Can We Ever Learn From Our Mistakes?Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Making decisions and implementing them to deal with the needs of citizens is no doubt a major concern of every good government. A good government is expected to protect the rights and entitlements of its citizens, make decisions that are open and transparent, be accountable to its citizens and i ...
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Paying tribute to the deadMonday, October 01, 2012
Until recently, I never knew that tributes could be paid to the living. I had all along thought that they were paid to the dead only. The Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary defines a tribute as an action, statement or gift that is meant to show ones respect or admiration. This means that we coul ... |
The pastoral hurricane in GhanaMonday, June 25, 2012
IN recent times, there has been news about natural disasters causing havoc in many countries. For instance, not too long ago, Eastern Caribbean was hit by a hurricane resulting in loss of lives and property. The Forshon City in China was also devastated after being hit by a severe hurricane. The tsu ... |
Insults here, insults there…Friday, June 22, 2012
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behaviour is patience and moderation.Moliere 1622-1673 Last week, I ran into a friend with whom I did my national service some years ago. During the service, we lived happily together ... |
Fighting acquired record-keeping deficiency syndrome:The role of the individualThursday, April 02, 2009
Going through my records last week, I saw one of my primary school exercise books with the title: English Composition. It was indeed a nostalgic moment as I read essays that I wrote some years ago. The topics included: The game I like best, My best friend and The day I will never forget Of c ... |
PhD: A degree worth acquiring?Friday, March 27, 2009
After going through all the hustle and bustle in the week, one would have wished to have some rest during week-ends. Unfortunately, social activities such as funerals, weddings, family gatherings, graduation ceremonies, etc. make it quite difficult to have such expected rest. In fact, some of the ... |
Record-Keeping: Key to good governanceFriday, March 27, 2009
Making decisions and implementing them to deal with the needs of citizens is a major concern of every good government. Of course, people are not pleased with a government that is characterized by unjust and un-enforced legal systems, arbitrary policy-making and widespread corruption. Instead, ... |
Comment: Do we need archivists in Ghana?Tuesday, March 24, 2009
People react to opinion polls in different ways. While some people accept the findings as the gospel truth, others scrutinize them the polls and give reasons why the findings should be taken with a pinch of salt. In fact, issues such as the size of the sample, the method used to collect the ... |
To Sentence Or Not To SentenceTuesday, July 08, 2008
Sentencing offenders is part and parcel of the job of judges. It is therefore not unusual for judges to sentence offenders to various terms including signing of bond of good behaviour, payment of fines, imprisonment and in some cases the combination of some of the above mentioned terms.Sometim ... |
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