Knowledge is power

By Joseph Osei.   A bad priest who sits for a town to be shattered will also suffer the repercussion of the destruction. My soul is saddened by government attitude towards public properties. When you travel across the country one will be surprise at the level of neglect of government properties in every corner of the country. One of such property is the northern star tomato factory. As at the time of putting this in black and white, Tomato farmers in the upper east region are left high and dry by the northern star tomatoes factory which assured them the factory’s preparedness to purchase their product to avoid repetition of a glut, diseases and poor marketing of their products which led to many farmers committing suicide in 2009.   With this conspicuous problem at the north, some northern folks engage in needless conflict and annihilation of properties in protest of government appointees. As a young Journalist who has stayed in the north for about 15 years, am...

DAILY NEWS: Goats take Over the Pwalugu Tomato Factory, whiles northern brothers wage in needless conflicts

By Joseph Osei.   A bad priesthood who sit for a town to be shattered will also suffer the repercussion of the destruction. My soul is saddened by government attitude towards public properties. When you travel across the country one will be surprise at the level of neglect of government properties in every corner of the country. One of such properties is the northern star tomato factory. As at the time of putting this in black and white, Tomato farmers in the upper east region are left high and dry by the northern star tomatoes factory which assured them the factory’s preparedness to purchase their product to avoid repetition of a glut, diseases and poor marketing of their products which led to many farmers committing suicide in 2009.   With this conspicuous problem at the north, some northern folks engage in needless conflict and annihilation of properties in protest of government appointees. As a young Journalist who has stayed in the north for about 15 year...

By Joseph Osei.  Tomato farmers in the upper east region are left high and dry by the northern star tomatoes factory which assured them the factory’s preparedness to purchase their product to avoid repetition of a glut, diseases and poor marketing of their products which lead to many farmers committing suicide in 2009. It would be recalled that in March 2010, the government indicated through its sector Minister, Hannah Tetteh, that it had revived the Northern Star Tomato factory with an investment of $1.7million, adding that the factory was going to operate at full capacity to process 500,000 tonnes of tomatoes a day. The Minister after an inspection tour of the factory in March 2010 even indicated that that with the investments yielding so much fruit, the factory was even considering going into the processing of mango and other fruits and vegetables and called on all farmers in the region to go into the production of tomatoes as there is ready market for their produ...

Standing in a bus coming from church I see a man mercilessly beaten beyond recognition. Disfigured with only god knows what offensive objects. Voices around me conjecture He should be a thief; he could be beaten to death they recount incidents of instant mob justice as we drive on away from the sight Questions run haywire in my mind What if he did it; what if he didn’t do it. What might have driven him into this? Is it fair? What could be going on through his mind What could be going on through his heart Naked and broken, his dignity, pride and freedom snatched from him Is his spirit alive, does his soul still live A dead man whose body just has enough strength to lead him to the slaughter. No one to speak for him No one to defend him Where are his parents Who is responsible for him What should instincts be doing in the heart and intestines of a mother whose son’s life hangs in the balance The balance to the mercy or cruelty of people whose eyes of justification for justice show no si...