Never forget the History of Elmina Castle
The 505-year-old former slave depot is evocative of an important alarming part of Ghana’s history. With space for 1000 slaves, the number of innocent Ghanaians being shipped all over the…
After Mugabe, African leaders ponder the future
Hours after Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe was forced out after 37 years in power, Uganda’s president, another former guerrilla in office for more than three decades, was tweeting about pay rises…
Coalition question govt’s commitment to passing RTI Bill
The Right to Information Coalition, (RTI), and Ghana has welcomed Parliament's passage of the Office of Special Prosecutor Bill and notes with interest, the speed of consideration and passage in…
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…
