http://blogs.myjoyonline.com/sms SMS Weblog Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:58:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In Recent days many suggestions have been forthcoming on how to curb the canker of Corruption in the Ghanaian Society. While some have suggested the enactment of more financial regulations, others have asked for the inculcation of more values in Ghanaian children as a long term solution to the rising incidence ... http://blogs.myjoyonline.com/sms/2008/10/07/are-women-less-corrupt-than-men/ The four leading Political parties have finally outlined their manifestoes for the December Polls. The manifestoes which may have taken a while to be completed, seek to address some of the major problems confronting the country. They are surprisingly not very different on focal areas and Policy targets. While some are debating the ... http://blogs.myjoyonline.com/sms/2008/10/06/would-the-manifestoes-offer-anything-new/ I spent last Wednesday and Thursday visiting Kumasi and its environs with my show. As part of the coverage of the 2008 elections, I am travelling across the country to offer Ghanaians all over an opportunity to speak up about the things that really matter to them. I am ... http://blogs.myjoyonline.com/sms/2008/09/28/back-from-kumasi/ On Monday the JOYfm Roadshows hit the road again bringing radio closer to our listeners and highlighting the real issues that matter to the electorate ahead of the December Polls. Jamestown in the Odododiodio constituency has been a hotbed for Political activities since independence and remains one of the swing constituencies ... http://blogs.myjoyonline.com/sms/2008/09/08/odododiodio-politicians-promise-to-work-in-a-bi-partisan-manner-to-solve-residents-problemsbut-would-they/ Northern Ghana has been plagued with reports of ethnic conflicts in recent years. Many of the conflicts are as a result of unresolved land and skin disputes. Recently violence in Tamale and Gushegu is reported to have taken a Political nature with supporters of the NPP and NDC attacking one another. Security Analysts ... http://blogs.myjoyonline.com/sms/2008/09/05/can-the-violence-in-northern-ghana-be-stopped/ On the first of July this year, my second anniversary in radio almost passed without notice. It actually took a txt from a listener congratulating me for surviving, to remind me I was two years on this job. I thanked the listener for remembering and felt touched that it wasn’t only ... http://blogs.myjoyonline.com/sms/2008/09/05/i%e2%80%99m-now-in-jeans-and-a-short-sleeve-shirt%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6-%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6i-t/ “If you want to hide something from a Ghanaian put it into writing”. This is an interesting comment we received from a listener. The magnitude of truth of this statement is saddening but however true. Without being bias let us all ask ourselves, “What was the last book we read?” How ... http://blogs.myjoyonline.com/sms/2008/08/18/whatever-happened-to-our-inculcating-the-habit-of-reading/ Finally speculations about the Nana Addo running mate saga came to an end yesterday at the Alisa Hotel . The decision by New Patriotic Party’s National Executive Council made the announcement at midnight confirming The Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia as running mate to NPP ... http://blogs.myjoyonline.com/sms/2008/08/15/will-bawumiah-choice-translate-into-votes-for-december-polls/ If you thought prayer, and worship was all what took place in prayer camps then think twice. Little did we know about the transition of prayer camps to mental institutions as divine healers of prayer camps have been upgraded to psychiatrists. Prayer camps have become rife these days especially in some ... http://blogs.myjoyonline.com/sms/2008/08/08/prayer-camps-a-substitute-for-mental-institution/ The Sale of GT to Vodafone has been halted by parliament following immense public criticism of the deal. Government explains that GT is in need of massive investment and better management to save it from collapse while critics insist it can raise the needed investment from the Ghana stock exchange or ... http://blogs.myjoyonline.com/sms/2008/07/19/selling-gt-selling-our-eggs/