When I used to roam through worlds other hands, created
Feeling nostalgia of a life not led…
When I stand by my mind to revert thence
Will you with me yonder wander free?
When I used to bask richly in worlds other minds, birthed?
Feeling eternity in those fleeting intangibles
When those feelings of peace,...
By: Kwaku APPIAH-ADU (PhD) & Derrydean DADZIE
Starting from approximately 5 am on Thursday, 14th March 2024, West African nations, Ghana included, received a stark reminder that internet connectivity is not just a convenience but a necessity. It is the bedrock of our modern society and a foundation for...
By Peter DADZIE
The price of cocoa increased to an all-time high of $10,000 per metric ton towards the end of March 2024. This unprecedented hike is attributable to supply shortfalls in the two leading cocoa-producing countries, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, which together account for 60% of the world's total...
By Edward Worlanyo Bankas
In a world where digital advertising is increasingly crucial for businesses, Ghana's 21% Value-Added Tax (VAT) on Facebook and Instagram ads poses a significant challenge. This draconian policy not only threatens to cripple small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) but also undermines Ghana's aspirations to become a...
By Hippolyte FOFACK
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” George Orwell famously wrote in Animal Farm, his allegory of Stalinism. But Orwell’s maxim could just as easily apply to the sovereign-debt crisis in Africa. Low-income African countries have the smallest share of global public...
By Eddie POKU
Growing up, any time I talk of getting a motorcycle, my lovely mum will quib “I will kill and bury you myself first” or blurt out “let me go buy your coffin first”. Sharing this with my biker friends started a conversation where everyone shared similar experience....
..for Burkinabe refugees and host communities in Northern Ghana
The private sector, including Ghanaian businesses, foundations, philanthropists, and individuals have responded to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s call to support Burkinabe refugees and their host communities in northern Ghana, by raising over GHȼ1 million in less than two weeks.
The inaugural...
By Mohammed AWAL ([email protected])
In the heart of the rural savannah zone of Northern Ghana, a quiet revolution is taking place with AMAATI, a triple-bottom-line business. They are not only tackling food insecurity and poverty but also nurturing the land and empowering women through the revival of fonio, an indigenous...
AFTER SYMBOLIC VISIT TO THE ANCESTRAL FOREST
By Alvin Nii Okine Kasabrofo.
The people of Prampram are gearing up for the celebration of this year’s Lalue Kpledomi festival, with the first taking place on the 23 of April. According to an elaborate program released by the Prampram Traditional Council, a...
By Yu YONGDING
On March 5, at the opening of the annual meeting of China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced that the government’s target for GDP growth this year is around 5%. It is an encouraging target, but if China is to reach it,...
