She would not sleep Not even blink She would not eat Not even sip She would not sing Not even beep She would only weep And weep   A tear and a fear A whisper in my ear Just before she disappeared A whisper I did really hear A sigh And then a bye   Until her last hello She was mine alone The only tea in...
I welcome you all to another episode from your savings and investment tutor. Planning for a new year can be exciting, and the areas that benefit from it are vast and personal. In today’s New Year article, I want to touch on five crucial areas of your life that...
In the last few decades, countries across the African continent have been experiencing a rapid exodus of people from rural areas to urban centres. The region’s burgeoning urbanisation presents an episode of bittersweet revelation for urban planners and policymakers. Why is that so? With cities accounting for the lion’s...
I had my twins in the stable My twins of taboo turned the tables To sell me fables to tell all To turn me into a widowless  mother of two With open arms for alms for two Of two who may curse or bless Of two for whom alms were the only balm Always living on...
By Korsi DZOKOTO Ghana's economy is at a critical juncture, grappling with severe challenges including a soaring policy rate of 30%, the repercussions of a domestic debt exchange, and the complexities of unresolved external debt restructuring. These hurdles are further illuminated by the latest figures released by the Bank of Ghana,...
This edition concludes our insight on the main topic ‘Analysing the Social Media Mix of Banks in Ghana’ with an index of all the five platforms and banks’ performance (depths). The first part was published in the Monday 16 January 2023 edition of this column and proceeded with the...
William Russell “Rusty” Bailey III, according to Wikipedia, is an American politician who served as the 17th Mayor of Riverside, California, from 2012 to 2020. Born and raised in Riverside, California, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from the United States Military Academy (West Point)...
The UN's Sustainable Development Goal 15 is about protecting and preserving life on land. It's aimed at ensuring that our precious natural resources and ecosystems, like forests and wildlife habitats, are conserved for future generations. This goal's primary objective is to emphasise the vital responsibility of safeguarding and conserving our...
Chiefs and Chieftaincy. Our traditional rulers. Their power, their history, their role, their challenges. In President Akufo-Addo’s recent speech at the National House of Chiefs, he spoke about modernization, ending discrimination, galamsey and not treating sexual violence as ‘family matters’. The President told the Chiefs to resist the temptation of...
This is the concluding article on the series on the risk managers and the characteristics required of them. The Image of The Risk Manager Earlier on, we looked at some interesting perceptions that some staff of financial services have about their Risk Personnel: They are trouble makers and always ready to...