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Watering opposition of water

Sun, 04 Jul 2009 02:09:15 +0100

Between September and August the Baathist Republics of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran engaged in a fierce war that had devastating consequences not only on the peoples of those countries but on international business peace and security as well The war was induced by the decision in of the late President Saddam H ...

Fixin` what ain`t broken: the NPP's

Fri, 02 Jul 2009 19:06:54 +0100

The NPP has plans to hold a national conference in July to review and possibly make changes to its Constitution or bylaws What is the impetus for these changes If one assumes that the objective of a political party is to win political power then one can deduce that the purpose of these changes must be ipso facto to improve the NPPs electoral ...

Re: Blay-Miezah`s billions

Wed, 30 Jun 2009 21:29:18 +0100

This email is written as a response to the June article titled BlayMiezahs Billions More to the point it is directed to what I know to be inaccurate information concerning Mr Gregg Frazier My name is Charles Brown and I have been a friend and business partner of Mr Frazier for over years Twenty five years ago Mr Frazi ...

Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa� Democracy's finest General

Wed, 30 Jun 2009 21:26:21 +0100

He died on th June caught up in the whirlwind of the June th revolution This piece is not designed to test the merits or otherwise of his execution what it is aimed at is telling the world at large and Ghanaians in particular to reappraise the role of General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa in the struggle for democracy in Ghana His biogra ...

Kpegah`s timorous letter to Kofi Coomson over Togbe Afede (part 2)

Wed, 30 Jun 2009 21:26:21 +0100

I must emphasis that I am a detribalized individual and do not care when Voltarians are referred to as Ghanaians by plebiscite by our brothers and sisters from other tribes Ashantis for example are among my most trusted friends the late Asantehene Otumfuo Opoku Ware II was my personal friend so also was his son Nana Adusei Poku the Aky ...

Here Comes Obama The Black Magic

Wed, 30 Jun 2009 02:34:20 +0100

Our era has witnessed many defining moments of world history including the election of the firstever black person as an American President This makes the man the most researched and most talked about personality of our timeThere is nothing about him that is not known Nevertheless perspectives do differ and more ink and paper will continu ...

Kpegah`s timorous letter to Kofi Coomson over Togbe Afede (part 1)

Wed, 30 Jun 2009 02:01:08 +0100

Attn Mr Kofi Coomson Editorinchief Ghanaian chronicle Re young turk afede sobered by gradualist dufuor Your paper THE CHRONICLE in VOL NQ of Tuesday the rd day of February and VOL NQ of Friday the th day of February carried two very disgusting stories with bold banner headlines on the front pages of the sai ...

Blay-Miezah`s billions

Sat, 26 Jun 2009 21:26:13 +0100

This article has been inspired by the recent attempt by a certain Greg Frazier to get the Mills administration to i grant him audience ii form a team iii investigate claims of the existence of billion in Swiss accounts and iv enable him provide the password that would open sesame the money that is allegedly due Ghana All of thi ...

WITCH-FUL THINKING: THE NATIONAL BLAME GAME

Fri, 25 Jun 2009 21:32:58 +0100

In our society today we take the accolades for our achievements but finger certain forces behind our failures Can we call it the superstitious tendencies that permeate our African history and localreasoning or an easy way of shifting the burden of blame to the shoulder of another Maybe its a combination of both but t ...

The world recession and our sea ports

Fri, 25 Jun 2009 21:22:56 +0100

INTRODUCTION The world economy is experiencing a global downturn following the global economic crisis due to the global credit crunch World trade growth in volume and value is slowing down sharply as a result of the collapse in demand The recession has been made much worse by panic and despair When the financial system was at the ...

Acai berry supplements - Something you should be aware of

Sat, 19 Jun 2009 01:07:54 +0100

Acai berries and acai berry supplements are extremely popular today in fact this little berry has become almost as big a celebrity as some of the celebrities that have promoted it on their TV shows or who have been reported to be taking acai supplements to stay slim and beautifulIts sad but trueAnd unfortunately with the global wave of ...

Empowering communities to propel local development

Fri, 18 Jun 2009 17:39:24 +0100

GHANAs DEVELOPMENTAL needs are many and often many citizens look up to government to meet their individual needs and as well address major issues that would promote growth and development of the entire country and its peoples Too many times also the argument has been made that government cannot shoulder all the needs of the country hence ...

The Acai Berry packed with vitamins: A, B1, B2, B3, C and more!

Thu, 17 Jun 2009 05:31:52 +0100

Until the mid s knowledge of the acai fruit was limited to only the indigenous people living in and around the Amazon rainforests of Brazil and neighboring countries in South America For thousands of years this nutrientrich but highly perishable berry provided the local people with a host of nutritional benefits Fortunately for people livi ...

ANTAL INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

Thu, 17 Jun 2009 05:31:41 +0100

WHO WE ARE ANTAL INTERNATIONAL NETWORK is a global executive search and international recruitment company recruiting talents in a range of sectors and skill functions at the middle to senior levels The company is a market leader in EMEA Asia and has recently added USA through a strategic alliance with Search Path International SPI which has sig ...

Ibrahim Essandoh Vrs A Piece of Paper (A Very Special Encore)

Wed, 16 Jun 2009 01:15:51 +0100

Over the weekend Dr Clement Apaak an Archaeology professor at Simon Frazer University in British Columbia Canada sent me a special invitation to take part in a campaign aimed at urging the Canadian immigration authorities to grant a visa to the brother of a GhanaianCanadian who is bedridden at the St Pauls Hospital in Vancouver waiting for a ...

Don't make the whistle blowers scapegoats

Sun, 13 Jun 2009 11:19:33 +0100

This newspaper has been keenly following the allegations of corruption against the Youth and Sports Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak While we do not want to jump to conclusions on whether he is guilty or not the scale of the allegations against him point to one fact that the financial administration practices at the ministry and indeed most of ...

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GHANAIAN

Fri, 11 Jun 2009 21:42:52 +0100

The response to my article on President Barack Obama s proposed visit to Ghana has been beyond my wildest expectations People have actually telephoned me to discuss the issue with me I am grateful for their encouragement Not all of those who responded were in agreement with me Some made it clear that in their view since we have live ...

The President: Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Fri, 11 Jun 2009 21:42:01 +0100

Barely five months after winning the Presidential election Prof John Evans Atta Mills is facing enormous pressure from all quarters to deliver on his campaign promises Are Ghanaians being unreasonable in their expectations or is the NDC failing to live up to its mandate As Ghanaians become more politically savvy they are less inclined to g ...

June 4, making a devil out of a great name

Wed, 09 Jun 2009 17:13:02 +0100

The devil we know is better than the Angel we never know So greatly said by the wise men but not them that came from the East For they saw the vision of the Messiahs Birth and led by the Star to the Manger where he was lying Ghana saw not any Star to brighten the name Nkrumah until death and now is Rawlings Ours for History Long b ...

Wu-yi-tea and Gynecomastia

Sun, 06 Jun 2009 00:35:30 +0100

Wu yi tea is showing increasingly clearer evidence that it is a very powerful and effective fat reducer making it of great interest to men who are trying to get rid of fatty deposits around their chest area sometimes known as moobs or man boobs In a review of the current studies on the health effects of a hrefhttpwwwnowloseitcomWuY ...

``Do me I do you``

Fri, 04 Jun 2009 20:26:11 +0100

If it was in the days of old Moses would have been quoted and an eye for an eye would have been used to substantiate the concept Today things are different and some would readily proffer Nigerian entertainment artiste PSquares charttopping hit song do me I do you as justification for the perennial circus of Africans undermining and sab ...

Children and maltreatment: a big blow to their future success

Thu, 03 Jun 2009 23:07:29 +0100

Till date people do not realise how important children are in this world While people cry for children in their marital homes others get simply to maltreat them because they are not their biological children It about time people learnt to cherish the gift of children that God always gives to mankind The rights of children is an everyday campa ...

Beyond Mistrust: Tweaking the Doctor-Employer Relationship

Thu, 03 Jun 2009 00:19:33 +0100

The proceedings of the last few weeks starting from the industrial action of junior doctors in Komfo Anokye and culminating in the worktorule schedule adopted by the Council of the Ghana Medical Association GMA are a culmination of the mistrust that has come to typify the doctoremployer relationship More than the political motives read i ...

Navigating the visa minefield:

Tue, 01 Jun 2009 15:36:52 +0100

Last week CBC Radio the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations flagship news analysis radio service discussed the findings of a survey that found that the European visa application systems discriminated against Africans The programme interviewed some Africans who had experienced the nearlethal visa application procedures of some OECD countries ...

Irritating irritants and eye sores

Sat, 29 May 2009 18:56:05 +0100

We have been made to believe that Ghanais the gateway to West Africa what with the relative peace and tranquility that has characterized socioeconomic as well as political life within the subregion Yet it also holds true that Ghana is fast become one huge cauldron of decadence and degenerate behaviour with filth becoming the national belt of ...

Obama`s visit� What's in it for us and U.S.?

Fri, 28 May 2009 01:28:18 +0100

Africans believe they are increasingly feeling more and more the positive might of Beijing in their quest for advancement Chinese investment deserves a big part of the credit for Africas highest ever economic growth rate percent in Furthermore China has cancelled billion in bilateral debt owed to it by African countries Outsi ...

``SAKAWA``: The Sociological Theories

Thu, 27 May 2009 10:16:26 +0100

The acts these young guys engage in may not be explicitly described as criminal nonetheless they constitute deviant behaviour Deviant behaviour can be explained to mean any behaviour that is out of sync with what is culturally and socially acceptable in any given society In the field of deviance and criminology criminology can simply be defi ...

In the name of `mpp` (ii)

Sat, 22 May 2009 23:14:31 +0100

Who says the concept of One Man One Vote OMOV would be too difficult to implement The great MPP is at it again trying desperately to miss a unique opportunity to demonstrably demonstrate its credentials as a true bastion of democracy and liberalism in Ghanas political history One may ask why resistance is growing against ideas and opinions t ...

Nokia maintains leadership in emerging markets

Sat, 22 May 2009 23:14:31 +0100

Nokia brings the Internet in emerging markets closer to reality with the announcement of two new mobile phones that open the door to information entertainment family and friends the Nokia fold and Nokia The Nokia comes Internetready and works with Nokias range of emerging market services such as Nokia Life Tools and Ovi Mail ...

Is the Zebra Crossing losing its significance?

Wed, 19 May 2009 09:45:39 +0100

The motor vehicle has become part and parcel of the everyday human activity It enables people to move from one place to the other faster and with convenience making life a lot easier In order to make the movement of vehicles also easy roads are constructed every now and then to give drivers the comfort to drive their vehicles safely and en ...