Kiki Sinare

ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION Sanitation, though it is a problem the metropolitan assembly is facing, this shouldn’t be an issue if we all come together in ensuring that our surroundings are properly kept. In this piece, I have outlined measures that I believe when taken into consideration would improve and protect the health and well-being of the people of Ghana. Sanitation has become a problem for a very long time. Authorities and concerned citizens of Ghana over the years have failed in achieving its target of maintaining clean and hygienic environment. One of such places that is accumulating to the sanitation problem is the market places. In my opinion most of the market users have little education on hygiene and sanitation; not that they are dirty people but the mentality of “I did not do it so I will not clean up” is what is making the market places a hub for rubbish. This makes them not to see the issue of sanitation as important hence they fail to change their way of living tha

When I heard of the Ghana-US Military Deal two days ago, two things cam to mind: the welcome of Guantanamo Bay prisoners by the previous Governments two years ago and the pledge by the current president of Ghana to help the United States fight terrorism. Before I tackle Ghana’s stupidity, I am wondering why citizens of the United States have not held multiple demonstrations against the US Government for deciding to dump their citizens in a sh*thole. Why will the US President agree to have his army train in a sh*thole at all? Is he not aware that conditions here are unfavorable? Maybe, training in unfavorable conditions makes you tougher. Now, back to the issue! The Minister of Defense, Dominic Nitiwul came out to say that this deal that will give the US Army unrestricted access to some facilities in Ghana was started by the NDC Government. In his statement, he said “We haven’t sold Ghana, they are the people who sold Ghana”. It is important to note that he also said “The NDC went