[Translate] Ghana coach manager Milovan Rajevac insists they are concentrating on challenging for the African Cup of Nations title even in the face of an injury-ravaged squad. The Serbian got a slight boost on Wednesday night after Chelsea confirmed that Michael Essien will be available before the start of the tournament on 10 January. The injury to midfielder Anthony Annan is not... 

[Translate] English side Chelsea have given Ghana the much-needed boost as they have revealed that midfielder Michael Essien should be fit to play for the Black Stars in the African Cup of Nations campaign next month. His club manager Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that the enforcer should be ready to play before Ghana play their opening match on 11 January against Burkina Faso. Ancelotti... 

[Translate] Kumasi, Dec. 30, GNA – The Ghana Association of the Blind (GAB) has initiated moves to register all blind students in the country to assess their employment needs. Those who require special computer training and other job skills would be assisted so that they become more competitive in the job market. Mr Yaw Ofori Debrah, President of the Association, said there should... 

[Translate] Mampong (Ash), Dec. 30, GNA – Fifty-Four catechists of the Sekyere Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana have been consecrated at Asante-Mampong. Made up of six females and 48 males, they successfully underwent a five-year Modula course at the Abetifi Ramseyer Training Centre. The Right Reverend Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, Moderator, performed the ceremony at the Emmanuel... 

[Translate] Bolgatanga Dec. 30, GNA – Mr. Emmanuel Adugbire Atenga, Bolgatanga Central Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged the youth wing of the party to intensify their campaign for the total victory of NPP in Election 2012. Mr. Atenga noted that the youth have a greater stake in the socio-economic transformation of the country, hence the need for them to be... 

[Translate] Accra, Dec. 30, GNA – The GSE-All Share Index rose 5.58 points on Wednesday on the back of gains in Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) to close at 5,545.79 points from 5,440.21 points at the previous session. The gain reduces the year-to-date loss to 47.80 per cent. Traded volumes fell to 57,021 shares down from 64,702 shares. The only price change on the broader market stood in the name... 

[Translate] Katakyie Addresses Kwesi Pratt and Co. This write-up seeks to expose the hypocrisy and opportunistic preoccupation of Kwesi Pratt Jnr, Koku Anyidohu and other mouth-watering guys in the National Disappointed Congress (NDC) who are bent on taking our beloved country to the dark ages through their unguarded pronouncements.  Read More →

[Translate] While the debate about whether or not the action being taken by the current Accra Mayor, Dr Vanderpuije, to decongest the streets of our Capital City is appropriate, the situation raises a fundamental concern about our society’s negative attitude towards several efforts being made by well-meaning Ghanaians to find solutions to our country’s developmental challenges. This... 

[Translate] Today is December 31, the last day of the year 2009. Doesn’t time fly? It seems only yesterday when we went to the polls to elect a new President and Members of Parliament. In a matter of hours we would be bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new, the year 2010. It was not long ago when our politicians made us believe that every development agenda was going to be... 

[Translate] “Because I value the integrity upon which my relationship with the people of Ghana is established, I find it necessary to respond to a recent article that appeared in last weeks Enquirer stating that I am dying.” “First of all I am ill, but everyone knows that every illness is not a “Death Sentence”. After being treated by the doctors in Ghana, in whom I have the utmost confidence,...