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Before you read this answer these questions; you can choose to share your answers with us after reading. 1. Did you ever feel like dropping out of school at some point, why? 2. Did any of your friends drop out of school, can you tell what their reason was? 3. Did you ever have a teacher you like or dislike, ...

According to UNDP, Ghana currently produces 1.7 million tonnes of plastic waste annually with only 2% being recycled, implying that most of the plastic waste generated ends up in the environment. The problem of plastic littering in Ghana becomes compounded during heavy rains wherein the rain washes the plastic bottles, bags, and sleeves into road‐side gutters and water bodies resulting ...

Many researchers in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector have concluded that informal mining in Ghana is beleaguered with environmental and occupational health problems and that addressing them would help promote the sector as a socially and economically viable activity in the country. For many people in ASM communities, mining is an important source of income, particularly for the ...

When Ghana became politically independent in 1957, the education system, thus; schools, colleges and universities, was purposely set up, primarily to produce skilled workforce for the young nation. Also, research institutions were to support to sustain the industrialisation agenda for the crawling economy. Largely, knowledge, science and technology became the foundation stone for the country’s economic growth and development strategic ...

A win by the informal coalition of civil society, traditional and social media activism which has pushed government to backtrack on the intended new 450 seater parliamentary chamber at a cost of $200M, is a statement of empowerment and confidence in the Ghanaian. The unexpected U-turn by Parliament to backtrack on the intended project under the hashtag #Dropthatchamber is a ...

I am starting to sense that “which way the wind is blowing” with my girlfriend, and I think she may break up with me soon. No this cannot be!  We have been in love for so many years. Wait a minute, this is similar to the case of the Ghanaian Youth and its political system. I am tempted to say ...

This article clearly identifies the concept behind the calligraphy as obtained in the flow of black historical backwardness and lack of vision, the reasons why the black race lags behind other races on the globe. It brings to the fore, the reasons for racism, disregard and scorn against blacks by other races that portray us as underdogs in the face ...

Driving through Accra, it is not uncommon to find vehicles emitting thick exhaust fumes that create inconvenience for other motorists. But beyond the inconvenience, is the serious issue of air pollution and resultant health implications on the over four million inhabitants of the Greater Accra region. The World Health Organization estimates that about 2,000 people in Accra die every year ...

Without any shred of exaggeration, one can make a watertight case about millions of Ghanaians’ inclinations toward corrupt practices like many other African nations, such as the self-imposed sub-regional “big brother” Nigeria. It’s also true that Ghanaians struggle to obey their own laws; they can’t maintain and keep their environment clean; they have “over-spiritualization culture” but the same time they ...

Sub-Saharan Africa has a comfortable prominence among the world’s most aid-dependent countries. Even the phrase “aid-dependent” is annoying. But perhaps over the years African leaders have not thought it annoying enough, or they would have shown leadership of the kind that would have evicted their countries from this shameful front row. At the very least it should have struck them ...