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, …
To Kwesi Pratt and his newly found friends in the Nefarious and Cancerous contraption, let me remind him that, contrary to his opinion which he attempts to expostulate at any given platform, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo is not desperate to …
"Cowards die many times before their death. The valiant never tastes of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have seen, it seems to me most strange that men should fear. Knowing that death, a necessary end will come when it will…
Moms Health Club’s theme for this year is “The Good Health And Wealth Of Ghana Starts With Me” this is a follow up to the theme for 2010 which was “Your Health, Your Responsibility – Take Control”. My goal is not to make readers experts in…
Efforts by authorities to beautify the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region would be a mirage if pragmatic measures are not put in place to arrest the indiscriminate droppings of human excreta otherwise known as open defecation.
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With the announcement of the final results of the South Sudan referendum that would lead to the separation of the Country, the relationship between North and South Sudan has entered a new phase amid challenges and barriers that would test …
Dr Kwame Nkrumah made Ghana a force to reckon with when he declared that our independence would be meaningless unless it was linked with the total liberation of the Africa Continent. These were bold, assertive and encouraging words coming …
Indiscriminate bush burning seems to be an annual ritual in the Northern part of Ghana during the dry season although the practice is gradually becoming a nationwide problem.
The phenomenon needs to be curtailed by the authorities be…
Ibrahim Isaka, 12, is the first child of a family of five and hails from Katanga, a community in the Central Gonja District of the Northern Region.
The parents of Ibrahim are Mr Abudullah Isaka, a farmer and Madam Hafsa Mumuni a fish…
• African Leaders convene in Addis Ababa to debate the development of the Continent
• Bill and Melinda Gates pledge support to Committed Leadership
In 1993, Melinda and I took our first trip to Africa. I was working with Microsoft at the…
Almost everyone will agree with me that physical activity (which includes exercising) is beneficial to us. The downside of this “wonder pill” is that many of us harm ourselves either because we are overzealous or we get the wrong advice.
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If you are able to get out of bed and run or even walk without pain, then consider yourself blessed. There are many who are virtually in tears with every step they take.
One common cause of such pain in weight bearing joints is Osteoarthr…
The mark of a true gentleman is the willingness to admit one’s fault or mistake. The willingness to stick to one’s words, no matter the circumstances is also a mark of a true statesman. Any person who denies what he has said earlier on for…
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) debt is a shifting target. Without it’s interest element, the current principal debt is estimated at Ghc1.5billion. This figure includes balances due to Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB), Barclays Bank, Standard Cha…
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…
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