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Annoh-Dompreh’s open letter to Mahama calling for executive intervention on energy sector, cocoa farmers’ plight, food security
THE CALL FOR EXECUTIVE INTERVENTION ON ENERGY SECTOR CHALLENGES, COCOA FARMERS’ PLIGHT, FOOD SECURITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AT THE EPA It is with profound concern and a sense of public duty that I write to draw Your Excellency’s urgent attention to the critical national issues affecting governance and instituti...
Re: Reinsurance does not replace process — A response to the SIGA–SIC defence
The recent defence of shifts in Ghana’s insurance market, advanced by Raymond Ablorh, rests on a technically sophisticated premise: that the true locus of risk lies not with the local insurer named on a policy, but within the layered reinsurance structures that ultimately absorb exposure. From this perspective, the ide...
Wrist test ‘crucial’ for Alcaraz French Open hopes
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz says the results of the next test on his injured wrist will be "crucial" in determining whether he plays at the French Open.
The Company they used to ignore
There was a time when many people in Ghana's beverage industry barely took Kasapreko seriously. When I joined Accra Brewery in 1997, Kasapreko was regarded as a small local player with modest ambitions and rudimentary operations. In many retail outlets, if a brewery sales representative arrived while a Kasapreko repres...
The Pulse of accountability: Navigating medical negligence in Ghana, as an emerging challenge in healthcare.
On the 26th day of January 2026, a calm Monday morning as I prepared for court, at approximately 7:30 am, I received a phone call from my favorite cousin, to wit, he informed me with a heavy heart, that he had tragically lost his new born baby boy at a very popular hospital in Accra, due to certain alleged negligent ac...
Chaos where there should be Gold: The Duffours, Bogoso & Katanomics
Heath Goldfields announced its first gold pour on 19th February 2026. The mine had been dormant for two years. Fourteen hundred workers, the company said, were back on payroll. The Trafigura offtake agreement for 700,000 ounces of gold doré, with $65 million in debt financing, followed within weeks. Bloomberg picked up...
Police powers and human rights in Ghana: A constitutional appraisal (1)
The Ghana Police Service occupies a very central position in maintaining public order and the protection of life and property in Ghana. To discharge this mandate, the police are granted extensive powers of arrest, detention, and reasonable use of force. These powers are necessary for effective law enforcement; however,...
Enimil Ashon: A Ghanaian would’ve taken NDC/NPP flag to space
Among the scientific brains who have taken humans into space are Ghanaians. Within the USA’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration, popularly known by its acronym, NASA, there is Dr Ave Kludze, an aerospace engineer born in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana.
Chieftaincy under scrutiny: What Nana Osae Ntifo’s arrest means for traditional authority and family legacy
The arrest of Nana Osae Ntifo I in connection with a Kitase land dispute has raised questions that go beyond one individual. At stake is how Ghanaians perceive the institution of chieftaincy itself.
Deborah Okailey Quarcoo: Are girls born to have dreams or just to marry
This thought has been on my mind for a long time, sitting there with a huge question mark. From the moment parents and family members find out that a child is a girl, it often feels like her life is already being planned.
Police powers and human rights in Ghana: A constitutional appraisal – Part One
The Ghana Police Service occupies a very central position in maintaining public order and the protection of life and property in Ghana. In order to discharge this mandate, the police are granted extensive powers of arrest, detention, and reasonable use of force. These powers are necessary to effective law enforcement;...
Black Stars and the Art of Sacking: When the Coach Must Always Go First
The sacking of Otto Addo as head coach of the Ghana national football team has followed a familiar national script—one that is as predictable as it is revealing. It is a script Ghana knows too well, one that begins with defeat and ends with dismissal. There is a ritual in the Republic whenever the Black Stars lose. It...