact of the oil production, before production starts.
Participants who attended a seminar organized in Ho to adopt strategies that will help bring the needed development to the Volta region have identified the change in attitude of the people as the the only panacea for the development of the region.
Parliament on Friday unanimously approved a credit facility agreement between the Government of Ghana and Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) of Germany for an amount of thirteen million Euros (-13,000,000.00) in support of the District Development Facility (DDF).
Ghana has received a Certificate of recognition and commendation from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for ratifying the Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocols, which seek to protect the ozone layer from destruction.
Alhaji Sumani Zakaria, incumbent Northern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and most of the former executives of the party, have retained their positions at a tension packed regional delegates conference in Tamale on Sunday.
Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere, former Ghana Ambassador to La Cote d'Ivoire, has cautioned that oil flow may well fuel corruption to disturbing levels.
Last Wednesday, the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) disseminated the findings of its study titled Monitoring Media Reportage on Corruption. The study was conducted by the astute media lecturer, Dr Audrey S. Gadzekpo, Director, School of Communication, University of Ghana, Legon.
It is estimated that 10% of Ghana's population suffer from some form of disability with the blind, deaf and physically disabled people being the most visible. According to the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) papers, the 10% of the population living with disabilities are indeed amongst the poorest of the poor.
December 2009 will be the crowning moment of a policy making process not too common in the political history of Ghana. The policy formulating process had involved all stakeholders of Ghana's decentralisation. Consultations have been done in all ten but one region (Eastern Region) of the country. Identifiable groups have been consulted; expert advice and professional opinions have been sought to ...
The Executive Director of Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), Issah Ali, has said that if government is committed to fighting hard drugs in the country then it must vigorously tackle the tobacco threat since it is the "gateway" to the use of hard drugs.
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