Public Agenda articles from February 2011

Public Agenda archives from February 2011

Save the Defenceless Souls From Gaddafi's Massacre.
February 28, 2011... Recent events in Arab Africa has seen the death of many innocent people even though some might say the overall objective of forcing out of power the repressive regimes of that part of Africa far outweighs the death toll. But the news that...

Trouble Brews At GNA Staff to Hit the Streets if Boss Refuses to Go.
February 28, 2011... Byline: George Amexo Credible information reaching Public Agenda indicates that workers of the nation's only wire news service, Ghana News Agency, are preparing to lay down their tools to mount pressure on the National Media Commission (NMC)...

Anti-Tobacco Activists Petition Health Minister.
February 25, 2011... The Coalition on the Tobacco Control Bill, a network of Civil Society Organisations, has petitioned the new Health Minister, Hon. Joseph Yieleh Chireh, asking him to "swiftly ensure the presentation of the Tobacco Control Bill to Parliament by...

Prof Asks Country to Learn From Kenya.
February 25, 2011... Byline: Irene J. Mensah A governance expert, Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh has highly recommended the amended Kenyan Constitution to Ghanaians for study, believing that it will offer useful lessons for the nation as Ghana tries to fashion out a...

Let US Learn From Kenyan Constitution.
February 25, 2011... A constitution, whether written or unwritten, should embody the hope, aspirations and visions of a people. It must of necessity be a living document; dynamic and conforming with the spirit of the times else it would become moribund. At a...

Panic Over Presidential Appointments.
February 21, 2011... Byline: Frederick Asiamah The vesting of the power to appoint members of the governing board, the chief executive and other staff of Ghana's future petroleum regulatory body in the President of the Republic without the approval of Parliament...

Take Away Presidential Prerogative in Appointments.
February 21, 2011... The question of whether or not our regulatory institutions should be independent, and if so, how to secure this independence is one that has remained unanswered, even though we seem to recognize that the situation in which governments change...

President's Power Over Petroleum Body Worries Watchdogs.
February 21, 2011... Byline: Frederick Asiamah The vesting of the power to appoint members of the governing board, the chief executive and other staff of Ghana's future petroleum regulatory body in the President of the Republic without the approval of Parliament...

Country Joins Call for Bank Tax.
February 18, 2011... Ghanaian civil societies yesterday joined the global call for the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Germany and other members of the G20 group of countries to implement a tax on banking transactions in their countries. According...

President Pushes for Broadcasting Law.
February 18, 2011... Byline: George Amexo & Prosper Ashiagbor President John Evans Atta Mills says his government will push for the passage of the Broadcasting Bill which has been on the drawing board for some time into law. The President who was...

Ban Politicians From Owning Radio.
February 11, 2011... Byline: George Amexo For Ghana to have a balanced media landscape and strong journalistic standards, a legal practitioner and member of the National Media Commission(NMC) has advocated that politicians should be banned from owning radio and...

Bring These Officers to Justice.
February 7, 2011... These are interesting times indeed! Last Friday, President John Evans Atta Mills emphasize his determination to live by his promise to make 2011 an "Action Year" when he stormed the Tema Port unannounced following the latest revelations by...

Waste MGT Competition Breeding Inefficiency?
February 7, 2011... Byline: Ama Achiaa A. Baafi Many residents of Accra, particularly in the Accra Metropolitan and Adenta Municipal assemblies, are still worried about the outcome of the recent waste management re-zoning undertaken by the assemblies. ...

All CEPS Officers to Declare Assets.
February 7, 2011... Byline: Mohammed Suleman President John Evans Attah Mills, on Friday, declared an intention to compel all officers of the Customs Division (formerly called CEPS) of the Ghana Revenue Authority to publicly declare their assets apparently to...