Nana aba – paradise regained or paradise lost?
A year has just passed since the nation voted the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into political office, with Nana Akufo Addo as President. On reaching Kumasi on my way to…
Winning the anti- galamsey fight requires community based approaches
Traditional mining has been the backbone of many local Ghanaian communities for centuries. Traditional mining was under the firm and strict control of local kings and chiefs who were the…
Child marriage in Bugubelle and girls’ role in the act
Marriage has become a fashionable act among school girls in basic school in Bugubelle, a community in the Sissala East District to the extent that they are complicit in the…
Progress in eradication of Guinea Worm
In December 2017 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Kenya, one of the last remaining countries, as free of the Guinea worm disease after three years without recording new cases.…
SWAG inaugurates first regional branch in the Volta region
The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) last week inaugurated its regional branch the Volta Region, making it the first ever regional branch of the Association in the 50 year…
Voltic gives hope to Nsawam youth
Thousands of jobs are expected to be created for the youth of Nsawam and its surrounding communities by Voltic Ghana Limited following the commissioning of its new packaging line at…
Ghana still not preferred tourism destination- Report suggests
NPP’s 2016 manifesto acknowledged the huge tourism potential that has been left unexplored for many years by successive governments and promised their government will be different. To achieve this, the …
Sanitation in Bugubelle– an urgent need for education
Sanitation is critical to the total health and well being of every community. Due to its importance, it features as goal six of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which states:…
Ghana stagnates in latest Open Budget survey
Ghana’s performance in the 2017 Open Budget Survey has remained stagnant after gaining overall score of 50 out of 100 points, declining by a point in the previous survey conducted…
Small scale mining needs government’s maximum attention-TWN
The Third world Network –Africa(TWN) has acknowledged the significant contribution of the Artisanal Small scale Mining(ASM) sub sector to Ghana’s economy and wants government to give the sector the needed …
