Features
Nigerian Parliamentarians exchange hot blows! What repercussions and sanctions…
Tuesday July 13, 2010
As widely reported in the media recently, a dramatic event happened on the floor of parliament in Abuja, Nigeria. The actors were the parliamentarians themselves and the scene they created was very rowdy and awful. It turned out to be violent and harmful to life. To put it bluntly, a fight broke out or simply hot blows were freely exchanged...read more
CAN WE DRAW ANY LESSONS FROM OUT PARLIAMENTARIANS?
Thursday June 24, 2010
The first thing that came to mind when I decided to put my thoughts on the subject across was how the Legislature and the media in Ghana could contribute more effectively towards resolving conflicts in troubled spots in our country. The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo, recently led a ten-member parliamentary...read more
GHANA AT “ROUND 16 JUNCTION”!
Tuesday June 22, 2010
The path to the knock-out stage of the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup is bumpy if not tortuous for the senior national team, the Black Stars. And American motivational speaker John Mason could not have put it in a more succinct way. “The road to success is always under construction”, he states. The road to success is invariably under...read more
Linking Dreams, Design and Development THE GHANAIAN “NOBODY” KNEW …Professor Kwame Henaku Addo
Thursday June 03, 2010
A key factor in developing nations is its ability to bridge the gap between policy and implementation through the use of creative and imaginative skills. A project begins with a dream, idea or vision followed by technical considerations and finally physical development. The links between these broad areas become the catalyst for tackling the...read more
The Commonwealth Hall Rumpus -Need For Sober Reflections
Tuesday May 18, 2010
For sometime now, an uneasy calm has hung over the University of Ghana, Legon, campus, more specifically Commonwealth Hall which is at the centre of the situation. It can be seen as foreboding danger and therefore appropriate action should be taken to stem and eradicate it. Remember the Akan adage that “a tree that is likely to prickle the...read more
Delivering A Better Future For Women And Girls
Tuesday May 18, 2010
(Dr. Fred Sai, was a former adviser to the Ghanaian Government on Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS)
Theresa wakes up at the first glimmer of sun in the morning. It is Monday, the beginning of the week, and the first day of class at the school where she is a teacher. She baths and feeds her two children, Kofi and Naana.
Together,...read more
The Plight Of Accra Psychiatric Hospital – What Task For The President?
Tuesday April 13, 2010
It is one medical centre with three different names. Most people call it for short Asylum, the place where insane people are kept for treatment and protection. Others refer to it as mental hospital because it cares for people suffering from mental ailments officially, it is known as Accra Psychiatric Hospital, derived from “psychiatry,” the...read more
Bannerman-Mensah’s Removal or Otherwise – Some Reflections
Monday April 12, 2010
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Mr Samuel Bannerman-Mensah has been asked to proceed on leave, in a manner that seems like his removal from office, but the Minister of Education, Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, in an interview with CITI Breakfast Show recently denied that he has been fired. Someone proceeding on leave should...read more
Persistent Vandalism At Legon - Who Is To Blame And What Antidote?
Thursday April 08, 2010
It has been described in various terms as “unruly,” “rowdy,” “most unfortunate,” “unpresidented,” “tragic and simply unacceptable.” In reality, it was disgraceful, according to eye-witness account. These expressions give a vivid picture of, and reactions on, the incident that happened at the congregation of the University of Ghana,...read more
AFRICOM Still Knocking: Need For Concrete Answers
Thursday April 08, 2010
The Obama Administration has offered a whopping $278 million for the US-Africa Command (AFRICOM) for this fiscal year. For as many times as the US authorities have had the chance to explain the purpose of AFRICOM, as many times have they denied that AFRICOM has anything to do with the military use of force. They always a fine word for it...read more
