I want to rant and ask why something cannot be done, if the so-called democracy we live in cannot give us a good life. I want to rant like a mad woman and ask our government why children need to sell on the streets in order to fend for themselves. I want to rant so my voice could be heard ...
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Forestry Commission suspends reclamation Permits
The Forestry Commission has announced the suspension of reclamation permits issued to contractors to salvage some degraded forest reserves in the country after it realized the authorizations were being abused. According the Forestry Commission it informed the applicants that the entry permit was strictly for reclamation purposes and under no circumstances should it be misconstrued by the applicant for a ...
Read More »Ghana, a sick Country or a Paralyzed Country?
Many use Rwanda and Ethiopia as shining examples of nations experiencing planned, orderly and growth-oriented development. Why is Rwanda, which has come out of several years of political rancor, social anarchy and civil war arresting development and addressing inequality but Ghana with its abundant resources continue to babble in poverty and inequality? Why is it that Ghana gained independence almost ...
Read More »Outmoded GES should be scrapped, chopped into pieces and thrown away- Franklin Cudjoe
The Founding President of Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has said the Ghana Education Service should be scrapped totally from the education system as it has proven ”unproductive”, ”problematic” and ”inefficient”, pointing out that, the Ghana Education Service is part of the problems of the education sector in Ghana. He was speaking on Good Evening Ghana Tuesday night monitored by MyNewsGh.com. ...
Read More »Businesses encouraged to honour tax obligations
Ghanaian Businesses have been encouraged to honour their tax obligations to propel economic development. “As difficult as it must be taken in, the way forward lies in all of us, every single adult Ghanaian putting our shoulders to the wheel and pushing forward as one. Our businesses must live up to their tax obligations, as many but not all do. ...
Read More »Leaders Build Houses
Many people think that it takes wealth and riches to build a house. From experience, I know that it does not require money peruse, but wisdom. People who are able to rally their resources together and use them wisely often become builders. Often such a person is a leader. Have you built a house? What you build will testify of ...
Read More »Otumfuo calls for collaboration to fight against ‘galamsey’
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for greater collaboration between traditional rulers and the government in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) because one faction cannot stop the menace completely. He said much as the Constitution mandated the government to hold all lands in trust for the people, it should also recognise the fiduciary role of chiefs in ...
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Read More »Natural resources critical for Ghana’s economic growth
Ghana’s economic growth and development could be propelled by a prudent management of its natural resource endowment, Mr Henry Kerali, World Bank Country Director has observed. Mr Kerali stated, that the country is endowed with abundant natural resources that could provide the basis for its economic transformation. Thus, there is the need to harness the revenues from these natural resources ...
Read More »Scrap boarding system to sustain free SHS – Nii Moi Thompson
Following reports that the free Senior High programme consumes a chunk of budgetary allocation to the educational sector, a former Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, has advised government to abolish the boarding system to sustain the initiative. “I don’t know of any country anywhere that provides free secondary school education for boarding school ...
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