Minister touts significance of NREG
The deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Benito Owusu Bio has acknowledged the contributions of the Natural Resources and Environment Governance Program (NREG) to the country’s natural resources…
State-owned media timid — Prof. Karikari
Even though the 1992 Constitution explicitly protects the state-owned media to be independent, free and critical in order to demand accountability from government, they are timid, the Board Chairman of…
Ghana must abolish the death penalty
A civil society organization, the Perfecto of Sentiment (POS) Foundation has called on the government to abolish the death penalty. The organization argues that the 1992 Constitution promotes and ensures…
Aftermath of ITLOS ruling… Oil companies rush to pay Surface Rentals
The judgment delivered by The Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) recently has triggered a rush by licensed Oil companies operating at Ghana’s…
Businessmen laud BoG over policy rate cut
The cut of the country’s policy rate from 21 to 20 percent by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has been lauded by a section…
Understanding Policing in modern Ghana
Policing is generally about law enforcement, maintenance of law and order checking crime and ensuring that those suspected to have committed crime are made to face the law. The Ghana…
Penal Reform Ghana calls for changes to Criminal Justice System
On the occasion of the World Human Rights Day which falls on Sunday, 10 December 2017, Penal Reform Ghana (PRG) calls on government to, as a matter of urgency, initiate…
As Christmas beckons … FDA cautions consumers against expired products
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the general public of fake and expired food products smuggled into the market by some traders as Christmas approaches in few weeks.…
The Libyan slave trade and the hypocrisy of the African elite
In the past four weeks, we have all been regaled with stories of the Libyan slave trade. Sad as this is, we should ask ourselves as Africans, how did we…
Forestry Commission cautions illegal loggers & truck owners
The Forestry Commission has cautioned illegal loggers and truck owners to desist from acts of illegalities as the commission is poised to arrest and prosecute them. The warning was given…