ndc ghana

RE: We'll Kill to win Power – Karbo

2012-02-07T07:05:00.000Z

London, 6th of February, 2012: NDC UK/Ireland Youth Wing Reacts to Anthony Karbo On Friday, 3 February, the youth wing of the NDC UK/Ireland chapter read the daily democrat news report on Ghanaweb with momentous apprehension. In the said news item the National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party, Anthony Karbo is reported to have stated that the NPP is desperate to see change and

Is Nana Akufo Addo Bisexual or is he Protecting Someone within?

2011-11-13T17:10:00.001Z

To borrow the words of David Field, discussing homosexuality today is like fitting a plug to the lead of a lamp without being able to turn the current off first. Without insightful, talented knowledge, skill and enormous political maturity and care the risks of disaster are high. All too often, more heat is generated than light. I am tempted to believe that the fear of putting another foot

Reforming Our Labour Laws to Prevent Future Strikes by Essential Service Providers

2011-11-01T23:46:00.001Z

In the thick of the GMA strike action, we heard arguments in favour of and against the action by the medical doctors. Decisively, we heard directives from the national labour commission for the GMA to call off their strike. These arguments and calls were based on the premise that with the continuous absence of doctors from hospitals and health facilities, there was a greater danger for

Election 2012, Nana Akufo-Addo’s Swansong - “All Die Be Die”

2011-09-14T09:34:00.000+01:00

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RE: Does Ghana Need To Buy Five Aircrafts Now: The Hypocrisy of Gabby and the NPP

2011-07-27T21:55:00.000+01:00

I read with angst Gabby’s submissions in his article of the 25th of July which was published on the 26th July. Gabby’s attempt to present himself and the Danquah Institute as a respectable non-aligned voice of reason was frankly pathetic. We all know that Gabby and the Danquah institute are nothing like the paragraph below asserts, but underscores the cacophony in his and the NPP submissions;[

Ghana’s vice president visits D.C., lives life out loud — from Twitter to Facebook

2011-06-23T10:37:00.001+01:00

While checking his Facebook page on a recent night, Ghana’s vice president, John Dramani Mahama, read a posting slamming his West African nation’s water system as “one inefficient monstrosity.” Couldn’t Mahama break it up and allow cities to run the system, the Facebook friend asked? The vice president, who was Ghana’s former minister of communications, said he thought about the posting all

Republic of Ghana: Improving the Targeting of Social Programs; June 2011

2011-06-21T11:54:00.002+01:00

1This study, a draft of which was shared with the Government of Ghana in November 2009, provides a basic diagnostic of the benefit incidence and targeting performance of a large number of social programs in Ghana. Both broad-based programs (such as spending for education and health, and subsidies for food, oil-related products, and electricity) as well as targeted programs (such as Livelihood

Ghana's middle income status faces challenges - Policy Paper

2011-06-21T11:19:00.000+01:00

Ruby Sandhu-Rojon, UNDP Res. Rep. addresses participants at the policy paper validation workshop Though Ghana has been described as a middle income country, she is not yet a middle income society due to the numerous serious developmental challenges, Mrs Ruby Sandhu-Rojon, United Nations Resident Coordinator, said in Accra on Tuesday. She explained that despite the progress made in achieving

The bridge between Ghana and Black America

2011-03-07T22:16:00.000Z

At the stroke of midnight on March 6, 1957, as the new day began, so, too, began a new nation. It was the moment at which the Union Jack was replaced with a flag of red, gold and green with a distinctive black star at is center. The British-ruled Gold Coast was now a self-ruled country, Ghana -- the first sub-Saharan nation to claim its independence from colonialism. It was a historic event,

NDC MILTON KEYNES BRANCH, UK RESPOND TO NPP - USA

2011-02-23T00:10:00.000Z

We find it very unfortunate and disturbing that, as level headed as you claim you are and residing at one of the developed countries in democracy, you will condone with wrong doing just because you are desperate and frustrated to win power and abuse Ghanaians again as you did from 2001 to 2008. Nana Addo obviously as a defeciet to your party which you find it difficult to confront with and teach

DC UK/Ireland Youth Wing Statement On Parliament's Salary Increase Demand

2011-02-16T10:22:00.000Z

OUR MPs ARE GREEDY AND INSENSITIVE. We wish to strongly, and without any equivocation, condemn the attempt by members of parliament to hoodwink government and the people of Ghana into increasing their salaries on the basis of the so called ‘needs of their constituents’. In October last year members of parliament received a 20% rise in their salaries which was in tandem with salary increases in

A coward and a Desperate Man’s quest for power: A case of Akufo Addo and the NPP’s Desperation

2011-02-16T10:13:00.000Z

When Napoleon realised the wisdom, the crafty nature and the leadership style of Snowball in Animal Farm, the only plan he thought of then was to incite the rest of the animal family against Snowball. The only excuse and lies Napoleon had to tell was that Snowball was collaborating with their enemy, the human being, that were defeated to take over control of the farm. This is the case of Akufo

A Better Ghana in Motion

2010-12-21T18:33:00.000Z

In January 2009 when the new NDC Government was sworn into office, it summarized its vision for the good people of this country in a short phrase, A BETTER GHANA. It is so to be noted as well, that has consequently run through the campaign messages of the party in a run up to the 2008 cliffhanger elections.There is no shred of a doubt that the Atta Mills-led NDC administration has backed words

National Security my foot, lol

2010-10-04T01:00:00.001+01:00

So the rumour is that the bunch of squabbling oldies in our party who have forgotten who they are, what the party stands for and why the good people of Ghana put them where they are; have decided to take their divisiveness and squabbling to the party in the Diaspora especially the UK/Ireland Chapter. I have been thinking about this for a while, and I have come to this line of action; - grow up,

I will not be distracted by political opponents - Mills

2010-10-01T09:37:00.000+01:00

President John Evans Atta Mills says his Government is on course with its 'Better Ghana Agenda', and would not be distracted by unwarranted criticisms from political opponents.The President said this in Tokyo, Japan where he met with the Ghanaian community as part of his state visit to that country.He said although he welcomes constructive criticisms, he would not allow himself to be bothered by

NDC urges active participation in Population Census

2010-10-01T01:27:00.000+01:00

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on all Ghanaians to fully participate in the National Population and Housing Census exercise currently underway throughout the country. A statement signed by Mr. James Asante, Director of Communications of the NDC, reminded all that the world over, censuses provide the basis for effective development planning and resource deployment by

Open Letter to Ravi Bhatia and Co at S&P

2010-09-13T23:37:00.000+01:00

Hello Ravi Bhatia and co,I have followed your ratings on Ghana and have been drawn to the objections by the IMF, and analyst from other institutions in the financial sector. The view is that not only have you cooked up figures to support your arguments but also that your view or rating is covertly influenced by forces and factors which are not inherent to your core business and methodology on

Petroleum Revenue Management Bill

2010-09-08T15:04:00.000+01:00

A BILL ENTITLED PETROLEUM REVENUE MANAGEMENT ACT, 2010 AN ACT to provide the framework for the collection, allocation and management of petroleum revenue in a responsible, transparent and accountable manner for the benefit of the citizens of Ghana in accordance with Article 36 of the Constitution and for related matters. PASSED by Parliament and assented to by the President: Preliminary

AN OVERVIEW OF GHANA’S PETROLEUM DOWNSTREAM SECTOR, THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UPSTREAM OIL DISCOVERY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE STRUCTURAL REORGANISATION OF THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

2010-09-08T14:48:00.000+01:00

GHANA’S OIL & GAS INDUSTRYPART 1Since the change of Government in January 2009, Ghana’s Petroleum downstream sector, especially Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Ltd. and the quantum of the “TOR Debt”, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and TOR’s banker, Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd. (GCB), have been in the news for various reasons, including the recent

APPOINTMENTS TO THE BENCH

2010-09-08T14:28:00.002+01:00

Under Art 139 the high court shall consist of not less than 20judges. Over the past 2years the CJ has created several high courts in the fast track, commercial courts and even recently expanded the land courts from 6 - 10. She has also created a sitting Appeal Court in Kumasi for the northern sector of Ghana which necessitated additional Appeal Court Judges. The appointments takes place the

The Ghana@50 Ruling: Why Justice Marful-Sau is Wrong

2010-09-06T14:13:00.001+01:00

The ruling of the High Court concerning the trial of Messrs Wereko-Brobby and Kwadwo Mpiani has generated significant discussion in the media and within the legal community regarding not only the work of the Ghana@50 Commission of Inquiry but, more significantly, about the role of commissions of inquiry in the administration of the country. Both in the ruling of the High Court and in the media

S&P's Ghana Sovereign Debt Downgrade to B Was `Questionable', IMF Says

2010-09-02T18:13:00.000+01:00

Standard & Poor’s downgrade of Ghana’s sovereign rating to five steps below investment grade was “questionable,” said Mohammad Jafar Mojarrad, the International Monetary Fund’s executive director for Ghana.Concerns over Ghana’s fiscal deficit and lack of clarity on oil-industry laws were cited by S&P in lowering the country’s rating to B, from B+, on Aug. 27, while maintaining a stable outlook.

ExxonMobil pulls out of $4.5 billion Ghana deal(Washington Times)- The Bullies Won't Stop?

2010-08-20T15:00:00.001+01:00

I will have Mr. Pham and Chuck Neubauer from the Washington Times know that Ghana will continue to assert its sovereignty in the face of anti-Ghana and Anti-Africa reportage by them. I want to draw both of your attention to the fact that the previous government and the immediate past President of Ghana, J.A Kufour is regarded as the most corrupt President Ghana has ever had. And you should go

GNPC – Kosmos impasse: The Basics

2010-08-09T02:46:00.002+01:00

Seismic data is the holy grail of the petroleum industry all over the world and Ghana is no exception. But what is seismic data, the man on the streets of Accra may ask? Reflection seismology, or 'seismic' as it is more commonly referred to by the oil industry, is used to map the subsurface structure of rock formations. Seismic technology is used by geologists and geophysicists who interpret the

WELL WRITTEN ARTICLE THE MILLS ADMINISTRATION MUST THINK OVER

2010-08-07T09:32:00.000+01:00

WELL WRITTEN ARTICLE THE MILLS ADMINISTRATION MUST THINK OVERShare Thursday at 10:26Last week, the Presidency announced that President John Evans Atta-Mills, after over a year and a half in office will take a short leave. He is expected to spend part of the leave in the United States of America with his relations and part in Ghana. Obviously, having announced his intention to go for a second