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When Seconds Matter: A call for nationwide First Aid Awareness after the Upper Denkyira West tragedy
The death of Charles Amissah and others reminds us of a painful truth that sometimes, it is not only the incident that claims a life, but the gaps in timely and appropriate emergency response in the moments that follow. The recent tragic death of Nana Kwabena Okyere, the Mmratehene (Youth Chief) of the Ayanfuri Traditi...
Bawumia’s policy committees could change how Ghana’s opposition operates forever
Political transitions have a way of reshaping institutional norms in ways that outlast the individuals who initiate them. If Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s 23-sector policy committee framework achieves its stated ambitions, governance experts say it may do precisely that, permanently altering the expectations Ghanaian voters a...
NPP launches research-driven policy engine to provide credible alternative for Ghana
In a move that blurs the traditional line between political party and think tank, the New Patriotic Party has quietly but deliberately launched what senior figures are describing as Ghana's most ambitious opposition policy infrastructure, a research-driven framework designed to produce credible, technically grounded al...
Jobs, health, energy, education: NPP’s sector committees cover every pain point Ghanaians face
Ask any Ghanaian what keeps them up at night, and the answers cluster around a familiar set of anxieties: jobs for their children, healthcare they can afford, electricity that doesn't vanish without warning, and schools that actually teach. The NPP's newly unveiled sector policy committees appear designed with precisel...
Continuous sensitisation needed to end mob justice in Ghana
Mob justice remains a serious problem in Ghana, and there is an urgent need for sustained sensitisation to curb the menace. In many communities, when someone is suspected of wrongdoing, a crowd can quickly form and take the law into its own hands.
Identity before connectivity: Why Ghana’s SIM registration will succeed — and what telecoms must learn from the banking sector
As Ghana prepares to undertake a new nationwide SIM card registration exercise, it is important to reframe the conversation. This is not simply a telecommunications activity — it is a national identity verification exercise. At the centre of this effort is the National Identification Authority (NIA), the institution re...
A Legacy etched in gold: Damang community hails 25 years of transformation as mining giant prepares to depart
A palpable mix of gratitude and hopeful anticipation hangs in the air of the lush, green hills of Damang. After more than two decades of shared history, the Gold Fields era is drawing to a close. But as the mining giant prepares to hand over the baton to a new owner in April, the people of this close-knit community are...
President Mahama writes: We have always called it a crime
Earlier this month, my country celebrated its 69th Independence Day. In my address to the nation, I invoked the courage and conviction of our founding leaders, who stood firm in the face of immense adversity to secure our freedom. Kwame Nkrumah reminded us that political independence without transforming the global sys...
Part 17: The children who were never counted: The currency of conscience
Setting: Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana Date: 6 September 2018 The sealed letter remained on the table. Nobody touched it. Nobody spoke. Seven words stared back at them. *IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME… OPEN THIS*. Professor Henderson looked at the woman. She looked down at her hands. “Because I knew one day somebody wo...
Using 44% of big push projects to empower local contractors is a very laudable initiative-Razak Kojo Opoku
The first question we must ask is, did the Road Ministry award all the road contracts to just one company or individual through sole-sourcing (single-source procurement) or the Road Ministry awarded different Road contracts to different companies through sole-sourcing (single-source procurement)?
Jannik Sinner Suffers Injury Blow, Withdraws From Cincinnati
Jannik Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati Open with knee injury ahead of US Open.
Ghana@69 feels different: Jerseys, songs, and digital culture celebration takeover
Sixty-nine years ago, Ghana’s first President, Kwame Nkrumah, stood before a roaring crowd at the Old Polo Grounds in Accra and declared that Ghana’s independence was meaningless unless it was linked to the total liberation of Africa.