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Emotional affairs – How does it start?
Do all affairs have to revolve around making out? Sometimes, it doesn’t take intimacy to start an affair. All it takes are emotions. And that’s when we have an Emotional Affair. When Harry met Sally, he told her men and women can’t be friends. Physical attraction always gets in the way, so the friendship is [...]
Why Did Judas Betray Jesus?
In two weeks’ time, the first and second important days on the Christian calendar will rear their heads to be celebrated worldwide-Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Already, radio, TV and newspapers adverts and announcements are all over, injecting the atmosphere with importance and uniqueness of the two aforesaid holy days– whose impact gives me the [...]
It’s time to deliver for girls and women
A few weeks ago, on March 8, the world celebrated International Women’s Day, which serves as a clarion call to honour girls’ and women’s contributions to their families, communities and nations. As our global population swells to over seven (7) billion, we must heed this call by working to ensure that every girl and woman [...]
Once A Taboo, Now A Fashion
Gone are the days when tattoo were supposed to be the preserve of never-do-wells in society. In fact, unless it was a tribal tattoo, it was unheard of to insert coloured materials underneath one’s skin surface. Although some people still view tattoos as a stigma, it seems to be the craze these days. In recent [...]
Is mobile technology over-hyped?
At an event at the New America Foundation in DC and in a recent article in Slate, Sascha Meinrath and Jamie Zimmerman argue that mobile technology in general and mobile money in particular have been overhyped as game-changing tools for the poor. They claim that mobile technology “creates a greater economic divide” and that Kenya’s [...]
Is the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission dream on course?
“In this age of science and technology, and in this age of atomic revolution, neither Ghana nor Africa can afford to lag behind nations or ignore scientific developments of our time. Indeed, we start with certain definite advantages over many nations, which have preceded us in the scientific revolution. “We in Ghana are committed to [...]
Asamoah Gyan: The rollercoaster journey of a hero turned villain
Asamoah Gyan is a name synonymous with both happy and sad moments in Ghanaian football. At one point in time he was a cult hero, but today the 26-year-old is the most hated footballer for many in the west African country. Local football fans feel that they have had enough of Gyan breaking their hearts. [...]
SIM registration, the law and the arguments
For your information, on March 3, 2012 all telecoms operators in Ghana have been legally mandated by the SIM Registration Regulation, LI 2006, to deactivate all unregistered SIMs in the country, or they (the operators) would be penalized. This means, all SIM cards in mobile phones, modems, tablets and any other device, which are not [...]
Stability Shields: The Uneven Impact of New Mining Taxes
Questions of equity are beginning to emerge over tax-hikes in the mining industry as companies wielding so-called stability agreements appear to be protected and less aggrieved. At least two miners, Anglogold Ashanti and Newmont, have signed such agreements with the government that freeze taxes, royalties and other conditions over 10-15 years, and have said they [...]
GOOD TIPS FROM THE POLICE
This is a good reminder for all of us. You can never read this too many times!! 1. Tip from police: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. IF YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO USE IT, DO! 2. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM [...]
