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SHOULD ABORTION BE LEGALIZED?

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MY TAKE ON PLANS TO LEGALIZE THE SAFE ABORTION BILL  IN SIERRA LEONE Photo credit:  Shutterstock According to a United Nation report, only eight out of 126 developing nations have legalized abortion because of high demand. Over 1.3 million abortions are conducted annually in the United States and 43 million worldwide. Abortion is wrong and heartless. In fact , it is murder. It is wrong to kill an innocent (unborn) baby. The child has no crime nor a sin; as Africans and religious scholars, children are considered a gift from God thus the fetus  (as medical practitioners  call it) deserves a chance at life, and with The Safe Abortion Bill, they won't get that. The bill should not be passed into law.   The word abortion by definition means the induced expulsion of a fetus from the womb before it is able to survive independently . Abortion is an extremely controversial issue in Sierra Leone and beyond. This is so because, while some pe...

The Banking Sector January 2018

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The Banking Sector January 2018 The banking sector has undoubtedly improved the Ghanaian economy since the first commercial bank was introduced in the late 1800’s. However, several Ghanaians began to ask questions as news outlets nationwide reported that Ghana Commercial Bank Limited (GCB Bank) had taken over UT Bank Ltd and Capital Bank Ltd on August 14 2017. This was a shock to not only their customers but the banking industry as a whole. Customers including myself vehemently denied these reports while some were comparing the news to the incident at DKM Diamond Microfinance Company Limited two years earlier.  There was murmuring and chackling among customers who were later calmed when the central Bank of Ghana released a statement confirming its approval for the take over on the grounds that the banks severely impair their capital. The Bank of Ghana however assured the general public of a smooth tr...