GENERAL NEWS

Foreign Minister Ayorkor Botchwey participates in Outreach Session of the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting

    The Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, participated in the Outreach Session of the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting held from 3rd to 4th November, 2022 in Munster, Germany.     The Meeting, which was hosted by Germany under its tenure as President …

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Meet one of the bravest journalists in Ghana today

On 10 November 2022, a journalist called Erastus Asare Donkor, will be exactly 46 years old. He is extremely lucky to have reached that age. For his life has been seriously threatened more than once. As a television journalist for one of the most powerful electronic news platforms in Ghana, …

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I wanted to stone Rawlings – Son of executed Cpl Giwa speaks after 38 years

The son of the late Corporal Carlos Halidu Giwa, one of the soldiers who were killed for their attempt to overthrow Jerry John Rawlings in 1983, has spoken about how close he was to harming the former Head of State in 2008. Issah Mahama, speaking for the first time publicly about his …

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FLASHBACK: The 1995 ‘Kume Preko’ protest that rocked Ghana

About 27 years ago, the biggest demonstration to have occurred in Ghana’s history took place. Those at the forefront of this protest were Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Dr Charles Wreko Brobbey, Kwasi Pratt Jnr, Dr Nyaho Tamakloe, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako, Akoto Ampaw, Victor Newman, Kwaku Opoku, Napoleon Abdulai and was …

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Kume Preko reloaded: Demonstrators hit the streets of Accra in charged mood

Hundreds of Ghanaians hit the streets of Accra Saturday morning to demand better living conditions. The protestors, wielding placards and clad in red and black attires, want the resignation of the current leadership of the country. They also bemoaned the rate at which the prices of goods and services keep …

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‘Agric Minister turns market queen?’ – Tarzan asks

Dr. Charles Wereko Brobby, Chief Policy Analyst at the Ghana Institute for Public Policy Options (GIPPO), is questioning whether the Minister of Food and Agriculture is now a market queen. His comments follow an earlier statement by the sector minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto when he told farmers in Sefwi …

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How to use Moringa, Coconut, Corn Husk to treat galamsey polluted water

A senior lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Dr. Adwoa Yirenkyi Fianko is proposing the use of local materials in the treatment of polluted water due to illegal mining (galamsey) activities. She says moringa seeds, coconut and corn husks have proven to be effective materials …

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Galamsey fight: Set up special court to deal with illegal miners- Lecturer

A Senior Lecturer at the Kumasi Technical University (KuTU) Dr Collins Kankam Kwarteng has suggested for the establishment of a special court to deal with offenders of illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ in the country.   According to the lecturer who is also Marketing Expert, government must be aggressive …

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Otumfuo meets Awomefia

The Ashanti and Ewe royalties in one place for a historical event! That’s what’s happening in a few hours. On Saturday, November 5, 2024, the Ashanti King, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will meet the Ewe Paramount Chief, Awoemefia Togbi Sri III to mark the 2022 Hogbetsotso Festival in the Volta Region. It …

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Are we stupid or cursed? – Dr Kofi Amoah on failure to sack Ofori-Atta

Dr Kofi Amoah, a celebrated businessman and economist, says he finds it unconscionable that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta remains at post when all indications point to the fact that he has poorly managed Ghana’s finances. He wonders if there are any principled leaders in the country who will hold officeholders accountable for …

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