7th January, 2015

The Daily Graphic says the introduction of telecommunications and the internet has without doubt enhanced communication and brought people who hitherto were far apart closer. While the paper admits that internet connectivity is still slow in this part of the world, it realizes that Ghana is still under utilising the internet. A lot of government business is still being conducted using the archaic way of disseminating information which causes a lot of delay. The paper thinks it is noteworthy that government is trying to incorporate biometric registration in the national identification and health insurance scheme, however it believes this effort must be extended to all national and government businesses to ensure better service delivery. It says, E-governance is of utmost importance in this day and age to improve access to information on government business saying if there is any time to improve this it is now. The paper hopes that the sixty-sixth New Year School which opened last Monday on the theme "improving the performance of the local government system in the era of e-governance," will provide just the right tonic needed by government to take e-governance a notch higher.

The Ghanaians Times lauds President John Mahama and his Vice Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur for their good works as today marks the second year anniversary of their swearing-in to steer the affairs the country. The paper also commends the opposition for holding the President's feet to the fire and sometimes to utter discomfiture of the government. It says however that partisan politics notwithstanding, Ghana continues to receive very high rating for its democratic culture and rule of law. The paper urges all and sundry to push government to work hard. This will help the country to chalk up more success this year.

The General Telegraph commends Ghanaians for their hard work and resilience which kept the various sectors of economy growing in spite of the very daunting challenges the nation experienced in 2014. The paper says though expectations were high on the economy picking up, it is far from being the best last year, and  predicts that 2015 will be a good year, saying it will open new possibilities for progress. The Telegraph therefore calls on Ghanaians not to enter 2015 with the hangover from last year’s challenges but have confidence and hope in the capacity to overcome and achieve the desired level of national progress.

SOURCE: GBC