Farming is a lowly job with a poor image and low profile. As young people flock to cities to realize their dreams, what will be the future of agriculture and food industry? Youth – defined by the United Nations as aged between 15 to 24 – make up 18% of the world’s population. According to […]
The gay and lesbian community in Ghana is demanding an end to what it calls the gross violation of the rights of its members.The gays and lesbians say they can no longer suffer physical, verbal and emotional abuse because of their sexual orientation.The Netherlands embassy and the Human Rights Advocacy Center premiered a movie on
A total of eight suspects have been arrested in connection with a heist at the sanctum of the dreaded Antoa shrine in the Ashanti Region.The suspects are believed to have played a role in the theft of a god and gold ornaments at the shrine.Last week, the Police picked up one of the 14 Antoa
Fourteen persons are feared dead in a motor crash which occurred at Bowiri on the Hohoe-Jasikan road in the Volta region, Thursday.The accident occurred when a passenger vehicle traveling from Jasikan had a head on collision with a Metro Mass Transit bus.An eyewitness, Foster Osei, who got to the scene moments after the accident, toldStarr
The Government of Ghana has expressed gratitude to the mining industry for accommodating the protracted power crisis.Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Nii Osah Mills said at the maiden edition of the Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA), which was on the theme: ‘Recognising Excellence, Celebrating Achievement in the Mining Industry,’ that: “Industries have been the
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of Ghana’s biggest opposition party has upheld a recommendation by the Disciplinary Committee to suspend General Secretary Kwabena Agyepong and the second Vice-Chairman Sammy Crabbe, indefinitely.Disciplinary proceedings were started against the two politicians following a petition filed by some party members.Both Mr Agyepong and Mr Crabbe had said in various
Popular broadcaster Nana Aba Anamoah has stated that she never regrets quitting TV3.The former News Anchor of TV3 quit the TV station after she was suspended for actions the media house described as unprofessional.The suspension came after some pictures were posted on twitter to suggest that she was at a Manchester United game in UK.Anamoah
Organised Labour has demanded that utilities regulator PURC suspend the implementation of the recently increased tariffs for electricity and water.“PURC should suspend the implementation of any new tariff until there is some stability in the supply of power,” Organised Labour added in a statement jointly signed by Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana National Association
Gold Fields Ghana Limited’s Tarkwa Mine has emerged Mining Company of the Year at the maiden edition of the Ghana Mining Industry Awards, a statement from the Chamber of Mines has said. The company also placed second in the Best Performer in Innovation category.Other big winners on the day were Chirano Gold Mines, which won
A Cardinal of the Catholic Church, Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, has said the church is not against birth control.According to him, it is the belief of the Pope that spacing of children could help address issues of hunger and deprivation that the church is passionate about.In an interview with the BBC, Cardinal Turkson who is
