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The rains would continue to fall and there is nothing we could do about the elements as a nation. The predictions of Ghana Meteorological Service that the skies are not empty of water yet, is scary and nightmarish as the country mourns…

Africa is rising and Africa’s market is promising, were a few optimistic media headlines years ago. Those headlines gave hope of a better tomorrow, when the continent would no longer be referred to as 'least developed', 'third world' or…

To the average patient, the systems and processes at Ghana’s Premier Teaching Hospital, Korle-bu  in Accra do not lend themselves to flexibility because of the serious business that takes place there. But to Madam Adwoa Asantewa, 45,…

Germany and France has expressed optimism that the international community could adopt an ambitious and durable climate agreement at the end of the year. Their bet on the issue is that the political will to deliver such an agreement is…

Thanks to Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA), women and other vulnerable groups in Upper East Region, no longer travels to the south especially Kumasi and Accra to do menial jobs to earn a living. “We used to travel to Kumasi…

The Presidency is the highest office of the land, however, “uneasy lies the head that wears the crown” and it is on record that both the past and present occupants have been vilified by virtue of their office. The ongoing power…

Martin Cooper, known for inventing the handheld cellular mobile phone, made the world’s first handheld cellular mobile phone call on April 3, 1973. Forty-two years down the lane Mr Cooper never imagined that the device he invented for…

Growing up I used to admire women who wore a short haircut, I particularly admired Mrs Gifty Afenyi Dadzie, and I sometimes wished I had not permed my hair. Then one day my friend Hannah came visiting, and she had twisted her natural…

Twenty years have now passed since the Fourth World Conference on Women set out an expansive vision and landmark set of commitments for achieving gender equality in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. In 1995, gender…

The facts are cold and damning, but it is true that untimely transfer of funds to the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) is a major cause of delays in the completion of projects. Thanks to a recent report by…