The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has placed an indefinite ban on the export of Capsicum, Solanum, luffa and all leafy vegetables to the international market from June 1, 2019. In a statement signed by the Director of the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate, the ministry said the suspension has become necessary due to “the high level of local ...
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Ghana rivers contaminated with dangerous levels of antibiotics – Study reveals
Ghana is said to have rivers contaminated with dangerous levels of antibiotics, according to a new study by researchers from the University of York in the UK The study, the first ever of its kind, found that concentrations of antibiotics in some waterways exceeded the safe levels by 300 times. The researchers also tested rivers in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and Pastikan, which were ...
Read More »Tema Community 25 residents hand over ultra-modern Police Station to IGP
The Residents Association of Tema Community 25 on Thursday, May 23, 2019 handed over a newly constructed ultra-modern Police Station to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) at a grand ceremony held at the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The beautifully constructed edifice was officially handed over to the police administration in a bid to beef ...
Read More »Promote women’s participation in conflict resolution – Ibn Chambas
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has called for the reinforcement and promotion of the participation of women in conflict resolution and peace sustenance. He made this call during the closing ceremony of a Training of Trainers Workshop on ‘Building Women’s Capacities for Conflict Analysis and Conflict Prevention ...
Read More »Mental health facilities under resourced – Dr Akwasi Osei
Although more than half of Ghana’s 30 million population live with one form of mental or intellectual disorder or another, the Mental Health Authority (MHA) is lamenting over inadequate funds to keep the only three mental health facilities in the country running effectively. The issue of lack of funds has been persistent for a long time and this, according to ...
Read More »Kokomba, Chokosi conflict; 16 persons arrested
Sixteen persons have been arrested in connection with the renewed Komkomba, Chokosi conflict in the Chereponi Dirstrict of the North East Region. One of the suspects who fired at security personnel was shot in the thigh and is receiving treatment at the Chereponi hospital under security guard. A number of weapons have also been seized from the feuding factions. According ...
Read More »TVET key to addressing unemployment
The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, has underscored the need to uplift the quality of technical and vocational education and training (TVET), as a positive step to address the unemployment situation in the country. He said for instance, research had shown that if 100 people were trained in TVET, about 64 per cent of them set ...
Read More »The mistreatment of unmarried women in Ghana justifies feminist anger
Feminism is basically advocating for women’s rights and equality of the sexes. Feminist groups have been springing up to fight for women’s rights since immemorial. One such group that popped up in Ghana recently was the Pepper Dem Ministries whose main objective is to compel people to ‘unlearn toxic narratives.’ Then some men went into their armoury and women bared ...
Read More »Ghana needs responsible citizens to end flooding
There is a popular idiom that goes ‘children should be seen and not heard’. I agree with this, in certain circumstances. However, I believe that in contributing to the development of society through speech as a concerned youth and citizen of this nation, I ask that my thoughts are considered. Thus, permit me to rant. It has become somewhat a ...
Read More »One dead in renewed Konkomba, Chokosi conflict; cordinating Director sustains injuries
One person is reported dead, while the Chereponi District Coordinating Director, Alhaji Alhassan Fuseini, also sustained gunshot wounds after he was attacked and his official vehicle set ablaze yesterday afternoon. The deceased is yet to be identified. However, Alhaji Fuseini, who was attacked at Garinkuka, a community in the area, is said to be on admission at the Chereponi hospital. ...
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