Tag Archives: Sekondi-Takoradi

Waking Up To The Price Of Corruption

September 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

South Korea went from a poor country devastated by war to an OECD member in 50 years. In the same period of time Ghana went from a country with a high potential for take off to one that stagnated at … read more »

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What Is The Way Forward For Ghana?

August 5, 2011 by benim

I hope this article may not be looked upon as a wish list or wishful thinking or being wistful as regards ascending to the corridors of power or pertaining to what prevailed under the first Republic of Nkrumah. I have … read more »

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Ghana: 5 Reasons Why We should NOT Buy 5 Planes

August 5, 2011 by benim

By Gyasi K. Dapaa, Economist 1. We can’t afford it: Ghana is not a self-sufficient economy. The fact is most of our most important public programs (like the National Health Insurance Scheme, School Feeding Program, etc) and our national budget … read more »

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Poor People Living In A Rich Land-Ghana

August 5, 2011 by benim

Once upon a time, the nation Ghana, formerly Gold Coast, was the envy of other African countries, a darling colony and a pride nation of the British, before and immediately after independence. A nation of loving, hospitable, compassionate, sociable and … read more »

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Ghana: Let’s Ask Samia. Where Is The Money?

August 3, 2011 by benim

Christina Samia Yaba Nkrumah prior to 2007 was a freelance journalist living with her Italian husband and son somewhere in Rome. Then the CPP went for her hoping that Nkrumah’s daughter’s presence in the party would lift up it’s fortunes. … read more »

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Does Ghana Need To Buy Five Aircrafts Now?

July 26, 2011 by benim

The view is widely held among economists and laymen alike that governments in third-world countries are justified in resorting to borrowing to address the heavy infrastructural deficiencies in such countries. For this reason, even third-world governments formed by right-wing parties … read more »

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In Ghana, not all see oil as a blessing

May 10, 2011 by benim

Fisherman Steven Smith-Borlah gazes out to sea from his beachside hut in Akwidae, a coconut leaf-roofed village that squats between a mangrove swamp and the overgrown ruins of a 17th century German fort. Twice a day, yellow helicopters fly overhead, … read more »

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One percent of Ghanaians are gay or lesbian

January 3, 2011 by benim

More than 200,000 people or one per cent of Ghana’s adult population regard themselves as gay or lesbian, according a study. The data has been collected by the Ghana Household Survey (GHS). The 100,000 individual respondents to the survey provided … read more »

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Ghanaians hope oil will deliver change, not trouble

December 15, 2010 by benim

Ghanaians welcomed their country’s first oil on Wednesday optimistic they can enjoy the economic benefits without the troubles that oil wealth has brought other African countries. “It is a blessing,” said Andy Kwame Amuzu, a 50-year-old taxi driver in the … read more »

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