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Spirit Airlines Is Dead: What Every Traveller Must Know Right Now

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

May 2, 2026

Business

America’s pioneering budget carrier has collapsed overnight, grounding all flights and stranding thousands. For Africans in the diaspora and those travelling to the United States, this is not just a US story — it is your story too.

America’s pioneering budget carrier has collapsed overnight, grounding all flights and stranding thousands. For ...

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Plane Hits Light Pole in Newark Mid-Approach — And Why Flying Is Still Safer Than Your Morning Commute

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

May 4, 2026

Air Travel

It sounded like something out of a movie. A commercial jetliner on final approach to one of America’s busiest airports clipping a motorway light pole — striking a truck on the highway below and sending debris flying — before ...

It sounded like something out of a movie. A commercial jetliner on final approach ...

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Microsoft Finally Lets You Shut Down Without Updating

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

April 26, 2026

Business

Microsoft is making a welcome change to Windows 11 that many of us have wanted for years. Updates will no longer hijack your shutdown button. The upcoming changes include: → Shut down or restart without installing updates → Pause updates indefinitely (no ...

Microsoft is making a welcome change to Windows 11 that many of us have ...

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Shots Fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner; President Trump, First Lady, and Senior Officials Evacuated Safely

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

April 26, 2026

Business

gunman opened fire near the ballroom of the Washington Hilton, disrupting the annual gala; one Secret Service agent was struck but shielded by a bulletproof vest. A suspect is in custody. The President confirmed all protectees are unharmed. ▶ ...

gunman opened fire near the ballroom of the Washington Hilton, disrupting the annual gala; ...

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Pinpointing Responsibility, Power, and Narrative in the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Contemporary Reparations Debate (II)

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

April 24, 2026

Business

In part I, we discussed the United Nations General Assembly’s formal declaration, led by Ghana, that the transatlantic slave trade was a “crime against humanity,” reigniting global conversations about reparations, historical accountability, and the enduring legacy of slavery. We ...

In part I, we discussed the United Nations General Assembly’s formal declaration, led by ...

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Pinpointing Responsibility, Power, and Narrative in the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Contemporary Reparations Debate (I)

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

April 24, 2026

Economics

On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly, led by Ghana, adopted a landmark resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade a “crime against humanity.” Although the resolution is non-binding, its significance lies in its formal recognition of ...

On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly, led by Ghana, adopted ...

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The Combustion Chamber for Economic Growth

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

September 12, 2025

Business

The private sector is often touted as the engine of economic growth—and rightfully so (see World Bank – Private Sector Development). However, an integral component of this engine is frequently overlooked, a missing element that is crucial for producing ...

The private sector is often touted as the engine of economic growth—and rightfully so ...

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The Business Case for Designing, Implementing and Investing in Youth Policies

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

August 29, 2025

Business

In a rapidly evolving global economy, the role of businesses extends beyond profit-making to shaping the social and economic fabric of society (World Economic Forum – Role of Business in Society). Nowhere is this responsibility more critical than in ...

In a rapidly evolving global economy, the role of businesses extends beyond profit-making to ...

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Generational Analysis in Ghana: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

July 7, 2025

Economics

The generational experiences of Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z in Ghana offer a fascinating case study of how socio-economic, political, and technological developments have shaped the lives and aspirations of each generation (Pew Research Center – ...

The generational experiences of Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z in Ghana ...

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Personal Branding Essentials

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

April 18, 2025

Education

A brand is a “Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller’s good or service as distinct from those of other sellers.” (American Marketing Association – Definition of Brand) “Branding began as a way to ...

A brand is a “Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies ...

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Development Revisited: A Sociological and Managerial Analysis–Part 12

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

April 2, 2025

Business

This is the final part of the series. In the previous eleven (11) parts, we dissected economic development as advanced by Western hegemony from two perspectives; namely, sociological and managerial. In this final part, we’ll look at what true ...

This is the final part of the series. In the previous eleven (11) parts, ...

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Development Revisited: A Sociological and Managerial Analysis–Part 11

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

March 21, 2025

Business

Prologue It is an undeniable fact that economic development is a function of management (Harvard Business Review – Management and Development). Without effective management, then, no economy can truly develop. In this sixth and final part (eleventh in all) ...

Prologue It is an undeniable fact that economic development is a function of management ...

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Development Revisited: A Sociological and Managerial Analysis–Part 10

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

March 19, 2025

Business

Prologue It is an undeniable fact that economic development is a function of management. Without effective management, then, no economy can truly develop. In this fifth part (tenth in all) of examining economic development from the perspective of the ...

Prologue It is an undeniable fact that economic development is a function of management. ...

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Development Revisited: A Sociological and Managerial Analysis–Part 9

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

March 14, 2025

Business

“Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfaction and our ego satisfaction in consumption. We need things ...

“Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, that ...

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Development Revisited: A Sociological and Managerial Analysis–Part 8

Jules Nartey-Tokoli

March 11, 2025

Business

Prologue It is an undeniable fact that economic development is a function of management. Without effective management, then, no economy can truly develop. In this third part of the series, we continue our examination of economic development from the ...

Prologue It is an undeniable fact that economic development is a function of management. ...

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