James Kwabena Bomfeh writes: Burning excavators; aged insincerity exposed?
The fight against “galamsey” under many code names has been renewed with fierce intensity. We are at it again, burning excavators without regard to...
Media freedom is fuelling media tyranny – Prof Gyampo writes
Media Freedom must be respected in every democracy. But this is not licentious for Media Tyranny.The unintended consequences of the liberalization of our airwaves...
Ghana’s common core programme: A curriculum paradigm whose time has come
In an increasingly globalized economy, a country’s most precious resources are not extracted from deep within its bowels. It is not the oil, gold...
Caleb Kudah Saga: A many splendored tale – Elizabeth Ohene writes
If Caleb Kudah, the Citi journalist was slapped, kicked and/or manhandled by National Security officials, it is wrong, wrong, wrong.The number of vehicles, uniformed...
Technology in 50 years time
Technology has improved our current way of doing things and living. Have you ever wondered in 50 years' time how it will look like?...
Impacting lives through ecommerce, the story of a young delivery agent in Accra
Once upon a time in a small town in Ghana, there lived a young brilliant boy with big dreams and aspirations. Running around the...
Dr Prince Armah: Exploring Akufo-Addo’s commitment to education; Policy, spending, and outcomes
Before it rose from the first meeting of its first session, the eighth Parliament passed the 2021 budget statement and economic policy presented by...
Are ECG worker unions proactive on customer service or for their pecuniary interest?
For the umpteenth time, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is in the news again and it is for a bad reason.The worker's...
What to expect now that Ghana’s Plant Variety Protection Bill has been passed
The passage of the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Bill by the 7th Parliament of the Fourth Republic on November 4, 2020, followed by the...
Striking a balance between school rules and rights of students: A needle in a haystack
Recent events in Ghana’s educational institutions have thrown into sharp and uncomfortable focus the competing tensions between rules-bound institutions, as our schools are, and...
Elizabeth Ohene: Culture of noise
I am no longer a paid-up member of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). I suspect, therefore, that I might not qualify to be called...
Read: Govt not thinking outside the box in galamsey fight despite stakeholders meeting
BYHON. FRANCIS-XAVIER SOSUMP, Madina ConstituencyThe fight against galamsey is assuming a wrong turn due to Government’s own past failures in the fight. As a...
Don’t be deceived by Nana Agradaa – the reflections of a Ghanaian journalist
A few years ago, while working as News Editor of one of Ghana’s leading radio stations, I had the unpleasant obligation of encountering the...
Prince Adjei writes: The ideal environment for politicians
Politics mainly is the engine that runs the development agenda of countries in Africa.How well the environment works for the benefit of the citizenry...
Francis-Xavier Sosu takes on govt on galamsey fight
The fight against galamsey is assuming a wrong turn due to Government’s own past failures in the fight.As a people, we must be worried...
Martin Amidu reacts to new Special Prosecutor nominee [read]
Do not defame Martin Amidu in the propaganda to nominate a new Special Prosecutor: by Martin A. B. K. AmiduAnybody deeply knowledgeable about the...
Rastafarianism vrs Human Rights
I have followed with delight the ongoing debate about two teenagers who were denied admission to Achimota School because they declined to cut their...
KIA COVID-19 surge: Ghana’s call to duty
A letter from the Frontiers Healthcare Services sighted indicated an increase in the number of cases picked at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for...
Are we helpless in our own country while our water bodies are being polluted?
Ghana is blessed with numerous natural resources including water and all we have to do is simply protect the water bodies.In countries like...
Patrick George Quantson: Technology as a tool for overcoming social challenges
Evolving new ways of responding to and addressing social demands and problems has always been a key feature of every human society and even...
Be bold and stop ‘Bawumia camp’ from premature campaigns – NPP activists to party leadership
The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), should be bold and decisive and take the necessary actions to ensure that the Bawumia camp...
Enact regulatory framework to control access to internet pornography – Razak Opoku
Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, said it was deniable fact that at this material moment most children in our communities are growing up with the...
Samson’s Take: Akuapem Poloo; how is 90 days harsh?
Celebrities, properly called, have such influence especially on the youth. It is expected that before you take on a cause, you will seek professional...
Barker. H. Vogues: Why did Akuapem Poloo plead guilty?
Neho! In this Akuapem Poloo saga, I keep seeing people ask, why did she plead guilty?For many people who have never experienced our criminal...
Health benefits of eating dates during Ramadan
As our Muslim brothers and sisters begin fasting in the month of Ramadan, there is one thing you are assured of finding in a...
Kwabena Brakopowers: Alan or Bawumia? A choice that goes beyond ethnicity
Should the President of Ghana be rotational? Is there an urgent need to ensure that all the ethnic groups in the country have the...
Zero extinction status makes Atewa a no-go area for mining
Ghana’s Atewa Range Forest, designated by the Government of Ghana as a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area, has from today made it on to the...
Manasseh Azure Awuni: Breaking the 8 and the Bawumia dilemma
The discussion should not be that it’s unwise to field another Akan in the next election. The discussion should not be that Dr Mahamudu...
Unemployment to blame for youth involvement in money rituals – MP
A member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee has blamed the increasing youth involvement in money rituals on economic hardships under the leadership of...
S3xual enhancement drugs, are they necessary? [Read]
Sexual dysfunction refers to any condition that prevents any individual from experiencing full satisfaction from sexual activity.It can affect both genders at any point...
Dr Gideon Boako: Ghana’s novel zero-coupon bond
Ghana is the first Sub-Saharan African country to issue a foreign currency-denominated zero-coupon bullet tranche to its bond financing mix, enabling it to create...
The hair debate and Nkrumah’s agenda: Public interest or ethnic/religious rights?
For a little over a week now, ours has been a nation sharply divided over hair and why a brilliant kid, Tyrone Iras Marhguy,...
Ekow Acquah: Bawumia’s disclaimer, a mark of respect and good leadership
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, March 25, issued a statement on the proliferation of his posters across the country promoting him...
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa: Rastafarian brouhaha: The conflict between the rights of the child and school rules
Exceedingly grateful to you, Right Honourable Speaker for the opportunity to make this statement on an important matter of considerable national interest.Mr. Speaker, a...
Prof Edmund Ato Kwaw: Dreadlocks on Senior High School campus, acceptable?
There has been a lot of brouhaha surrounding the dreadlocks matter, with Achimota School being trolled on social media.I have seen one social media...
She’s the boss: Five reasons why women succeed in leadership
The word ‘boss’ is often synonymous with a leader of a group, firm or organisation.The first image that comes to mind when one...
Plummeting sperm counts, shrinking p3nises: toxic chemicals threaten humanity
The end of humankind? It may be coming sooner than we think, thanks to hormone-disrupting chemicals that are decimating fertility at an alarming rate...
Dada Hafco on highlife agenda: Ghanaians hate anything Ghanaian
"When this whole highlife movement started for me, I’ve been to places where people have asked why the need to continue doing highlife and...
Francis-Xavier Sosu: 2021 Budget to deepen the woes of prospective law students
Law school admission was one of the topical issues ahead of the 2020 General Election. Indeed during the vetting of Ministers, the Attorney General...
Why leaders fail?
I have a great obsession for quality leadership and shaping leaders’ perceptions about the right way of leading their subordinates or followers onto a...