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Sunday, June 13, 2021
We covet Weddings on high plainsBut that often wanes!Pregnancy, is a painLabour, like being slainSo we wailYet not frailIs our reality refrain. The toil is not in vainToday, we count our gainsAs we reclaimThe fruits of all our ailsMotherhood is a bittersweet jailFrom which there is no bailSo we get […]
By Hubkingkong (self media writer) Ripe Plantains are mostly used in preparing “kelewele” , “kaklo or kakro” , we can also fry them , bake and roast them. They are mostly eating with rice and beans or Groundnuts. Talking much of ripe plantains is is good to know that ripe […]
WATER, they say, is life, and its importance is demonstrated by its delivery of nutrients to the body cells and making one feel full. Its legendary use for cooking and for washing cannot be discounted. In the past, our ancestors settled around rivers so as to get enough water for […]
I have read and reread Mr. Sam Jonah’s presentation to the rotary club as titled above and I can’t but agree with most of his arguments though I do have some different views on certain aspects of his presentation. I must say the unwarranted attacks on his person though unnecessary, […]
The title of my speech was, “Poverty breeds social unrest, you don’t help the poor by punishing the rich”. Those of you who are old enough will remember that the only independent newspaper then was the Free Press, which carried an editorial with the title, “The golden words of Sam […]
The sharing of this truthful fact told me by my deceased father is not only to make Ghanaians aware of the behaviour of the Ashantis (Akans) but also, how the late former President Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings saved many Akans from unnecessary untimely deaths and untold hardships. I shall […]
One’s enjoyment of a right and performance of a duty is not mutually exclusive as the two are inextricably intertwined in nature. Also, rights have numerous limitations and therefore one can not lay claim to a right in absolute terms. For example, one has the right to social services including […]
Columnist: Solomon Mensah On Sunday, January 17, 2021, I set off to meet two friends at the Shiashie bus stop in Accra. Jones Ronny Dedjo and Benjamin Tenkorang – professional photojournalists – were my classmates at the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) and are now helping roll the cameras for my […]
