Editorial
Count your blessings
In the world today, many issues emerge to disturb the comfort of people in their various countries, making it difficult for them to enjoy the peace they deserve to have.
Countries are either engaged in war or contending with activities that are undermining peaceful global existence.
The war between Ukraine and Russia, for example, is disturbing not only to the two countries but also to the world as a whole.
The war has affected the world in the sense that it has, for instance, forced the prices of goods to rise, making life unbearable to people across the world.
Also, many people have died as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the disease has also devastated economies.
Many people in the world today are facing very difficult times because of the hard economic situation that has arisen as a result of the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet, but to a large extent, it has been brought under control around the world.
In spite of it having been brought under control, its effects are still around.
This is why the world is still fighting against the negative effects of the pandemic.
The effects have been disastrous in many parts of the world, but life is still going on, so people should be grateful that they are still alive.
Here in Ghana, the country is still enjoying the peace it needs. People are able to go about their duties with ease.
Our neighbouring states have been attacked by terrorists, but Ghana has been free from such attacks.
Ghanaians must therefore be grateful for their blessings and count them one by one, showing gratitude to God and the government.
Editorial
Make Heritage Day celebration compulsory for workers
Dear Editor,
I want to use this platform to suggest that the celebration of Heritage Month is declared compulsory, especially for workers in state agencies.
It is very interesting watching broadcasters adorned in diverse traditional regalia on our screens, telling the stories of the various tribes in the country.
But away from the television sets, there is practically nothing to see in town suggesting the celebration of such an important activity.
Once in the month, we also see our school children celebrating the event by dressing to depict where they come from.
But just as was done with the Chocolate Day celebration, I wish to suggest that workers in state agencies are forced to partake in the event. Within that month, every working staff should be made to dress in African prints or ones that would show where they come from.
That, to a large extent would give people a lot of education about their ancestry and their cultural values.
I have a few friends that are Gas from the Greater Accra region but because their parents stayed in other regions and gave birth to them outside Accra, they have little or no idea about where they actually come from.
Some of these activities would go a long way to educate such people to know their real homes.
I expect the Ministry of Tourism to play an active role in the success of this exercise.
Stella Twum,
Central Region
Editorial
Make Heritage Day celebration compulsory for workers
Dear Editor,
I want to use this platform to suggest that the celebration of Heritage Month is declared compulsory, especially for workers in state agencies.
It is very interesting watching broadcasters adorned in diverse traditional regalia on our screens, telling the stories of the various tribes in the country.
But away from the television sets, there is practically nothing to see in town suggesting the celebration of such an important activity.
Once in the month, we also see our school children celebrating the event by dressing to depict where they come from.
But just as was done with the Chocolate Day celebration, I wish to suggest that workers in state agencies are forced to partake in the event. Within that month, every working staff should be made to dress in African prints or ones that would show where they come from.
That, to a large extent would give people a lot of education about their ancestry and their cultural values.
I have a few friends that are Gas from the Greater Accra region but because their parents stayed in other regions and gave birth to them outside Accra, they have little or no idea about where they actually come from.
Some of these activities would go a long way to educate such people to know their real homes.
I expect the Ministry of Tourism to play an active role in the success of this exercise.
Stella Twum,
Central Region
