Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

Even though Ghana is a developing country faced with a number of challenges as experienced in other countries, every effort is being made to improve socio-economic conditions in the country. This explains why the commissioning of the three hundred and seven ambulances for constituencies throughout the country is deemed important since it will help much in bringing great improvement in the healthcare system in the country. The good thing about the just commissioned ambulances is that it is well equipped with gadgets and devices meant to monitor the health of patients being carried in between residential areas and health care centers. With each constituency being given an ambulance, accessibility to emergency healthcare services will be greatly enhanced to make health management systems meaningfully safe and reliable. It is not enough to have mere vehicles serving as ambulances to carry people on stretches from one location to the other for medical care. A well established national ambu...

The richness of culture, when allowed to be portrayed in an atmosphere of peace, is glamorously unveiled to show that peace is a virtue that cannot be toyed with since without it nothing good or beautiful can be promoted in society. What this implies is that for the smooth attainment of meaningful impact and progress, peace is a prerequisite that should not be compromised under any circumstances. It is for this reason that the attainment and restoration of peace in Dagbon constitutes great hope for the country as far as its developmental agenda is concerned. For the first time in the history of Ghana, the chiefs and people of Dagbon led by their king, Ya Na Abukari Mahama II, have visited President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House in Accra. The visit became necessary following the restoration of peace after a two-decade chieftaincy dispute. Pomp and pageantry were in full display when the king arrived at the Jubilee House on horseback as the drummers and praise singers...

Disaster is described by the UN as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community to cope using its own resources. According to WHO disaster can either be disruption of human ecology that exceeds the capacity of a community to function normally or sudden ecological phenomenon of sufficient magnitude to required external assistance. From the above international bodies point of view, one can conclude that, last year’s Chereponi violent-conflict impact exceeds its coping capacity and requires external assistance due to the widespread nature of the conflict which continues to interrupt academic and health services, including dysfunctional farming and trading activities. This has culminated in abject poverty, food insecurity, malnutrition, school dropouts and child rights abuse. Hence, the increasing public and mass media anxiety for President Akufo-Addo to by exe...

At the beginning of every year, new vehicle owners and others rush to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority, DVLA to register their cars. Though some of them purchase their vehicles early enough to be able to register them in the same year they wait till the new year for the registration. This year is not an exception, from the second of this month staff of DVLA have been busy assisting vehicle owners to go through the registration processes. The quality services rendered to the public have attracted commendations from clients. This has been the case since the current management led by the CEO, Kwasi Agyeman Busia took over three years ago. DVLA which will be celebrating its 21st anniversary since it was redesignated from Vehicle Examination and Licensing Division, VELD, in 1999 under the Ministry of Transport until three years ago was always in the news for bad reasons. It was perceived to be one of the corrupt institutions in the country and it was the first choice for most gra...

All over the world, countries have experienced various forms of political turmoil resulting in the destruction of property, and the loss of precious lives. Some of these developments have come about as a result of disagreements over issues that could have been resolved peacefully without torture and destruction. These have happened in parts of the world including Africa. The dictatorial tendencies on the part of some leaders have made it difficult for the ruled to be given freedom, liberty, respect and recognition. Due to the non-accommodations and non-recognition of the views of other people, especially political opponents, there have been a number of cases where disagreements have gone overboard and resulted in the outbreak of violence, torture, oppression, dictatorship and suppression.  It has therefore become necessary for countries to put down fundamental rules by which they have to be governed. This is meant to ensure that all issues that emerge are discussed in decent a...

Years ago, people set goals for themselves as the clock ticked towards the New Year. As we prod into another new era, the old adage that, ‘life is lived forward but understood backwards’, comes to play. In this regard, the immediate responsibility in the New Year is to reflect on the issues of 2019. There were events of that year worth reflecting on to be able to draw lessons and make projections for 2020. Savings and security are two sides of the same coin. We do not just do savings for huge interest but savings with security guaranteed. This has not been so for many Ghanaians who got their huge sums of money locked up in some financial institutions such as MenzGold, Gold Coast Fund Management and the like. The economic crackdown did not only render many jobless but broke down businesses and tore apart hearts and homes. While government is making efforts to restore and pay customers who fell victims to such savings, we, as Ghanaians must learn that whatever is gotten quickly also g...

There is no doubt the success of the 4th Republican constitution is hinged on the 31st December revolution spearheaded by then Fit. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings. Upon announcing the overthrow of then-President Dr. Hilla Limann, Mr. Rawlings expressed optimism it would be the end of coup d’états in the country. True to his words, the fourth Republic has not been interrupted by any power-hungry soldier or politician. In fact, Ghana’s political history will not be complete without a proper analysis and diagnosis of events and lessons from the political struggle. It has been suggested that the 31st December revolution which had its antecedents from the June 4 uprising came to correct some negative tendencies that had undermined the country’s effective development. Some analysts justify the 31st December revolution citing the level of deprivation and hardship across the country in the early 1980s, a period corruption seems to have taken deep roots in the moral fibre of the country. In his add...

In recent times, Ghana, a God-fearing nation has witnessed a number of strikes by groups, individuals and institutions. These may have resorted to strike as a redress or panacea to a problem. One may ask whether the answer to a problem in an institution or misunderstanding among workers and management or a clarion call for attention for salary increase, book allowance, postings for employment, grievances over examination lapses, construction of roads and provision of social amenities is to embark on a strike. Strike is not the answer to any of the listed questions, it has never been the answer and it will never be the answer or the panacea to solving a problem or a dispute. This is so because after days or weeks of a strike it is finally called off and Life still goes on in the institution, community, church or what have you. Strike occurs both in secular institutions and also the church. There are instances where church doors are locked and worship is abandoned due to disagreements...

My checks revealed that the national Broadcaster GBC is among the few media outlets that put in their bid for the broadcast right of the upcoming 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League. If this is true then honorable Minister of Youth And Sports and President of GFA, I think your work has been made easy on deciding who should be the broadcast right holders of the Ghana Premier League 2019/2020 season. Mr GFA President and Hon Sports Minister, the records are that only eight hundred thousand (800,000) out of over thirty (30 ) million people have access to digital boxes or decoders if you like, and on record, I also know that government is willing to sponsor the league which is very important. Mr President won’t it be equally important if more than twenty (20 ) million people or Ghanaians have direct access to a free to air TV ??? Ghana football is coming back after the negatives of #12. It is important to make it accessible to all Ghanaians but not to lock it on a decoder, hence GBC. M...