The Mills administration is at about the half –way mark of its mandate. Yes, mandate is the word. With a margin that sent the Bush – Gore election to the Supreme Court in Florida, Ghana showed the world that we at least understood democrat…
If you have decided to lose weight, go to the gym regularly, do a medical check-up, walk often, drink less alcohol, stop smoking and sometimes a selfless resolution like donating to charity……….be rest assured you are not on the small and…
Our health is arguably our most essential asset. It determines our level of relationship with our creator, how much we enjoy life, what work we do and how successful we become. Unfortunately we take our health for granted and hardly invest…
Good morning your Excellency. My name is Kojo Essel and I am a wellness entrepreneur.
I wish Ghanaians and all people of the republic of the world will realize that “their dreams and goals of a healthy life are possible.” I will continue …
The twin-city of Sekondi-Takoradi is gradually catching up on its former glory, with people from all walks of life trooping in to do various forms of businesses as evidenced by the increased vehicular traffic.
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropo…
With barely two weeks to the announcement of the host countries for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, the mind of the sporting world and to a large extent, people within the Middle East and Asia is who gets the nod for the 2022 World Cup.…
What better way to end the year, with our own jury on the most inspirational and least inspirational public sectors in Ghana. We realise that the latter group may naturally be dismissive. We can only say commiserations for now and urge the…
There is no doubt that when the history of Ghana and perhaps Africa is written, Professor John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills, alias Baba Go Slow, aka Professor Do little will go down as one President who committed the worst and most unpresidentia…
To be a successful entrepreneur, you need to be extremely passionate about your dream. Passion is what makes you persevere long enough to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Doing the right things may ensure that you fare well.
What i…
……..It had better not be one of those listed below.
After “much ado about nothing” I have come to the conclusion that “no matter your exercise excuse there is an even more compelling reason to exercise”
I definitely agree that there may…
I always assumed the above description applied only to certain concoctions being pedaled about as miracle potions until I had a rude awakening. Something that had been staring me in the face for years could do just that and this had scient…
The world seems to be growing “heavier” by the day – developed countries and developing ones all seem to have been hit by this canker and surprisingly though we talk a lot about how even children are putting on fat, there is very little th…
High blood pressure (hypertension) is often referred to as “the silent killer” because though it may be causing a lot of harm to your body, one may be feeling perfectly well. Hypertension can only be diagnosed by taking blood pressure read…
Ghanaian entrepreneurs and companies that participated in the just-ended Solo Exhibition of Made in Ghana goods in Equatorial Guinea have secured promising business deals worth thousands of euros in that country.
The companies and en…
There were high hopes that last year's United Nations (UN) Climate talks in Copenhagen-COP15, would deliver a legally binding agreement for action on climate change. But the outcome, "the Copenhagen Accord" was instead a political 'stateme…
"The problem of most of us living with HIV and AIDS is stigma. People point their fingers at you and discriminate against you wherever you go. Some of our colleagues have been thrown out of their homes. Some have lost their jobs. People ev…
The departed souls of expectant mothers of Leklebi-Worgbe and their unborn children have missed this day. They died in the process of having babies as there was no medical help. No clinics. The clinics were far away downhill.
These w…
Volta Region would be literally laid up again for two weeks - November 22 to December 5 - for entrepreneurs to take an insightful peer for business opportunities that the region's 20,570 km square land mass has.
There had been small …
Current events unfolding in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) appear to be interesting when likened to the philosophy that "There can be no disharmony unless there are two who are anxious and willing to dispute - Your silence is the b…
It is common these days to hear institutions and individuals quoting statistics as a point of reference for their performance and one wonders if some of these figures are always accurate and credible.
This is so because it is only a …
Kwaku, a 21 year-old man, born and bred in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, had lived all his life in one of the luxurious mining bungalows.
After obtaining a Diploma in Information Technology at the Koforidua Polytechnic, he decided he…
When a coverless truck in the shape of a coach arrived on the precincts of the Tema Main Harbour on Thursday morning, the strong and able-bodied shouted out jubilantly and got off as if they had won a war.
In the background was a cas…
In a couple of weeks, Ghana could join the privileged group of oil and gas producing countries like Kuwait, Iraq, Brazil, Nigeria, Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Angola, and many others who constitute the Organization of Petroleum Exp…
Theobroma cacao, simply called cocoa has been described as the "food of the gods" because there is growing evidence of the immense health benefits humans derive in its consumption and the pivotal role it plays in the creation of wealth and…
The steady growth of the Fourth Republican Democratic Dispensation continues to unveil new political and administrative dynamism, hitherto unknown to the Ghanaian political culture.
From the age where some political parties in the fac…
Forest peoples’ voices are increasingly being heard, and attended to, in debates about the future of the forests. This month a team of indigenous people will be in Nagoya, Japan, for the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Bi…
Women, over the years, have fought shoulder to shoulder with men to gain recognition and freedom - freedom from all forms of discrimination and recognition for their hard work and worth.
Their struggles have been augmented by the ef…
I walked into the Dome of The International Conference Centre at a little past nine. I was still panting after the brisk walk I had taken and was surprised to find out that the show hadn’t started. I was late right? Yes I was indeed bu…
At a recent SME conference hosted by the accounting body, ACCA and the Enterprise Development Service (EDS) of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Retired Captain Budu Koomson from UT Financial Services and UT Bank, explained h…
Kokuko, a security guard, run amok semi-naked with a loose noose around his neck. He held the end of the rope with his left hand and cried out: "Help me write my death note."
Before his public act, he had for sometime acted strangel…
We are paralysed in such a way that our thinking capacity is hemmed in by old age practices and cultural norms that threaten to collapse our entire financial system. Our way of doing things makes corruption a norm rather than a cancerous …
Chapter 12 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana Article 162 Clause five states: "All agencies of the mass media , shall at all times, be free to uphold the principles, provisions and objectives of this Constitution, and shall …
Dr. Douglas Boateng, SmartProcurement Editorial Board member of Smart Procurement and President of the Institute of Operations Management Africa discusses the needed shift in thinking, and subsequent adjustment in hierarchical structure, r…
Excerpt from Nigeria’s 50th anniversary lecture at the Embassy of Nigeria, Paris. Lecture video is posted at emeagwali.com.
Walk with me in memory to one of the greatest celebrations, the end of the colonial era in Africa. The day: Octo…
East End Cosmetics Group International Expands To Accra, Ghana.
On Friday 8th October 2010, one lucky guest will walk away with a full year’s free supply of top brand perfumes as East End Cosmetics Group outdoors the first of a line of …
In a country where there is the dearth of human resource with the requisite competences there is always the need to design and carry out training programmes to bring on board more professional hands to fill up the existing gaps.
There…
Indeed there is no doubt that the present Government is in the process of fulfilling its promise of implementing the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) as captured in its manifesto for the last electioneering campaign, that …
"Water…, it is a source of beauty, wonder and relaxation and refreshment. Our very contact with nature has a deep restorative power. It is no accident that people chose places associated with water for holidays, in order to renew and reg…
One of the frequently played Ghanaian pseudo-gospel songs goes, "Osambarima, la-la-la-la-laa- laaaaa……" Then the chorus: "Igwe… Igwe!"
We in Ghana, interestingly, seem to be suffering from a chronic dependency syndrome in our ap…
Recent attacks on Reverend Samuel Asante Antwi, a former President of the Methodist Church of Ghana should not deter the clergy or opinion leaders from either criticizing or condemning the government when it becomes necessary to do so.
Th…
If you don’t have some raffia palm, you cannot weave a basket. It was one Ashanti King who said, “se berebere amma amanee nso ammaâ€. It is only a weak man whose wife finds pleasure in another man. It is also true that a castrated ma…
I made my way up the stairs to the Damba Hall of the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. I was late. And miserably so. Someday, I might get used to Accra traffic. For now though, I had only one thing on my mind – Italian Cuisine.
I was attendin…
To many in the ink fraternity, 21st August 2010,
would go into the history books as one memorable night, especially for the 30 institution and individual Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) award winners.
It was a night of music and…
Reading the recent report from Standard and Poor?s there is this gut instinct of outrage, how dare them. Yet a contradictory sinking feeling of belonging to a developing world where neither local nor international public statements impact…
Hunger is hurting. Those who undergo the ordeals
of starvation could testify in dramatic terms how famine could aggressively weaken the body, break its immune system to the point of death. Hunger
could make people rebellious as in Shake…
Issues of environmental protection, climate
change and global warming have in recent times assumed centre stage of discussions in Ghana with various organizations and institutions running
workshops and seminars to educate the public on t…
Potable water, as it is often said is life. The lack of it affects all the spheres of human activity - health, social, education, agriculture, politics and economics. The lack of this essential commodity makes life meaningless. Its importa…
Asi Nye, an Ada tomato farmer, stands dog-tired in the hot afternoon sun on her farm with her coveted hoe and cutlass. At 16, her educational career came to an end and so she begun tilling her own farm to supplement the food needs of her …
Africa is a beautiful continent. It is not dark. It is a virgin land with a lot of unexploited natural and human resources. The Continent is known for various species of birds, animals, rivers, mountains and other tourist attractions.
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The ability to sing has been a personal lifetime desire. It is no secret therefore that I viciously admire anyone who can hold a tune. My eyes were glued to the stage. It was about half past eight and I had just made my way down the aisle …
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