P “What values are placed on academic work?” I.K. Gyasi THE POPULARITY OF THE BEATLES had been so overwhelming that John Lennon remarked off-hand: “We’re more popular than
Ghanaians Overcopy ‘Everything’ From Abroad Except Self-discipline
G The sages have said “one good turn deserves another” which means for some of us if something is worth pursuing or has useful lesson for human/societal progress, there is
Gratitude That Cannot Be Eroded Even By Time
“Children don’t just die, not in this hospital and certainly not in this country” was her response when enquired about when Mortality Meetings are held in a hospital in UK.
Give-Away Motherland
Ours is a give-away motherland. Some compatriots regret that. We cede to others everything that has the potential to lift us from low to high to deepen their prosperity while
Spare Us The Discordant Noise!
“You’re free to do whatever you want, but you should always take responsibility for the consequences of your choices in life” – Unknown. I’m neither sick
A Conversation With The Writers Of Ghana (1)
A ON 11 May 2019, I had the occasion to address the congress of the Ghana Association of Writers. I was in two minds when I received the invitation from
Human Trafficking Menace And The Police Resolve To Stem The Tide
CKobby, a ten-year-old victim of child trafficking, was rescued last year from engaging in fishing. Taken from his mother (Ama Attah) in Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana, Kobby
Pastors Don’t Teach Just Anything
PTHOUSANDS OF pastors mount the pulpit every Sunday to preach and teach. But what exactly are they called to preach and teach? Which greatest theme or subject has been given
Postal Service In The Gold Coast (1)
The General Post Office (GPO) the headquarters for all postal services from the colonial era to date. It is the headquarters of the Ghana Postal Service. The colonial architecture has
Any Hope For The Youth?
The central point is simply that this kind of desperate scrambling individualism is so pronounced in poor societies, precisely because not only do winners take all, but also losers lose
Is Political Power Driving Mr. John Mahama Insane?
John Mahama In 1887 opinion letter expressed by one of the famous British political historians or moralists widely known as Lord Acton, civilized societies were advised or warned that “Power
Untouchable
At the time I first encountered this term, it was discussed as a sociological concept, not with the best connotations or language associations. It was translated as a group of