Ghana has long been a preferred African travel destination for many visiting the continent for the first time. With the Year of Return, Ghana 2019 invitation, it is becoming even more popular. A year-long initiative by the Ghanaian government, Year of Return commemorates 400 years since the arrival…
Avid traveler and Circumspecte editor Jemila Abdulai reviews Ghana’s new state of the art Kotoka International Airport Terminal 3 (T3).
A four-year old girl was raped in Assin Adadientem village in the Assin North District of the Central Region of Ghana recently, sparking outrage. With all the conversations online, it’s clear there is need for more awareness and discussion on sexual and gender violence, including in the workplace or schools. People…
Breast cancer is the most common cancer that affects women and the most common cause of cancer deaths in Ghana; it is a growth of abnormal cells in the breast. Over time, and when undetected, these cells can invade healthy breast tissue nearby as well as the lymph…
Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia were sworn into office on January 7 2017 following the country’s 2016 general elections. The inauguration ceremony was attended by an estimated 6,000 people including heads of state and Ghanaians from across the country. For many Ghanaians,…
There are symptoms of an election all over Accra. From the giant billboards, to the flags of various political parties extending from trees like prosthetic branches, to the general angst in the air as every news program on the radio, internet and television offers updates on the road…
After almost six months of nominations, rigorous review, voting and judging, the winners of the Ghana Blogging and Social Media Awards 2016 were finally announced during an intimate gathering in Accra, Ghana on May 20, 2016. The BloGHAwards16 event which brought together 150 guests took place at…
Corruption becomes a way of life when it is perceived as a low risk, high reward venture. To make corruption a high risk, low reward venture requires strong laws and an almost draconian approach to the implementation of these laws. As mentioned in Part 1, both functions of…
In his annual 31st December message, former President Rawlings says “Ghana is saddled with some very negative images about corruption, some wrongly perceived, but some convincingly accurate,” while the king of Akyem Abuakwa describes the level of corruption in Ghana as “madness”. Similarly, Ghana’s catholic bishops noted in…