Saturday, April 25, 2026
P Plunged headlong into this...unprepared Pushed to spend and expend...unbudgeted Pressed to take harsh steps...unplanned Propose and impose daytime curfew...unpleasant Pained to inflict daily austerity...unintentional There was panic in the pandemic ...at the sound of a virus A Aged and ageing ...all at risk of sliding down and out Ailing and failing limbs ...all wailing at the hanging clouds Action and reaction ...all...
“Imagine spending a month or so in a lock down with a partner you officially hate, essentially despise, primarily abhor, incredibly detest, and categorically dislike! It would be better to serve time in some unknown corona concentration camp, far away from your veritable nemesis than spend a month of...
“Your here is there and your there is never here yet.” In your haste you’ll create waste. You need to get closer to things to tell their true colours and form. For this, I agree. At least that is what most of us learnt. The content, though, very important, always...
If you’re running a small business, chances are you wear many caps under the sun. From accountant to sales person to marketer and beyond, it’s understandable that “make a crisis communications strategy” hasn’t made it to the top of your to-do list yet. But I’m here to make the...
From London to Lombardy, from Madrid to New York, from Lagos to my home city of Accra, streets are empty, businesses are shut and social activities curtailed. The cities are in lockdown. The deadly covid-19 has forced once buzzing cities to go quite like the cemetery in my hometown,...
…either we change or something will change us “These are not normal times.” Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo used these words when he addressed the nation on March 15, 2020 on the covid-19 global pandemic which had entered the country. Many other leaders and people across the world have used these same...
As part of measures to support businesses and households during the Coronavirus pandemic, President Akufo-Addo has announced that government will absorb three months free electricity bills for the poor, and 50 percent for industries and other households. The relief package which covers bills for April, May, and June, follows an...
Director of Public Health of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Badu Sarkodie has made a startling revelation during his routine meet-the-press series to throw light on the COVID-19 situation in the country. Contrary to what is widely believed to be true that young people are somewhat immune to the...
The Zayed Sustainability Prize is calling on all innovators in Ghana with solutions addressing some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, to submit an entry for its 2021 edition. Offering an annual winners’ reward fund of US$3 million and accepting online submissions until May 21, 2020, the UAE’s pioneering global...
Legend behind the Abarth badge rooted in founder Carlo Abarth’s star sign Fiat’s performance stamp since 1971 Feisty sting for current Abarth 595 and 124 models Many different animals have adorned car badges over the years. One stands out from the rest, if only because it isn’t a svelte...