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      She completes her second cycle education. She thinks “seeing how I didn’t put much effort into my studies, I don’t think I’ll make the cut for the university.” So she buys nursing training application forms. This one too just finished with his WASSCE but doesn’t have the confidence in gaining admission to the university so he goes for teacher training. Some complete their second cycle schooling and feeling so-so about their results, they apply for polytechnic education. After all it’s also tertiary, right? Another one finishes with S.H.S, and feeling great about his/her chances of gaining admission into that dream university he is being told now that the first degree certificate amounts to almost nothing. So he/she decides to just pass through and see what the future holds.  This guy also completes and remembering how that certain young pastor in his community lives lavishly, he decides on “Bible school”. And then this girl also goes into hairdressing or dressmaking

      As a young blood entering the tertiary institution and working on my first degree, I was really awed by the seemingly young lecturers who already carried the title of “Dr.”. First off, becoming a lecturer is no small feat and to do so at a young age means these people could be described as geniuses. Away from that, one thing which piqued my interest was some of the hostels on campus, the GUSSS (Ghana University Staff Superannuation Scheme) hostels. A wonderful idea, this scheme pulls its capital from the pension fund of the senior members of staff and I have seen a lot of well-planned residential facilities through this scheme. I brought this up because I had this silly thought that if a chunk of that money was put in a fund geared towards helping both students and lecturers complete their projects from the paper stage to the ground, it would be wonderful, right?  Academia complains of lack of funds to finance brilliant projects which end up gathering dust in the archive ro

I believe I fell in love with my homeland, Ghana, from the very minute I was conceived. Why? Because I think I had a good life back then. My parents were not rich, no family money, far from that actually. The breadwinner in the house has always been my mum, she was a young secondary school teacher back then – a boys’ school at that, but somehow she made her children feel they had the world (at least I did). That young secondary school teacher raised her children on her salary (I don’t want to call it meager).Okay, now let’s fast-forward from the late 90’s to 2006/2008. At that time with the prospects of an oil and gas producing country, the “government” of Ghana saw it fit to greatly subsidize the price of LPG in the local market because we wanted to: 1) Reduce the destruction of our forests for firewood and charcoal. 2) Make it easier for ordinary Ghanaians to buy and use gas in the kitchen. 3) Make the man on the street feel the benefit of the oil and gas exploitation

I wake up early every morning just to catch the morning show hoping that I'll meet one of those rare occasions where a technocrat is invited to share his thoughts on the many "challenges" Ghana faces...But what do I get? Bureaucrats who try to gain face for their parties or try to spread their own political image and ambition. "Government" has become that figure which we can all safely point fingers at because guess what,they make it very easy. A few years ago news broke out about a man who manufactured cars from scratch. Wow! I thought at that time that definitely Ghana was on its way to becoming a world power. The man not only made cars but everyday appliances like TV sets,W.C's, airplanes, generator sets and what have you - all from scratch....he wasn't just assembling parts. By now you at least have an inkling of who I I'm going on about (I won't put down his name ,that's if you are waiting for confirmation). Now I would

The news broke yesterday that WAEC have cancelled Five BECE papers already written by the candidates.Since then, I have walked through my mind trying to come to terms as to why my little bothers and sisters must suffer from the frequent leakage of the questions each year.I don't understand it because everything started from the top there.I hate the blame games but this time around i will put everything at the doorstep of WAEC. National security said they are going to conduct investigations into this problem.If i may ask, what are they going to investigate? Why do we lack this proactive spirit? Let me tell you this not the first time this happened.It happened in 2002. This has become an idiosyncratic attitude of us.Why is it that every year there is this leakage of papers(Apo) before the actual paper?  Meanwhile you call yourself a big institution but you cannot solve this seated problem for us. A parent with the name Yaw Owusu in the Ashanti region says he has to pay ¢200 to thes

Note :In this article, Ganja ,Weed, Marijuana, Cannabis and Indian Hemp is used interchangeably to mean the same thing. Kwaw Kesse popularly known in Showbiz as Abodam was recently in the news for allegedly advocating for the legalization of Indian Hemp in Ghana. Even though he later came out to deny those claims saying that he was taken out of context, the fact still remains that he said 80% of Ghanaians smoke Marijuana.He is a celebrity and what celebrities say has an enormous influence on the populace especially the Youth. And as such, sayings and  purported sayings by such individuals should be treated with special attention. This article seeks to address the pros and cons of using Indian Hemp and the consequences of its legalization. What is Indian Hemp ?  According to Wikipedia, "Indian hemp may refer to any of various fiber bearing plants: Apocynum cannabinum , Cannabis indica , Crotalaria juncea ,Sida rhombifolia , Asclepias incarnata." It is considered  a d

On 4th June , 2015, the nation of Ghana woke up to horrible News of the death of dozens of people in the Ghanaian capital city of Accra.A Goil Filling Station had exploded whiles people were gathered there for safety due to flooding. More than a hundred was confirmed dead and scores of others injured.The scene of the tragedy was unsightable. President John Dramani Mahama declared 3 days of National Mourning and called it a sad day in the history of Ghana as he rightly said "This loss of life is catastrophic and almost unprecedented.A lot of people have lost their lives and I am lost for words". Indeed, he wasn't the only one lost for words. Most Ghanaians and especially those who have lost their loved ones, are still trying to come to terms with what happened on this day. Just 2 days before, student of the Government Secretariat died at Agege near Dansoman in Accra after she fell into a flooded gutter. Joy News said the 20-year -old, Freda Serwaa  slipped into an open

I recently saw an article at www.chuksineh.com describing 10 things that Nigerians know about Ghanaians. So I have decided to write an article on how Ghanaians see Nigerians.The article was generally negative. Reading that article made me think that there is still a long way to go if Africa wants to unite. We are all Africans and I don't think we should be habouring these kind of thoughts towards each other. Go to www.nairaland.com and any article about Ghana is being met with scorn and hatred by Nigerians. But Still Ghana and Nigeria have a special kind of friendship that has spanned decades.Many Nigerians have found in Ghana a second home. In fact, it is difficult to distinguish between a Nigerian and Ghanaian in the diaspora. When you come to Africa, its either Ghana, Nigeria or South Africa. But the relationship between Ghana and Nigeria has not always been rosy. Remember the Aliens Compliance Act? Ghana must Go? The Aliens Compliance Act Was an act passed by the then Busi

HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH DUMSOR Dumsor has become a household name for electricity outages in Ghana. Not a day passes without the word Dumsor appearing in Ghanaian newspapers. More interesting, Dumsor was recently added to wikipedia. But what if I told you that you can make a lot of money out this current power problem in Ghana? One man's poison is another man's meat (its actually not said this way). Below are some interesting ways to make money out of Dumsor.  1. Start a Phone and Laptop Charging Business  You can make a lot of money out this Dumsor Situation by opening a shop for phone charging Business. This business can fetch you a lot of income instantly in Ghana. This is especially true in the urban areas. More specifically at the market areas. But you can still get money at the rural and remote areas too. All you need for this business is small shop or Just a place to cover you from the Scorching sun. Then a generator or a Car battery and 5 or 6 multi sockets. You