Forestry Commission, YEA to engage 15,000 youth for forests conservation
A Service agreement has been signed between the Forestry Commission and the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) with the intention to establish a formal relationship for the implementation of a Forest…
Farmers demand clarity on duplication of Agriculture initiatives
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana has asked government and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in particular, to come clear on what it describes as duplication of initiatives in…
The Dr. Bawumia Digital economy and the ambiguities for Taxation
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) recently launched a tax campaign to encourage Ghanaians to fulfill their tax obligations. Hopefully, the eight (8 ) million Ghanaians or so, quoted by the…
Help women to access productive land … Traditional authorities told
Mrs Victoria Aniaku, Deputy Director at the Women in Agriculture Development (WIAD) Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has called on traditional authorities and community leaders to…
The illicit drugs menace facing our society
Public Agenda today highlights the increasing use of illicit drugs among the youth and some adults. Some psychologists have defined drug menace as “the illicit, non- medical use of limited…
Illicit drugs threaten Ghana’s Economy …As over 45,000 youth get involved
It is estimated that over forty-five thousand (45000) Ghanaians of school going age are involved in the abuse of one illicit drug or the other. This worrying information was disclosed…
Protecting children from abuse, neglect and maltreatment
Generally, children are protected by law against all forms of abuse and neglect. Section 71, 91 and 92 of the Criminal Offenses Act, 1960 (Act 29) as amended in 1998…
ICRF offers relief for families raising children with cerebral palsy
Impact Care Rehab Foundation (ICRF), an organization that provides a home for children with cerebral palsy at no cost has been opened at Kanda, a suburb of Accra. Mrs Mildred…
First Lady calls for unified decision to end Female Genital Mutilation
First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on all stakeholders to as a matter of urgency “take a unified decision, to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation. The First…
Respect the rights of minority groups- POS Director admonishes
Despite the establishment of a reporting system to collate human rights abuses against minorities including Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender(LGBT) persons, LGBT people in Ghana still face violence, human rights…