Articles from the ‘Feature Articles’ category

Obama relishes change

Posted by on May 21, 2012 at 9:37 am in Business, Feature Articles, International

France’s new socialist President, Francois Hollande, may turn out to be a valuable new friend as well. He will be welcomed at the White House before the G8 conference gets underway. There is no doubt this summit will be dominated by the latest appalling and enthralling installment of the Greek tragedy. Mr Obama is by [...]

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Nobody is out to close down Oman FM

Posted by on at 9:36 am in Feature Articles, Politics

  ARTICLE BY: MARGARET JACKSON, magjackson80@yahoo.com   Hate speeches are never tolerated anywhere in the world due to their propensity of turning peaceful scenes into explosive situations. When a hate speech catches fire innocent people who are minding their own business are normally caught up in the crossfire leading to several fatalities. That is why [...]

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Policing for peaceful elections in Ghana

Posted by on at 8:29 am in Feature Articles, Politics

ARTICLE BY: MUTARU MUMUNI MUQTHAR, mmmutaru@gmail.com   The Police put themselves in harm’s way everyday to protect us. They risk their lives, families and friends ostensibly in the interest of the security of all of us. But there are no enough good things said about them, and there are reasons for that. Ghana is about [...]

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The cost of poor educational policies in Ghana

Posted by on May 18, 2012 at 8:51 am in Education, Feature Articles

  ARTICLE BY: KWESI ATTA-KRUFI HAYFORD, Educationist, hattakrufi@hotmail.com   There are commonly held assumptions by economic analysts that a nation’s economic indices are inflation, interest rates, GDP growth or the size of the economy. What they often forget is that education and employment play a key role in the political economy of nations, contributing to [...]

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Falling professional standards in the media

Posted by on at 8:44 am in Feature Articles

  ARTICLE BY: JOSEPH ZIEM, ziemjoseph@yahoo.com   The case of radio stations in Northern Ghana and who should be blamed “Ziem..!!! You look so-o-o-o-o good. Life is good for you-o-oh. At least, those of you who’re journalists don’t have any problem. I saw you the other time on television when I was watching news. You [...]

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Veep must apologise to Judiciary!

Posted by on at 8:28 am in Editorial, Feature Articles

  ON Tuesday, May 15, 2012, the Vice President, John Dramani Mahama, went to the Northern Region on a working tour that also took him to Buipe, where a section of the community made the allegation that he (the vice president) was interfering in the chieftaincy matters of the town.   RESPONDING to the allegations, [...]

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Ban on drumming, book long and matters arising

Posted by on May 17, 2012 at 8:55 am in Arts, Feature Articles, Travel & Tourism

ARTICLE BY: FORSON, PAA KWESI   Noise making in Ghana has reached a height where uninterrupted sleep in a residential area is a luxury. Back in the days, the home was a place of sanity, refuge, privacy, and peace from the pressures of the job market and the day’s activities.   But woe betides you [...]

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Nigeria: The worsening security situation in Imo State

Posted by on at 8:52 am in Feature Articles, International

  ARTICLE BY: KENNETH UWADI MMAHU-EGBEMA, anwuri252002@yahoo.co.uk      The worsening security situation in Imo State is giving Ndi-Imo so much concern. This is connected to the current alarming rate of kidnapping, and armed robbery in the State. It is embarrassing the way and manner criminals abduct Imo citizens demanding ransom before their release. The [...]

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