COLUMNIST: BRIGHT SIMONS

Bright Simons writes: What the opioids boom in Ghana says about the cocaine circus

Apr 23, 2025 | Feature Article

It is exactly two months ago that the BBC dropped a

Bright Simons writes: “All that glitters is not gold” – initial comments on Ghan...

Mar 28, 2025 | Feature Article

In 2018, Ghana overtook South Africa to become Africa 39;s largest gold producer. http://cdn.modernghana.com/ ...

Someone very powerful wants to flood Ghana with poisons – Bright Simons writes

Feb 27, 2025 | Feature Article

Sweet and beguiling poisons Barely a week ago, the BBC aired a documentary with a harrowing message: deadly opio ...

Bright Simons writes: Pwalugu Dam & political “loot” recovery (ORAL) in Ghana

Feb 4, 2025 | Feature Article

In February, 2020, the Parliament of Ghana ratified the decision of the government to spend nearly $900 million on a ...

Bright Simons writes: From Gold-4-Oil to GoldBod; can you trust the process?

Jan 27, 2025 | Feature Article

Joe Jackson got me thinking I was intrigued to hear the erudite

Bright Simons writes: Ghana’s Finance Minister-designate grilled over tax promis...

Jan 14, 2025 | Feature Article

The

Shangri-La: The most twisted hotel saga in Ghana — Bright Simons writes

Jan 14, 2025 | Feature Article

If you are of a certain age and know Accra a bit, you must know Shangri-La. A cute, low-rise, hotel along the northern s ...

The stressful difference between cutting ministries & cutting costs in Ghana

Jan 12, 2025 | Feature Article

Ghana 39;s new president has reduced the number of government ministries to 23 from the previous 30 in line with his ca ...

Attorney General embarrasses Ghana with bad GRA math at Tullow Arbitration

Jan 3, 2025 | Feature Article

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Bright Simons writes: The ghost investor fronting for powerful people in Ghana’s...

Dec 18, 2024 | Feature Article

1. From the late 15th century to the end of the 16th century, some historical studies estimate that the area that bec ...

Bright Simons writes: There’s a plot to “loot” Ghana’s top development bank, say...

Nov 26, 2024 | Feature Article

A trove of evidence of shady dealings I recently

Bright Simons writes: DBG, Ghana’s top development bank, goes for the jugular

Nov 26, 2024 | Feature Article

DBG, Ghana rsquo;s top development bank, goes for the jugular Ghana rsquo;s most prominent development finan ...

Bright Simons writes: Ghanaian development bank accused of blowing World Bank & ...

Nov 13, 2024 | Feature Article

There are fierce battles raging in the plush hallways of Ghana rsquo;s newly minted Development Bank Ghana (

Bright Simons

Bright Simons is a Ghanaian social innovator, entrepreneur, writer, social and political commentator. . More He is the vice-president, in charge of research at IMANI Centre for Policy and Education. He is also the founder and president of mPedigree.