President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has extended to her Ghanaian counterpart, Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the Government and people of the Republic of Ghana as they celebrate their 60th Independence Anniversary on Monday, March 6.

The Minister for Information, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has bemoaned the poor working conditions of Journalists, despite the important role they played in national development.

The United Nations Secretary General, Mr. António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, has affirmed that Ghana would continue to be a dependable partner in world affairs.

The 20th annual Inter-Senior High School National Debate has taken place in Accra, with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Senior High School (SHS), representing the northern sector of the country, emerging as winner.

\"Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable...\" The above quote from Ban Ki-moon, immediate past Secretary-General of the UN gives credence to an earlier quote by the renowned Ghanaian educationist, Dr.KwegyirAggrey, who stated,\"If you educate a boy, you educate an individual, but if you educate a girl, you educatea nation.\"

President Jacob Zuma and President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of the Republic of Ghana held a telephone conversation this evening, Sunday, 5 March 2017. President Zuma congratulated President Akufo-Addo on the milestone occasion of Ghana\'s 60th independence anniversary tomorrow, 6 March 2017.

Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, minister of Women\'s Affairs, who is also overseeing the Office of the Vice President, at the weekend left Banjul for Accra to attend Ghana\'s National Day celebration.

On March 6, 1957, Ghana became the first of Britain\'s African colonies to gain independence. Present at the event that marked the occasion in Accra included Richard Nixon, Vice President of the United States of America, the Duchess of Kent, representing the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth and the then Governor-General of the Gold Coast, Charles Noble Arden-Clarke.

An Indian proverb admonishes that: \"If you are 50 years of age and you have no patience then life has not taught you any wisdom.\" The objective of this write-up is to make some basic observations as to how the affairs of this rich land has been managed or mismanaged in the last 60 years. It is common knowledge that in Ghana, public servants proceed on leave for compulsory retirement at age 60.

Accra, Ghana -President Mugabe has arrived in Accra, Ghana for this country\'s 60th independence celebrations.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has extended to her Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the Government and people of the Republic of Ghana as they celebrate their 60th Independence Anniversary today.

On March 6, 1957, the Union Jack, an emblem of British rule in the then Gold Coast, was lowered and in its place was the flag of Ghana with red, gold, and green and a black star in the middle.

Ghana celebrates its independence, attained on this day in 1957. We commemorate the 60th anniversary of the independence of the country from British colonial rule.