Ghana News

Continuing controversy over a massive housing deal being p roposed by the Ghana government and alleged suspension of insurance cover for the Floating Production Storage and Offloading shi p crucial to the country's oil production were some of the stories that dominated the headlines this week.

It seems radical Ghanaian politician, Charles Kofi Wayoa s, obvious revulsion of the New Patriotic Party , has no ending in sight following his latest diatribe at the elephant family, this time at former President John Agyekum Kufuor.

Much of the acute water shortages experienced in some parts of Accra in the last couple of weeks can be blamed on road contractors, says Dr Hannah Louisa Bisiw, Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing.

Kumasi, July 30, GNA - Mr Kofi Portuphy, National Coordinator of the Disaster Management Organisation , has expressed worry about the upsurge in disasters in the country, resulting in deaths and destruction of properties.

A ministerial committee set up to probe into the spillage of toxic substances into Ghana's oil fields by Kosmos energy has decided to impose a fine of 35 million U.S. dollar on an American oil drilling company.

Sir Richard Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic announced today that it made a big operating loss last year but that revenues and passenger numbers rose in the first part of this year.

The government of Japan, through its Embassy in Accra has awarded USD $103,388 grant to the Dormaa Municipality, in the Brong Ahafo region, for the construction of a girls' hostel and provision of beds for Domaa Vocational Training Centre.

The development of Ghana's Jubilee oilfield has the potential to bring substantial benefits, including reliable and affordable power generation, government revenues estimated at more than $1 billion during peak production, foreign exchange income, jobs, and stimulated demand for local goods and services to Ghana.

Takoradi, July 29, GNA - Professor Kofi Awoonor, the Chairman of the Council of State, has appealed to Tullow Oil, the majority stakeholder in Ghana's Jubilee Oil Field, to consider channelling part of its gains to develop the nation especially the region in which it is operating.

The fight against child labour in Ghana has always been concentrated in the cocoa farming and fishing areas.

Accra, July 29, GNA - Vice President John Dramani Mahama would launch the Ghana Eight Number Hospitals Project at Wa in the Upper West Regional on Saturday, July 31.

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The National Executive Committee of the Ghana Journalists Association on July 23, 2010 called on the Ghana police to use constitutional mechanisms to address grievances and complaints they may have against journalists and the media.

Ghana's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Chris Kpodo has given the assurance that the Ghanaian Government would ensure that the human rights situation in the West Africa-sub region, particularly; the deteriorating situation in The Gambia is improved.

Dr. Kwabena Dufuor, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, has taken a swipe at critics who say decline in inflation rate indicated that government was not spending stressing that expenditure figures indicated otherwise.

TULLOW Oil had another pleasant surprise for shareholders yesterday when it said that an appraisal well, located in the Butiaba region of Uganda, found more than 40 metres of net oil bearing reservoir in two zones.

The ten Regional chairmen of the ruling National Democratic Congress have accused Ministers, Municipal and District Chief Executives of being behind the confusion in the party.

Fans of cycling were aglow this month after watching the Tour de France peloton glide through the alps.

DAILY GUIDE has learnt that Pastor Nicholas Opoku-Agyeman of the Agric Nzema Calvary Baptist Church, who stunned the entire residents of the Garden City by ending his life via suicide last Monday, was suffering from a high blood pressurea and not HIV/AIDS as it is being speculated.

Accra, July 28, GNA - Due to unforeseen circumstances, the home coming of Larry Holmes events has been postponed.