For years, it has been known that there are many similarities between apes and human beings. Monkeys are the animals that most closely resemble human beings. But what is the

The year was 1972. I was in form five, Achimota School. I attended Ghana Creative Writers’ Association Annual Conference at the school, and one of the invited guests who came

The Akan word ‘susu’ has two literal meanings – ‘measure’ and ‘think’. Its usage in relation to the latter is what interests me in today’s piece. Using the word in

I am sure Busumuru Kofi Annan smiled all the way to his final resting place. Three days — three working days, mind — during which  life came to a standstill as speaker after speaker

Prof. Lorna Awo Renner Latifa was just three years old when she developed eye cancer. Her family first noticed that something was wrong when a white spot appeared in her

“Those who said I could not do it, for purposes of propaganda, I hope in September when the free SHS programme begins, they will have the generosity of heart to

Perhaps, the single most important factor that could derail Ghana’s ability to advance to high middle income status is weak fiscal governance; fiscal management in Ghana has not been consistently

We wish to salute the petitioners who triggered the process which led to the eventual removal from office of Charlotte Osei and two commissioners of the Electoral Commission (EC). We

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. Elon Reeve Musk (Business Magnate and founder of Space X) In Ghana today,

Joe Ghartey I schooled and worked in Takoradi, the Western Regional Capital.  In fact, I spent my salad days in Takoradi where the best comes from.  In those days, the happiest place to live and work

Do you know that little things make a big difference? At a certain level big things do not make much of a difference. The reality of life, however, is that

After the election stealing break-and-enter tactics to become president, it seems it’s now time to use the backdoor in another try.  No lesson seems to have been learnt that stealing