Some supervisors of the ongoing population and housing census in the Zabzugu District of the Northern Region have threatened to boycott the exercise. According to them, they will take such because of what they claimed as unfair tribal distribution of the enumerators in the area. The Zabzugu District is made up of Konkombas and Dagombas […] The post Census supervisors
St. Brother Andre Senior High School is one of the few private second cycle institutions that participated in the nationwide tree planting exercise last Friday. Students from the school were each given a tree to plant to mark the day and were tasked with the responsibility of taking care of it. The Headmaster of the […] The post Hawa Koomson joins St. Brother Andre SHS
Professor Edmund Sottie, a Principal Research Scientist at the Animal Research Institute of the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), believes the country’s agricultural sector will thrive if the government invests adequately to make it more attractive. Speaking on the topic ‘Opportunities in agricultural production in Ghana’ as part of the on-air series of […] The post Interest
Ghanaian-based university Ashesi’s Education Collaborative has held the 2021 edition of the Annual Convening. The event, which is from June 14, 2021, to June 16, 2021, was held online and drew educationists from all over the continent. It is organized under the theme, “Building the capacity of institutions to improve African higher-ed outcomes.” It will […] The post Ashesi
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is lamenting the growing incidents of fertilizer smuggling in the country. According to the association, the development is affecting the production of various commodities, especially rice. The Head of programmes and Advocacy, Charles Nyaaba, in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show, said the smuggling is prevalent in the […] The post Fertilizer
The Criminal Court 1 of the Accra High Court has adjourned the case between the #fixthecountry conveners and the state to Monday, June 21, 2021. At the hearing on Monday, June 14, 2021, the State attorney prayed the High court to give them time to file their affidavit in opposition to the one filed by […] The post Accra High Court adjourns
Prospective agribusiness investors in Ghana have been cautioned against deferring the management and supervision of their farms completely to local farmers without frequenting the farms themselves. According to Professor Edmund Sottie, a Principal Research Scientist at the Animal Research Institute of the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), there is a greater risk of […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival:
The legal tussle between one of Ghana’s renowned public schools at the second cycle level, Achimota School, and two Rastafarian boys over their insistence to keep their dreadlocks as a symbol of their Rastafari religion, has generated conversations about inclusion at various levels of Ghana’s development. As a firm defender of the rights of minority […] The post Religious
A former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu Constituency, Ras Mubarak, has applauded the parents of the Achimota Rastafarian boys for fighting for the rights of their children. The Achimota School had initially rejected the two boys, Tyrone Marhguy and Oheneba Nkrabea, for refusing to cut off their dreadlocks to conform with school rules, on the […] The post Ras
Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, says the unilateral decision by Achimota School to place an injunction on the execution of a judgment and the decision to appeal against the ruling of the High Court to admit the two Rastafarian boys, was a disrespect to the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of […] The post Achimota
Highlife musician Kwabena Kwabena has said that Ghanaian musicians “have no respect for each other” when called to work on a project. “When I say we lack respect for each other; I mean respect for each others’ act and brand. We see it to be like when you’re invited on a project, you don’t see […] The post Ghanaian musicians lack
Israel’s new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has vowed to unite the nation frayed by four elections in two years of political stalemate. He said his government would “work for the sake of all the people”, adding that the priorities would be reforms in education, health and cutting red tape. The right-wing nationalist will lead an […] The post Israel’s
Three security personnel have been killed in an ambush on a military patrol in northern Ivory Coast, near the border with Burkina Faso, the army has said. Two soldiers and a police officer died when their vehicle hit an explosive device, security sources say. Four others were wounded in the attack, which was the second […] The post Soldiers killed in Ivory Coast ambush appeared first
Ghana imports about $2 billion worth of food and food products into the country annually. With a youthful population, swathes of arable land, water sources and favourable climatic conditions, Ghana should be able to produce enough of all its food needs for local consumption and even more for export. Against this background, the Citi Business […] The post Citi Business
The International Labour Organization, (ILO) has disclosed that a total of 92 million children in Africa are currently engaged in child labour. According to the organisation, out of the 92 million, 40 million are girls and 52 million boys. It further disclosed that the practice is more prominent in rural areas. Speaking at a forum […] The post 92 million children engaged
The leadership of the Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG), says its members will go ahead with the planned strike beginning today, Monday, June 14, 2021, despite a directive from the National Labour Commission to call off the strike and come to the negotiation table on Wednesday. The Association is protesting among other things […] The post Technical
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says a committee has been set up to monitor the successful nurturing and growth of the over five million trees planted on Friday, June 11, 2021, as part of the Green Ghana Project. The Committee is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of […] The post Commitee
A Private Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu. According to him, the Minister has not shown prudence in the handling of the procurement of the Sputnik – V vaccine for the national inoculation exercise. A Norwegian news tabloid, Verdens Gang, reported […] The post Sack
The Minority in Parliament says it will drag the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu to Parliament to explain the rationale behind government’s decision to hire the services of middlemen to purchase some vaccines for the national COVID-19 inoculation exercise from Russia. Government has come under intense pressure following its decision to use intermediaries to secure […] The post Minority
Thirty-year-old Kofi Mensah, a suspected armed robber who was arrested at the Fiesta Royale-GIMPA Junciton in Accra is expected to be put before court today, Monday, June 14, 2021. The suspect was arrested on Saturday night by personnel from the Achimota School Divisional Police Command upon a tip-off during a robbery operation. He was shot […] The post Suspected
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