In January 2013, when President John Mahama delivered his first address as President of Ghana, he exuded much confidence and promise—I believe Ghanaians did, too because he (the President) and his charges promised a new kind of governance that promised to change the fortunes of the country. They enjoyed so much goodwill, which goodwill they […]
Our elders say ‘if you close your eyes to facts, you will learn through accidents.’ I’m wondering, what happens after road traffic crashes occur here in Ghana? Are we awoken to the mess created or we keep our eyes shut? It happened again, yet another road crash! I picked up my phone on Monday only […]
Attention: Hon. Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu Dear Sir, I am your admirer, and I admire you for the simple reason that your gut precede your fame. Indeed, my admiration for you goes back to the days when you singlehandedly took on the status quo under the Mills’ regime. You left government on a […]
Documents emanating from the UK Serious Fraud Office(SFO) and the Deferred Prosecution Judgement(DPA) have mentioned Ghana in a damning verdict. We are reading that Airbus has agreed to pay €3.6bn in penalties to regulators in France, UK, and US for paying bribes to do business in several countries, including Ghana. The fifth count alleges that […]
Had eligibility rules been as relaxed as in the modern era of international rugby, Herbert Mensah would probably have joined the great Richard Tsimba in Zimbabwe’s squad to the inaugural World Cup in 1987 as one of only two black players in the entire tournament. A dashing winger who thrilled crowds in his prime, Mensah […]
In the last week and half, we have all been subjected to the lecturing of “consultants” and “experts” leading the charge for Ghana’s Electoral Commission’s (EC) wasteful push to toss millions of dollars of barely used laptops and handheld devices in order to pave the way for the EC to spend $150 million (contingency inclusive) […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Africa’s future is dependent on the continent “thinking outside the box” to address and finance its infrastructural deficits. The African Development Bank (AFDB) says estimated financing requirement to close Africa’s infrastructure deficits amounts to US$93billion annually until 2020. Considering the enormity of the deficit, it will require a […]
It was the second Monday in January 2020, and I was told by my Principal, it is a holiday, so Afiba-sensei (meaning Teacher Afiba in Japanese) please stay home. I gladly agree because my children and I can legally extend our weekend by 1 day. Interestingly, that is the reason Japan in the year 2000 […]
Folks, within the last two years in our company Millennium Properties Ltd., four incidents that took place in four separate transactions may help to demonstrate why it has become absolutely necessary to have escrow companies operating in our beloved country. 1ST INCIDENT: Mr. O vs Mr. R On 19th December 2011, Mr. O, a citizen […]
Kwesi Kyei, in his early 30s, was picking up plastic bottles from the Jamestown beach in Accra when I met him on a Wednesday morning. After five minutes, he had picked up nearly 10 empty plastic bottles which he collected into a dirty white sack. For every kilo his bottles weigh, he is paid 50 […]
“Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your NEIGHBOURS – empty vessels; do not gather just a few.” ― 2 Kings 4:3 [NKJV] One topic I always loved to teach in my days as a Biology tutor was symbiosis. It was about relationships; relationships between animals or plants and their environment. From […]
Are we really divided as a nation, and people? Or is our concept of division along ethnic, or party, lines a construct of imaginary ideological latitudes? Against whom do the constant contrivances we see in our nation’s politics affect? In contemporary Ghanaian partisan politics, there are very little grey areas for plurality. There is little […]
