Part IV examined the roles of tyres, roads and wide loads to the carnage on Ghana roads. This part aims to consider the contributions of speed ramps, motorways, and warning signs to the carnage on our roads. Most of the ‘death traps’ on our roads, mistakenly referred to as speed […]
Bogoso-Prestea Mines in Shambles: From $500 Million Investment to $65 Million Loan
By: Prosper AGBENYEGA The Bogoso–Prestea Mine, one of Ghana’s oldest and most strategically important mining assets, is at the center of mounting scrutiny following a $65 million financing arrangement between Heath Goldfields Ltd and Trafigura Pte Ltd—a deal many analysts say raises serious questions about investment credibility, operational sustainability, and […]
The Comfort of Escape, The Cost of Abandonment!
There is a quiet truth many of us avoid confronting: Ghana is not failing us – we are failing Ghana. For many decades, the dream has been the same. Leave. Escape. Find greener pastures. We complain—loudly and repeatedly—that “the system is broken.” We point to corruption, poor roads, weak healthcare, […]
Prof. Michael Kpessa-Whyte writes: Understanding SIGA’s Policy of Encouraging Inter-Trading Among Specified Entities
The purpose of this piece is to demonstrate that SIGA’s policy of encouraging inter-trading among certain specified entities is lawful in principle, commercially rational, and fully consistent with its mandate to safeguard and enhance the value of the State’s ownership interests. Among others, the policy derives its legitimacy from Ghana’s […]
One Year Of Transformation: Assessing The Leadership Of Igp Christian Tetteh Yohuno
By Nene Matey Tsengley It has been one year since John Dramani Mahama appointed Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), marking a significant turning point in the leadership of the Ghana Police Service. Announced on March 13, 2025, and formalized with his swearing-in […]
Promoting excellence in Public Finance: the role of the PFM League Table
In an era where citizens increasingly demand transparency, accountability, and value for money in the use of public resources, governments must continually innovate to strengthen public financial management systems. One such innovation is the introduction of the Public Financial Management Compliance League Table, an important step toward embedding discipline, enhancing […]
Ghanaians Must Rethink Agricultural Policy: A Former Tomato Farmer’s Lament and a Nation’s Missed Opportunity
By Francis Atayure Abirigo When Memory Feels Like Evidence There was a time in Ghana when the idea of tomato scarcity in March would have sounded almost absurd. For those of us who grew up in the Kassena-Nankana areas in the 1980s and 1990s, tomatoes were not just a crop. […]
Objective Viewpoints on the Sole-sourced Road Contracts: Using 44% of Big Push Projects to Empower Local Contractors is a very laudable Initiative – Razak Kojo Opoku(PhD) Writes
The first question we must ask is, did the Road Ministry award all the road contracts to just one company/ individual through sole-sourcing(single-source procurement) or the Road Ministry awarded different Road contracts to different companies through sole-sourcing(single-source procurement)? If it is true that only 44% of the Big Push road […]
From Ghana to Butte: Montana Tech graduate student pioneers research in rare earth magnet recycling
When Isaac Joseph Cobbinah sets out to learn something, he likes to focus on it intently, and stick with it until he feels like he thoroughly knows the subject. That’s why he plans to put his knowledge on rare earth permanent magnet recycling to work in the metallurgical lab for […]
Beyond “No Bed Syndrome”: Lessons for Ghana’s Universities
Written by: Amoah Karikari Kwaku (Senior Assistant Registrar, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani) President, Ghana Association of University Administrators- UENR Branch. Charles Kojo Aidoo (Senior Assistant Registrar, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani) Secretary, Ghana Association of University Administrators- UENR Branch. Ghana often wakes up to tragic […]