To heighten awareness about biotechnology among key stakeholders, the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) - under the auspices of the Ghana Chapter of the Open Forum on Agriculture Biotechnology (OFAB), and the African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF) in Kenya - have organised a sensitisation workshop in Accra for a cross-section...
When we look at our everyday lives - from childhood to adulthood - we all seem to have asked one question in situations where we do not understand something. And that question is simply: WHY? We all ask ‘why’ because we seek to understand. WHY has become a most...
Before 2017 ends, don't let the negative appraisal or negative opinion of your supervisor or superior or manager or boss or employer of your competence or skills define your sense of self-worth. Let it not cause you to doubt the dreams you have, or dilute the aspirations you have...
                          ...the Causes of Errors and Financial Losses It is said that silence is golden…is it, always? Of course not. Have you ever regretted not asking for explanations to instructions given you at work? For Christians, even though we should have absolute and child-like faith in God and trust Him,...
The newly-elected President of the Institute of Human Resources Practitioners, Ghana (IHRMP), Dr. Edward Kwapong has said that to be relevant to industry, HR practitioners must welcome professional certification and say goodbye to raw academic qualifications. Dr. Kwapong said this when he delivered his speech at the 9th Graduation Ceremony...
At a breakfast table in the noisy restaurant of a hotel in Shenzhen, I met Kwame Song Dongshong, now President of the Powerchina International Group Limited. The company that built the iconic Three Gorges in China, is a behemoth by its own description in 'planning, survey, design, engineering, through...
Writing is hard… Coal mining is harder. Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine coal? They simply dig. – Cheryl Strayed We are a few days from drawing curtains on the year 2017. As a writer, how has it been for...
Medication adherence is defined by the World Health Organization as "the degree to which the person’s behavior corresponds with the agreed recommendations from a health care provider. The treatment of chronic illnesses like autoimmune conditions commonly includes the long-term use of drugs. Although these medications are known to be effective...
Imagine you are in the audience at a public event. The MC introduces the speaker who shuffles to the podium and begins to speak. Not once does he look at the people who have gathered to hear him speak.One hand in his pocket, his eyes are fixed firmly on...
The Nungua Junction Mall was set ablaze Saturday night when YFM, Ghana’s number one urban radio station together with ‘The Junction Mall’ held the biggest birthday bash to celebrate their anniversary. The YFM and Junction Mall Birthday Bash event has been viewed as the biggest musical concert so far to...