I have read the respectable Ken Thompson’s seminal public presentation that the cedi is overvalued hence it be “devalued” in order to support the ruling government’s policy intervention of 1 District 1 Factory. The media has elevated this dialogue in a rather one-sided manner and may deepen the impression...
“Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field” - Ann Frank
Hello dear readers, thanks so much for welcoming me ‘the nose-poker’ into your workplaces this Monday morning. You may smile that I am calling myself a nose-poker, but what else is the ‘Risk Watch’ column for?...
Headline news announced by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta in his budget statement, is that Ghana expects to earn some $670 million from exporting crude oil in 2018 from its 3 major producing fields. There may well be other tangible benefits.
The 2018 budget was themed 'Putting Ghana back...
Title: WHISPERS OF DAWN, (A Book of Cherita)
Author: Celestine Nudanu
Genre: Poetry
Publisher: Self-Publishing
Pages: 100
Publication date: April, 2018
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For the past couple of years, micro poetry forms, especially the Japanese short form, haiku have found their way to Ghana from the continents thanks to disciples...
In the 1800s in northern France, weaving machines were brought into textile factories, to perform a task that had been done manually for decades. Workers were not happy, believing the machines would take their jobs and kill their craft. In protest, they destroyed the machines using wooden shoes, or...
Six-year study with 47,000 households demonstrates how housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions
A new study from Habitat for Humanity says that housing microfinance can and should become a mainstream offering for financial institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa as they respond to growing housing needs in...
A French Parliamentarian and former Agriculture Minister, Stephane Le Foll, is making a strong case for ecological agriculture which replaces chemical fertilisers with natural methods such as intercropping - a practice that African farmers have utilised successfully for centuries.
It is not uncommon to see maize farmers intercropping with beans...
There appears to be conflicting information pertaining to the strike action announced by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), since Deputy Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has refuted the claims of NAGRAT - saying government has already released GH¢40,368,203 to pay the arrears, and therefore there is no...
Easter has just been celebrated around the world and is symbolised, especially among the kids, with Easter bunnies and chocolate-filled egg-shaped delicacies that are a must-have for children. In fact, the Easter season is one in which chocolate products are consumed widely, and pundits believe the demand is continuing...