Rise in teen violence-The offspring of the pandemic
Almost three years into the pandemic, schools have returned to a more established space where minor interruptions are due to illness due to the lingering…
Africa news roundup 26 Feb to 4 March
Ghana Minority in Parliament rejects new constitutional instrument The minority in Parliament has rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC) newly proposed constitutional instrument (CI). The CI,…
Africa news roundup 19-25 Feb
Ghana Body of Christian Atsu taken home The remains of Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu were flown home to Accra on Sunday 19 February 2023, a…
Road March 2023
Congratulations to Ian Alvarez aka Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons on his auspicious win at the 2023 Road March competition in Trinidad. His power soca…
The problem of Jamaica’s decreasing population
A few days ago, I had a conversation with an old friend of mine who operates an island-wide merchandising company and who was complaining about…
Africa news roundup 12-18 Feb
Ghana Former chief justice protests inclusion of pensioners in debt exchange programme Justice Sophia Akuffo, former chief justice of Ghana, has joined picketing pensioners at…
France’s use of Francafrique to sustain imperialism in Africa
Françafrique is generally known to be the means through which France maintains her sovereignty and control over her former colonies and those of Belgium. In…
Corruption on the menu in Jamaica once more
Jamaica has a long history of political corruption and, unfortunately, it continues to plague the country’s political system to this day. Despite the efforts of…
Africa news roundup 5-11 Feb
Ghana President Akufo Addo announces ministerial reshuffle After weeks of speculations, President Akufo Addo has made changes to his government. The President has made the…
Devastating earthquakes
My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families of the devastating earthquake near the Turkey-Syria border. While I cannot quantify the…