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Monday, August 17, 2009 |
Why should the residents of Akwatia have to suffer curfew for NDC and NPP Why should Salifu Maikankan has to die for NPP and why should Danny Ofori Atta has to die for NDC It still beats my imagination that someone will die for politicians who have kept them poor uneducated and unskilled and who do nothing to help them You may be mad about ... Read more |
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Monday, August 17, 2009 |
Where is President Mills in all these Why has he maintained his silence despite the calls for him to step in Obama decided to choose Ghana out of about countries in Sub Sahara Africa for his maiden visit because of what he calls Ghanas strong democratic credentials human rights record rule of law freedom of speech and assem ... Read more |
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Friday, August 14, 2009 |
President Mills campaigned during the Presidential election that when voted into power he would drastically reduce fuel prices create jobs for the unemployed bring electricity to the rural areas provide irrigation facilities and tractors to our farmers provide books and computers to our schools and colleges provide premix fuel to our fish ... Read more |
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009 |
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Mr President please stop the blame game get serious solve the problems I heard our dear President Atta Mills on Joyfm addressing the chiefs and people of Tain telling them how the debt his predecessor incurred is preventing him from delivering on his campaign promises I was surprised because I have heard the same complain from the ... Read more |
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Saturday, August 01, 2009 |
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When they were in opposition the National Democratic Congress members constantly accused the New Patriotic Party of being corrupt and the accusations continued when President Mills government took office The NPP has been accused by the NDC for appropriating millions of dollars during the celebration of Ghana The NPP has also be ... Read more |
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009 |
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GBC Metro went to bed while Ghana Obama whole world were awake The whole world geared up during the much publicised visit of President Obama Both local and international media got their tools ready and hit the ground to report the speech to the world According to Ministry of Information about media outlets sought accreditation to let ... Read more |
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Sunday, July 26, 2009 |
Mr President Find Some Work for BNI to doMr President I hope you agree with me that at the moment the Bureau of National Investigation has lost it focus and has nothing to contribute to the nations internal security despite the millions of dollars that is being spent on its personnel and operations And you also agree with me that the idle h ... Read more |
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Sunday, July 12, 2009 |
The whole of Africa and Ghana in particular is in a frenzy mood because the President of the United States of America is paying a visit to Africa between the July Many in thecontinent have developed perception that Obamas visit will change every evil thing in Africa including poverty hunger starvation wars diseases economic depres ... Read more |
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 |
For more than half a century the Alpine nation of Switzerland has built a reputation as the worlds centre for tax evasion fraud accounting money laundering racketeering save haven and above all a staunch ally of corrupt third world leaders and a great beneficiary of third world corruption For more than years various categories of persons ... Read more |
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 |
Much has been said about Ghanas oil and the revenue that is supposed to flow into her coffers by The politicians and their associates are excited that Ghana will soon be swimming in oil money But the people are not enthused as they know the history of oil rich countries in Africa They are also not excited because years of gold diamond co ... Read more |
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Saturday, June 06, 2009 |
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She was hailed as the beacon of hope for Africa and was described as the burning spear and guiding light of the continent She became the most spoken name in the whole world and her name became a whispered word within the corridors of power in Europe and America She became an icon and a brand name in Africa and all freedom fighters in the world ... Read more |
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Thursday, June 04, 2009 |
There are few institutions in Ghana and in Africa that can hold its head high when it comes to discharging dispassionately its constitutionally mandated duties and many are under performing or have no accomplishments due to corruption partiality and inability to stand the pressure from politicians However Ghanas Electoral Commission has been j ... Read more |
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Saturday, May 30, 2009 |
According to The World Bank it is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world We are not a bank in the common sense We are made up of two unique development institutions owned by member countriesthe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IBRD and the International Developm ... Read more |
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
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Look at the woman in the above photograph and her surrounding carefully Does she look like someone who has been given help by Aid Agencies like United States Agency for International Development USAID Danish International Development Agency DANIDA Canadian International Development Agency CIDA Swedish International Development Agency SID ... Read more |
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Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
Ghana the first nation south of the Sahara to gain independence has been left behind in everything that concerns human life Fifty years of dictatorships coups political instabilities misrule economic mismanagement endemic corruption lack of transparency scant accountability and the weak application of the rule of law has resulted in Gh ... Read more |
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 |
Anytime Transparency International TI releases what it calls corruption perception index CPI showing which country is more corrupt and which ones are not the top of most corrupt nations always come from the developing world with most of the so called advanced countries given a clean sheet TI index always show that countries like Switzerlan ... Read more |
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 |
Before the end of the first colonialism African nations were properties of their colonial masters who did what they could to rape the continent of whatever resource they deem good for the development of their citizens in Europe Out of nowhere and without any consultation with the people in the continent the Europeans met and divided the continent ... Read more |
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Friday, April 24, 2009 |
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Part I Africa Must Achieve Political Stability First Before Economic Development The greatest threat to the economic development of Africa is political instability Political stability is the foundation of economic development it is the magic bullet and the magnet that holds all other activities in a country together and provides the avenue ... Read more |
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Saturday, April 18, 2009 |
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Since Abraham Lincoln became the role model for President Barack Obama I wonder which African politician President Obama could have picked as a role model if he had run as a candidate in any African country Currently there are about presidents and prime ministers whose countries form the Africa Union It should therefore not be difficult to fi ... Read more |
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Thursday, April 16, 2009 |
It is very unhelpful for President Mills to say that If someone will do it for me so be it in reference to a visit by ExPresident Rawlings in Brong Ahafo in which he allegedly visited military formations and inspected guard of honour To say If someone will do it for me so be it when the President has not authorised him to visit military for ... Read more |
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009 |
There are three major problems confronting Africans today The first is leadership incompetence the second is endemic corruption the third and most deadly is the poor state of infrastructures The health of every nations economy is strongly dependent on a reliable infrastructure system because infrastructures are the bedrock life blood and the e ... Read more |
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
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The strength of every society depends largely on its leadership Throughout history successful societies have been those whose leaders were able to rise to the occasion to calm storms during crises and advance the course of prosperity during peace time During economic hardships poverty and wars it is the leaders who make tough economic and milita ... Read more |
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Monday, March 30, 2009 |
They like to talk like sheep with humility but they act like wolves and lions devouring their victims without mercy Such are Africa politicians When they want power they would promise or say anything to get elected but when they get the power then they forget about the electorate and the people Today in Africa people are so poor that they cannot ... Read more |
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Monday, March 23, 2009 |
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Quite often when you read newspapers listen to radio and watch television in the West you learn how poor Africans are and how corrupt African leaders are But you will never watch read or hear anything in these media outlets about the role being played by Western banking institutions property development and estate companies the big corporation ... Read more |
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 |
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The International Criminal Court was established in as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide crimes against humanity war crimes and the crime of aggression As of March it has issued public arrest warrants for thirteen individuals Two have died seven of them remain free four are currently in custody of the c ... Read more |
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Sunday, March 08, 2009 |
She was hailed as the beacon of hope for Africa was described as the burning spear and guiding light of Africa became the most spoken name in the whole world became a whispered word within the corridors of power in Europe and America was an icon and a brand name in Africa All freedom fighters in the world drew inspiration from her achievements ... Read more |
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009 |
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Dear PresidentsPrime MinistersOn behalf of the poor people of Africa I send you this protest letter We are angry Yes we the people are very angry We have endured your ill conceived hash and austere economic and social policies for quite too long We have watched silently to see you and your cronies enjoy while we the masses continue to s ... Read more |
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009 |
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It is an undisputable fact that Black people have contributed immensely towards the development of the world and therefore the celebration of events like Black History Month should have been welcomed by all However the continuous celebration of BHM in the face of poverty hunger diseases and racial discrimination facing AfricanAmericans and the ... Read more |
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
Do you think NDC or NPP care about Ghanaians look at their record NDC ruled Ghana for years and NPP has also ruled for years Did any of them help to make Ghana a developed country Did any of them solve the unemployment problem in Ghana How about education and health Look at the roads in Ghana Do we deserve that Any person who has been to ... Read more |
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
They like to talk like sheep with humility but they act like wolves Such is the description of politicians in Ghana When they want power they would promise or say anything to get elected but when they get the power then they forget about the peopleToday in Ghana people are so poor that they cannot even provide food for their families But th ... Read more |
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
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The Chieftaincy as an institution has played and continues to play important role in Ghana however there are certain aspects of the institution that needs modernisation to conform to the ideals aspirations and desires of the people in this st CenturyOne such tradition that needs modernising is the bare footedness of the servants who serve th ... Read more |
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Thursday, February 19, 2009 |
Although slavery was abolished more than a hundred and forty years ago and all countries in Africa are now politically free there is a new form of slavery in Africa today which is cruel harsh and severe like the one which took place about five centuries ago This new slavery is like unquenchable fire ravaging in a dense but dry forest consuming e ... Read more |
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Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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The lack of development in Africa and the poverty of millions of African Americans have been blamed on a number of factors but the most serious of all are the evils of slavery and colonialism There has been a number of voices in America Europe the Caribbean Latin America Australia and Africa that the US and European nations should pay reparatio ... Read more |
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
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You may be mad about NDC or NPP and will go heaven and earth to defend them but do you think these parties care about the plights of Ghanaians NDC ruled Ghana for years and NPP has also ruled for years Did any of them help to make Ghana a developed country Did any of them solve the unemployment problem in Ghana How about education and healt ... Read more |
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Monday, February 09, 2009 |
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Last week the Heads of State and governments of the various nations in Africa met in Addis Ababa Ethiopia to discuss issues affecting the Continent For five years such meetings have been taking place and after each meeting nothing happens to the numerous problems facing the continent There is very little to show for all the millions of dollars o ... Read more |
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 |
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Ghana and the entire West African subregion is sitting on a time bomb waiting to explode and the social economic political and international ramifications of the bomb when it explodes will be so severe that no one will be spared of its consequencesOver the last decade or so Ghana and the entire West African subregion has become a major hub ... Read more |
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Monday, February 02, 2009 |
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Once again the heads of State and governments of the various nations in Africa are meeting in Addis Ababa Ethiopia and to discuss issues affecting the Continent For five years such meetings have been taking place and after each meeting nothing happens to the problems facing the continent There is very little to show for all the millions of dolla ... Read more |
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Saturday, January 31, 2009 |
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The Police Service is a vital state organ in Ghana as it is the keeper of public peace protection of lives and property and maintenance of law and order Whereas men and women in the Police Service have to be commended for keeping law and order in the country we cannot ignore the deadly corruption and extortion virus that is entrenched in the Poli ... Read more |
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Thursday, January 29, 2009 |
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The worlds resources are seriously shrinking at an alarming rate The recent trade war between Russia and Ukraine that made a number of East and Western European nations to endure one of the bitter cold temperatures in modern history points to this fact While European nations have almost finished consuming their natural resources such as oil gas ... Read more |
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Sunday, January 25, 2009 |
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Corruption is one of the most formidable challenges to good governance development and poverty reduction in Africa says Transparency International Report It has been said that corruption in Africa is like an advanced cancer or tumour that cannot be treated Like cancer corruption has tragically devastated African societies and made mi ... Read more |
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 |
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The US is undoubtedly the biggest arms exporter to Africa contributing to about of all arms to the continent To say that arms exports to Africa political instabilities wars economic underachievement and poverty are intractably linked and that African countries will be unable to achieve any economic development unless they achieve political ... Read more |
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Monday, January 19, 2009 |
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The poor performance of African economies and economies where the people are of colour other than whites have prompted people to ask whether poverty is a black or a colour thing This question about poverty being a black thing has gained credence in many circles This question is also asked about Africa because it is the poorest continent on ea ... Read more |
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Sunday, January 18, 2009 |
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The recent elections in Ghana have been hailed as a successful African story The praises appellate and messages of commendations coming from all corners of the globe is an indication that the world is hoping for change in Africa It is also an indication that the world is expecting something different different from the way things are done on ... Read more |
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Friday, January 16, 2009 |
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Africa is the most underdeveloped and the poorest of all the continents in the world The continent is lagging behind all the continents in the world in terms of economic and social development and political advancement All the countries on the continent have similar problems namely high unemployment higher deficits poor economic and social infr ... Read more |
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