Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
“This too shall pass,” I reassured myself after making justice to a meal of banana and roasted peanuts on a public bench. I had not been able to secure a permanent job then, and was subsisting on my girlfriend Yaa Mary, until she decided she’d had enough of me and threw me out. I guess […]
By Allyssia Alleyne Today, mourning a death in the family often means donning the most formal black outfit in one’s closet for one solemn afternoon. But 150 years ago, it was a reason to stash away one’s current best and purchase a whole new grief-appropriate wardrobe. During the Victoria era, mourning rivaled weddings in terms […]
After Pastor John had thrown me out of the church, I strolled aimlessly along a busy avenue, window-shopping. I had no job, and Yaa Mary, my hostess and girlfriend had asked me to find my own place. I guess she’d had enough of me, not bringing home any income. Being thrown out of Church and […]
by Sally Weale A new study has cast doubt on the current enthusiasm in the west for copying teaching methods in China and South Korea, where children score highly in international tests, suggesting that cultural factors beyond school also play a part in their success. Politicians and policymakers from the west, where children gain lower […]
Kwasi Sakabo, the no nonsense tell-it-like-it-is character is back with vengeance. We refresh your memories with some of his previous escapades. Here, he had just been advised by a local Pastor to seek the ways of the Lord. Read on. On hindsight, I heeded the Pastor’s advice and went back to Church the following Sunday. […]
25-year old Akosua Ayim (also known by her stage name, Sillage), recently published her first book, entitled “Sometimes the heart breaks”. The 63-page book consists of 27 poems and is a collection of her original poetry that she has written over the past 10 years. The poems range from full-blown spoken word performance pieces to […]
The title of Michael Ofori-Mankata’s 21st book is understandably poetic. But “Quality Beads Don’t Jingle” is not meant to be understood by only those well-versed in the Akan culture. Originally written in Twi (the language of the Akan people of Ghana) as Ahene Pa Nkasa “Quality Beads Don’t Jingle” is an accessible work of elder […]
The “BOY BY THE SEA,” the debut novel of Reynald Altema, MD is an enchanting and riveting story taking place in Haiti but it might as well have been back home or any tropical setting. In an elegant style and a free flowing story telling manner, the book focuses on first Raymond -a young boy […]
The “BOY BY THE SEA,” the debut novel of Reynald Altema, MD is an enchanting and riveting story taking place in Haiti but it might as well have been back home or any tropical setting. In an elegant style and a free flowing story telling manner, the book focuses on first Raymond -a young boy […]
Contrary to commonly peddled falsities, the victims of slavery in the New World did not meekly accept their fate and live happily ever after, working the cotton and sugar plantations in the day and then retiring to their quarters to play the banjo, sing, dance and make babies. Revolts, rebellions and righteous hatred for their […]