We need stiffer punishment for people who impregnate teenagers – Minister
Madam Cynthia Mamle Morrison, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), has expressed concern over the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy in the Central Tongu District of the Volta…
2 dead in crossfire between military, assailants at Alavanyo
Police in the Volta Region have confirmed to Joy News the death of two residents of Alavanyo Dzogbedze who were caught up in a crossfire between the military and some…
Ghana should take agricultural development seriously for wealth creation – Bishop
The Right Reverend Christopher Nyarko Andam, Methodist Bishop of Kumasi, has said it was imperative that the nation increases budgetary allocation for the agricultural sector. This, he said, was required…
Let’s have consensus on development — Dr Sipa Yankey
A former Director of Finance at the Ministry of Finance, Dr George Sipa Adja Yankey, has underscored the need for a major national conversation to achieve consensus on national development…
8 toxic Ghanaian narratives you should unlearn in 2019
One’s environment has an influence on their mindset. The way we think is directly or indirectly due to where we have lived and what we have been exposed to. Little…
A brief on the right to privacy in criminal matters
The right to privacy is fundamental in human rights. Under article 18 clause 2 of the 1992 Constitution, it provides that, “no person shall be subjected to interference with the…
Christian Council, Catholic Bishops condemn death prophecies
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have condemned the recent “so-called prophecies” of death concerning some revered leaders of the nation. The two Christian institutions…
Constitution Day: Ghana needs African Democracy embedded with cultural values
Dr Eric Oduro-Osae, a Local Governance Expert, has advocated an African type of democracy, embracing traditional values and customs, with traditional rulers playing prominent roles in its implementation. Dr Oduro-Osae,…
Twenty-five years of Ghana’s Fourth Republican Constitutional Dispensation in perspective
Ghana returned to constitutional rule and multi-party democracy after a topsy-turvy eight military regimes from 1966 to 1982 without any clear sense of direction for her political and socio-economic development.…
No more violence – Tafo Omanhene cautions indigenes, gov’t against vigilantism
The Omanhene of the Tafo Traditional Council, Nana Agyen Frimpong Ababio, cautioned his people and the government that never again will they ever entertain any form of violence, especially vigilantism…
