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Elizabeth Ohene: Debasing a sacred word

Back in the early years of independence on the continent of Africa, one heard a lot about the African Personality.The political scientists wrote endless...

Ejura murder: Who killed Kaaka Macho; for what?

The murder of Ibrahim Mohammed, also known as Kaaka Macho, sparked chaos at Ejura, leading to the death of two others and six more...

Moving from the ‘Ss’ and ‘Ks’ to everyone: Time to expand Ghana’s music industry?

Ghana’s music industry has come a long way and it still has a long way to go but today we get to celebrate the...

Job creation in Ghana, the role of e-commerce

The dream of many Ghanaian children is to go to school, get a good job, live a decent life and take care of their...

Mind ‘N’ Health Foundation Ghana commemorates International Widows Day

On Wednesday, June 23, the world marked International Widows' Day on the theme 'Invisible Women, Invisible Problems.'Widow's Day is an awareness day observed across...

Nana Frema Busia: Musings on Fatherhood controversies

Dear GodThe Alpha and the OmegaYou are Father extraordinaire like no otherYet the Man “Adam” in your mega image, Oh “brother”!Political Fathers go AstrayAnd cause...

Elizabeth Ohene: Green land of our birth

I don’t recall a happier day in my recent memory in Ghana than last Friday, the Green Ghana day. This was the day that...

I’m fully vaccinated but feel sick – should I get tested for Covid-19?

Imagine last night you developed a little runny nose and a sore throat. When you woke up this morning you started coughing and had...

534 kids dead…and their blood was red

Dear Group of Honourable Members of Parliament (G-275),It’s about four weeks since one Honourable was sad, angry and pissed because he experienced a fraction...

National Standards Assessment Test and an encounter with a Parliamentarian

On a normal day, I would not be writing about an educational policy that is clear in terms of its intended objectives but what...

15 things lovers must discuss before getting married

Lack of compatibility and communication are two of the most common reasons people get divorced. People who wish to enter into a lifelong marriage should definitely lay their expectations and history...

Free SHS this, Free SHS that: Ignoring the noise; acknowledging the challenges

Perhaps, it was a tad optimistic in hindsight, for supporters of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy to expect that the critics of the policy...

If the President can’t take feedback, he can learn from Wontumi

All that Joy FM did was to give the microphones to the public, particularly parents and headteachers to express their concerns and frustrations with...

Elizabeth Ohene writes: Motherhood and ‘Kelewele’

The Americans, I believe, have a name for what they all agree is good for America; they call it motherhood and apple pie.The idea...

‘Ghana’s economy to receive major boost after TVET policy interventions’

Ghana will in the next few years benefit immensely from government’s remarkable policy interventions that have transformed Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).That...

Okudzeto Ablakwa writes: Akufo-Addo fails to lead by example in a period of austerity

President Akufo-Addo has been a leading voice for debt forgiveness in the international arena and back home has been imposing additional regressive taxes with...

The needless rant of a CODEO official to undermine the success of the EC

The needless rant of a CODEO official to undermine the success of the ECThe Electoral Commission conducted by far, the most successful election ever...

Fintech driving the growth of e-commerce in Ghana

Mother: My son, how are you? I haven’t received my monthly upkeep money, papa is very sick and your little sisters have been home...

Yaw Buaben Asamoa: The war against galamsey must be won, burning of equipment justified

Never since international gold trading started over 400 years ago in the ‘Gold Coast’ at ‘El Mina’ has the winning of the precious metal...

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...