Category: Opinion

If you have ever scrolled through your phone and come across a job offer that seemed almost too perfect, you are not alone. In today’s digital age, opportunities travel faster than ever—but so do scams. Across Ghana, thousands of young graduates navigating an increasingly competitive job market are finding themselves vulnerable to deceptive recruitment schemes. […]

Best beach escapes: From secluded inlets on Italy’s volcanic coastlines to remote white-sand stretches in Tasmania, BBC journalists have shared the beach escapes that left a lasting impression on them. The word “beach” often brings to mind sun-drenched sands and calm waters. But across the world, the definition stretches far beyond that – to include […]

Feeling Drained? In today’s fast-paced world, women often carry an invisible, yet overwhelming, burden: the mental load. This is the cognitive effort required to keep a household functioning smoothly—planning meals, managing schedules, remembering birthdays, organising childcare, and even researching fun activities. Professor Leah Ruppanner, a sociologist at the University of Melbourne and author of Drained, […]

Short Term Employment Permits: Guernsey businesses are facing a potential workforce crisis as Short Term Employment Permits (STEP) for many employees approach expiration. Without a temporary extension, employers risk losing staff who have trained over the past three years, leaving businesses scrambling to recruit and retrain replacements. Cafe owner Delphine Pesrin-Auder expressed deep concern for […]

Larry Fink, CEO of global investment giant BlackRock, has called for a societal shift in how we value careers, emphasizing skilled trades like plumbing, electrical work, and welding over traditional office jobs such as law and banking. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Larry Fink warned that as artificial intelligence (AI) transforms the workplace, […]

Ghana Reparations: Ghana has taken a historic step at the United Nations by leading a groundbreaking initiative to formally recognize the transatlantic slave trade as one of the “gravest crimes against humanity.” The resolution, tabled by Ghana, calls on UN member states to consider issuing official apologies and contributing to a reparations fund to address […]

Kidney diseases are gradually emerging as one of the most serious yet under-recognized public health challenges in many developing countries, including Ghana. Often described as a “silent condition,” kidney disease can develop slowly over many years without noticeable symptoms. By the time many people realize something is wrong, significant damage may already have occurred. One […]

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has launched an investigation into reports that some food vendors may be adding polyethylene to frying oil during the preparation of plantain chips. In a public notice issued on March 11, 2026, the Authority said it had observed videos and social media reports suggesting that polyethylene is being melted […]

Staff of the Ho Nurses Training College have called on the government to ensure the return of several infrastructural facilities currently being used by the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS). According to the staff, the buildings were temporarily handed over to UHAS when the university was established in 2012. At the time, the […]

President Mahama says Ghana’s economy is stabilising, but cocoa price collapse and Middle East war pose fresh threats. President John Dramani Mahama last Friday delivered a calm yet confidence-boosting assessment of Ghana’s economic direction in the second State of the Nation Address of his second term. After years marked by high inflation, a weakening cedi, […]