Editorial
THE STARS DID WELL BUT...
Saturday July 24, 2010
ALTHOUGH the Black Stars failed to make it to the semi-final berth, they have proved to Africa and the world that when it comes to football, Africans do not necessarily form the dregs of what is admirable and of good report in the global soccer showmanship. Before the tournament began in South Africa, the Stars were derided as the African...read more
CANNING IS NOT GOOD
Saturday July 24, 2010
THE Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the Department of Education has made a very important observation about corporal punishment in schools. According to Mr. Hammond Oppong Kwarteng, corporal punishment meted out to children in schools continues to be a major obstacle that affects academic performance. In his words: “Corporal punishment...read more
BRINGING THE TROPHY TO GHANA
Saturday May 08, 2010
AFTER playing in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, soccer legend, Pele, was offered the opportunity to play in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, but he declined the offer. The great Pele was honest to admit that after featuring in three World Cups, he was past his prime. He left the scene for the likes of Jairzinho to carry on with the Brazilian...read more
STOP THE NOISEMAKERS
Saturday April 17, 2010
IF any well-meaning and conscientious person listens to the stories of people who suffer interminably from noise pollution, he (or she) would have heard the account of people who are perennially imprisoned in a hellish and unbearable environment with no means of escape or reprieve. What is in a letter to an editor from a resident of Teshie...read more
Too Many Problems With Ghana’s Water
Saturday March 27, 2010
THERE are too many problems with water in Ghana as there are in various parts of Africa and the world. Apart from the oft-reported scarcity of this basic life-sustaining resource, the little that comes by to be shared among over 22 million Ghanaians goes through all manner of abuse before the final consumer gets the opportunity to quench a...read more
INVESTIGATE THESE HARRASSMENT CLAIMS
Saturday February 27, 2010
IT IS high time authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) investigated claims of sexual harassment of female students. THE SPECTATOR is advocating an investigation against the backdrop of the near-avalanche of claims of sexual harassment against lecturers in various tertiary institutions. A recent one...read more
POLICE CELLS ARE HORRIBLE
Saturday February 20, 2010
THE appalling conditions in police cells have existed from colonial times but solutions appear nowhere in sight. Governments have come and gone but no definitive solution has been found for this perennial problem. Indeed, over the years and decades, complaints have been made about the inhabitable nature of police cells. Most police...read more
ABURI BOTANICAL GARDENS NEGLECTED?
Saturday October 03, 2009
FOR those who love the beauty of nature, the diverse wealth and array of horticultural splendour, the environmental magnificence of flora and fauna, the current state of the Aburi Botanical Gardens will be a mournful sight. The gardens in past decades were a restful haven where local and foreign tourists visited to commune with nature,...read more
OBAMA, WELCOME TO GHANA
Saturday July 11, 2009
GHANAIANS cannot hide the joy of knowing that this morning, the President of the United States of America, is in their country. Their over-bubbling joy is understandable, not because Barack Obama is the world’s most notable personality, but because he is the first American of African descent to wield the reins of world power against...read more
