Rethinking Galamsey: Turning an Age-Old Challenge into a Sustainable Opportunity By Ken Johnson, President of Proforum UK and Europe Introduction The term galamsey — widely used in Ghana — refers to small-scale, often informal or […]
When the guardians of justice fall short, the nation itself feels betrayed. Immunity was never meant to be a licence for misconduct; it exists to protect officeholders so they can serve without fear or favour. […]
Safeguarding Institutions: The Public’s Case for Suspending Ghana’s Chief Justice Getrude Torkonoo Date: Accra | June 2025 The suspension of Ghana’s Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo in April 2025 has provoked intense constitutional […]
*Nurses’ Strike – A Call for Strategic Labour Reform* A Wake-Up Call in Scrubs Ghana’s healthcare system has been brought to its knees—not by disease, but by disruption. The ongoing strike by the Ghana Registered […]
Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, while establishing a framework for multi-party democracy, has faced several criticisms regarding its impact on political parties: Flaws and Criticisms: * Weak Internal Party Democracy: The Constitution and related laws do not […]
Years of unfulfilled promises and corruption scandals in Ghana have fostered cynicism, threatening democratic stability. President Mahama’s administration must address this through decisive action within its first 120 days. Marie-Noelle Nwokolo Ghana’s recent election marked […]
In the 1980s, flight lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings launched heritage tourism as a means to economic development in Ghana. Under his initiative, Ghana’s forts and castles—where enslaved Africans were forcibly put on slave ships to cross the Atlantic […]
GOOD OLD DECEMBER I know these colours well I have loved them since I was little They blended in a thousand hues and shades And made everything feel Christmassy In the old Decembers. But in […]
The number of cases of chronic kidney disease is on the increase worldwide and in Ghana. In Ghana about 13 out of every 100 people have some form of kidney disease. This means some almost […]
SEEING THROUGH AKUFO-ADDO’S CAPE COAST AIRPORT SCAM In Chapter 10, page 119 of his 2016 manifesto, Akufo-Addo made the specific pledge that within his four-year mandate he would (be) “upgrading all existing District Hospitals where […]
Copyright © 2016 | GhanaMatters