Let’s embrace a world free of nuclear weapons

Today, Wednesday, August 29 is observed as the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. Since nuclear weapons testing began on 16 July 1945, nearly 2,000 have taken place. In the early…

Latifa Carlos

Why couldn’t they celebrate August 4 as “FOUNDERS’ DAY”?

Folks, I watched all that happened in Kyebi last Thursday when the Asantehene attended the durbar held by the Akim Abuakwahene (Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin) to honour Nana Sir Ofori-Atta…

Latifa Carlos

Teachers threaten to embark on strike

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) has given government a deadline of next month October 31 to ensure that the salary arrears owed over 42,000 teachers across the country are…

Latifa Carlos

Scaling up through trade: World Export Development Forum in Zambia

The World Export Development Forum 2018, will take place in Lusaka, Zambia, on 11-12 September under the theme ‘Scaling Up through Trade’. The Forum will bring business leaders, policymakers and…

Latifa Carlos

Gov’t urged to be resolute in implementation of international protocols

Her Excellency Tove Degnbol, Denmark Ambassador to Ghana has indicated that religion, culture and tradition should not be barriers to preventing the implementation of internationally accepted human rights standards especially…

Latifa Carlos

Kwahuhene donates to Persco

The Omanhene of Kwahu Traditional Area, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyepong II, has donated Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢5,000) to the winners of this year’s Maths and Science Quiz, Saint Peter’s Senior…

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Campaigners demand equitable distribution of timber proceeds

A research done by the Ghana REDD+ secretariat has identified that agriculture contributes up to 50 per cent to the causes of deforestation in Ghana, This is so because the…

Latifa Carlos

Village dwellers raise concerns over prepaid meters

Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has long being devising ways to maximize revenue collection, whilst ensuring the general public efficiently use electric power generated wisely. In their quest to meet…

Latifa Carlos

A dying civil society in the midst of national crisis

Recently, following the attack on a woman in a Midland Bank premises in Accra (August 2018), the journalist, the Journalist, Linus Atarah posed the question, “where the women’s organisations in…

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Africa imports $35 billion worth of food annually …Despite holding 60 percent of the world’s arable land

Africa holds 60 percent of the world’s arable land and yet, imports $35 billion worth of food annually. Ghana on the other hand, imports some $2.4 million of food annually.…

Latifa Carlos