Ghana and Islamic Finance: A Cursory Glance
Even though Ghana first broke her long protracted official silence over Islamic finance in 2011, saying she was ready for Islamic banking, the Bank of Ghana as of today, is…
GRA launches tax campaign to increase voluntary compliance
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched a national tax campaign dubbed ‘OurTaxesOurFuture’ an awake up call to all Ghanaians to honour their tax obligations for the development of the…
‘The Language Politicians Use Is Damaging Politics’
A well-known British journalist and writer asked the question: “What has gone wrong with the language of politics”? This is what Ghanaian politicians and leaders ought to be asking themselves…
SEND- Ghana calls for equitable distribution of health personnel
Send- Ghana, a policy think tank has proposed that the government withholds the salary of any health worker who refuses a posting to particular regions in Ghana, as a deterrent…
Violence against children pervasive in homes, schools and communities – UNICEF
About 300 million, or three-quarters, of the world’s two- to four-year-old children experience either psychological aggression or physical punishment, or both, by their caregivers at home, the United Nations Children’s…
Africa’s most corrupt
Africa has been rated as the world’s richest continent in natural resources yet, poorest and corrupt, in the recent world economic forum held at Nigeria. It is five times richer…
FGM resurfaces in Volta & Northern Regions …As over 320 new victims found
In spite of existing legislation criminalizing the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Children and adolescent still suffer from the harmful cultural practice. The Parliament of Ghana strengthened the law…
Ghanaian Farmers must give technology a chance-Scientist
The Director of Biotechnology and Nuclear Agric Research Institute (BNARI) of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Prof. Kenneth Danso, has called on Ghanaian farmers to embrace available and scientifically proven…
Save our children from harmful traditional practices
November 20th is an important date for children of the world as since it is used to celebrate the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It is also the…
Building the Africa we want
Africa today is a mishmash of successes, failures, and disappointments. Kenya, at this point is a cause for concern. Africa’s ruling elites have failed or refused to learn the lessons…
