Category: General

The head of a local think tank raised concern over the failure of the government to acknowledge a serious problem in employment—one in three Filipinos without jobs. While top government officials are waiving the flag of victory over unemployment by pointing to numbers purportedly showing that the joblessness crisis eased last year, Sonny Africa, executive director of Ibon Foundation, said “there is nothing impressive” about the figures. Malacañang said the easing of unemployment was a clear sign of effectiveness of the government’s COVID-19 alert level system. But just last Thursday (April 28)… Continue reading “Unemployment easing? SWS survey says 1 in 3 Filipinos jobless”

Members of Parliament (MPs) have asked the Auditor General, Mr John Muwanga, to do a forensic audit into how Shs4 trillion meant for Covid-19 response has been used, and ascertain whether there was value for money. Uganda registered its first Covid case in March, two days after President Museveni locked the country, in what prefaced tighter controls that in future months limited deaths, but opened a floodgate to rights abuses particularly by security forces. Unlike other countries including developed Italy, the United States and the United Kingdom that lost thousands of citizens, coronavirus o… Continue reading “The truth, lies in Covid cash use”

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Afi Azaratu Yabuku as the Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons. Mrs Afi Yakubu replaced the immediate past Executive Secretary Jones B. Applerh and started work on April 28. According to a statement by the Commission and signed by the Board Chairman, Rev Prof. Paul Frempong-Manso, “The Board of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Afi Azaratu Yakubu by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President of the Republic of Ghana as the n… Continue reading “Akufo-Addo Appoints Afi Yakubu Small Arms Commission Boss”

An indigenous destination management company – Finchglow Travels has clinched the Overall Best Seller for 2021 by British Airways. The travel and logistics management firm was awarded the prize for deepening sales for the airline last year. Presenting the award, Head of Sales, British Airways, South Asia, Middle East and Africa, Mr. Moran Birger and the Country Manager, British Airways, Mrs. Adetutu Otuyalo, said Finchglow Travels performed excellently in 2021 and the airline looked forward to better form in 2022. The firm’s Managing Director, Mr. Bernard Bankole, said: “The most-fulfilling th… Continue reading “Travels firm gets BA’s award”

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit them, and strong enough to correct them” ELIZABETH AKUA OHENE has a very rich and captivating profile. Born in January, 1945 in Ho in the Volta Region, she attended Mawuli School, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English at the University of Ghana in 1967. She obtained a Certificate in Mass Communication from the University of Indiana, U.S.A. At the Daily Graphic, she became the first African woman to rise to the editorship of a newspaper in 1979. In the heady days of the so-called “Revolution”, she boldly dare… Continue reading “Has The Dead Ever Lain In Honour?”