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There was a lockdown and now there is…
The debate to lockdown the country or not was one of the most inconclusive debates that started in the country and ended with what I feel was a compromise between locking down and not...
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Covid-19 and electricity generation: Why I think the comparison is a mockery of common sense
Have you listened to the comparison between the Covid-19 pandemic and electricity generation in Ghana? Was it a harmonious sound blended of soprano, attenuated by a bass, highly pitched by a tenor or smoothened...
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I weep for the Veep
Can anyone help me find my bearings?I'm currently in a dazed state trying fruitlessly to unravel the rationale behind the Vice president's 'digital encounter' that sought to respond to President John Mahama, the flagbearer...
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4 reasons why Sarkodie deserves to win 2020 VGMA Artiste Of The Year
The best thing to happen to Ghana music in recent times is the name Sarkodie.The Tema based musician has been tagged as Africa's most decorated rapper with over 80 awards to his credit.Sarkodie is...
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Africa not a dark continent
During the middle of the 19th century, Africa was referred to as the “Dark Continent†by the United States of America journalist turned explorer Henry Morton Stanley because little was known about the mysterious...
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A virus in the president’s speech?
Covid19 pandemic is still on the rise since it outbreak in China which has gone a long way to hit countries worldwide. According to John Hopkins University as at 22:25 GMT, 27/04/2020 the world...
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Coronavirus in Ghana: Online funerals, face masks and elections without rallies
In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about the new normal - from how to hold a socially distant election to attending online funerals.
Since...
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the frustration of contracts
INTRODUCTIONThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to businesses taking a different turn of which may have many repercussions on contracts entered into. To the defaulting party on the contract, the immediate defense that comes to...
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Ghanaians observing lockdown but not social distancing: COVID-19 efforts may be counter-productive
It is a global pandemic that has overwhelmed almost if not all health-care systems around the world, particularly those of advanced economies.The one-time magic wand to deal with this pandemic is a vaccine -...
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Poem: The healing earth
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put city after city under lockdown, there has been a myriad of reports highlighting how bringing life as we know it to a halt has impacted the environment.China was the...
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“Incompetent” is too romantic to describe Akufo-Addo with
For one to have thought Nana Addo could do nothing to prevent COVID-19 from getting into Ghana is very mindboggling. COVID-19 isn't mandated to be in every country but for the carelessness and indecision...
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In Defense of a Pan-Africanist – Dr Akinwumi Adesina
In an Africa, dealing with monumental infrastructure and energy deficits; a teeming youthful population desperate for jobs and opportunities; and currently facing what is arguably its most daunting challenge - the COVID-19 pandemic; the continent...
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Locked down under Mile 7 bridge in Accra
Families rushed up and down gathering foodstuff and other provisions. Unending queues stood at gas filling stations.Everybody prepared for a partial lockdown in Greater Accra Region and Greater Kumasi metropolitan areas as part of...
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Coronavirus: Why Ghana has gone into mourning after mass funeral ban
In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about the dramatic impact coronavirus is having on life in her country and beyond.If anyone had any...
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From Wuhan to Ghana : Breaking the Anɔna Okusubentsir family ties?
The outbreak of the Covid 19 virus in Wuhan seemed too far away from touching base here in Ghana ever. The hypothesis from our weather being too hot and so making us immune to...
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Please Read: The secret behind Wall Gecko you should avoid before it kills you
A lot of us are busy analysing how Corona virus is deadly and all that, not knowing there is another common creation of God in some of our homes that are more dangerous to...
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Dumbest prank by an immature actress pulled at #MediFella2020
Although Medikal announced during a performance at University of Ghana that he was marrying Fella Makafui on March 7, 2020, some people cast doubts because the two showbiz personalities have a track record of...
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Destiny summons; Duty to make Ghana great again
As we celebrate the 63rd anniversary of our independence, destiny summons us to a sacred duty. This nation of abundant hope and glory, which is yet to reach its potential and become the place...
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After submitting the NPP parliamentary candidate forms, what next?
We must now finish the unfinished business in our trouble spots, so that we can have a trouble-free elections ahead of us.I'm not here to talk because I want to talk. I'm here as...
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Diaries of an independent presidential aspirant #1: The day, the question!
It was a Thursday night in October. I lay on a bed in the little town of Heidelberg, Germany. The room felt heavy, almost as though the thoughts in my head were leaving my...
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Dr. Kwame Amoako Tuffuor writes: NPP Parliamentary aspirants should be allowed to register online
This is not an attack, it is not meant to open any kind of wounds, it is not meant to undermine anybody's position and ideas or wishes. This is meant to unite the NPP...
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Ghana Ambulance Service palaver: Police should descend on prank callers
Emergency Technicians at the National Ambulance Service Dispatch Centre have bemoaned the rate at which some individuals deliberately interrupt their work with prank calls.Matilda Nartey, Head of Dispatch at the centre, in an interview...
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CID intensifies probe over missing excavators
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has intensified its investigations into the six persons who were arrested over missing illegal (galemsey) mining excavators.Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Juliana Obeng, Head...
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Airbus Scandal: The fate of President Mahama and Ghana politics
Media Foundation's Suleiman Braihma came out with an interesting analysis sequel to the Airbus scandal that mentions some government officials in Ghana as dealing in corruption. In his analysis, he apparently points the accusing...
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The Chonicle Editorial: Fire outbreaks in schools – GNFS, NADMO must sit up
Since the beginning of the year, the media landscape has been replete with stories about fire outbreaks that have gutted some notable state institutions and individual homes across the country. Among these institutions was...
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Jacob Zuma’s first 2020 appearance for corruption trial likely to be postponed
Former president Jacob Zuma's corruption case will be heard for the first time in 2020 on Tuesday, but proceedings will likely be quick as he has said he is still sick, according to the...
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This man is boastful, vote him out!
I'd last night (29/1/2020) watched with pains in my heart an interview granted the media by the Majority Leader in Parliament, who also doubles as the Member of Parliament for the Suame Constituency in...
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The rules of origin under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was signed by African countries to establish the largest free trade area under the World Trade Organisation. Under the free trade arrangement, African countries agree to give...
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Treason in Ghana may not be a crime afterall
The above statement emanates from the cardinal principle of law that an act does not constitute a crime if the statute books have not written that THAT PARTICULAR ACT is a crime AND the...
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Age and criminal liability in Ghana: The child who commits no crime
Generally in law, age is a necessary factor in assessing culpability, liability or capacity. In many instances and matters, the age of a person in question is very necessary to assess whether the particular...
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Otumfuos 2016 election comment: Captain Smart writes
Otumfour delivered the most powerful speech and they're taken only a portion to fight over. What's the big deal in otumfour adding his voice to a loosing candidate to throw in the towel. Maybe...
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