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Inside the Ghanaian washing bay where all staff are deaf and customers are taught to sign

One look at Kwasi, Freeman and Emmanuel and it does not give you any clue that they are not your typical or regular Ghanaian...

Live from the Woods: My verdict on Akufo-Addo’s JOSPONG praise

The President’s praise last Friday of the work of the Jospong Group of Companies should be seen more of an endorsement of their sanitation...

Fwd: If I were a Playwright

If you love plays like I do then you probably know about Shakespeare. Even if you don’t love plays but have studied literature you...

Why should we hire you? Know exactly what to say

According to statistics, about 48 percent of youth in the country are unemployed. The African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) has indicated that the greatest...

Why should we hire you? Know exactly what to say

According to statistics, about 48 percent of youth in the country are unemployed. The African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) has indicated that the greatest...

Keeping West Africa’s mining industry safe during the boom – the Rigworld factor

With increased mining activity in West Africa, it is essential to have the necessary training facilities to ensure that safety practices meet international standards. Ghanaian-owned...

Fulani Herdsmen Activities In Ghana: To ban or Not To Ban!

The clamping down of illegal mining otherwise known in local parlance as “galamsey” remains a watershed moment for many stakeholders of agriculture, environment...

A 'fake police commander' tried to dupe me

Yesterday was Tuesday, 31st October, 2017. It was around 5.30 am when I set off for Cape coast. Just after the traffic light before the...

Ghana Post GPS: Why pay Google $400,000 a year?

My name is Rexford Nkansah, a Senior Web Developer, with many years of experience in building, deploying, maintaining and upgrading web applications and servers...

Another Perspective – No More Silence

I just became privy to a story of a well-known Ghanaian man who was convicted and sentenced to prison for the crime of sexual...

Lydia Forson Writes: Selective outrage, crazy ‘gods’ and the case of the 4-year-old defiled girl

It’s my birthday week and I decided to try my best to ONLY focus on things that bring me joy.Unfortunately, I cannot unsee the...

I stammer but I have a voice

Kingston’s heart began to beat fast and he started to feel the sweat build up in his palms and forehead.  Oh, my God, he...

The comeback kid: Four things John Mahama can do to recapture the presidency

There is divided opinion about John Mahama’s potential to become president again. While some of his die-hard supporters think he’s the NDC’s best foot,...

Live from the Woods: Why spend $2.5m on GhanaPost GPS app when it could be free?

I think the country would have been spared the embarrassment that the infantile GhanaPost GPS app has brought, had the right thing been done....

The secret diaries of the Chibok girls

One of the Chibok girls freed in May has been telling journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani how a diary was kept of some of her...

‘My baby went to sleep and didn’t wake up’: Young lives lost to Ghana’s silent killer

There is no war or famine in Ghana, and the economy is growing, yet malnutrition remains a silent killer that accounts for one-third of...

MTN Mobile Money Fraud – An Inside Job?

Mobile money is great. However, MTN Mobile Money is far from great. In fact, it appears to be an endless case of fraud by...

NDC problem, not biometric register, but commitment

It’s a telling blow that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) cannot boast of genuine members after 25 years in existence. The nettlesome issues...

Sad/ My Last words to a Facebook user who committed suicide and those who mocked him

About three days ago I saw what seemed to be a suicide note from one of my followers, and after reading it sent him...

Atomic Junction Gas Explosion: Yankson’s Reportage And Matters Arising

Alhaji Aliu Mahama (May his soul rest in peace) was the Vice President of the Politicians’ Republic of Ghana between January 7, 2001...

Explosion that shook a nation – never again revisited

It was around 7pm that gloomy Saturday night when I turned on my WhatsApp chat to catch up with the world, only to be...

How to minimize meeting challenges

It’s unfortunate but true: The further you progress in your career, the more meetings you go to. While some are productive, many are disorganized,...

On what grounds can my DV visa be refused?

DV visa refusals are commonly based on three main grounds. Bases on the underlying reasons, your visa could be refused under any of the...

Inside Asiedua’s Chest: Which one too is ‘dabi dabi ebeye yie’?

In a floral off – shoulder romper with her messenger bag hanging on her shoulder, she walked towards her two friends at the beach...

Let Akwasi Appiah do his job; Stop this jealousy crap!

Let’s provide a brief context here before touching on the national soccer team Coach Akwasi Appiah’s miserable predicament. In fact, an impassioned look at...

The Deputy CID boss acted professionally Kweku Baako

Although I have a great deal of fondness for the likes of Cameron Duodu, Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, Baffour Ankomah, Elizabeth Ohene, George Sydney Abugri and...

IF I WERE A CHARTERED MEMBER

I attended the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) Awards recently. I had not attended the awards night for several years. As an associate...

Obesity on the rise as Ghana embraces fast food

ACCRA, Ghana — After finishing high school a decade ago, Daniel Awaitey enrolled in computer courses, dropped out to work in a hotel, then...

A take on funeral held for a dog

Like you, when I heard that a man at Ehi, in the Volta Region of Ghana was going to give his dog a grand...

The hashtag generation and the democratization of stupidity

Back when Rashida Black Beauty (I bet you didn't have to Google who this is right?) was trending in Ghana for unleashing what might...

Pornography – Good Or Evil?

(Part II) God hates pornographyGod knows that pornography can wreck lives Ephesians 4 : 17 – 19 says “so I tell you this, and insist on...

A day that never was: A view on Founders’ Day

Once again, here we are quibbling over an apostrophe in a needless war over who the founder or founders of Ghana was or were.It...

The apostrophe catastrophe

With our last election behind us, we have new credible leadership or at least, that is the hope. In our country, what is the...

Dubai – my 20 hours experience

I was in Dubai for only 20 hours on my way to Busan, South Korea. Per my experience, I would say that if impulses...

My Experience: My partner of 14 years is lesbian and I didn’t know

We have two lovely children, a boy and a girl, that any parent would be proud of. Kwame, 10, and Akua, 6, are intelligent...

Prayer camps and mental health

There has been a growing focus on prayer camps and their activities, especially in relation to their treatment of persons with mental illness and...

Feature: When Kumawood actors hypocritically grace the sets of ‘Kumkum Bhagya’

Hypocrisy is killing us!We choose which situations suit us at a particular time and behave as saintly creatures when we share opposing views to...

If I were a female scientist

I have been out of touch for a few months taking on some additional engagements that made it difficult for me to write.  I...

Free SHS: Allow the rich to pay!

One of the best things that should ever happen to Ghana is free SHS.It is national in character, the impact is huge but it...

Why Fennec’s death haunts me

It’s taken me a few years to gather the strength to write this.I met the late Fennec Okyere around 2004. He was the Production...