Today's front pages
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR FLEES DORMAA AS TRADITONAL AUTHORITIES BANISH HIM
The General Manager of the Presbyterian Hospital in Dormaa Ahenkro in the Brong Ahafo Region has fled the town, following an order by the Dormaahene to him to leave or risk his life.
PREZ EXPLAINS USE OF ASHANTI TO PILOT NHIS CAPITATION
President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the choice of Ashanti Region to pilot the capitation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was not meant to discriminate against the people of the region, as is being speculated.
'KILLER', 60, ARRESTED BY PRAMPRAM POLICE
A 60-your-old who is alleged to have killed 116 people over a period has finally been arrested by the Prampram police.
TERKPER WANTS BOOST TO TAXES
Finance Minister Seth Terkper, who is battling a large budget deficit amid a shortfall in tax revenues, has asked the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to adopt innovative revenue enhancing strategies to raise the level of tax-compliance and bring equity to the tax system.
DEATH TO HUNGER; GHANA AND ECOWAS SET NEW AMBITION AFTER REMARKABLE SUCCESS OVER TWO DECADES
Ghana has been celebrated for reducing the prevalence of hunger and undernourishment during the past two decades; but a new ECOWAS-FAO initiative, the West Africa Hunger Free Project, is targeting complete hunger eradication by 2020 in every corner of the sub-region.
POLICY GAP NEEDS TO BE FILLED
Estelle Akofio Sowah, the Country Lead of search engine giant Google, has asked government to bridge the gap in policy formulation and implementation to encourage private sector to commit resources into growing the Internet sector.
NPP WAITS FOR INTERPOL OVER PAUL AFOKO
The vetting Committee of the NPP is bracing up to determine the fate of one of its National Chairman aspirants, Paul Afoko, sometime this week, as it awaits a report from Interpol. Mr Afoko's vetting was suspended following a petition received by the party's Vetting Committee chaired by C.K. Tedam, with regard alleged drug-related issues.
'HIRED' KILLER NABBED AT PRAMPRAM
A 60-year-old suspected contract killer has been nabbed by the Prampram District Police Command for attempting another assassination in the area.
MAHAMA BAPTISM OF FIRE IN PARLIAMENT
President John Dramani Mahama will deliver his second State of the Nation Address today in Parliament amidst speculation that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) minority members would give him 'baptism of fire' by way of prolonged heckling.
PUNISH EC OFFICIALS - STAKEHOLDERS DEMAND
Some political parties and civil society groups have called for stiffer punishment for electoral officials whose misconduct undermine the integrity of Ghana's electoral process.
LAND GUARDS OPEN FIRE ON POLICE
Three persons suspected to be members of the a gang of land guards from Apolonia on Friday morning opened fire on a combined team of police from the EMEF Estate Police Station and the Tema Regional Police Command.
FINATRADE 3RD BEST TAXPAYER
One of the fastest growing companies in West Africa, the Finatrade Group of Companies has been adjudged the third Best Taxpayer in Ghana at the 2013 GRA Awards Night to honour staff and taxpayers.
SMUGGLING, POLICY SUMMERSAULT KILLING GHANA TEXTILE INDUSTRY
The textile industry which was once the leader in Ghana's industrial sector, has been declining over the years due largely to trade liberalisation policies and programmes, which are making it impossible for Ghana's textile products to compete with cheap imports from Asia.
MAHAMA DECLARES WAR ON FRAUDSTERS AT TEMA PORT
The Special Operations Unit of the Office of the President begun a number of operations at the Tema Port to eliminate fraudulent practices from Monday, February 24.
LEGON RUBBISHES BoG's ORDER; CHARGES NEW MEDICAL STUDENTS IN DOLLARS
Even before the dust on the toll booth brouhaha between the national security and the University of Ghana (UG) would settle the nation's premier institution of higher learning has waded into another controversy.
Despite the Bank of Ghana's (BoG) directive that all transactions should be quoted in cedis and not in any foreign currency, the UG is asking newly admitted students of the Ghana Medical School to pay their fees which have been quoted in dollars.
3 JHS GIRLS BOOTED OUT FOR HAVING SEX IN CLASSROOM
Three form two Junior High School girls of Ogbojo Presby School in Accra have been suspended for two weeks for engaging in sexual intercourse.
RED FLAG AT GYEEDA OVER UNPAID SALARIES
Tension is gradually mounting among irate workers of Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) over the non-payment of two months of unpaid salaries and other benefits.
MAHAMA'S 'BROTHER-IN-LAW' FOR 2016 VEEP - AS PREZ DUMPS AMISSAH-ARTHUR
Credible information reaching the New Statesman indicates that President John Dramani Mahama has finally decided to make his Vice President, Paa Kwasi Amissah-Arthur, a one-term Vice President in favour of a candidate from the region where his wife, Lordina Mahama, hails from.
I'M IN THE RACE TO WIN NPP NATIONAL VICE CHAIRPERSON POSITION - SERWAA AKOTO DECLARES
Philomena Serwaa Akoto Sam, aspiring National Vice Chairperson of the New Patriotic Party, yesterday said the fact that she picked the number one spot on the ballot paper was certainly an indication that she is the woman for the job.