Gov’t not doing enough to tackle human trafficking – Challenging Heights
A non-governmental organisation, Challenging Heights, has said government’s effort in addressing human trafficking is unsatisfactory. To mark this year’s World Day against Human Trafficking, the organisation, which deals with the…
Zongo youth to receive livelihood empowerment skills
An initiative to provide employable and livelihood empowerment skills to the youth in zongo communities was launched in Accra last Saturday. The enterprise, known as the Skills Project, aims at…
Zoomlion, YEA and the Waste, Sanitation Module
Sanitation happens to be one of the major challenges of many local and national governments in recent times. The industrial revolution brought with it the production and consumption of several…
Slavery must never recur – President says at start of PANAFEST
The Pan-African Festival (PANAFEST) and Emancipation 2019 kicked off in style in Cape Coast last Saturday, with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo describing the trans-Atlantic slave trade as a “barbaric episode”…
Ghana-Germany sign waste-to-energy project agreement
Ghana yesterday signed a grant agreement of €5,026,027 (GH¢31 million) with Germany for the construction of a community waste-to-energy project in the Ashanti Region. The 400-KW demonstration project, which will…
Anti-slavery organisation lauds Ghana’s fight against child trafficking
The Founder and Leader of the International Justice Mission (IJM), the largest anti-slavery organisation in the world, Mr Gary A. Haugen, has stated that Ghana’s efforts at stemming the tide…
Ban on hunting takes effect August 1st
The annual ban on hunting, capturing and destroying of wild animals otherwise known as Close Season, instituted by the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission begins on August 1st and…
Visio takes steps to ensure holistic development of visually impaired children in Ghana
Teachers and Ophthalmic Nurses drawn from the northern and southern part of the country recently underwent a five-day training on early detection of visual impairment among children between the ages…
What does it mean to have excellent education?
Before you read this answer these questions; you can choose to share your answers with us after reading. 1. Did you ever feel like dropping out of school at some…
Solution to the plastic waste menace in Ghana: Ban or levy
According to UNDP, Ghana currently produces 1.7 million tonnes of plastic waste annually with only 2% being recycled, implying that most of the plastic waste generated ends up in the…
