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, …
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…
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