FEATURE
Last Updated: June 19, 2013, 1:07 am
 

 




Have you considered the Ghana Alternative Market (Gax)?
Just as every steering wheel needs grease, every business needs financing in order to stay in business.

 
JUNE 19 – The Special Day of the “Disciplined Patriot” known as “Cadres Day”
The United Cadres Front (UCF) of Ghana has called on cadres of the June Four Up-rising and 31st December Revolution to remain steadfast in what we believed in those days which made us sacrifice our lives and comfort to sustain the lifespan of the two processes.

Feature : The changing roles of national oil companies in national development and politics
One notes a paradigm shift in both the way traditional oil and gas companies carry out their business and their relations with the various governmental authorities with which they react.

If Mandela were a Nigerian by Okey Ndibe
If Nelson Mandela were a Nigerian, he would never be treated in a hospital within his country. God forbid! At the slightest sign of ill health, he would be airlifted to a hospital in Germany, the UK, the US, France, or Saudi Arabia.

Where do they go from here...?
Last year the National Service Secretariat deployed over 68, 000 national service personnel to various sectors of the Ghanaian economy. These persons were graduates from various tertiary institutions in the country and as the law required had to serve their country for a year.

Fire on the mountain, fire down below… Fire everywhere!!
Sunday, June 16, 2013 recorded the worst and most sporadic instance of fire outbreaks in the country. In all, five different fire outbreaks occurred in many parts of the country, causing deaths and loss of property as usual.

Building a better Ghana: Should pregnant women in teacher training schools be suspended?
Should pregnant women in teacher training schools—mostly adults—really be disallowed to write (final) exams or even suspended from schools?

Critical News, Before election results are, Pink Sheets is
Citizen Vigilante had his day in court, Citizen Vigilante won his day in court. Martin Amidu took his case against Waterville and Woyome and in no uncertain terms, the Supreme Court gave its ruling and clawed back $47million.

Citizen's around the world feel cheated by natural resources
In Africa, too, citizen opposition is growing to the squandering of oil, gas and mining resources as evidence emerges of undervaluation and mismanagement. Indeed, trade mispricing costs African governments in the region of $34 billion annually.

Sprezzatura: The rhetoric of Kwaku Sakyi-Addo
Sprezzatura is a strange term, but the word ‘rhetoric’ is even stranger. We accuse politicians of using rhetoric to dodge questions.

Reality Zone: Are the market disasters a reflection of our nature?
Fire disasters in succession, particularly in some of our bigger markets in recent times have been of concern to most Ghanaians. The media has articulated the reservations of Ghanaians well enough.

John Kerry’s Last Ditch Effort
In his upcoming visit to Israel and Palestine, Secretary of State John Kerry will attempt a last-ditch effort to persuade Israel’s Prime Minster Netanyahu and the Palestinian Authority’s President Abbas to resume peace negotiations.

Owusu-Bempa is a disgrace to Sports Journalism
The three fundamental pillars of our noble profession are to first of all educate your readers, viewers and listeners. The second is to inform the same audience accurately with the latest news and the third is to entertain them as well.

Stratcomm Africa - Fostering the growth of the Corporate African Woman
The corporate world, until recent years, has never been regarded as a gender neutral habitat where the female is allowed to flourish, develop and take on significant leadership roles.

On first-degree lecturers, "Yes!" and "No!"
The congregational announcement by Prof. Francis Amedahe that very soon the bachelor's degree will not be enough for teachers intent on securing a job at any of the country's 38 teacher-training institutions and colleges, ought to be taken with a pinch of salt.

‘Operation Halt’ chainsaw in Northern Ghana: Alarming trends and reactive responses
Three months have passed since some media agencies threw light on the alarming trend of illegal chainsaw operations in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Development: What is the Ghanaian definition? (I)
It is quite easy to notice that the blueprint with which this country’s development stands is currently non-existent.

Fire Outbreaks: The causes are staring us in the face
I am re-cycling this article, which I first wrote in February 2010 following the fires at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Information.

Unpatriotic players will only distabilize the Black Stars
My heart bleeds profusely each time I hear well meaning Ghanaians, astute soccer pundits and ordinary football fans rallying calls on the GFA to bring back players who have retired prematurely from national duty.

Assessing the performance of students and the missing link
The country’s educational system has undergone several changes since independence. I daresay that these changes have been largely ephemeral; not touching on the core problems faced by the sector.

Broken Spine: True life stories of accident victims
Twelve-year-old Rakya is paralyzed in both legs after she was ran over by a truck at age six. Her story is the highlight of the documentary Broken Spine.