Editorials

ENOUGH OF THIS LAWLESSNESS!
6th August, 2009
Some supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Bibiani were reported to have stormed offices within the District Assembly buildings on Tuesday, ordered out employees of some state ...
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3-YEAR SHS: MATTERS ARISING
5th August, 2009
Government has decided: second cycle education will last three years, instead of four. The Minister of Education who announced this on Monday, told the Times that the decision followed the ...
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WHEN ARE WE GOING TO LOOSEN OUR BELTS? (2)
4th August, 2009
We are revisiting Vice President John Mahama’s plea with Ghanaians to tighten their belt and bear with government as it takes measures to place the economy on a sound footing. We do so not as ...
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THE WAR ON FAKE GOODS
31st July, 2009
WITHIN the last few weeks, the Ghanaian Times, has had cause to comment on the way some state institutions charged with certain responsibilities discharge those duties. We wonder, whether those ...
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THE PUBLIC HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM
30th July, 2009
THE Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Elias Sory, definitely qualifies as one of the very few Ghanaians, who have the courage, to speak on wrongs going on in their own ...
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ENFORCE AKUAFO CHEQUE SYSTEM
27th July, 2009
WHEN the Cocoa Akuafo Cheque System was first introduced, it faced a number of challenges that made it look unattractive to cocoa farmers. There were reports of no cash at the banks, to meet the ...
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WHEN MONEY GOES UNUSED
25th July, 2009
THE National Accountant of the World Bank assisted Community-Based Rural Development Programme (CBRDP) is reported to have revealed that funds meant for the rehabilitation of roads, schools and other ...
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GA MANTSE, OTUMFUO SHOW THE WAY
24th July, 2009
THE Ghanaian Times cannot recall the last time an Asantehene and a Ga Mantse met one-on-one to discuss matters of national interest, apart from perhaps meetings of the National House of Chiefs. So ...
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THE CASE OF PRIVATE LOTTERY
23rd July, 2009
THE Supreme Court yesterday put to rest the long legal battle that had ranged between the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and the Ghana Lottery Operators Association (GLOA). The court upheld the ...
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FIGHTING CORRUPTION: INSTITUTIONS SHOULD BE PRO-ACTIVE
21st July, 2009
GHANAIANS woke up yesterday morning, to be hit in the face, by the revelation that through various acts of alleged malfeasance perpetrated at the Ministry of Information and National Orientation, the ...
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SHARING NATIONAL RESOURCES
17th July, 2009
EVER since the announcement was made, about the oil discovery in the country, a lot of suggestions have been put across, as to how the country should maximize the expected revenue. Both ...
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RESOLVING THE BAWKU CONFLICT
16th July, 2009
WILL the Bawku conflict ever end? And, if it will end at all, when and how? These are legitimate questions people ask anytime there is an announcement on the review of curfew hours in the Bawku ...
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INVESTORS SHOULD RESPECT OUR LAWS
15th July, 2009
Gradually, it appears the laws of this country are being made to work, especially in certain areas which have, over a long period, enjoyed the “untouchable status” when it comes to the ...
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CUTTING DOWN COST
14th July, 2009
IN his early days as President, Professor John Atta-Mills, made it clear that the days of frivolous spending were past and gone and that his administration was going in for the cost-cutting policy, if ...
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OBAMA HAS SPOKEN
13th July, 2009
IF there is any name that will for a long time remain on the lips of most Ghanaians, it is that of the President of the United States, Barack Obama. A nd why not? For close to 24 hours, Ghana was ...
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GHANA’S FINEST HOUR
10th July, 2009
To a man (and woman), Ghanaians are all keyed-up, waiting with bated breath till the TV stations interrupt late night transmission tonight to announce that the most anticipated visitor of all time has ...
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MOB RULE MUST NOT BE ALLOWED
8th July, 2009
A mob of mostly young men and women, claiming that the Dzodze court registrar was “morally bankrupt and corrupt”, took the law in their own hands last week and invaded the court premises ...
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OBAMA AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE?
7th July, 2009
The itinerary of the American President during his visit to Ghana, as published on our front page yesterday, attracted angry phone calls from the public. If the 20 or so people who called to the ...
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LOOK WHAT DEMOCRACY HAS EARNED US!
6th July, 2009
The White House has never been equivocal about the reason why Ghana was chosen above all others as the take-off country to kick-start the visit by America’s first African-American President to ...
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A LANDMARK DECLARATION OF INTENT
5th July, 2009
Ghana prides itself as a democratic country and many development partners are keen on working with the government, state institutions and the private sector, to promote the development of the country. ...
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