No one would want to repeat the past 18 months. COVID-19, climate change, and global political developments have left tens of millions of people worse off physically and financially. The news has been filled with accounts of horrifying death rates, viral mutations, pandemic restrictions, extreme weather, economic hardship, political...
The facts on the ground
In the land of weak laws, the landlord is royalty. Treasure a landlord who accepts a 6-month advance rent payment for a property being rented to you, because none of them do. Very few are kind enough to accept payment in installments for their demanded...
You are in your early twenties and are preparing for a good life after leading the certificate chasing lifestyle your parents promised would bring success. You learned hard. You stayed away from distractions that would hinder your future success. You kept studying to ensure your surefire success. You worked...
Ghana is ranked 78th most-attacked country in the world, as was revealed at the maiden Industry-Academia symposium organized by the Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) in partnership with DigiCAP.gh on Cybersecurity at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) on August 5, 2021.
The objective was to bring together industry...
For most farmers and food producers in Ghana, market linkage and accessibility remains a major concern. Without existing markets for agri-produce, farmers and agri-processors are consistently faced with challenges including post-harvest losses, poor financial situation; inability to pay back loans; family conflicts and challenges; mental and emotional discouragement, among...
The Maarif International School (MIS), which opened here in Accra in 2019, is an offspring of the Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMF) established in 2016 by the Turkish Government via an act of Parliament.
The primary function of this state foundation is to provide high level, holistic education and education services...
The Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica) has launched the Open Parliament Engagements and Networking in West Africa (OPEN West Africa) project in Accra, Ghana. The project will enhance peer-to-peer sharing of experience and best practices toward promoting parliamentary openness across national and subnational legislative bodies.
The role of parliamentary monitoring by...
In his review of the economy in parliament in 2003, Mr. Yaw Osafo Maafo described the gap between BoG and the lending rate of the commercial banks to be unacceptably high. He called on the banks to respond positively to the decline in the inflation rate.
In 2021, the senior...
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) will conduct the Trial Post Enumeration Survey today in six selected localities in the Gomoa District of the Central Region.
The localities include Ansaful which has six Enumeration Areas (EAs), Gomoa Asebu with five EAs, Pomadzi with four EAs and Gomoa Mpota which includes Christo...
The magnitude of the United States’ failure in Afghanistan is breathtaking. It is not a failure of Democrats or Republicans, but an abiding failure of American political culture, reflected in US policymakers’ lack of interest in understanding different societies. And it is all too typical.
Almost every modern US military...