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."
It is said that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. But the wealth of a nation depends on the investments of infrastructure and human resources that a government places on the health of the nation. Both complement one another to attain a Six Sigma status. But the health of a nation, and by extension […]
Some portions of Ghana’s 2012 Road Traffic Regulations Act were being considered for amendments. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Transport, the amendments to Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2180 sought to allow government ministers, members of Parliament, and justices of the Supreme Court to drive with sirens blaring and blazing and without regard to speed limit. We […]
The socioeconomic development of a country is anchored on the basic tenets of its culture. Once the tenets start to give way, the center cannot hold, and the country becomes an abracadabra of anything goes. Its people become lost for lack of cultural directions. Japan, China and a host of other countries have developed not […]
The layman on the street only sees rains, snow and sunshine. In Africa our diviners claim the hand of the divine is obvious in occurrences of violent storms and floods. Many see what they describe as the end times. 2023 is considered the warmest year so far. There have been floods in China, India, parts […]
The people of Kwahu are mourning their former Omanhene, Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng with a funeral at the Okwahu state capital, Abene. Kwahu is part of the Akan stock, and their funerals are essentially Akan. What one might see at the funeral at Abene might not be any different from what would occur elsewhere in Akan […]
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) announced the victory of Vice President Alhaji Dr. Muhammadu Bawumia in the primaries held Saturday, November 4, 2023. Bawumia won 118,210 votes representing 61.47 percent of the votes as against 71,996 (35.52 percent) of his closest rival, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong. The two other contestants Owusu Afriyie Akoto and Francis Addae Nimo […]
The thought of a dam spillage and/or breakage is not very comfortable: it could be rather ominous, threatening, worrying and menacing. And especially for those living in the water’s flow path the thought could be a warning most gloomy. The Volta River Authority, (VRA) managers of Ghana’s premier hydro-electric dam at Akosombo in the Eastern […]
In fifteen months, Ghana will be heading for general elections and the climate is lively with political activity. The government is under the weight of assessment and examination by both the opposition and supporters at the same time. Also in the works are the selective processes of choosing flag bearers and prospective members of parliament, […]
The potential dangers and harmful side effects of skin bleaching notwithstanding, it is on the increase in Africa. It is believed that about 25 to 80 percent of women regularly use skin whitening products to achieve what they believe is a beauty enhancement. Among the many reasons why women bleach their skin, particularly their faces, […]
Recent developments in post-coup Niger indicate either a change of mind or a loss of momentum even among both the military junta and the people. First of all, attitudes towards those perceived to be pro-French, and by implication, the Americans who share the same repressive economic and political attitudes towards Niger have flagged considerably. Generally […]