The Ghanaian Times | Features

Proposals On Fixing Public-Sector Salaries

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

May 1st of every year ? also known as May Day ? marks Labour Day: a day intended to celebrate the contributions of workers to the development of the nation. But, alas, the labour front has been marked by routine strikes by diverse unions over salaries. The single-spine salary structure, introduced in Ghana some five years ago, intending to place all public sector employees on a rational, compensation-awarding scale for salaried public sector workers, has produced more labour agitation than ... Read More

GAEC Makes Strides In Irradiation And Food Processing

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Among the existing technologies for food preservation, irradiation of food is recognised as a safe and effective method for a wide range of specific applications. Through its use, food losses and food borne diseases can be reduced, and a wider trade of many food items can be facilitated. Food irradiation is the treatment of food by an atomic energy. The process involves exposing food, either packaged or in bulk, to a carefully controlled amount of ionizing radiation for a specific time to ... Read More

The Joshua Who Kills?

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The name Joshua is the English version of the Hebrew name Yehoshua, which means Yahweh is salvation. In vocals, the second component of the name is read Hoshea, and this is what Moses changed to Joshua (ref. Numbers chapter 13 verse 16). Joshua was one of the 12 spies of Israel, Moses sent to explore the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:1-16), and only he and Caleb returned to Moses with an encouraging report. Numbers 14:24 says Caleb was rewarded that only him and his generation would enter the ... Read More

Letâ€™s Intensify Pedestrian Safety Campaign

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

A time has come for us all to show more concern about pedestrian safety on our roads. The issue of pedestrian safety in Ghana is alarming and raises more questions that ought to be looked at because its consequences go a long way to negatively affect individuals, families and the nation as a whole In Ghana, collisions between pedestrians and vehicles happen on average, twice every day on our roads at intersections, pedestrian crossing points and walkways or areas where a pedestrian has the ... Read More

The Cost-Free And Drugs-Free Healthcare Of Elohim For Mankind

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

An indirect announcement to this effect is in the Gospel of St John and states thus: ?And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life?(John 3:14-16). Yeshua, in these words, referred to an occurrence in the wilderness journey of the ... Read More

Africa Public Relations Practice Gets AU Recognition

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The Public Relations profession in Africa, ascended onto a new pedestal on the continent last week, when the African Union (AU) gave it a formal recognition, according it a partnership status, and teamed up with the Ethiopian Government to sponsor its 1st All African PR

Bismark Mensah, Our Police State, And My Supreme Court Accreditation

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The name Bismark Mensah might never have caught the attention of most Ghanaians. Yet it is now the most popular name on many international media networks and websites. Thanks to his honesty and high level of integrity, Mensah is now an image and shining example of the integrity of the Ghanaian. Bismark Mensah moved to the United States in 2012 landing at JFK International Airport from Ghana on February 8. Media reports say he had since worked with Wal-Mart in Federal Way, South 345th Street ... Read More

Italian Ambassador Calls On Minister Of Justice And Attorney General

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Mrs Laura Carpini, Italian Ambassador has commended Ghana as one of the African countries regarded as the beacon of democracy. She said the country has huge potential business opportunities hence the need for the deepening of bilateral relations. Mrs Carpini gave the commendation on Tuesday when she paid a courtesy call on Mrs Marieta Brew Appiah Oppong, Minister of Justice and Attorney General in Accra. She expressed her willingness to work closely with the Ghanaian government, ... Read More

Three Women Killed By Collapsed Building

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Three women met their deaths on Monday, when a three-storey building collapsed on them at Safo Abodwese, near Krofrom, in the Kumasi metropolis. An old lady who was rescued from the rubble, was rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), for treatment. The building which was housing more than 100 tenants, is said to have collapsed, after a heavy downpour. Eye-witnesses said many of the occupants were not in the building when the incident occurred at about 8:00 p.m. When the ... Read More

Microsoft Supports NITA To Implement E-Governance Project

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Mr Emmanuel Onyeje, General Manager of Microsoft Anglophone West Africa, has noted that Microsoft is enhancing its partnership with National Information Technology Agency (NITA) to improve upon information flow. This, he said would lead to the creation of a national data centre for public administration. The project, which commenced in 2006, has so far seen the completion of the first of three phases that is the network framework on which applications will be built and Microsoft?s presence ... Read More

Addressing The Agonies Of The Aged

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Ageing is inevitable. Everybody will become old and hit 70 years and except death lays its cold hands on the person he or she would experience old age. There are so many problems pertaining to old age in Ghana. I mean people of 70 years and above. The aged problem is everybody?s problem, but what do we see today in the Ghanaian society? When I was a small boy, hardly would a young person see an old person carrying a load that he or she will not go and carry it for the older person. A ... Read More

Promoting The Writing And Usage Of Local Languages (2)

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

This revelation paints a gloomy picture about the world?s languages, a tool we cannot dispense with. Let us remember that when a language dies, a culture dies; the collective identity of countless people who spoke it throughout its history is lost, their aspirations buried, their characteristics destroyed, and what makes them unique is blown away never to be found again. This is because language and culture are inextricably interwoven such that one cannot separate one from the other without ... Read More

ICAG Steadily Moulds The Accounting Profession In Ghana

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Ghana is endowed with abundant natural and human resources which, if well managed, will help improve the wellbeing of Ghanaians ? and the efficient management of the country?s resources is inextricably linked to the accounting profession. Accountants work as auditors and provide assurance for the proper functioning of the financial markets. Accountants work in business, contributing to the quality of financial information and promote strong corporate governance and ethics within their ... Read More

WHAT MAKES A HOMOSEXUAL?

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The baby was born with both male and female sexual organs; the doctors used their discretion to get rid of the one that appeared least developed. Upon becoming an adult, the individual became a homosexual. A psychological analysis revealed that the doctors removed the wrong sexual organ. Even though he had the physical features of a male, biologically, she was a female. Instinctively, she was attracted to the opposite sex but the physical features rendered such attraction homosexual. ... Read More

Congrats For The Time Being, Mr. President!

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

CONGRATS 'FOR THE TIME BEING, MR PRESIDENT! By CAMERON DUODU IT is often acknowledged that democracy is not the best form of government. Except that it is better than any other system of government in existence. For instance, democracy is essentially ?an elective dictatorship?. This means that once a government commands a majority of seats in a democratic country's Parliament, it can do almost anything ? except ?change a man into a woman?. (Even that is about to change in many ... Read More

Road Crashes Increase Every Election Year

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Statistics available to the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) on road crashes in the country indicates that road traffic fatalities increased by 16.2 % in 2000 (increasing from 1,237 in 1999 to 1,437 in 2000) and increased again by 27.4% in 2004 (increased from1, 716 in 2003 to 2,186 in 2004). Looking at the statistics above we do not need to be told that road crashes increased every election year compared to any other year. Thus, in 2007, the NRSC in collaboration with leaders of the ... Read More

Encouraging The Arab World To Adopt Democratic Governance

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

It is barely a little over a year ago, when Arab countries began to undergo violent changes in their system of government. First to go was Tunisia, followed by Egypt and then Libya. Currently, the focal point of another change is centred in Syria where government and rebel forces have locked horns. Let us make frantic efforts to search for the underlying causes of these changes. To the greater majority of observers who have not been following events in Arab countries, the current ... Read More

Businesses In Ghana Are Suffering. Who will help them?

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

As a young boy growing up at Accra New Town in the late 70s, I used to sit in front of our house in the evenings watching the vehicles of some big companies who had picked their staff to work in the morning, drop them off after the close of work. It was a common practice at the time for both public and private sector companies to own vehicles that only transport workers to and from work. Because of this, I became interested in working for a big organization someday. Among the companies ... Read More

God Will Be Visiting Ghana Soon (2)

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Back in Accra, we will go straight to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital where God will receive prayers for and from the patients before calling on the Chief Executive Officer and the Board Members. For the sake of the sick, he will settle the misunderstanding between the Board and the management team after which he will hold a seminar on the appropriate theme of ?Essentials of Corporate Governance.? He will explain to them why it is necessary for Board members not to interfere in the ... Read More

WAEC â€“ 60 Years Of Commitment To Excellence In Educational Assessment

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) chalks 60 years in March this year. Examination bodies the world over, in the quest for credible examinations and international acceptance, have not had it easy sailing at all. The challenges have been daunting yet WAEC, as a credible examination body, has been able to stand the test of time. The WAEC was established in March 1952 as a fully-fledged examination body charged with conducting external examinations and awarding certificates of ... Read More

God Will Be Visiting Ghana Soon (1)

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Last weekend, I had a dream in which God was telling me about his plans to visit Ghana soon for four days to see how his children are faring. To him, these four days would be very hectic since he would like to visit every corner of the country to meet all manner of people (criminals included). The two of us discussed his itinerary for the visit and he told me to draw up a programme. At the end of our discussions, we agreed that he should start his visit from Accra, the capital. In ... Read More

SUGARHOLISM: SUGAR GOES FOR THE JUGULAR

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The news about sugar remains bad? Really bad. Over the past five years (and counting), this column has pronounced prophesies of doom on sugar. That sparkling, blushing, crystalline, sweet stuff is a villain. Today, we?ll see how villainous sugar really is. We?ll probe the dark recesses of addiction to sugar: sugarholism. DOUBLE DEVIL On those who eat too much sugar, a double devil commonly preys. The pair is obesity and diabetes. We know all that. We also accept that the two are not the ... Read More

Is Our Criminal Justice System Grinding To A Halt?

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In every civilised society, the fair treatment of all the people based on the principle of equal rights and justice is sine qua non (that cannot be done without). For that reason, the legal system is considered sacred because it is the sole basis on which people who commit crimes are punished, while good and hardworking ones are rewarded or honored. That is why it is said that ?a nation that does not honor its citizens is not worth-dying for.? On the contrary, the law of the jungle ... Read More

A Woman Lives In A Man's World

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Ghanaian women are making incredible strides. Of course, we have always done more than our share to nurture new life, create a home, and generate resources with whatever our hands found. Our mothers did this while dreaming of being more than a spouse?s helper. They dreamt of going to school, becoming innovators and fulfilling their destinies. The main hurdle it seems is that we are trying to make our way in a world designed by men for men. What! I can hear some men screaming, ?You must be ... Read More

Combating Counterfeit Medicines

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

On a radio programme recently, I heard a teaser on an advertisement indicating that a substantial amount of anti-malarial medicines on the Ghanaian market were counterfeits. Unfortunately, the statement is true. I do recall having done some articles in this paper on counterfeit medicines. I still believe that there is a lot the pharmacist can do to curb the proliferation of counterfeit medicines in the West African sub-region. Once, I was asked by a colleague pharmacist how this could ... Read More