For nearly a decade of commercial citrus farming at Odumafo in the Eastern Region, 56 years old Kojo Marfo says, his highest sale of orange fruits after a good harvest was GH¢900.00 for a planting season.
"That year was a happy time for …
Living a healthy lifestyle is simple but certainly not easy. It is simple because there are a set of rules to follow such as increasing your physical activity and eating a healthy diet but it is not easy because we need to be disciplined; …
Not long ago, President John Dramani Mahama as part of efforts to tackle the nation's sanitation problem, launched a campaign on sustained healthy sanitation practice in Ghana.
In this regard, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural De…
There is no doubt that when it comes to ensuring peaceful election, the media as the Fourth Estate of the Realm has a major role to play. The success of every election therefore depends largely on the Journalist. That is why it is incumben…
If you do not know your blood cholesterol level, STOP whatever you are doing and rush to the nearest health facility to have it checked. The “Invisible Killer” could be stalking you.
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is made …
The highly anticipated movie “Mirror Boy” was yesterday premiered at the Silver Bird Ghana Cinemas.
The whole place was chocked with barely little space to maneuver, as more than 600 people thronged into the cinema premises ´ready for the…
Our forefathers warned us to run from a chicken that pursues us at dawn because he might have grown some teeth during the night. It is also not for nothing that Jesus warned us to beware of those who use His name in vain.
The President Pr…
Ghana has made a lot of strides in the development of trade as it gears towards becoming a middle income country by 2015.
No one can lose sight of the fact that the country is party to a number of international accords that focused …
We learn from the Holy Scriptures that it is not everybody who shouts, “Awurade ee Awurade ee” that will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. We are also warned to beware of wolves in sheep clothing who will use guile, deceit and lies to ensnare t…
Growing up as a child in Ho, the Volta Regional Capital,some of the games I and my friends enjoyed most were to go on crab hunting expeditions, fishing and swimming in streams and rivers in the suburbs.
It was refreshing observing th…
There are few words that are dreaded as much as R-E-T-I-R-E-M-E-N-T. Retirement planning can be a daunting, frustrating experience for many people, which is why some people put it off. Some authorities have even questioned whether it is be…
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The fact that the lion is the king of the jungle does not mean that it cannot be brought down by the hunter’s gun. We are surprised to now hear the bat is too blind to see things at night. The truth of the matter is that the bat has been b…
“I define genuine full employment as a situation where there are at least as many job openings as there are persons seeking employment,…” - William Vickrey
Under the Mills/Mahama administration, unemployment has yet again soared to unimag…
Helping poor farming families grow more crops and get them to market is the world?€?s single most powerful lever for reducing poverty and hunger.?
WASHINGTON, D.C. ?€? Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today tol…
“The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.”- Thomas Edison
When Hippocrates said that “walking is a man’s best medic…
Preamble: In Ecclesiastics 1:9, we learn that: “That which has been is what will be. That which is done is what will be done. And there is nothing new under the sun”. We read that “what is crooked cannot be made straight. And what is lack…
Preamble: In Ecclesiastics 1:9, we learn that: “That which has been is what will be. That which is done is what will be done. And there is nothing new under the sun”. We read that “what is crooked cannot be made straight. And what is lack…
Wonders, they say, shall never end. Otherwise, how do you explain a situation where the so-called enlightened and educated members in the nefarious contraption could deliberately misinterpret and give a twist to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Add…
Wonders, they say, shall never end. Otherwise, how do you explain a situation where the so-called enlightened and educated members in the nefarious contraption could deliberately misinterpret and give a twist to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Add…
Rainy season is an annual affair in Ghana but its pattern differs from one geographical area to the other. While it may rain throughout the year in Axim in the Western Region, the same cannot be said for the northern parts of the country w…
Very often we leave the doctor’s office only to remember that we left out a major complaint. Some patients immediately rush back to the consulting room totally oblivious of the privacy that that the next patient is entitled to. They expect…
Rainy season is an annual affair in Ghana but its pattern differs from one geographical area to the other. While it may rain throughout the year in Axim in the Western Region, the same cannot be said for the northern parts of the country w…
Very often we leave the doctor’s office only to remember that we left out a major complaint. Some patients immediately rush back to the consulting room totally oblivious of the privacy that that the next patient is entitled to. They expect…
The importance of tracking your investment cannot and should not be under-scored by any serious investor. Tracking your investment helps you discover salient information that can help you take certain crucial decisions concerning your inve…
The importance of tracking your investment cannot and should not be under-scored by any serious investor. Tracking your investment helps you discover salient information that can help you take certain crucial decisions concerning your inve…
In times of food and farming crisis there is a tendency in Africa for policy makers to adopt reactionary measures that routinely make things worse, not better.
A number of African countries have often resorted to ad hoc policy making – p…
In times of food and farming crisis there is a tendency in Africa for policy makers to adopt reactionary measures that routinely make things worse, not better.
A number of African countries have often resorted to ad hoc policy making – p…
The recent unveiling of the services of GLO 1, Globacom’s submarine fibre optic cable in Ghana, has suddenly opened the door to limitless possibilities.
The opportunities opened for the country is in the field of telecommunications, b…
The recent unveiling of the services of GLO 1, Globacom’s submarine fibre optic cable in Ghana, has suddenly opened the door to limitless possibilities.
The opportunities opened for the country is in the field of telecommunications, b…
IN THE INTEREST OF BETTER ZZZZZS (Part1)
Many of us may never experience the blissful sleep of Lord Tennyson’s “Lotos-Eaters” who after eating the lotus fruit slept deep and were absolutely apathetic, but we can enjoy great sleep that mak…
Pregnant women in some communities in the Lawra District fervently pray to God to prevent them from conceiving.
For, should their prayers go unanswered their otherwise blessings would attract sorrow as one of the babies could be kil…
IN THE INTEREST OF BETTER ZZZZZS (Part1)
Many of us may never experience the blissful sleep of Lord Tennyson’s “Lotos-Eaters” who after eating the lotus fruit slept deep and were absolutely apathetic, but we can enjoy great sleep that mak…
Pregnant women in some communities in the Lawra District fervently pray to God to prevent them from conceiving.
For, should their prayers go unanswered their otherwise blessings would attract sorrow as one of the babies could be kil…
Many countries are resorting to modern technologies and processes to enhance farm operations to ensure that the ever growing population have access to quality food at all times.
The global food crisis caused primarily by drought, ris…
Many countries are resorting to modern technologies and processes to enhance farm operations to ensure that the ever growing population have access to quality food at all times.
The global food crisis caused primarily by drought, ris…
GSE Securities Depository Company Ltd. (GSD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ghana Stock Exchange. It was licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to operate a Securities Depository on November 5, 2008 and started operations on…
GSE Securities Depository Company Ltd. (GSD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ghana Stock Exchange. It was licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to operate a Securities Depository on November 5, 2008 and started operations on…
This is the second article on high blood pressure (BP) that we are discussing within a short span of three months. This is to emphasize the importance of this disease and also to raise awareness.
In my opinion, knowledge is our best weapo…
This is the second article on high blood pressure (BP) that we are discussing within a short span of three months. This is to emphasize the importance of this disease and also to raise awareness.
In my opinion, knowledge is our best weapo…
The Libyan Leader, Col Muamar Ghadafi until recently, can be said to have endeared himself to the Libyans for providing them with the needed public goods and services.
Libya was regarded as a stable country and therefore attracted a …
A great tide in history flows. And as it flows it brings back great and happy memories. Memories of an articulate, energetic, confident, hardworking, courageous, patriotic, pragmatic and selfless young man, then in his early thirties, cr…
The Vea Irrigation Dam that was built in the 960s is collapsing. It has never seen any major rehabilitation since its establishment. The anals and laterals that convey water
from the dam to the farms have virtually broken down.
W…
This Writer having been a Gatekeeper at the Ghana News Agency since 1998 and rising to become the Chief Gatekeeper and having edited most of the stories on the assassination of Ya-Na Yakubu Andani II, Overlord of Dagbon Traditional Area of…
The role of transportation in the prevention of maternal morbidity and mortality is pertinent.
Lack of a robust transport system makes it difficult for a number of medical facilities to handle emergencies. Consequently many medical
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The most aggressive always gets to take the juiciest and biggest part when it comes to communal eating.
Such has been the scenario in the scramble among public sector labour unions when it comes to negotiations with government for…
How many of us read one or two miraculous feats of alcohol one day only to learn about its disastrous side the following morning? A word of advice to you, if you do not drink alcohol now there is no need to start. Stay that way and you may…
“I have asked the security agencies to deal decisively with any group persons who would want to disturb the peace and tranquility that we are enjoying in this nation” These words the exact words of Professor Mills, “ NDC President” of the…
Chairman Emeritus Professor Albert K. Fiadjoe and Commissioners of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) had taken pains to do a thorough job and as it appeared that everything was cruising to a successful end, then all of sudden a pa…
"The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is today" A Kenyan Proverb
Whatever you have is a seed, you can decide to chew it now or plant it and reap the benefits in harvest time. If you chew your seed now, …
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