Caged, neglected, plight of the Ghanaian prisoner
Everybody is a potential prisoner yet almost everyone enjoying freedom loses cognizance of the fact that we must rise up together and demand prisoners...
Tema has potential to lead smart city project – Dr Prince Kofi Kludjeson
A stronger collaboration between the private and public sector institutions has the potential to transform Tema into one of the leading smart cities in...
Prince Hamid Armah: Standards-based curriculum implementation – What’s working?
In September 2019, Ghana began to implement the pre-tertiary standards-based curriculum, a curriculum system implemented by many developed countries across the world.A unique characteristic...
Manasseh’s folder: Witkowsky’s Visit and why the British High Commissioner can’t mind her business
I was one of a few journalists selected to attend a recent press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Accra. Our guest was Anne...
NPP Regional elections: The Akoto factor making waves
Events characterising the New Patriotic Party (NPP’s) regional elections over the weekend can best be described as “epic”, “exhilarating”, and a true “clash of...
The death penalty in Ghana: The woes of 83-year-old Konadu and her 40 years on the death row
Konadu (not real name) was a farmer who owned a cocoa farm. She met her husband, Jojo (not his real name) and along the...
Songs Akufo-Addo should have on his playlist if he truly cares
I am a music enthusiast. My passion for music transcends all genres.Making playlists is one of my favourite activities. I have a playlist for...
Prof Wallace writes: Mothers’ day not the greatest day for everyone
There is one relationship in this mortal life which effortlessly scores above all other known relationships on this earth.Feeling confused? Don't scratch your head...
NPP internal elections – The Akoto factor still gathering momentum in Upper East region
As political stakeholders still come to terms with the “shocking performance” of how pro Akoto candidates beat the top 3 contenders to win 42%...
Nana Frema Busia: Agyapa Again?
Agyapa Again without national Gain?Agyapa free-wheel deal is back with a VengeanceRecalcitrant Akufo-Addo government is without RepentanceThis misery of a curious deal is not by HappenstanceObaapa Yaa...
Nana Kojo Quaidoo: NPP’s internal elections – Observations of an independent researcher
If you are an ardent political observer, the results of the just-ended polling station and constituency elections of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)...
Basic Legal Q&As when setting up private liability company in Ghana
The Registrar General Department (RGD) is the only institution authorised to undertake the registration or incorporation of businesses in Ghana.But despite the...
Elizabeth Ohene’s letter to BBC on their piece on free speech in Ghana [read]
See below her letter to the Editor, Mike Wendling;Dear Mike,Back in January 1982, I was forced to leave Ghana in a hurry because I...
Dr Prince Hamid Armah: Bridging the digital divide in Ghana, encouraging girls and women in ICT
Each year, the fourth Thursday in April is commemorated as the Girls in ICT Day.This day, instituted under the auspices of the United Nations...
Galamsey: 14 Regions devastated by illegal mining activities – Dr Solomon Owusu reveals
The Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) problems in Ghana are very challenging, especially as they become intensified and difficult to solve day-by-day. Currently, ASM...
Manasseh Azure Awuni: Russia’s Oligarchs, Africa’s corrupt and Joe Biden’s war
The lizard, our elders say, does not eat pepper for the frog to sweat. But when Russia’s President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine,...
Samson’s Take: Hijacked democracy, threat to the democracy
I have had cause to ask if Ghana was a failed State.This was when a regional minister was applauded by some for his...
Stealing getting sophisticated!
NOT QUITE long ago, the act of duping people in the Ghanaian society got a new name for it, ‘Sakawa’, without people knowing where...
Kwaku The Traveller: A hustler’s anthem of hope from the ashes of despair
On a rather quiet Monday night at home, the sound of a neighbour’s scooter sliced through the calm environment and drove nearby dogs into...
Manasseh Azure Awuni: The Chief Justice vs the progressive judges
I completed the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) in June 2010. I had gone to journalism school after secondary school.Prior to that,...
Dag Heward-Mills: A leader relates with all kinds of people
“And he said unto them, ‘Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company,...
Samson’s Take: Non-functional, ineffective systems, real security threat
This week, National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah told judges that when justice delivery is seen to be ineffective or tainted, the security of the...
Kwaku Asante: Bawumia mentioned e-levy once in his 2-hour speech, Why?
Prior to his speech today, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia had not said a word about government’s controversial tax measure, the 1.5 percent Levy...
2022 FIFA World Cup Prize fund & participation importance
FIFA World Cup 2022 will be taking place in Qatar with the tournament starting on 21st November with the final to be played on...
Ekow Amoasi writes: Otto Addo, the man who has turned water into wine
Stunned? Yes!Following Black Stars' abysmal and shambolic performance at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, it was obvious that the team needed...
Meet Enoch Seyram Gbesemete (Mr Ceyram), Procurement Officer who is using social media to change lives
The phrase, “If it must be done, it must be done well”, has motivated most people in doing what is expected of them positively...
Evans Scott’s VGMA nomination ― A case of luck or hard work?
In the Ghanaian gospel fraternity, a few names stand out when it comes to nominations at either the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) or...
Learning from the TB Pandemic
As countries around the world - from Kenya to Canada, South Africa to Sweden - relish the prospect of an unofficial transition of COVID-19...
Why I didn’t graduate from medical school – Dr Arthur Kennedy
A United States-based Ghanaian practicing medical doctor, Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has stated that although he is an alumnus of the University of Ghana...
Ukraine-Russia tensions: How many people have crossed borders to nearby countries and where have they gone?
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) can confirm that as of March 22, 2022, a total of 3.6 million people had left Ukraine...
From cleaner to neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Dr Kwadwo Sarpong’s story
“I didn’t think it was possible”, Dr Sarpong’s answer to my question about whether he saw himself becoming a resident Neurosurgeon at the prestigious...
Some SHS students use phones more expensive than Free SHS
1. Shouldn’t we be funding individuals/groups that go to court for constitutional litigation?‘Go to court’ is a mantra used by politicians on the governing...
Prof. Ransford Gyampo: Open letter to President Akufo-Addo on current hard times
I greet you. It is clear that times are hard and many Ghanaians never imagined that these will happen in your regime.You gave all...
Int. Women’s Day: Celebrating women blazing the trail in Ghana’s banking industry
The banking and financial sector globally is male dominated and the situation in Ghana is no different.Some banking institutions have taken the bold step...
Understanding Putin’s narrative about Ukraine is the master key to this crisis
With his incursion into Donetsk and Luhansk, Vladimir Putin has broken international law and destroyed the best negotiating track, the Minsk agreement. That is clear. What...
Demystifying federated machine learning: A practical guide with PyTorch
Machine Learning has revolutionised various industries by enabling intelligent systems to learn from data and make accurate predictions or decisions.However, traditional centralized machine learning...
Read: Royal, engineer, born leader: New Osu Mantse, Teteete Nii Nortey Owuo IV, vows to make Osu ‘greater’
Nicholas Nii Nortey Owuo was born for leadership with his graceful demeanour, impressive intellect, infectious humility and wisdom, conflict resolution skills and unifying disposition...
Dr Richard Yeboah Asante: Why should Barker-Vormawor allow principles of social loafing to deceive him of his importance?
The rat that uses the motor or the highway as its playing ground, might either be under the influence of hard drugs, gross stupidity,...
The role of paperless procurement system
In his inaugural address, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia stated that Ghana will go paperless.Based on this assumption, the Passport office, the Registrar...
Criminal libel is dead and buried but ‘law’ on responsible citizenship is alive
"I prefer a noisy, boisterous sometimes scandalous media of today to the monotonous praise-singing sycophantic one of yesteryear". President Akufo-Addo, July 18, 2017In recent...