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These are the most recent articles mentioning "ghana" As The Week Draws to a Close in Accra: the UN is Coming to Town; Onetouch, not Always in Touch ... an the 12th session of the UN Conference on Trade And Development. Last time it was held was in Brazil, and after CAN2008, that's the next big thing. Ghanaians, sadly, are not finding it too sexy, so there's little coverage of it in the news. Ofcourse, it is not without good reason. Next week, a pre... As the Week Opens in Accra: We Were All (West) Africans Yesterday ... retrospect, would augur well for the rest of the day. I would hear local station CITI97.3 FM reporting the build-up of excitement of the duel between Ghana and Nigeria. BBC Worldservice would report on the imminent ousting of Chad's Deby; the station's Have Your Say would host one whole hour on Keny... Ghana 2, Morocco 0--a Resounding Trounce! ... a tad earlier to go the stadium to watch the match at the Ohene- Djan stadium, and the day when just pasisng GOIL on the Spintex Road, we would hear Ghana's scoring of the first goal, and be greeted by tooting horns, flashing lights from passing cars draped with the Ghana flag; and general hysteria... As the Week Draws to a Close in Accra:Back to Work, or Driven to a Happy Distraction It's great to be Ghanaian,and it's certainly great tobe alive!After being exposed once again to the plushness of the Central Region (Elmina Beach Resort) last December for an institutional retreat, I am fast realising this place is my home -- and I am loving it.Contrasted sharply against many of my ... Global ICTs: The Silent Development Revolution ... s for schoolchildren aged six to 12, with a view to procuring a further 300,000 for every school-going child in the country by 2009.   Here in Ghana, Finance and Economic Minister Baah-Wiredu announced in the annual reading of the budget that the laptops in question will be introduced to Ghan... Ghana President in Accident...Some 20 Minutes Later... in Pictures ... s conference to see this scene--and take a picture of it--my Mum called me to ask me whether I had heard the news about no less than the President of Ghana John Kufuor being involved in a near-fatal car crash that involved the car somersaulting THREE times, after a car, travelling at top speed hit i... As the Week Draws to a Close in Accra¦There™s Something Good on TV Africa; DSTV Has a Run for its Money, Whilst GBS Enters Ghana ... s questions”some general, a few, more specific”that get right to the heart of what type of policy the aspirant wants to bring to being a President of Ghana. After thirty minutes of interviewing, the small audience, comprising usually journalists and the like, ask their prepared questions based on wh... ICT And The Future Of Journalism Profession ( I ) From: http://www.ghana.gov.gh/node/1630/print    ICT And The Future Of Journalism Profession ( I ) By Abissath Created 2007-10-16 12:06 By Mawutodzi K. Abissath A renowned Ghanaian Blogger by the name Emmanuel K. BensahII [sic] (a.k.a. Emma), recently made an analogy that: "As behin... Who Said Teaching Had to be Easy?: Web 2.0, Here Journalists Come!! opening ceremony web 2.0 for editors Originally uploaded by penplusbytespix Currently at Ghana's Kofi Annan IT Centre of Excellence (http://www.aiti-kace.com.gh/), where my voice is taking a break after having done some tutoring / coaching / teaching on web journalism. This is a great p... As the Week Draws to a Close in Accra: The Expensive Game, Where Talk is Cheap The defeat of the Ghana Black Stars by the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon with a scoreline of 1-0 in their favour has gone to further shatter to smithereens the idea of the "host-and-win" concept. When my Cameroon colleague told me that Cameroon would beat us”and that the home crowd was nothing to wr... Video Clip: Michael Essien Scores Ghana's Equalizer & first goal in Heated Ghana-Nigeria Semi-Final Qualification Game Click To Play al in Heated Ghana-Nigeria Semi-Final Qualification Game... Taxi Tales: "They are Killing Us!" ... om he was talking about. Generally, he was referring to the government; specifically to the National Petroleum Authority that has, yet again, allowed Ghanaians to suffer and experience the vagaries of the fluctuation of oil prices on the market.Joy Online, in its report put it this way:This is the s... Taxi Tales: Of Demolition Men... ... se of Accra--to rid the capital of filth before 15 countries descend into the country in January 2008 for the Cup of African Nations, to be hosted in Ghana.Either way, the taxi driver who brought me back to the office was ambivalent. He felt that Ghanaians are too stubborn for their own good and tha... From E[lectricity] C[ompany of] G[hana], With Love... ... te the fact that electricity has "stabilised" to a very large extent, rates have increased a good 35%. At least that's what Kwame Pianim--Chairman of Ghana's Public Utilities Regulatory Commission says.Fred Sarpong, ICT correspondent and Senior writer for Business Week (who is also Public Relations ... UNCTAD XII Hits Accra! ... Brazil Lula da Silva opened the conference in his capacity as President of UNCTAD XI. After that the new presidentg incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana opened it, with a long speech that was covered by Ghana Broadcasting Radio Live (http://www.gbcghana.com). The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon ... My Piece on UNCTAD for Ghana's only Sunday Newspaper Sunday World ... ence was held in Africa was in 1996, when it was hosted by the South African government under UNCTAD IX. This year, it is back in Africa-specifically Ghana, where the 12th session of UNCTAD is to take place. The theme of UNCTAD XII is "Addressing the Opportunities and Challenges for Development" , a... Taxi Tales: Road Rage à la Bicyclette ... ng to Tetteh-Quarshie interchange (roundabout) from driving school, when a man on a bicycle almost bumped into the tro-tro. Now, the natural thing in Ghana is to suck your teeth, cuss a bit and move on. Instead, after the insults went flying from some of the male passengers to the cyclist as to whet... Ghana's Business & Financial Times Paper, Come Again! The picture on the cover of today's Business and Financial Times newspaper--a paper I look forward to reading each week -- is strangely familiar: it is from http://accradailyphoto.blogspot.com/2008/05/money-laundering.html, my Accra blog--without attribution. I called them as soon as I saw it. They... As the Week Opens in Accra...with AID EFFECTIVENESS: From a Carrot to a Spring Chicken, the Evolution is Complete! ... the orange attire. More precisely, the orange top, which has "Secretariat" written on the back. Look more closely, and you'll see "AID EFFECTIVENESS/GHANA CSO AID/EFECTIVENESS FORUM/31 AUG-1st SEP 2008/ACCRA-Ghana". Not to bore one with trivialities, but I think it gives you a sense of atmosphere. ... Closing ceremony @ 19h16 YAO GRAHAM: Thanks to SEND Foundation...staff of Ghana College of surgeons...to volunteers...to interpreters...CHAIR:input over the next few days will be decided this evening at 7.30pm. END of CSO FORUM!! More precisely, the orange top, which has "Secretariat" written on the back. Look more closely,... As closing ceremony of Aid Effectiveness Forum beckons... ... ebate. Though I have to say that my participation will be rather minimal, as aid effectiveness is far from being my forte!It's going to take place at Ghana's National Theatre, and people have to be seated before 5.45pm. Straight from office to work!! (if not earlier!)Am off to try and blog closing s... Ghana's Business & Financial Times Paper, Come Again! The picture on the cover of today's Business and Financial Times newspaper--a paper I look forward to reading each week -- is strangely familiar: it is from http://accradailyphoto.blogspot.com/2008/05/money-laundering.html, my Accra blog--without attribution. I called them as soon as I saw it. They... Closing ceremony @ 19h16 YAO GRAHAM: Thanks to SEND Foundation...staff of Ghana College of surgeons...to volunteers...to interpreters...CHAIR:input over the next few days will be decided this evening at 7.30pm. END of CSO FORUM!!ney-laundering.html, my Accra blog--without attribution. I called them as soon as I saw it. They... As the Week Opens in Accra...with AID EFFECTIVENESS: From a Carrot to a Spring Chicken, the Evolution is Complete! ... the orange attire. More precisely, the orange top, which has "Secretariat" written on the back. Look more closely, and you'll see "AID EFFECTIVENESS/GHANA CSO AID/EFECTIVENESS FORUM/31 AUG-1st SEP 2008/ACCRA-Ghana". Not to bore one with trivialities, but I think it gives you a sense of atmosphere. ... Taxi Tales: Road Rage à la Bicyclette ... ng to Tetteh-Quarshie interchange (roundabout) from driving school, when a man on a bicycle almost bumped into the tro-tro. Now, the natural thing in Ghana is to suck your teeth, cuss a bit and move on. Instead, after the insults went flying from some of the male passengers to the cyclist as to whet... UNCTAD XII Hits Accra! ... Brazil Lula da Silva opened the conference in his capacity as President of UNCTAD XI. After that the new presidentg incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana opened it, with a long speech that was covered by Ghana Broadcasting Radio Live (http://www.gbcghana.com). The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon ... President Kufuor of Ghana Speaks He says thanks for condolences expressed for late Baah-Wiredu. Ghana to take over for the next two years from Sudan. [I see ECOWAS president Ibn Chambas listening attentively to the speech] Kufuor is talking about the need for fair international trading systems, which he acknowledges is non-existent... From Kasoa to Winneba, Road Safety Matters! ... their speed. I reckon the signs should simply be bigger and more imposing. Though it looks like a cross when you are Cape Coast-bound, it has TOYOTA GHANA kind of hammered on the back. Even if it is supported by the latter, it would have been great being supported by the National Road Safety Commis... From Kasoa to Winneba, Road Safety Matters! ... their speed. I reckon the signs should simply be bigger and more imposing. Though it looks like a cross when you are Cape Coast-bound, it has TOYOTA GHANA kind of hammered on the back. Even if it is supported by the latter, it would have been great being supported by the National Road Safety Commis... President Kufuor of Ghana Speaks He says thanks for condolences expressed for late Baah-Wiredu. Ghana to take over for the next two years from Sudan. [I see ECOWAS president Ibn Chambas listening attentively to the speech] Kufuor is talking about the need for fair international trading systems, which he acknowledges is non-existent... << back