Lamptey-mills Case - Matters ArisingFriday, October 30, 2009
I was surprised to read from the October 23, 2009 edition of the Daily Graphic that the Circuit Court in Accra had decided to discharge Mr Enoch Nii Lamptey-Mills, proprietor of the Great Lamptey Mills Institute, who had been charged with compulsorily marrying his former student.According to the ... |
My Message Is Clear - AlanFriday, December 21, 2007
ALAN KYEREMATEN, an aspirant in the presidential race of the New Patriotic Party NPP has stated that he would win the partys presidential slot because of his good campaign message.According to him, he was running a very effective campaign by all standards with the message: Jobs for the peopl ... |
Pickpocketing – The Christmas NuisanceThursday, December 20, 2007
AT THIS time of the year, there is an intensity of commercial activities as people prepare for Christmas. This is the period when many traders fall victim to the temptation of overworking themselves to maximize their incomes whilst their consumer counterparts furnish their homes with their wares. Ho ... |
Tincture Of DeceitMonday, November 19, 2007
IT IS refreshing to note that freedom of association, the right to demonstrate and other attributes of democracy are today being relished by all Ghanaians.No wonder this heightened level of democracy has been described as unrivalled in our political history, an assertion we unwaveringly associat ... |
Vulgarizing Journalism Beyond TolerationWednesday, November 14, 2007
In recent times, those of us in the inky fraternity have been at the receiving end.. Some of us have gone haywire and for the love of money, have thrown ethics of the profession to the dogs. Some continue to let loose their mischievous selves and others simply spit fire everyday as if the worl ... |
The Beautiful Ohene Djan StadiumTuesday, November 13, 2007
President J.A. Kufuor last Sunday commissioned the renovated Ohene Djan Sports Stadium in Accra.The sitting capacity of the over 50-year-old new-look stadium has been increased from 20,000 to 40,000. There are now cafes, restaurants, private boxes and other facilities at the stadium.It is ho ... |
These Little ThingsMonday, November 12, 2007
Some of us may not have noticed it, but it is a fact that some of the road contracts in the country are so poorly executed that one is tempted to ask whether thorough inspections precede payments for such undertakings.This appalling situation is more prevalent in urban settings, especially the n ... |
My Encounter With Philomina KpitingeThursday, November 08, 2007
Ever heard the song Philomina kpitinge by one of Asomdwekroms hiplife heavyweights, Tic-Tac? Im sure you would say yes because his song was heard in every nook and cranny of Asomdwekrom, when it was released in the late 1990s.Frankly speaking, I did not see any sense in the song then but now ... |
The Expenses Are Worth ItThursday, November 08, 2007
On paper, the 66.2 million spent on the redenomination exercise including the education of the people is on the high side, but looking at the huge benefits that the exercise would bring to Ghanaians, we say the expenses are worth it.What is worth doing could be started badly. If between 2003 an ... |
The Battle Between The Fox And The LionWednesday, November 07, 2007
THE FOX is a very cunning animal whose preys find it difficult to know its next line of action. When you expect the fox to be hiding, it will be roaming aimlessly as if it doesnt want anything. Hunters say sometimes, the fox will pretend to be dead by lying supine and close its eyes as flies ho ... |
Lights On Our StreetsTuesday, November 06, 2007
Some of the criminal activities taking place in the Accra metropolis could be attributed to lack of good lightening system in those areas. It is surprising that even deep in the night lights are not switched on in many ceremonial streets of the metropolis. Where beams of lights might be, they mi ... |
Senseless BloodlettingMonday, November 05, 2007
The bloody Thursday clash which claimed some lives including that of a poor peace-seeking policeman and left many injured in Anloga can best be described as barbaric and senseless with no place in a civilized society.We consider it condemnable, especially coming at a time when we are supposed to ... |
Complaints On StandardsFriday, November 02, 2007
The Ghana Standards Boards GSB complaint of difficulties it was encountering in complying with standards in the country is just one of the lamentations from the implementation authorities.The board must therefore take the lead in ensuring that rules for standards are complied with so that the ... |
Misfortune Of KumasiThursday, November 01, 2007
Of late, Kumasi is gaining notoriety for armed robbery, it is becoming a den for drug addicts and traffickers and a centre for general disobedience of law and order.The present state of Kumasi must be the concern of all well-meaning Ghanaians, especially the good people of the city and others wh ... |
Abufusem GaloreThursday, November 01, 2007
Im writing to apologise on behalf of my cousin, Appiah, for showing gross disrespect to you and other elders at the last abusua meeting. Indeed, what he did was an abufusem.How could he have had the guts to refer to you and the elders as enemies of progress? Perhaps, he commited that act ... |
Chartering New CourseTuesday, October 30, 2007
There are no misgivings about the sincerity of President John Agyekum Kufuor in making the age-long go-slow in the public service an item of history.The official rhetoric about the effects of the delay in processing in particular, land documents among many others, has given way to practicality ... |
Worshipping CriminalsFriday, October 26, 2007
The increasing spate of accountants and cashiers bolting with huge sums of money from their various workplaces must be seriously checked and the culprits brought to book.These days, hardly does a day pass without reports in our newspapers that accountants and cashiers are on the run with various ... |
Attention! Disappointed Revolutionary CadresWednesday, October 24, 2007
If you were a 30-year-old young man or woman when Rawlings came storming the Ghanaian political arena with his AK 47 assault rifle in 1981, you would be 56 years today. In four years time, you will be 60 years and due for pension. If you were a 30-year-old cadre of the revolution and spent all ... |
Npp Managing Incumbency BluesWednesday, October 24, 2007
These are certainly exciting and interesting moments in the political history of Ghana and there is no doubt that chroniclers of this subject will have a plateful to record in the annals of the subject.At the centre of the fray is the ruling New Patriotic Party NPP whose power-seekers are movi ... |
Stanbic, Gprtu PartnershipTuesday, October 23, 2007
The new partnership agreement between Stanbic Bank Ghana and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union GPRTU, under which the bank has set up a 50million fund to assist members of the union to purchase vehicles is laudable.The influx of banks into the country because of the excellent performance ... |
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