Sunday, July 4th, 2010   World Cup 2010 - Reports: Ronaldo becomes a father Wimbledon - Rampant Rafa claims Wimbledon title IFPMA issues 10 principles on counterfeit drugs HOLD A-G AND POLICE RESPONSIBLE PASSPORT OFFICE RUN LIKE 'CHOP BAR' I Still Don’t Want To Believe  Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 Tiger Woods Interviewed by Feds in Galea Probe Farrakhan Accuses Jews of Hurting Blacks Tiger Woods' Wife Lands a Cool $100 Million: What's the Real Price? Prince Michael Jackson Suffering From Skin Disorder Too? Love Analytix: 4 Steps To Take After You've Acted A Fool Tamale Teaching Hospital renders free medical service Exclusive: Rapper K'naan Talks about World Cup Soccer and Africa's Spotlight 500 women benefit from livestock support programme Ghana, United States hold trade talks World Bank's Access to Information Policy Takes Effect Senior Citizens urged to preach peace in communities Aged advised to register with NHIS Upper West Health Services establishes traditional medicine desk Stay focus and keep to your books - Dr Tetteh Woyongo assures senior citizens of government support President Mills stresses on holistic approach Assemblies take measures to promote local development Ofosu-Ampofo expresses worry about disrespect Thursday, July 1, 2010  FOREIGN SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON UK FOREIGN POLICY FOREIGN SECRETARY’S POLICY SPEECH WELCOMED BY UK DEFENCE INDUSTRY Let’s all go back to our roots and support Ghana World Cup 2010 - Nigeria suspend national team Animal Sanctuary Requests Donations for Michael Jackson's Prized Chimp Bubbles Tuesday, June 29th, 2010   Why I love Nigerians -Yvonne Chaka Chaka Alicia Keys Crowned Artist of Decade at BET Awards Michael Jackson's Las Vegas Home Gets Vandalized Why the Afrikan challenge failed? President predicts victory of Black Stars over Uruguay Boateng to be fit for next game DON'T SAVE OIL MONEY Number of hungry people continues to increase PNC youths complained left out in unity with CPP Trial of alleged murderers of Ya Na to begin soon Let's intensify house-to-house campaign DCE says government implementing good policies Speaker of Parliament calls for cataloguing of activities Luv Coach Q&A: My Wife is Cheating! Howard Stern Attacks Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010   NPP delegates urged to critically assess candidates Student, Driver, in court for murder through Abortion Farmer in court for threatening to kill Benefactor Public officials should be loyal to the State- Alhaji Adam District assembly elections must be on partisan lines Kwame Nkrumah FPSO arrives at Jubilee Fields CLOGSAG withdraws from negotiations with NLC ADB to undergo unprecedented transformation Community engagement is effective tool to combat crime Ghana Nuts launches new soyabean poultry feed ISODEC calls for proactive local participation in oil sector CPP Chairman pleads for reactivation of Kumasi jute factory Angolan President departs after two-day State visit Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 G8 Summit in Canada to Recycle Old Pledges to Africa Let's retain the indemnity clause Bawku worried about lack of reproductive health facility SSNIT hands over Dunkonah Housing Units to government Heavy downpour affects TOR's processing plants President Dos Santos in Ghana to strengthen ties with Ghana Confusion at New Juaben North NPP Flood blocks Accra-Cape Coast road, Court rules on GIA application on July 16 Gov't would ensure equitable distribution of resources Limit number of judges in Supreme Court TWN urges Ghana and other African countries to tap benefits of South-South Trade NDC UK & Ireland Chapter inaugurates a new Branch in Liverpool Mondy, June 21st, 2010 NDC WOMEN DECLARE WAR ON URSULA GHANA REPEATING NIGERIA'S MISTAKES The great phone rip off Assembly members defend non-partisan assembly system Minister exhorts civil servants to work conscientiously Government, committed to making health care delivery accessible ICT contribution to Ghana's GDP is difficult to estimate - Study Africa is placing too much focus on natural resources Include grass growing in Climate Change Component Fathers told to be responsible Government to collaborate with vocational institutions to develop the tourism industry Flood disaster victims in 2007/8 get food facility in Lawra Saturday, June 19th, 2010 Vice President warns Stars against complacency EXPATRIATES BLOCK SMALL-SCALE MINERS CPP at 61: Opportunities & Challenges Search for "Ghosts" on payroll under way Let us establish health fund for the needy FDB warns against Fibroid Uterus drug Make a choice to live a healthy life - Economist tells Ghanaians Businesswoman pays health insurance premium Angry youth vandalize VRA vehicle due to power outage Young lady arrested for attempting to register twice Visionary leadership can salvage youth from waywardness STX Company to establish steel and cement plants in Ghana Ministry of Lands to assist timber industry to stay in business FIFA and Roger Milla support Unite Against Malaria Campaign Thursday, June 17th, 2010 Communities Demand Re-Alignment of Electoral Boundaries Managements of GNPC, Tap Oil and others sign agreement Management of Ghana Revenue Authority outdoors logo Urgent help needed for Cardiac patient International seminar on Qigong teachings/healing to begin in Accra NCCE calls on public officials to be punctual to events Let's make Ghana policy driven nation - Project Citizen Let's gather views on cocoa industry - Chief Farmer urges DISCOP AFRICA 4 to focus on African content Africa's long road to true Freedom A New Breeze is blowing in Takoradi Persons with Disabilities receive education Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Should African Leaders Be Paraded At G8 Jams? DAIMLER ADMITS BRIBING GHANA MILITARY Untold stories of Akosombo Dam Pride of Motherland Event at O2 Arena New utility tariffs are inimical to local industries - Industrialist Swedish Companies trooping to invest in Ghana Nkwanta North District to organise Economic Stakeholders Forum Black Stars have made Africa proud- Lawrence Tetteh Market women sacrifice business to watch Ghana-Serbia match Health facilities accused of misapplication of Drug Fund Ghanaian MPs to hold those responsible for MDGs accountable Ghanaians asked to embrace hand washing with soap idea Cervical Cancer-Problem affecting many women worldwide-Dr Decker Draft policy on human trafficking ready Sunday, June 13th, 2010 Mo Ibrahim Foundation announces decision not to award 2010 Ibrahim Prize Ghana to eliminate child labour by 2015 Single Digit Inflation is real and attainable Ghanaian troops on mission abroad to be withdrawn Cassava replaces Maize in East Africa's non-food ventures Controller and AccountControlleant General proposes a test result for effective SSSS 2,000 cocoa farmers undergo capacity training President Mills reaffirms government determination to fight child labour Shouldn't Africans Coach Africans? Space, South Africa's New Frontier Eliminating Worst Forms of Child Labour in Cocoa Parties against appointment of most ministers from Parliament Provision of water and sanitation facilities Fighting money laundering Friday, June 11th, 2010 Quack doctor operates on pregnant teenager Gambian editor tortured for reporting the killing of Ghanaians Where is the Tobacco Control LAW? Pupils of A.M.E Zion School educated on sanitation EC sets up gender desk Industry weighs new safeguards for Offshore Drilling Absence of LI impedes effective implementation of DV Act Many species, one planet, one future WASTE CONTRACTORS GO AWOL Thursday, June 10, 2010 President Mills leaves for South Africa Inflation rate drops, trend expected to continue Zoomlion invest hugely into agriculture Are Ghanaians really paying low tariffs? Government will tackle problems facing nursing schools Management of FDB destroys 3,000 cartons of turkey tails World Cup fever grips Ellembelle constituency as MP presents TV sets Military and police join forces to resolve impasse Ghana Railways Development Authority to introduce levy Plans to reduce urban poverty roll-out in Accra Mahogany-5 successfully appraises southeast Jubilee Chiefs should be made to account for stool and land revenue MCVE advises MASLOC loan beneficiaries to pay up Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 SNV Partnership Development Meeting on NHIS Belgium delegation explores business partnerships in Ghana WFP buys food from Ghanaian farmers Netherlands NGO initiates platform to improve NHIS Upper West Region incurs huge NHIS administrative cost Bring decency into programms of radio stations - NMC urged Follow laid-down procedures, NDC activist urged Constitution must cover courts of traditional rulers Two companies to provide internet security in Ghana Former Employees of GPHA want Parliament's decision on Report Kyerematen would win more votes- Former Presidential Spokesperson Rawlings urged to stop vicious campaign against Mills Administration Upper East Cadres want govt officials to adhere to June 4 values Saturday, June 5th, 2010 THE PRESIDENT'S DILEMMA Mills ambushed Togo attempts to foster social cohesion through political inclusion President Mills tours some commercial entities in Accra MP calls for more dialogue and confidence building in Bawku Regional conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership opens BAGBIN ON WATER SECTOR VR Police to deploy more men to deal with cocoa smuggling in Ahamansu Members of AYC appeal to President Mills to continue Dr Nkrumah's plan Accountant Generals Department should ensure proper book keeping- Kan Dapaah Constitution Review Commission holds forum at Ajumako NPP leadership urged to apply sanctions Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 Workshop to improve cocoa productivity opens in Accra Move To Make Malarial Drugs Inexpensive Public and private sector collaboration needed to drive the tourism industry Give Sex Education in Seminaries Overdose Of vitamins can affect you More Women Must Participate In Assembly Elections - Chigabatia Mills Urges NDC Activists To Work With Executives UNHCR does not know the population of Ghanaian refugees in Togo Tuesday, June 1st, 2010   Going to Nigeria in search of a wife? Centre to augment eye care services inaugurated HEALTH ALERT!!! CALIBRATION - KEY TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE DELIVERY Parliament imposes levy on electricity and natural gas AU Finance Ministers reject MDGs GNECC involves media in campaign to combat violence against girls Community NGO creates awareness on TB prevention CHRAJ rolls out human rights programme for basic schools Sunday, May 30th, 2010 Be wary of inciting elements in party – Prez tells NDC foot soldiers President charges MMDCEs to take control of security in their areas Northern Ghana CSOs want a clear public policy on Shea nut Industry NADMO dispatches relief items to Bunkrugu/Yunyoo displaced persons EC to continue supporting developing countries National development is a collective responsibility- Dr Tetteh Ghana-Denmark Company cultivates 1,000 hectares of maize in Afram Plains Chiana-Pio was selfless and always ready to serve - President Mills ERI Project organises Seed Fair for small rice farmers High-powered Ghana-Togo Govt delegations meet at "refugee" zone Govt appointees urged to co-operate with party members Police Commander appeals to government to resource the service Friday, May 28th, 2010 Development partners to cut supports to Ghana Ghana becomes the third in Africa to register Internet Domain names Speaker inaugurates Parliamentary Platform Youth in Agric Project takes off in Dangme West District Ministry of Trade and Industry train vendors on procurement Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 African leaders must see democracy and good governance as tool for peace Sentimental dancers took centre-stage at Nkrumah's centenary We are on course to provide potable water Arts and Culture industry holds economic potential for Ghana SUPPORT AMA's WORTHY CAUSE ON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION Ghana-Nigeria to renew talks on trade stand-off Eklu ask Ghanaians to support Police to fight crime Chartered Accountants to Institute Quality Assurance Review Programme  Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 President Mills opens Kwame Nkrumah Centenary Colloquium Kaunda steals show at Kwame Nkrumah Centenary Colloquium Thank you for immortalising Nkrumah-President Mills MP constructs boreholes and dams for communities Stakeholders call for multi-sectoral approach to deal with child labour issues Low productivity and high youth employment VRA ABSOLVES ITSELF FROM BLAME 75,000 unregistered weapons circulate in Ghana AGI advises companies to build capacity for oil industry Gcpp is not dead - Party Chairman 10 lessons that Ghana can learn from the UK elections Central Region NDC allays fears of government functionaries Saturday, May 22, 2010 HFC Bank supports girls' education in the north "Government is committed to ensure food security Tractor manufacturers asked to provide after sales services Commonwealth Secretary General calls on President Mills General Hospital for Teshie to be ready in October NHIA initiates cost containment measures to ensure sustainability of NHIS Government asked to empower NCCE for effective work Four envoys present Letters of Credence to President Mills Letter to Jomo: Snoop Dog And The Weatherman's Code NPP youth must get to the grassroots Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 Infighting can send NDC back to opposition Six people indicted for trial in the alleged murder of the Ya Na Tigo appeals to its customers to register their SIM cards "We have spent below our budgetary allocation" VEEP calls for collaboration between church and government Time to call nurses to professional order Appiah-Menkah calls for support for constitutional review First ever Policy Fair: Bridging the gap between government & the people Saturday, May 8th, 2010   OUR EDITOR INTERVIEWS ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS Anas fever grabs CEOs Government is committed to successful implementation of SADA Letter to Jomo:  Is That Ananse In A Political Mask? NCCE: Ghanaians should be abreast of 1992 Constitution NCCE asked to embark on anti-corruption crusade Don't Set Upper Limit For Supreme Court Judges • Says Justice Kludze Constitution must not be the preserve of lawyers, politicians Kasapa Telecom denies suing Bentsi-Enchill and Co. Lawra District earns commendation for maintaining peace and security Unilever Ghana dealers told not to accept nearing expiry goods Female students advised to come out of their shells Rawlings consoles Nigeria Minister cautions public servants against sabotaging government policies  Thursday, May 6th, 2010 GAS FLOWS TO GHANA...Through The West African Gas Pipeline Okudzeto pokes NPP: Should Government listen to Rawlings or not? Cabinet approves local content and participation policy Jubilee Field FPSO named after Kwame Nkrumah   USAID to spray 141,621 households in Northern Region NDC foot-soldiers receive certificates of honour Small scale farmers under go training Official says wrangling in NPP cannot disintegrate the party Tuesday, May 4th, 2010  200 widows in Bimbila call on government for help Minister says oil revenue will benefit all Ghanaians Government's commitment to passage of information law is unshakeable Validation meeting on Customary laws held in Ho Government says there is hope for Ghanaian farmers Zain distributes NHIS cards to porters District Assemblies Act to be Reviewed Don't stay on the sidelines NPP youth urged to intensify political education campaign Saturday, April 24th 2010 Ghana@50 officials in court Participants express misgivings about Ghana signing the EPA Is The NPP Warning President Mills To Stop Chasing Them? NGOs on health urged to register with GHS before operating Ghana needs a bold and decisive leadership - Nana Akufo-Addo  Tuesday, April 20th 2010 World Bank vindicates NDC, We told you NPP was Reckless Two ministries to ensure passing of Mental Health Bill Veep advice nurses not to vent their anger on patients China Paga Constituency of the NDC cries foul over elections Union urges government to prosecute those behind Bawku conflict Gambaga gets several classroom blocks at GH¢336,000 Resurfaced roads cost Assembly almost GH¢180,000 Saturday, April 17th, 2010   President Mills, Ministers and Castle Staff on same bus to Cabinet meeting 1,200 people displaced by rain storm in Tumu Better Medicines for Children's Project launched School of Performing Arts dramatizes Nkrumah's exile life ITF holds capacity building workshop in Accra Government to review Ghana Immigration Service Law Takoradi Port is to undergo major expansion Govt to vigorously pursue national apprenticeship programme Ghana Association of Bankers announces new exchange rates Kennesdy Agyepong calls for unity in the NPP The blackmail of DCE's must stop - Obimpeh Job re-evaluation exercise would correct anomaly in SSSS - Dr Kwarteng District Assemblies in Upper West Region asked to justify revenue expenditures  Wednesday, April 14th 2010 Finance Ministry organises headcounts in public education sector Cocoa farmers refuse to destroy disease infected farms TI welcomes multilateral banks' commitment to fight corruption Countries urged to inject political capital into investment negotiations Kufuor tours voting centres in Khartoum, Omdruman NDC should remain very attractive Political parties should nominate women as running mates Akpaloo to go independent in 2012 Presidential poll Wednesday, April 7th 2010   Cocoa Smuggling Angers President Mills... Story by Anas Aremeyaw Wednesday 24th March 2010  Rehabilitation works on Job 600 commences Government approves 38 accommodation projects for Police Service nationwide Second Lady donates to La General Hospital NDC Youth Wing Demand Constructive Criticism Managers asked to transfer knowledge and skills to workers Microfinance services, a major tool for reducing poverty Let's create a brand for the local rice - GAWU Offshore Jubilee Project makes progress Saturday, March 20th 2010   Accra to host conference on Media and Democracy TUC calls for united labour front to tackle government on the SSPP Paga, the Right Place for the New District Capital Communities unhappy with the Choice of Paga Second Regional Ministers conference ends in Sunyani Government officials urged to establish communication channels Use African-Indian Partnership to fight Poverty and Hunger Ghanaians should relish local dishes to avoid lifestyle diseases Behavioural change significant in quest for better health status    Wednesday, March 10th, 2010   Leprosy Ambassador targets discrimination against lepers Management of GNPC still in talks with Kosmos President Mills reiterates commitment to judicious investment of oil cash TOR apologises for shortage of liquefied petroleum gas CJA concerned about Parliament's inaction on corruption Council for Afrika charges Ghana to lead economic emancipation Women must participate in District Assembly elections  Vice President commends Japanese Government for assistance Government to establish National Drivers' Academy   Saturday, February 27th 2010   How NALAG Prez `fooled` NPP   Friday, February 26th 2010   Bank of Ghana to introduce GH¢2 notes President Mills unites Ghana President Mills asks Ghanaians to join in building a prosperous nation Achimota Forest to become a world class ecotourism hub Annual Producer Price Inflation index falls to 25.57 per cent President Mills directs Ministers of State to create jobs Environment company fumigates Accra Psychiatric Hospital   Wednesday, February 24th 2010 Parliament urged to enact law to compel parents to send children to school NCCE calls for re-introduction of civic education   Tuesday, February 2rd 2010   Kweku Baako, A.B.A Fuseini clash Don`t downplay Craig’s accusation Minority in Parliament seeks to repeal Section 208 of Criminal Offences Act Victor Smith, Peter Yankey sworn in as Ambassadors IMF Connived With Government Chigabatia issues ultimatum as U/E NPP Loots Transport systems should be disability friendly Tourism to become number one foreign exchange earner-Minister   Saturday, February 20th 2010   Fidelity bank to collaborate with GJA to build capacity for journalists Need for National Youth Policy emphasised President Sirleaf departs Ghana, Liberia inch up relations Tema Cadres sympathize with family of late Quashigah Damning Nkrumah is erroneous Volta Foundation to harness youth for faster development President Sirleaf: We thank you Ghana Minority walk-out is unconstitutional Wednesday, February 17th 2010   NDC will lose 2012 elections Surprise JJ didn’t slap me? Arthur K has harmed NPP Arthur Kennedy is a traitor     Tuesday, February 16th 2010 Ship operating in illegal waters arrested by Navy Illegal felling of cocoa trees Japan signs grant agreement with.... Western rail lines under rehabilitation Ghana ready to contribute to good governance in Nigeria CPP activist calls on politicians to forge national unity and development Success of constitution review Ghana hosts second PACF Conference   Sunday, 14th February 2010   Rawlings family vacate Ridge residenece Rawlings' House On Fire! The political mystery of DACF allocations U/W Civil Servants Insurance Scheme owes no service provider Government must take bold initiative against corruption Government must provide avenues to unearth the talents of children Galvanize the energies of youth National Constitutional Review Coalition inaugurated   Tuesady, 9th February 2010 Africa's illicit money sent to Western banks Police in Gun Battle Health extension workers under NYEP lay off GHS to sanction doctors Government would ensure basic quality health Cape Coast Scheme Manager granted bail List of jurors cannot be provided to alleged Mobilla killers Regional workshop on anti-money laundering opens Equipment for oil production in Jubilee Field arrives 40,000 tonnes of cocoa lost to smuggling Vice President commends Japanese Government CHRAJ concerned about lack of documents from UK SFO Veep: Government will ensure full disclosure of oil contracts Government should investigate operations of National Lotteries Let's maintain a united front to wrest political power ECOWAS, media devise media standards for peace and security Ghana Under-invest in Agriculture Disabled receive more support for capacity building   Monday, 8th February 2010   Independent body to manage oil money The Armed Forces calls on other security agencies to fight crime Tamale Sitting on Time Bomb Central African Republic receives new UN peacebuilding funds French delegation tours Sokoban Wood Village Italian interior Minister visits Ghana   Sunday, 7th February 2010   President Mills makes appointment to Economic Advisory Council KMA Environmental Health Officer advocates screening of school cooks Civil Servants boycott stakeholders forum on Single Spine Police must check exploitation by drivers- Commuters World Day of the Sick launched at Apam Bawku West District undertakes major infrastructural development projects Vice President denies blackmail story Respect Our Elders and Our Leaders! Volta chiefs call for major transformation in district assemblies concept     Saturday, 6th February 2010   Fight against corruption should start at the top ECOWAS should fight for lifting of Togo sanctions Government to replace traffic lights in Accra-Tema  UNICEF launches $1.2 billion appeal to help women and children in crises  We would walk with our Nkrumaists siblings to the negotiation table Government is to reactivate Worawora Nurses Training School Akosombo Textiles may resume full operation on Monday Vandals disrupt Shell Pipeline in Nigeria     Tuesday, 2nd February 2010   Bimbilla hospital "cries" for infrastructure assistance Politicians rape journalists We would soon become food sellers instead of buyers Rescuer of child slaves under death threat The British Global School to support 2,000 students from the North Saturday, 30th January 2010   Developing the north: the concern of a northern patriot     Tuesday, 26th January, 2010   One year on -Why Obama has failed Afrika Vol. 1 BONABOTO not happy with medical director GNPC will acquire Kosmos share Domestic violence cases on the rise President Mills reshuffles Ministers Participation and Accountability is key to successful decentralization Nana Konadu: 31st December Women’s Movement has not shut down The Enquirer: Plot against FDB boss exposed AFAG: Stop the Political Harassment of the EO Group   Saturday, 23rd January 2010   President Mills concerned about depletion of forests  Ensure Effective Decentralisation - Vice President Ex-CPP Chairman congratulates NDC on congress Democrats Should Push Health Care Reform Through Beyonce: Causing Controversy Within the Caribbean Region   Wednesday, 13th January 2010   REDEEMER AID INTERNATIONAL, GHANA  THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE AU COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON IN THE LIFE OF A GHANAIAN     Friday, 8th January 2010   Why don’t northerners go back home?  The kiss that caused chaos around the world Official says no charge yet against Jackson doctor Jackson's Doc Faces Charge Over Death   Monday, December 28, 2009   Northerners Commend Government but... Ghana Needs a Radical Change       Tuesday, 24th Nov 2009   Balancing the single African story: Dr Apaak`s chapter Sunday, 22nd Nov. 2009  Bawku needs robust military presence -Lt Col. Ogboma NEPAD and AGRA: Partnering for action on Africa's farms Enforce Environmental Sanitation Policy Impotence is 85% higher in male smokers than non-smokers Saturday, 21st Nov. 2009   Northern Ghana Roads Crying for Attention  Government to promote ICT nation-wide - Minister  GOVT. LAUDED OVER OIL FRAMEWORK Africa needs $31 billion annually to transform her infrastructure Child rights advocates call for increased efforts to eliminate child soldiers Why the Ghana Music Industry is dead Ghanaians asked to desist from mob action Osafo Maafo Lauds Re-Introduction of Rice Importation Taxes Ex-DCE Loots Bungalow Tuesday, 17th Nov. 2009   China's impact on Africa Coalition calls for laying of RTI Bill before Parliament GUNS BOOM @ SABAT MOTORS NDC delegates chase out MP There were no gun shots at Buipe - REGSEC Sunday, 15th Nov. 2009   Professor Kofi Agyekum is right  The State of Town Planning in Ghana  Labour wants Ghanaians to control oil industry  Maternal Mortality to become a thing of the past - Hon. Kunbour  Evidence critical for prosecution of corrupt officials-State Attorney  Waste management is becoming a problem for Ghana       Wedensday, 11th Nov. 2009   It’s not cool in the north part 3 Let's walk the agric talk The Great Gold Robbery Changing dynamics of Chinese investment in Africa Foul meat on sale in Tamale markets Police winning war against armed robbery NPP constituency elections goes to court 300 youth to be employed in afforestation First youth conference opens in Accra     Saturday, 31st Oct 2009 Afigya Kwabre Road abandoned for six years 800 communities to benefit from rural electrification programme No sitting allowance for committee members MILLS IS WASTING STATE FUNDS- Minority MPs ‘Tarzan’s salary claim has no basis’ Fallout from Ghana@50 Chairman’s remark Ghana Labour College in deplorable state Government to create 30,000 jobs next year   Wednesday, 28th Oct 2009   Dr Kwame Nkrumah- A parody By Anis Haffar     Tuesday, 27th Oct 2009   Should Bondholders be bailed out? More educated Ghanaians eat fatty and junk foods SHEA INDUSTRY NEEDS ATTENTION, NOW! CHINA, U.S. CLASH OVER GHANA'S OIL Mahama: Ghanaians should not accept slaughter on roads as normal Gyimah Blows NIB Cash On Akufo-Addo/NPP Campaign Press Freedom: France overtaken by Ghana Nigeria jails top political aide     Saturday, 24th Oct 2009   Letter To Jomo: No Mo Cash, No More Oil! AMA Child Panel visits DOVVSU NYEP has met only 25 per cent of target Snake bites on the increase in Wa East District Finance Minister launches uniCredit Ghana Limited Businesses hopeful of good times in the next six months Government to relocate Foreign Affairs workers President appoints head of National Council of Persons with Disability Vice-President Mahama's mode of dressing Ministry of Agriculture launches farmers' platform SADA must be people-centred Rural Banks asked to be innovative Mpiani: Yes we are poor but must we give MP’s bicycles? Ghana@50 probe chairman: If you want Rwanda you'll get it 'Abrogate GT sale agreement'- CJA Gold robbery at Prestea Three in police grip      Friday, 23rd Oct 2009     Gbeho relieved that Kufuor did not get award National Media Commission opens office in Kumasi Anas Aremeyaw Anas Again Why Mo Ibrahim snubbed Kufuor GIA Is A Loss Making Entity-Zita You Are So Pitiful: Raymond Archer Replies Wereko-Brobbey Ghana's economy strong from cocoa and gold exports Deputy Minister's Address at WASU lecture   Tuesday, 20th Oct. 2009   Kufuor’s Hopes Shattered CEPS boss sues government Family War in NPP- Jake Acuses Crabbe Crater-like potholes litter Bolga roads What is 'Corruption'? African Development Bank provides answers Show total commitment to poverty reduction targets  Ghanaian CSOs join forces against counterfeit drugs Insanitary living threatens NHIS survival Let's do it our own way but in good time Academic, moral education vital for national growth Candles, phones replace electricity in hospitals. GHA abuses rights of 200 workers GHANA TO MISS OUT ON US$150M WB CASH Visually impaired women with triplets seeks help Sellas Confirms Pastor Joshua helped him. Pastor made Ghana U20 team selection -coach       Sunday, 18th Oct 2009   Conference of Medical Superintendents Group opens Collaboration among security services is antidote for crime Global economic crisis aggravates Feminization of poverty Are donors fatigued? - The Ark wishes to know Gov't should exhibit stronger political will - NETRIGHT Breastfeeding is important for babies' optimal health       Friday, 16th October 2009   Economic crisis is devastating for the world's hungry Brong Ahafo Region Celebrates Golden Jubilee CHIEF SCOLDS GHANA'S RULING ELITE Tullow to pour 1,200m barrels of oil Inequality and discrimination against women still high - ActionAid Full text of Vodafone Review Report released by the government       Thursday, 15th October 2009 A strong union would see to the equitable distribute of oil wealth-Otoo Three-day conference on Impact of Global Financial Crisis on Women Opens   Vodafone, CWU reach amicable deal Contractors should not scramble for projects they cannot execute Communities sensitized to demand their civic rights Cocoa Producer Price increased to GH¢2,208 per tonne Research Unit to facilitate clinical excellence to be set up GH@50 Probe to set BNI on ex-Ministers  MOFA facilitates affordable tractors for farmers     Wednesday, 14th October 2009 Nunoo-Mensah slams police over Kofi Boakye TARZAN BOMBARDED AT PROBE Ghana@50 probe commission issues one week ultimatum to ex-DCEs Wereko-Brobby: We bought 300 cars for Ghana@50 Vice Chancellor denounces surge of immorality among students Gov't Runs away from Vodafone Report Vice President defends style of dressing Voice From Afar: Is Ghana becoming a neo-colonial state? Mills` anti-fraud war moves to Ashanti Gov`t to review MPS contract at Tema Port Media Collaboration Critical in the achievement of Affirmative Action Policy Tarzan`s counsel, witness `fight` over payments Feminized Poverty, A gender challenge Ghana's poverty line reduces significantly -GLSS Education and Finance in Africa Re: Chinese School Uniform KOSMOS TANGOS WITH GHANA BBC: Ghana's Vodafone deal 'illegal'     Tuesday, 13th October 2009 I pre-financed Ghana@50 projects to prevent embarrassment - Wereko-Brobby Govt to make position on Vodafone Report in two weeks Spio Hits Town     Saturday, 10th October 2009  Letter To Jomo: Ananse Jnr Flies To Texas Don’t insult my mother - Jake Stephen Ntim announces NPP chairmanship bid P.C Appiah Ofori is in parliament by accident - Odoi Sykes Mabey & Johnson: Sipa Yankey, Seidu Amadu resign First class treatment for Muslim pilgrims Kufuor was Greedy ACP Kofi Boakye still has questions to answer- Cletus Avoka Wreath laid in honour of Nkrumah Deception at TOR   Friday, 9th October 2009 Kufuor did it all alone? With Menna Rawlings? CPP Vindicated in Vodafone Deal Ato Kwamena Dadzie: Kofi Boakye returns - Waiting to exhale Mills directs probe into Kofi Boakye's conduct in MV Benjamin scandal Dan Botwe chastises Spio Emphasize on customer service delivery Training for the Police very urgent, says ACP Wiredu Smuggled Textiles Still Killing Industry in Ghana Ex Minister Charged with Stealing Rice Renewable energy for development: The Lolland-Falster example (1) Ghana needs biofuel policy before it's too late NDC Meets Spio, Ahwoi in Camera Retired Teachers Scramble for National Service Jobs  Tarzan`s shady deals unveiled Uproar over Kofi Boakye`s re-instatement TOR must tread cautiously     Tuesday, 6th October 2009  HardTalk With Busia: Sex, Drugs, Corruption, Assassins ... Asutifi District threatens legal action against Newmont NAGRAT gives Gov`t ultimatum Fight Breaks Out in NPP 'Kuluulu' At Ghana@50 Exposed AVRL gets new MD Policy Interventions will promote well-being of Women Busia retuns from Exile What Does Busia Want? Mills directs MOE, GES to ensure prompt payment of teachers ECOWAS Chairman appoints Compaore Guinea facilitator  NDC Weija youth: Appoint our constituency leader or.... C/R NPP denies manipulation in constituency elections Vodafone favours expatriate firms over local ones     Monday, 5th October 2009   GBC boss asked to proceed on accumulated leave Effah-Darteh launches bid for NPP scribe 'Where was NMC when GBC goofed consistently?' Nduom: Mills’ Change is too slow Gov't urged to execute Affirmative Action Policy on women Integrate the deaf fully into society, says GNAD  SPECIAL INTERVIEW New African Development Thinking Lawyers run amok n Kumasi Fighting breaks out in Berekum NPP Ankaful Psychiatric Nurses undergo training Sodom and Gomorrah eviction on Course GBA dumps Mills for Beecham Mills’ Free School Uniforms Project Kicks-Off Government to revamp science resource centres- Veep SHS selection confusion- Blame The Education Ministry  Boost for Parliamentary Action in support of African Agricultural Development     Sunday 4th October 2009   NPP's Safo-Adu is Dead British Council announces new scholarship for creative sector Veep: Government to establish additional law schools Ayariga: I am innocent in purchase of tractors     Saturday, 3rd October, 2009   Insecurity Makes DCEs Corrupt  Poverty, disease, and wealth; a tale of two worlds apart HONOURING NKRUMAH’s LEGACY: A CHALLENGE FOR THE NDC- Spio Garbrah  Airlines Blacklisted by the European Commission        Wednesday, 30th September 2009    NDC Gains Chereponi Vodafone launches new tariffs promotion  Mills expresses confidence in ministers TOR to receive crude oil from Nigeria by end of next week High voter turnout at Chereponi bye elections Probe Importation of School Uniforms Effah-Dartey asked to pay rent to state Ben Ephson: NDC would have lost in Chereponi if... More countries want an end to child soldiers TUC wants more to reduce poverty   Tuesday, 29th Sept 2009   Ghana, Tobago and Trinidad discuss energy sector Tema to Burkina Faso Highway Extortion  Free School Uniforms for Pupils Help Africa Deal With Financial Problems - President Mills 2009 'Stand Up, End Poverty Now' campaign launched Ato Ahwoi's letter to Dr Spio-Garbrah  Jake Targeting NPP Chairmanship Ministry to spend GH¢200,000 on tree planting nation-wide Data on Rice Production in Ghana Launched Mills secures South American Support for Ghana's development Gas Pipeline Project saboteurs warned We'll not allow the Jubilee House to rot - Ablakwa        Monday, 28th Sept 2009   Ethnic Voting in Ghana is Useless Disabled in Bawku Plead for Evacuation Housing Deficit in Ghana Hits 1 million Contractor blows whistle over WFP depot project Donate to the Human Trafficking Fund Floods Destroy Homes in Northern Ghana       Sunday, 27th Sept. 2009   Executive Greed, Executive Armed Robbery         Saturday, 26th Sept. 2009   Chinese School Uniform Arrives in Ghana  Motor accidents in Upper East Achievements of Dr Nkrumah   $4.3 Million for Global Breast Cancer  Ghana Journalists Hit By SOLI Corruption       Friday, 25th Sept 2009   Govt to Mitigate Economic Crisis Give Loans to Farmers   HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and anaemia, the leading   causes of death among prison inmates  Deficit on The decline-Governor        Thursday, 24th Sept 2009   Government Faulted for School Feeding Programme   Tension in NPP   Gov't Worried About Performance of GBC   Vodafone UK to Make Use of Social Networking Sites   Ohene Ntow Surcharged   Prez Mills Speech at The UN         Old News China is the richest country in the world Time to celebrate Nkrumah - World Bank Sex Tourism in Ghana  Wasington Secretary King in Ghana  NPP Blows Quarshigah on 1966 coup Ghana Parliament Media on Trial   Attempted 5.7 Million Dollar Scam   Mubarak Busted   By Anas Aremeyaw Anas 15th Sept. 2009   He fraudulently bagged $290,000 Into His Accounts, How He Begged the New Crusading Guide reporter not To Blow His Lid As the days go by, Hafix Mohammed, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hafred Security continues to sink in his own shady muddy waters as his ‘dependable’ fraudulent partners have started confessing how they shared the booty from their attempted $5.7mil gold scam.   Mubarak Seidu, a popular kingpin of Nima who was busted in a quick surgical operation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last night, has started spilling the beans on how the whole fraud was orchestrated. He says that Hafix Mohammed ‘is foolish’ and but for his lavish spending of the scam money, nobody would have uncovered the fraud.   Mubarak Seidu who confessed to taking a share of the money pleaded with the New Crusading Guide’s ace investigative reporter, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, that he should be left out of any police arrests, adding that he would pay anything to be released from the fraud. He also pleaded that his accounts, (bank name withheld for now) should not be touched since the bank nearly froze his accounts on a similar fraud he perpetrated.   In a conversation with Anas, Mubarak expressed fear that his account, which holds a substantial part of the money would be frozen if the police gots to know about his involvement in the deal.   He thus promised to lead the reporter to one of the kingpins in the gold scam, who is deeply involved in the scam syndicate. According to Mubarak, the kingpin, who he named as Prince, took $400,000 out of the deal. Meanwhile the chief fraudster in this case, Hafix Mohammed, after being exposed has been hopping from one radio station to the other trying unsuccessfully to say he is innocent.   HOW MUBARAK, THE NIMA ‘DON’ WAS BUSTED   Mubarak’s arrest, which was led by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police service, was an act of high level intelligence blended with hints of CSI drama.   As Mubarak stood in the company of well trusted friends, the CID remained informed by some of these ‘trusted friends’ on Mubarak’s movements and where he would likely be hanging out in the night.   Our ace investigative reporter, who was present at the scene, aided the CID personnel in the eventual arrest of the kingpin.   Playing an enviable intelligence ploy, Mubarak left the company of his friends by boarding a taxi and left his parked brand-new cars behind, all in an effort to outwit any onlookers who might be keeping an eye on him. What he did not know was that his own friends who he was breaking the Islamic fast with, who he was praying in the mosque with were reporting every single move he was making. His movement to a - and his picking up of his phone were all being monitored by the able- intelligence officers.   As he headed in an opposite direction with the taxi driver, the CID team trailed and arrested him in a most typical intelligent-style, shattering his apparent air of safety. He was picked up like a chicken in the taxi. Mubarak, who could not resist the arrest, smilingly said to the police while behind bars “I thank God for this arrest. It would stop all the rumours and controversies that have surrounded my name over these few weeks”.   Meanwhile, before the arrest, Mubarak and his group of friends had been boasting that they have most top shots of the Ghana Police Service in their ‘pockets’ and could therefore not be busted. The New Crusading Guide is yet to publish a story about one Ali, who claims to be working with the National security and how he bragged about his ‘connections’ with the National security apparatus and capacity to use his position to shield fraudsters. Stay tuned for more on Mubarak and Hafix.     Source: New Crusading Guide         $ 5.7mil Gold Scam Hafix's  Swiss Bank Account Exposed   He stashed part of booty into it     By Anas Aremeyaw Anas   The end time seems to be beckoning for Mohammed Hafix Abdullah, the Chief Executive of Hafred Security and Tarchouse Production in his attempted 5.7 million dollar gold scam. The New Crusading Guide investigations can confirm that he has secretly stashed some of the scam money into a Switzerland Account in Geneva.   The bank from our investigations is called Clariden Leu, Switzerland Geneva; his banker is called Joseph Younes, accounts holder portion reads: Mohammed Hafix Abdullah.  The account, our international investigator said, was opened as far back as 12th August, 2008. The New Crusading Guide investigative team has some documentation of interesting inflows and outflows in and out of the account.   Our checks from the records indicate that the account has seen a lot of activities with transfers and withdrawals made left, right, and centre within the last few months. Mohammed Hafix must be cursing his stars for attempting to defraud Omega Strategic Services as our investigation into that case is leading to another 3million dollar scam with Chinese connections of which Mohammed Hafix was neck-deep. Details of that will be published soon.   When he got a part of the gold money, Mohammed Hafix organized an all –expense- paid trip concert dubbed, ‘Beacon of Peace’ where he brought together chiefs from Northern Region, flanked by beautiful girls to celebrate  in a grand occasion at the National Theatre. He was also very generous with the money as he sprinkled part on NGO’s and on a beauty peagent. Hafix who drives a custom numbered BMW Tuareg was nabbed by the Criminal Investigative Department (CID) of the Ghana Police and Omega Strategic Services when he tried to play tricks on them. The New Crusading Guide is privy to information that the Chief Executive of Hafred Security boasted that he owns the Ghana Police Service and that no one can prosecute him in Ghana. Hafix also trumpeted his links with the ex. Vice President, Aliu Mahama in order to have his scam work. He also told his investors that the law doesn’t work in Ghana and that money was what spoke in the justice delivery system of Ghana. The police were very swift at dealing with Mohammed Hafix in a very dramatic raid at his house off the Spintex Road one Tuesday evening. He threatened to gun down   the police as well as this reporter using his British Army experience as a reason. A team of local and international investigators including this paper have already tracked down all the assets of Hafix, what he did with the money? Who are his local fraudulent partners and how much he transferred to these fraudsters? The New Crusading Guide has video-tape evidence of Hafix’s fraudulent compatriots who have confessed to be involved in the fraudulent scam and are now begging for forgiveness. However, the case has been transferred from a Circuit Court in Accra  to the High Court on the instructions of the Chief Justice of Ghana. More drama is yet to unfold as the international investigators have now finished their work. The Ghana story of intrigue and shock of who got what in the cash distribution is about to be told. Please read the following on how Mohammed Hafix threatened to shoot this reporter and some senior police officers when he was about to be busted.     The Showdown At Hafix’s House   It was all drama when a combined force of personnel of the Ghana Police CID, as well as the patrol team from the Ghana Police, surrounded the house of the King of Fraud. When the policemen announced their presence, the security man insisted they identify themselves. After the identification, the old-looking security guard told the police that Hafiz Mohammed was not in, though his sleek BMW Tuareg which he bought a few days before was parked in the house. When the heat became unbearable for the security man, he quickly ran and told his master. Then came the thick, tall Hafiz from bed, wearing cloth at his waist. As soon as he was out, he started screaming, “Who are you? If any of you enter this house, I will shoot the bloody hell out of you, and I mean it, because I am from the British Army, people like me hate nonsense and have no mercy for the crippled.” At this stage, the Police were only watching him as he kept on bragging. When he stopped, the police told him that they were from the Police CID Headquarters, and they wanted him at their office. Hafiz shouted on top of his voice, saying, “All of you show me your ID cards, throw it into the house.” Then our New Weekend Crusading Guide reporter, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who was part of the operation, raised his head to look at him, and Hafiz shouted, “If you make any attempt to enter this house, I will kill you like a fowl, and I am prepared to die and to save myself from you armed robbers,” though he could clearly hear the sound of the police sirens. The police still begged him to come out and listen to their story, and he still rebuffed the police. This time around, he shouted that he had called the military to come and kill anybody in his house. This made the police believe that he was clearly bragging even when the law had caught up with him. The King of Fraud now said he wouldn’t come out of that house and ordered the police to leave. The police, however, decided to wait for him. He kept them waiting from midnight until the next morning. When the police decided to forcibly enter his house, he switched on his light and surrounded himself. He was then whisked into his customized BMW Tuareg and driven straight to the police headquarters.   Stay tuned.   Source: The New Crusading Guide   Mills admits some ministers are below par Sunday, 13 September 2009   The President, John Evans Atta Mills, has conceded that some of his ministers in the nine-month-old administration have not been up to the task. In an interaction with the media in the Central Region on Saturday, the President said even though he is aware that some ministers are not performing as expected, he would not rush into reshuffling. The issue of mediocre ministers and calls for reshuffle have been an albatross hanging around the neck of the president. Mr Jerry John Rawlings, a former president and the founder of the ruling party – National Democratic Congress – was the first to attack President Mills on his choice of ministers; the Majority Leader in Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on Thursday also backed calls for a ministerial reshuffle. Joy News’ correspondent Kojo Nyarko reported Saturday that President Mills also acknowledged that the below-par performance of some ministers is not out of the blue since in every human institution such shortfalls are expected. The president was on a two-day official visit to the Central Region where he addressed the chiefs and people of Mankessim Traditional area, at the Borbor Fante Akwambo festival. He also addressed separate durbars at Gomoa Assin in the Gomoa West District and Essuehyia in the Mfantseman Municipality. He urged the people to exercise patience since his administration is on track to meet their aspirations. “We will have committed more blunder if we had decided to rush through things," he stressed. "There is light at the end of the tunnel." He said plans are far advanced to improve the lives of the people in the region. The President also answered questions on the weak public relations system of his government. He admitted that the system was not the best and assured that he would work on it. Addressing the issue of limited admission of law students into the Ghana Law School, the President announced the establishment of similar institutions in Kumasi and Cape Coast to deal with the problem. He also assured the people that construction works on the Cape Coast sports stadium would continue. Story by Isaac Essel/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana                      Rainfall destroys houses in Kpandai –Northern Ghana Map of Northern Region   Torrential rainfall is causing widespread damage to homes and property in several communities in the north of Ghana. Communities in the three northern regions –Upper West, Upper East, and Northern regions have all have been affected. Information from several communities indicate that the rains over the past week have disrupted economic activities in several towns and farming communities and left thousands of people homeless. Kpandai High School It has been reported that more than 1000 people in Nkanchenaa township in Kpandae district have been displaced following several days of rains. An official at the District Administration has reported that 66 houses have been destroyed and economic activity has been adversely affected. With the rains still falling local leaders have called for support to help those who have been displaced and those unable to go to their farms and other economic activity. People are taking shelter in makeshift accommodation with risk of ill health and hunger. All donations are welcome towards resettling the families are welcome. Donations of blankets and children’s clothing will be greatly welcomed. If you live abroad and would like to make a donation or join a group to help launch an please contact Alfred Donkor on  00 44 (0) 7961 848 297  00 44 (0) 7961 848 297 or email alfreddon2@yahoo.co.uk           Bombshell at Ghana@50 probe: Tarzan pays workers in polythene bags …Without any covering receipts By Kieran Canning | Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2009 Dr. Wereko-Brobbey CEO, Ghana @50 Secretariat The Ghana@50 Commission Inquiry was yesterday rocked by allegations that Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobbey, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana@50 Secretariat, paid money to construction workers in polythene bags.   Mr. Theopholus Pesseh, Manager of Dorotpress Engineering Services Limited, claimed that he was paid the sum of GH¢1000 in 2007 by Dr. Wereko-Brobbey for labour cost incurred by his company, whilst carrying out construction work on thirteen houses in 2007.   Mr. Pesseh said after completion of the work on the thirteen houses, his company stopped work on the project, as no more money had been forthcoming, either from Dr. Wereko-Brobbey or Landmark Construction, the company who had sub-contracted Dorotpress to do the work.   Mr. Pesseh said that the total outstanding debt to his company stood at GH¢6,262. From which he accounted that materials for the job cost GH¢4,662 and the remaining labour cost stood at GH¢2,000. However, this was where Mr. Pesseh’s documentation ended, as he was unable to provide the commission any other form of documentation.   In a heated exchange between Mr. Akoto Ampaw, counsel for Dr. Wereko-Brobbey and Mr. Pesseh, Mr. Ampaw put it to Mr. Pesseh that he had no contract with the Ghana@50 Secretariat and, therefore, had no claim to make in his attempt to recuperate the debt from the Secretariat.   Mr. Ampaw further acknowledged that Mr. Pesseh’s company may have a perfectly legitimate claim for the debt, but it should rather be against Landmark Construction.   Mr. Pesseh then shocked the commission by claiming that he did have a claim against the Secretariat as the first payment was made to him directly by Dr. Wereko-Brobbey in the form of cash in a polythene bag. He also admitted, when questioned by Mrs. Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, member of the commission, that he was not given receipt covering the transaction, by Dr. Wereko-Brobbey.   Mrs. Appiah-Opong, recognizing the seriousness of the allegation warned Mr. Pesseh of his difficult situation. She said that without any witnesses or documents to prove there was an agreement between the parties, it would be impossible for the commission to instruct the Secretariat to settle the debt with Dorotpress.   Mr. Ampaw also criticized the commission for their procedure. He dismissed the current procedure, whereby those called before the commission will make a submission before them, then answer questions from counsel on both sides, before finally answering questions from the commission panel, as unfair.   Mr. Ampaw claimed that in allowing claimants to answer questions from the panel last, claimants had the opportunity to tell their history of events twice, while the role of counsel and their clients is devalued. Source: The Chronicle   Government secures funds for Asikuma/Damanko road Jasikan, Sept 8, GNA       Mr. Henry Ford Kamel, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, on Tuesday said the government had secured funds to reconstruct parts of the Asikuma/ Damako road in the Volta Region. He said when completed the road would shorten the travel distance between the south and northern parts of the country. Mr. Kamel, who was inspecting damaged spots on the 28-klilometre Hohoe/Jasikan road, said the contract for the Asikuma/Damako road would be awarded to deferent contractors to ensure they finish the project on schedule. He appealed to the Ministry of Highways to consider giving first aid maintenance to the damaged portions of roads to enable farmers to cart their produce to marketing centres. Mr. Kamel, the Member of Parliament for Buem, said Hohoe Hospital was the only referral health centre in the area and the bad nature of the road made it difficult for patients to be transported to the facility. "The normal time to travel from Jasikan to Hohoe is 30 minutes, but the current nature of the road will not permit any driver to make it in less than an hour", he said. Mr Kamel appealed to the Ministry of Highways to pay attention to the swampy areas of the road by re-engineering it. Source: GNA             DARKO’S MYSTERIOUS DEATH …Did He Die In Achimota DeTempo Hotel Pool or Was Strangled as Doctor’s Report Reveal   By Mary Fianko Akuffo with Additional files from Anas Aremeyaw Anas 07 Sept. 2009    The weather was good and steady, with dusk washing blue over the city. At Mile 7, New Achimota, a suburb of Accra, Ghana, the sun cut with a steady breeze. Kneeling in front of a dining table in his room, thirteen-year-old Frank Darko says a prayer before telling his mum that he was off to swim at the De Tempo Hotel with his little friends. That marked the last time Darko was ever seen. While a medical report signed by Dr. Marcia Maria Cruz Elecia, a pathologist at police hospital said the basic cause of his death was strangulation, management of De Tempo Hotel insist they found the dead body of Frank Darko drowned in their swimming pool. Dr. Marcia Maria Cruz Elecia's report, signed on 12/8/09 said that the intermediate cause of Darko's death was a completely broken neck, throwing a web of mystery around the boy’s death.   As days wear on, residents of New Achimota (Mile 7) where young Darko lived are fussing and fretting over his death. They suspect foul play in the boy's death. "No one can be deceived into thinking that this boy drowned in that swimming pool. Kids younger than him go there to swim and always return. The family needs to probe to get to the bottom of this matter", Asamoah, a resident of the area said.   Like Asamoah, most residents interviewed by the New Crusading Guide chorused a natural suspicion of the strange circumstances surrounding the boy's death. A visit to the morgue by our team and subsequent interviews with medical personnel who examined the boy's body present a gloomy picture on what might have caused the boy's death. The Ghana Police is currently investigating the matter, placing it on a high priority list through a transfer from the local police to the Police Head Quarters. Our investigations revealed that one nine-year-old Kwame Ahomka (not real name), a playmate of Frank's, who brought his Clothes home told Frank's mother of the sudden disappearance of Frank while they were at the pool. Madam Vida Aboagyiwaa, mother of Frank Darko was visibly angry, as she spoke to journalists. "They killed my son; the hotel has a question to answer,” she cried. Darko's mother is shocked at the death of her 13-year old son and argues that the hotel has to answer the cause of her son's death. The mother of the deceased said that “everybody in the neighborhood knew that my son is a very good swimmer and could not have died through drowning in the pool. Moreover we searched the pool 6 times, looked everywhere in the pool and my son was nowhere to be found, we used the hotel long pole to scratch and search every part under the pool. There are bright lights under the Pool, they were all on and we still did not find Frank. So how can the Management of the hotel say that they later found my son dead in the pool? That is why I insisted that an autopsy be conducted on my son. The hotel has to tell the world how my son got strangled and by whom? I will fight tooth and nail to ensure that whoever in that hotel killed my son is brought to book" madam Vida Aboagyiwaa told lamented. Frank's father, WO1 Owusu Damptey (rtd), speaking from New York in the United States of America where he is domiciled, fumed "I am outraged about the current situation. My son could not have died in the pool, I call on state institutions to look into the murder of my son because I do not think the hotel has clean hands; the managers must be probed, I would spend my last penny to get to the bottom of this bizarre murder." A family friend who did not want to be named told said on that fateful evening when Darko was not returning home she decided to go and look for him. "I went to the hotel four good times and the hotel guys told me he was not there; though his cloths had been brought home by his colleagues without him. Darko always spent his time at my house and I was shattered at the news" she said via a telephone interview. The story of the Tempo Hotel Joe Aboagye Debrah, of 1st Law chambers, the solicitor of De Tempo hotel said his clients were equally shocked about the death of Frank Darko and were prepared to co-operate with the law enforcement agencies to unravel the mystery of the death. Joe Aboagye Debrah said that he had seen a copy of the autopsy report which said that the boy was strangled to death, adding that, they have instructed all their staff to co-operate with the police to unravel what killed the boy. He said he was aware that the family checked the pool the previous day and could not find the body of the boy. Asked whether the pool had a pool instructor, Lawyer Debrah said, the hotel had two pool attendants and that the main pool attendant was absent that day leaving the other attendant on duty.   Source: The Crusading Guide       CEPS warns personnel against alleged extortions   Accra, Sept. 4, GNA - Mr M.E.R.K Lanyon, Acting Commissioner of the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), has warned personnel at the Foreign Exchange Control Seat at the Airport, against reported cases of extortions. A statement issued and signed by Mr Kwamena Ewusi-Brown, Chief Collector in charge of Public Relations said Mr Lanyon "warned that the practice should cease forthwith because any personnel caught in the act would be sanctioned appropriately." "The situation is worrying and has the potential to drive investors away as well as create negative perception about the Service," Mr Lanyon said during his maiden visit to the Airport Collection in Accra. He pointed out that the performance of the Service would be judged by the annual revenue collected, adding "we have no option but to perform". Mr Lanyon appealed to personnel to endeavour to achieve set targets to facilitate national growth, live above reproach and be disciplined in their work. "Be diligent, punctual at work and meticulous in the examination, description and classification of goods as enshrined in the Customs Code of Instruction and other regulations," he said. He advised personnel to broaden their knowledge and skills on the job, since professional service delivery created a favourable public image for the Service. Mr Lanyon said management was aware of the numerous challenges confronting the personnel and gave the assurance that stringent measures were being instituted to address the problems. Mr. J.K. Oklu, Sector Commander noted that the Airport Collection of CEPS had exceeded its target for the first half of the year by 2.75 per cent through prudent revenue mobilization measures and dedicated service by the personnel. He was optimistic that the revenue target would be exceeded by the end of the year, despite the global recession and gave assurance of the full support and cooperation of the personnel. The personnel expressed concerns about lack of resources and logistics, delayed promotions and the need to establish a Customs Club House.   Source: GNA         Nanumba-Konkomba War not Responsible for Sodom and Gomorrah   By Seidu Kpebu     Someone should tell Joy FM that they should do proper backgrounders before reporting on certain issues. Clearly the Nanumba-Konkomba war is not responsible for the settlement of Sodom and Gomorrah in Accra.   The settlement came about as a result of the relocation of the old clothing sellers at old Tema station in the early 1990s; when it was being developed into a bus terminal now referred to as Tema Station.   I shall come your way with details on this story.       More cocaine suspected on vessel - Col. Gbevlo Lartey Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 13:41 GMT   National Security Co-ordinator, Col. Gbevlo Lartey         The National Security Co-ordinator, Colonel Larry Gbevlo Lartey says more cocaine is expected to be found on the vessel impounded Tuesday . He said a parcel of the drug was found floating on the sea near the vessel. The security capo is unable to tell the exact quantity of cocaine that has been picked from the Panamanian vessel, preferring to leave that for the Narcotics Conrtol Board to say. Colonel Lartey told Joy FM’s Super Morning Show host, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah that the security agencies were investigating the death of one of the crew. A joint operation by the National Security, the police, the Narcotic Control Board and the Port Security Tuesday led to the discovery of five bags of substances suspected to be cocaine on board a Panamanian vessel which docked with cargo later found to be sugar from Brazil.   Obama Admin Planning to Revive Civil Rights Enforcement AP Posted: 2009-09-01 10:49:05 Filed Under: Top News     HINGTON — The Justice Department is moving forward with plans to expand its civil rights division, pursuing cases of discrimination in the workplace, housing and voting rights. From his first day on the job, Attorney General Eric Holder has pledged to strengthen the Civil Rights Division he inherited from the Bush administration. A scathing internal Justice Department report earlier this year found Bush administration officials politicized hiring and job assignments within the division, favoring conservatives whom one official called "real Americans." At his confirmation hearing, Holder called the allegations disturbing and said the Obama administration was committed to an energetic and nonpartisan approach to the nation's civil rights laws. He underscored those points in an interview in Tuesday's editions of The New York Times. As part of the effort, the Obama administration is boosting funding to hire more staff for civil rights, and Holder said earlier this year that the effort will take years, not months. The attorney general has said he wants to return to the traditions of civil rights legal work that existed at the Department before the Bush administration, calling the effort a reconstruction of how the division used to work. The civil rights division was formed in the late 1950s, and has often been at the center of contentious debates over racial equality in the years since, from voting rights to busing to affirmative action. The Associated Press.         Last Updated: Monday, 31 August 2009, 15:59 GMT   Former President Rawlings         Former President Jerry Rawlings has defended the scathing attacks he he has been launching on President Mills. Addressing cadres a week ago in Kumasi, Mr Rawlings criticized the president for being too slow in ordering investigations into heinous crimes committed under former President Kufuor. He warned if President Mills does not sit up, he might end up being a one-term president. Mr Rawlings’ comments have been criticized widely, including some sympathizers of the NDC who think the former president is getting out of hand with his constant attacks on the government. He previously made similar remarks about the president when he hosted a delegation of National Democratic Congress leadership from the Volta Region, and on another occasion chiefs from the same region. But those comments, Mr Rawlings, has defended. “What we’ve gone through... (which) is something I have been trying to get across to our colleagues for a long time now, is that you cannot defend freedom and justice and for that matter democracy if people don’t have the capacity to define what is wrong,” he said. He added; “we have very glaring examples of misdeeds that took place with human rights abuses, killings, and yet we give priority to materialistic things like investigating Ghana@50. Does that mean that human life can be treated like chicken?” Speaking on Adom 106.3 FM in Tema, Mr Rawlings said the sacrilegious killing of Issa Mobila in an army barracks, while soldiers who have been trained to defend justice watched, should have been given priority attention by the government. “Here is a man who was picked up, tied upside down and whipped to death. Would you know if it took hours or days,” before he died?” He said he wondered what became of an institution as disciplined as the military to have carried out such an act, wondering also whether others just stood by to watch the heinous crime. The former president has also previously criticised the Mills administration of making a politically incorrect move in asking certain political appointees of the Kufuor administration to stay in office while he completed processes to replace them. By so doing, Mr. Rawlings believes President Mills had allowed 'criminals' in the former government to continue to operate with imputnity. Story by Malik Abass Daabu/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana     'CHRAJ can't probe Mumuni'

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