Mrs Esther Cobber, Chief Executive Officer, Stratcom Africa, has advocated a behaviour change communication approach within communities affected by illegal mining activities. She said the participation of natives in illegal activities within communities affected by the menace was due to a culmination of behaviour and culture developed over these years.
Reverend Dr. Samuel Worlanyo Mensah, Vice Presidential Candidate, All Peoples Congress (APC), has proposed a 24-hour industrialization and job creation production cycle at the regional and district levels if elected. He said the party’s 24-hour economic policy would focus on promoting industrialization and creating jobs to address the issues of
The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development, with support from the European Union through Expertise France, has organised a workshop to validate the draft Urban Observatory indicator framework. The two-day workshop was a step towards the establishment and operationalization of the Urban Observatory (UO) under Component one of
A total of 940 out-of-school children have been reintegrated back to formal school systems in the Asante-Akim North Municipality and Sekyere Afram Plains District of the Ashanti Region. These children have received school bags, books, pens, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, and other essential learning materials to help them stay in school
An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced two individuals to a total of 17 years in prison for their involvement in stealing electronic gadgets worth GHC298,900 in Okponglo, Accra. James Ugochukwu Mwobi, a 33-year-old businessman, received a 12-year sentence for charges including unlawful damage, stealing, and unlawful entry. His accomplice, 36-year-old
Organised Labour on Wednesday suspended the planned strike scheduled on October 10 after reaching an agreement with the government. In a press briefing addressed by Mr. Joshua Ansah, Secretary General, Trade Union Congress, it called on all workers to report for work on Thursday October 10, 2024. He said the
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has announced that it will not participate in the October 10 strike action declared by Organised Labour. It has, therefore, instructed its members to ‘remain at post and continue providing safe and quality health services to the people of Ghana.’ This decision
Professor Alice Constance Mensah, Principal Investigator, Africa Health Research and Innovation Project (AHRIP), says the Accra Technical University (ATU) has received a grant of $160,000 to scale up innovative projects developed by its students. The grant will help ATU establish an Innovation Hub Centre to develop and mentor the creativity