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Should Ghana Continue On Its Current Economic Trajectory Time For Paradigm Shift In Ghana’s Economic Development Listen to article "The world does not owe us a living. We cannot live by the begging bowl." Lee Kuan Yew. According to the World Bank figures in 2018, Ghana generated $2.2 billion from cocoa export, $3.52 billion from Gold export, about $1.0 billion from oil and gas, $3.8 billion from foreign remittances ($4.7 billion when we add those from unofficial sources). This means that remittances alone were more than cocoa, gold and oil and gas and constitute about 70% of all the other...

Doug Coombe / Concentrate Media Sometimes, getting teenagers to share what is on their minds is not that easy.  But in this week's "On The Ground Ypsi," Lisa Barry and Sarah Rigg talk with Gail Wolkoff, executive director of "Educate Youth" in Ypsilanti, about a book of poetry written by local students.  The students were encouraged to express their thoughts and feelings about the pandemic and other world events in poetry, which was put together as a booklet called "Spiritual Warriors." Listen

Financial Express (India) – Mutation in spike protein makes coronavirus eight times more infectious, study finds The Hindu Business Line (India) – Mutations in Covid-19 spike protein make it 8 times more contagious Swiss Info – A mutation in SARS-Cov-2 protein S makes it eight times more infectious (translated) Renascença (Portugal) – Covid-19: viruses can be up to eight times more infectious due to protein mutation (translated) Sinembargo (México) – Mutation in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 makes it 8 times more infectious (translated) Lenta (Russia) – Coronavirus has become ...

When you think about it, Daft Punk were kind of an unlikely success story. Who’d have thought that two French guys dressed up as robots, playing a retro-futuristic style of electro funk, would become one of the biggest acts in the world. But it happened. Grammy-winning electronic music duo Daft Punk announced they are breaking up after 28 years. Across four incredible albums, a handful of unforgettable tour spectaculars and amongst a whole lot of intrigue, Daft Punk became true icons of modern music. They married the worlds of house, funk, rock, hip hop and pop in weird and wonderful ways,...

• Jan 20, 2021 Doug Coombe / Concentrate Media Each week, WEMU's Lisa Barry talks with Sarah Rigg, project manager for "On the Ground Ypsi," about an online story from Concentrate Media focusing on the Ypsilanti area.  This week, Lisa and Sarah talk with Suzanne Van Dam from the "Circles Program," part of "Friends In Deed" based in Ypsilanti, about how they have been able to stay connected and support local families even during a global health crisis. Listen