Clinical Waste Disposal
Clinical waste is produced because of healthcare activities and needs to be disposed of legally and safely.Clinical waste must be packaged, handled, and collected...
Best performing president of the Fourth Republic
Ghana first became a Republic in 1960 with Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah as its first president, after his six-year reign as the Head of...
Manasseh Azure Awuni plans his own funeral
In 2006, I bought a copy of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana hymn book, circled Hymn 468 and wrote boldly above it, 'My Burial...
Manasseh Azure Awuni: No tribute or book of condolence when I die
In 2006, I bought a copy of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana hymn book, circled Hymn 468 and wrote boldly above it, “My Burial...
One dirty secret a man will go to the grave with
On my first day at the university campus, I found a supermarket nearby and went there to buy some groceries. When I got to...
Why Hawa Koomson is still at post
In Ghana, the masses have ceased grumbling. They’ve decided, rather, to return, in equal dosage, the ruling classes’ selfish greed and corruption.In times...
Elizabeth Ohene writes on killing of 90-year-old alleged witch
In the past few days, I have heard discussions on the killing of Akua Denteh in Kafaba, being likened to the killing of George...
Confessions: My insatiable desire for sex cost Maggie her degree
Yvonne usually didn’t care about how I went home after lectures but this time, she was the first to approach me when the Gender...
Let’s survive COVID-19 together
In the news todayMany new cases of COVID-19 are reported dailyWho are those who make up these numbers?Journalists, parents, children, actors, lawyers, doctors, farmers,...
Brakopowers: Sleeping NMC is waking up! Stops imperial interference with GBC and Crystal TV
The National Media Commission (NMC) is now ready to fulfil its constitutional mandate after decades of slumber during which the rights and freedom of...
Elizabeth Ohene writes: Nature will even it out
I am probably being melodramatic here, but I can’t think of a better way of putting this. My birth was political. I am the...
Kojo Addo-Kufuor: Mortgages in Ghana; the myths and facts
If you are renting now, buying a home could be a better financial decision. Of course, that depends on several factors such as; where...
Evaluating Ghanaian football: The grass is greener where you water it
Painful and unexpected exits at Round of 16,Needed calculations to advance the group stages,Year after year, same story on these pages.Aren’t we tired of...
COVID DIARY: ‘Fake news is a virus’
By Nana Kwasi Gyan-ApentengThe new coronavirus known as SARS 2 or COVID-19 for short is not the only virus in town. Of course, COVID-19...
Role of the UNIPASS system in national revenue mobilisation
Contrary to the stance and expectations of some stakeholders in the import and export business; and some civil society groups, the Ghana Revenue Authority...
What does she do with her money?
It started on our wedding day.Before the pastor said the closing prayer, he asked the whole church to give a special offering for the...
Covid-19: Why are we only concerned about Free SHS not Universities and Junior High Schools?
About 14 years ago, on my way home from school, which is Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), there was an argument between a passenger...
The EC’s alleged sins against Ghana’s self-righteous civil society activists
The guiding principle that underpins all thriving democracies is that people disagree to agree or agree to disagree whatever the case may be.It...
COVID–19 and Liquidity Challenges: A call for re-directing credit risk assessment
The Covid-19 outbreak has had a sharp negative impact on economies worldwide. On 24th June 2020, the IMF projected a contraction in global real...
Read: Jane Opoku-Agyemang can’t beat Bawumia on any day
For the records, John Mahama’s running mate cannot be an overnight political firebrand just as Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Stop the pathetic comparison. Since the presidential...
Elizabeth Ohene Writes: Maybe we don’t need leave
One thing struck me in the ongoing tussle between the Auditor General and the Presidency: the Auditor General is entitled to 44 working days...
Don’t condemn Professor Naana Opoku-Agyemang yet
Until recently, Vice-presidential nominees made a smaller electoral difference in Ghana’s politics but Dr Mahamudu Bawumia changed the narrative.The current Vice-president of Ghana was...
Garlic and Sunshine – More COVID Facts and Myths
It has been more than seven months since China reported the onset of the COVID pandemic in Wuhan. Since then, the entire globe has...
Why impunity walks on Octopus legs in Ghana
“Praaaaaaise the Lord,” the Pastor screamed into the mic. “He has risen, Christ has risen,” he boomed, as he rallied the faithful to wave...
Manasseh Azure Awuni: The NPP, Ewe votes and the 2016 victory
Jesus said in Matthew 12:34 of the Holy Bible that “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” This can help to...
Clara Beeri Kasser-Tee: When my child’s name is not Ghanaian enough to merit a birth certificate
My child’s birth certificate got lost and needed to be replaced. I applied for the Births and Deaths Registry to reissue a copy of...
Supreme Court’s decision in NDC suit clear, admits no ambiguity
The decision by the Supreme Court of Ghana in a suit filed by the National Democratic Congress in which it was challenging the decision...
Banking Crisis: A sad story of an NPP financier
Winston Churchill once narrated a story which he titled, 'The Height Of Ingratitude.' According to the story, a little boy was playing on a...
Schools and Covid-19 Information
The “new normal” took a further step towards entrenching itself when some students returned to school last week. Students such as final year students...
Selasi Koffi Ackom writes: Some have wondered my long silence on the UNIPASS/GCNet impasse over the period
Some friends and compatriots have wondered if the government has given me a share of the booty ($50,000) to silence my activism as they...
Why I removed my ring: Apparently, companies don’t hire married women
I’m one of the women who found love in their workplaces. It wasn’t easy from the beginning. Though he was highly ranked than I...
COVID-19: Myths and facts revisited
The new coronavirus disease or Covid-19 has been with us for more than half a year since it was first reported in China in...
Is investment in Ghana football passion or business? Enoch Worlanyo attempts an answer
Let me see if I can respond to this puzzle from a colleague journalist, Asante Fokuo, who posted this on his Facebook wall, asking...
Cannabis/hemp/marijuana/wee and the law
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants in the Cannabaceae family, which consists of three primary species: Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis....
Re: Don’t pay former MPs; some necessary clarifications
It is unfortunate that in the Ghanaian democratic experiment, members of the second arm of Government, the Legislature (specifically and especially MPs), have since...
Seth Terkper writes: Parliament’s review must separate 2020 budget and Covid-19 Gaps
IntroductionThe final article in the “BOG MPC AND DEFICIT FINANCING” series calls onParliament to re-examine the revised 2020 Budget and COVID-19 fiscal gaps that...
EC, NPP, NDC and Democratic Entrenchment and Consolidation in Ghana
One of the issues many people, especially party communicators are failing to bring to the perspectives shaping the debates and the discussion on the...
Manasseh Azure: If NDC loses the Supreme Court case against EC
Dear DCYou’re in court against the Electoral Commission (EC). You don’t want the Commission to compile a new voter register for the 2020 parliamentary...
Help for breast cancer patient came too late
The 43-year-old Agnes Dogboe battled with breast cancer which left one of her breasts rotten for close to two years.She was abandoned by her...
BoG shoddily inscribes amount on GH¢ 2 coin?
The Central Bank in November 2019 introduced the GH¢100 and GH¢200 notes as well as a GH¢2 coin as part of the country’s denominations.The...