Addressing Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners Healthcare Needs
Many researchers in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector have concluded that informal mining in Ghana is beleaguered with environmental and occupational health problems and that addressing them would…
CSOs court support for effective implementation of Cocoa & Forest Initiative
Civil Society Organizations advocating for cocoa and environmental sustainability have called on stakeholders in the Cocoa value chain to support the effective implementation of the Cocoa and Forest Initiative (CFI).…
CEM launches 2,000-acre Ability Village for PWDs
General Overseer of the Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM) in Accra, Rev Steve Mensah, one of Ghana’s renowned evangelists recognized for his immense charity works in Ghana and beyond, has taken…
100 Structures demolished at Abofu
More than 100 illegal makeshift structures along the railway line at Abofu, a slum community in Achimota were pulled down yesterday by the Okaikwei North Municipal Assembly (ONMA). The exercise,…
I will not impose gay rights in exchange for aid – Zambian Prez
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu says the country will not change its laws on homosexuality in exchange for donor aid. According to the state-owned Daily Mail, Mr Lungu made the remarks…
Gov’t urged to strengthen commitment towards empowering women, girls with disabilities
Stakeholders within the disability fraternity have called on government to strengthen its commitment towards empowering vulnerable groups of people such as women and girls with disabilities as well as ensure…
Outdated educational system: Reason for massive graduate unemployment
When Ghana became politically independent in 1957, the education system, thus; schools, colleges and universities, was purposely set up, primarily to produce skilled workforce for the young nation. Also, research…
Immigration foils trafficking of 7 girls
The officials of the Ghana Immigration Service Kotoka International Airport (KIA) Command have prevented a 26-year-old woman from traveling to the Gulf State, after she was was forced by her…
Union calls on government to ratify ILOC 189 for domestic workers
The Domestic Service Workers Union (DSWU) of Ghana has called on government to ratify the International Labour Organization Convention (ILOC) 189 on decent work for domestic workers. The ILOC, which…
Corruption getting worse in Africa
More than half of all citizens surveyed in 35 countries across the African Continent think that corruption is getting worse in their respective countries, while less than quarter perceived that…
