Stop Making Children AdultsWednesday, June 08, 2011
When I cast my mind back to some four decades ago when I first entered secondary school, I remember there were strict rules to help us stay in line as future leaders and homemakers-in-training. Hair plaiting which makes young girls look like instant, adults, was a no-go area for us. As for nail po ...
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Can We Learn From Events In Tunisia And Egypt?Tuesday, February 08, 2011
In my youth it was easy to draw conclusions from events far and near. Life was simpler and people I held in esteem made learning easier. William Gladstone, who was wise enough to grow out of conservatism and became a British Liberal Prime Minister, on several occasions, would, concerning prese ... |
... And Police Round Them UpWednesday, February 02, 2011
The Motor Traffic and Transport Unit MTTU yesterday rounded up more than 20 Okada operators for operating without licence moments after their leadership had made a presentation to Parliament.Justifying the arrest in an interview with the Daily Graphic, the Commander of the MTTU, ACP Angwubutog ... |
Why The Rich Will Always Remain RichWednesday, January 26, 2011
The saying that the rich will always be rich, while the poor will always remain poor could not have been exemplified louder and clearer last week with the news of the Obamasrsquo; 2009 gifts. The story which hit the international news and caused some ripples in our local media was the revela ... |
Mills, Odinga And The Ouagbo CodeMonday, January 24, 2011
There are now a trillion and twenty-nine radio stations in the republic and this morning, I worked the dial of my small transistor furiously back and forth hoping to come across a station broadcasting an ordered, rational, informed and disciplined debate on national issues but all I encountered were ... |
Dr Vandy's City And The Road MonsterSaturday, January 15, 2011
The hyperactive mayor of Accra says he is in the process of making our capital one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I like this guy for sheer industry Jomo. Dr. Alfred Vanderpuije is probably busy drawing small, closed circles around Trassaco Valley, Airport Residential Area, East Legon an ... |
Who Wants War Next Door?Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The first troops of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS Monitoring Group ECOMOG landed at the Freeport of Monrovia on August 24, 1990 at the invitation of Master-Sergeant Samuel K. Doe, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Liberia who was then under siege from the ... |
My Toast For 2010Thursday, December 30, 2010
Indeed, this is a period for sober reflection both for individuals and corporate bodies. It is the period when businesses are reviewing their entire performance for the year. Individual employees are also busy finishing hard so they can begin to match their set targets against their actual perform ... |
Let There Be JusticeWednesday, December 22, 2010
The last refuge of the citizen for justice is the law courts. If the legal system is flawed or if judges are influenced in their decisions, then the citizen may be denied justice. The national motto ldquo;Freedom and Justicerdquo; then becomes a sham. There is the general perception that ... |
Farmers Day: Beyond The Fanfare, What Next?Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The days, weeks and months following December 31, 1981 were not good for this country. It is almost 30 years ago and the human brain has been designed in such a way that it can dull even the most painful of experiences so that they do not eat up the body. It will, therefore, not be surprising ... |
Do The Incompetent Many Elect The Corrupt Few?Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Bernard Shaw is one of my favourite authors.ensp;His writings can be outrageous. But he amuses and makes one think.ensp;In ldquo;Maxims for Revolutionistsrdquo;, he suggests that ldquo;Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt fewrdquo;.ensp;Whe ... |
Farmers Day: Beyond The Fanfare, What Next?Tuesday, December 07, 2010
The days, weeks and months following December 31, 1981 were not good for this country. It is almost 30 years ago and the human brain has been designed in such a way that it can dull even the most painful of experiences so that they do not eat up the body. It will, therefore, not be surprising ... |
Why The Furore About Oil?Monday, December 06, 2010
The flow of oil will not wash away poverty in Ghana. The euphoria about oil shows our natural disposition to good news and refusal to acknowledge embarrassing or unwelcome events. Oil will not solve our economic problems. We have rightly observed how it has led to pervasive corruption and e ... |
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